Boom stand microscopes are designed with focusing mechanism that can be tilted, pivoted and rotated to suit any microscopy application. Boom stand allows microscope to have a greater flexibility and ability to move, retract and swing out of the way of the workspace when not in use, it gives more space to a laboratory. A boom stand microscope is a type of equipment that comes with variety of configurations but most are stereoscopes that have two eyepieces with 3D stereoscopic view with depth perception. They can either be sit on a table top or be on a mobile floor stand, they mostly consists of a stereoscopic microscope head mounted on a large, heavy boom stand base with metal pole and metal horizontal rod to hold the head. Other boom stands are more specialized to create more space and mobility for the microscope users such articulating boom stand arm that swings and retracts on a spring loaded system.

When it comes in choosing boom stand microscopes, one should remember the a long working distance is normally preferred as the longer the distance the more room for tools under the stereoscopic head. Studies shows that in determining the working distance of a microscope, one should know the working distance is defined as being the distance from the bottom of the objective lens to the top of the microscope’s specimen as the specimen is in focus. And one of the common uses of boom stand microscopes are for circuit board repair using soldering equipment and inspection, watch repair, art restoration, surface mount device, firearms engraving and other engraving tasks, fabrication and assembly and any repair or inspection of small objects. By using articulating boom stand microscope with low power magnification forensic documentation and microscope engraving is possible as well as it can be moved over the working area or retracted back out of the way that can save valuable working area.

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