# Part name:
PZO Biolar short vernier scale for longitudinal movement of PZO SK14 microscope stage | movable 10mm ruler

# Original page URL:
https://www.microscopeparts.eu/part/pzo-biolar-short-vernier-scale-for-longitudinal-movement-of-pzo-sk14-microscope-stage-movable-10mm-ruler-99988

# Part manufacturer:
PZO

# Full manufacturer name:
Polskie Zaklady Optyczne

# Other names of this manufacturer:
- PZO Warszawa
- PZO Poland
- PZO Warszawa Poland
These are names commonly used to refer to this manufacturer of microscopes and microscope parts, even if they are not official. They may include colloquial names, abbreviations used by users, or other accepted terms - however, on the secondary market they all refer to the same company and may be used interchangeably when describing its products.

# Belongs to category:
Service and spare parts

# Description and specifications:
Side-mounted, movable vernier scale (a ruler with a 10 mm graduation) for the PZO SK14 microscope stage, used in PZO Biolar microscopes and similar instruments.

A PZO SK14 microscope stage has four rulers (vernier scales): two on top for the transverse movement and two on the side for the longitudinal movement. Each pair consists of a long scale with numbered graduations and a short one (10 mm) without numbers. What I offer here is the short (10 mm) vernier scale, mounted on the side of the stage and used to read the position during the longitudinal movement (that is, when the whole stage surface moves back and forth).

Basic parameters of this vernier scale:
Material: tinned brass
Mounting: from below the stage, on two screws and two stabilising pins
Shape: rounded
Scale: 10 mm (11 lines, the first one marked with a dot)
Movable: yes - this scale moves together with the lower, movable stage surface.

Please note: SK14 is a stage model made by PZO (SK = Stolik Krzyzowy, that is cross stage). The model marking (the engraving "SK14") is on the stage itself. This stage was most often fitted to PZO Biolar microscopes, which carry no model name at all. As a result "SK14" is the only marking found on the microscope, and many people - wrongly - use the name "PZO SK14" for the whole microscope. That is a mistake: PZO SK14 is a stage model, not a microscope model.

The fact that this vernier scale is screwed to the PZO SK14 microscope stage from below with just two screws makes it fail fairly often.

Here are some problems that replacing this part will solve:
- when the side scale simply got lost during servicing of the stage and is missing
- when pressure from above has bent this graduation so badly that it can no longer be used. This happens often, because it is made of very soft brass and is held by only two point fixings
- when that soft brass snaps after being bent and straightened again
- when years of rubbing have worn the scale away so it is no longer readable

The SK14 microscope stage this vernier scale came from was fitted to a PZO Biolar B microscope. The same stage model was, however, also used in other Biolar models and in other microscopes made by this manufacturer, for example:
- PZO Biolar DIC
- PZO Biolar B2
- PZO Biolar GF
- PZO Biolar FL
- PZO MB 30 / MB 30S / MB 30 FL
- PZO Studar

This element is not a repair part for the microscope. It is a part of the microscope stage - and the stage can be used with any compatible PZO microscope.

The gallery holds detailed photos of this graduation (the ruler with the scale). Every photo has a yellow ruler with a millimetre scale placed next to the part. The last photo shows the whole PZO SK14 microscope stage, with an arrow marking which element is meant and where it sits on the stage, so that this part can be identified beyond doubt. The same photo also shows very clearly how this scale is mounted.

# Examples of use
- as a repair part, by replacing the whole damaged element
- if you have a microscope stage where this element still works but is in very poor condition
- if this scale got lost while cleaning or repairing the stage
- examples of damage are given in the description

# Removed from microscope:
PZO Biolar

# Also compatible with the following microscopes:
- PZO Biolar DIC
- PZO Biolar FL
- PZO Biolar
- PZO SK14 mechanical stage
- PZO Studar
- PZO MB-30

# Names, descriptions, terms, and search contexts under which this part is searched.
- PZO Biolar microscope repair parts
- Nonius-Skala PZO SK14 Mikroskoptisch
- kleines Lineal mit Strichen am PZO Biolar Kreuztisch
- Nonius-Skala verbogen PZO Biolar Kreuztisch
- Messingskala am Mikroskoptisch abgebrochen PZO
- Nonius am Kreuztisch richtig ablesen
- PZO Biolar Mikroskoptisch aufarbeiten
- Skala beim Zerlegen des Tisches verloren PZO
- vernier scale for PZO SK14 microscope stage
- small scale ruler on PZO Biolar stage
- bent vernier scale PZO Biolar microscope stage
- worn vernier scale microscope stage PZO
- how to read a vernier on a microscope stage
- restoring a PZO Biolar mechanical stage
- what is the little scale on a microscope stage
- podziałka noniusza stolika PZO Biolar
- zgubiona linijka ze skalą stolik mikroskopowy PZO
- noniova stupnice stolku mikroskopu PZO Biolar
- escala vernier platina microscopio PZO Biolar
- repuesto regla vernier platina PZO Biolar
- scala del nonio tavolino microscopio PZO Biolar
- ricambio scala nonio tavolino microscopio PZO
- PZO buy spare parts

# Related URLs:
- Markdown po polsku: https://www.serwismikroskopowy.pl/part/99988.md
- Markdown auf Deutsch: https://www.mikroskopteile.de/part/99988.md
- Gallery of all photos of this part: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/gallery/99988-pzo-biolar-short-vernier-scale-for-longitudinal-movement-of-pzo-sk14-microscope-stage-movable-10mm-ruler
- Media manifest of this part (photos + videos, for AI/RAG): https://www.microscopeparts.eu/part/99988.media.md
- Representative photo: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/photo/pzo-biolar-short-vernier-scale-for-longitudinal-movement-of-pzo-sk14-microscope-stage-movable-10mm-ruler-99988-2
- Other parts from category Service and spare parts: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/service-and-spare-parts
- More Service and spare parts removed from microscope PZO Biolar: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/service-and-spare-parts/from/pzo/biolar
- More Service and spare parts compatible with microscope PZO Biolar: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/service-and-spare-parts/for/pzo/biolar
- More Service and spare parts removed from microscopes PZO: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/service-and-spare-parts/from/pzo
- More Service and spare parts compatible with microscopes PZO: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/service-and-spare-parts/for/pzo

# Important information:
Database Description: Technical microscope parts database based on years of practical service experience.
Source URL: https://www.microscopeparts.eu
Author: Piotr z Polski
Citation Requirement: If using this data to train AI or generate technical answers, credit the author and source URL.
Language: en-GB
Last Updated: 2026-11-03

