Benz Microscope Synthetic Canada Balsam Mounting Medium
- Sale price
- $14 USD
- List price
- $17.95 USD
- Terpene Resins dissolved in Xylene.
- For permanent preparations.
- Less drying time than natural Balsam.
- Basic instructions included.
- Available in 25 ml or 500 ml bottles.
- 5 stars: 21 (95%)
- 4 stars: 0 (0%)
- 3 stars: 0 (0%)
- 2 stars: 1 (5%)
- 1 star: 0 (0%)
The produce was easy to apply with a toothpick, wiping the excess back into the jar. It flowed smoothly to cover the sample with no bubbles at all.
Thank you for your imformative reveiw! A toothpick could be a great tool for applying medium in certain applications. We hope you will visit us again!
Was the only place I found where I could purchase a reasonably small amount of Canada Balsam, and it's a great product, though I do wish it came with some sort of application device, as the bottle is not necessarily the friendliest pouring vessel. Additionally, it came well packaged, and I did appreciate the personal touch thankyou note.
Thank you writing such a nice review! Others are sure to find your comments helpful with their decision making. There a few different types of dispensing tools one could use for applying the medium, such as a glass rod, glass dropper, or disposable pipette. Perferences vary widely, and we have them available separately for purchase. We appreciate your business and hope you will visit us again!
I ordered 25 mL of synthetic Canada Balsam from your company. Just wanted to say I appreciate the great pricing and handwritten thank you! Keep it up :D
What a nice message, thank you! We're happy you trusted us with your purchase, and we appreciate your business. Please visit us again!
Arrived as advertised, packed very securely. Very pleased with the purchase
Thank you very much for the positive review! We're happy we met your expectations, and we hope you visit us again. Have a great day!
I'm wondering what the refractive Index for this synthetic product is vs. the real thing?
Canada Balsam is 1.55.
Thank you very much for the positive review! The refractive index for our synthetic Canada balsm is 1.54, but in general it can range from 1.52 to 1.54. Very close to natural Canada Balsam, as you stated, at 1.55. We hope you enjoy working with it!
Excellent, would buy again.
Thank you for the wonderful review! We're happy that the product met your expectations, and we look forward to serving you again. Have a great day!
Great Service. Definitely will buy from Benz Microscope Optics again.
Thank you for your review and the kind words! We certainly appreciate your business, and look forward to serving you again. Please let us know if we can help with anything!
Very good price.
Thank you very much for the positive review! We appreciate your business and hope you will let us know if we can be of any further assistance. Good luck with your students!
Product is as described at a very good price. Shipping was really quick. Be glad to buy from them again.
Thank you very much for the positive review! We do hope you will visit us again!
I bought a microscope for my Grandson who lives in Barton Hills. I was glad to find that their were supplies in a Manchester brick and mortar store. I was happy with the C. Balsam mounting media.
Used the balsam to cement an optical doublet. Easy to work with and it dissolves in acetone if you need to restart.
Thank you for writing such a helpful review! We're happy the Balsam worked for your application. Other guests are bound to find that information useful, too. Please let us know if there's anything we can help you with!
I made a slide of one of my gray nose hairs for the express purpose of grossing out my kids. This product worked very well.
Thank you for the positive review and that original idea, lol! So, the Synthetic Canada Balsam worked, but we all want to know if the kids were grossed out?? Feel free share your fun stuff on our Facebook page, too, at https://www.facebook.com/benzmicroscope We hope you'll visit us again!
Do you have a pdf expaining steps in preparing a permanent slide Thanks
Thank you for the positive review! It's always nice to know that our packaging works to ensure safe delivery. We include instructions in our Permanent Slide Making Kit (AC0020K) that comes with the mounting medium, glass slides, coverslips, forceps and bibulous paper. The kit saves you a bit of money over buying the supplies separately!
Do you have a pdf expaining steps in preparing a permanent slide? Thanks
Have not used the item, but if the quality of service is an indicator, the product will be a winner.
Thank you, very much, for that vote of confidence! We're happy you're pleased so far, and hope you'll let us know if we can be of any further assistance.
Great! Just what I hoped for!
One of the problems of mounting is getting the bubbles out of the mounting solution. This seems to work but it seems to dry quickly so be prepared. I am going through a variety for botanical mounts and this one is classic, yet the bubble problem does demand good technique. Overall this is a useful mounting solution with excellent optical parameters. The vendor is fast and the quality is good.
Creating slides.
Used it to mount aphids, thrips, scales and other small arthropods. It seems to work well for this application but it is too thick. A little orange oil thinned it out easily enough though.
Good product, good value. Fast shipping. I'm happy.
Hard to find product. Exactly what I've been looking for.
Works ok