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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 5252208, member: 84179&quot;]The XRF and Sigma machine use different principles for measuring samples.&nbsp; Both have positive and negative attributes.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yeah, I would love to have one too.&nbsp; But a benchtop SEM would be a lot more fun, and if it had EDS capabilities, you could skip the XRF unit.&nbsp; Looked at a bench top Hitachi for a business application about 15 years and thought it would look nice in the garage, but didn&#039;t have a spare $75k sitting around <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Also [USER=115909]@Gam3rBlake[/USER] didn&#039;t see anybody mention this, but some more basic Chem lab 101.&nbsp; Don&#039;t set the dropper on the counter, put the dropper back in the bottle as soon as you&#039;re done.&nbsp; There is acid on the outside of the dropper that can damage the counter or you could inadvertently touch the residue.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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