Open-source lens holder
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Published on August 2, 2012
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Description
This is an lens holder for optical experiments.
This component is part of the Open-source optics project, whose goal is to radically reduce the cost of scientific optical hardware: appropedia.org/Open_source_optics by the Michigan Tech's Open Sustainability Technology Research Group. mse.mtu.edu/MOST
This component is part of the Open-source optics project, whose goal is to radically reduce the cost of scientific optical hardware: appropedia.org/Open_source_optics by the Michigan Tech's Open Sustainability Technology Research Group. mse.mtu.edu/MOST
Instructions
This open-source lens holder is designed to hold a standard 1 inch diameter lens on a smooth 8mm diameter rod.
Use the OpenSCAD files to customize it for your application, print on your favorite open source 3-D printer and enjoy. Included are the main holder and thumb screw.
If you need the base go to thingiverse.com/thing:28133
Full information here: appropedia.org/Open-source_lens_holder
Thanks to Xin and Nick for designs.
This component is part of the Open-source Optics Library: Zhang C, Anzalone NC, Faria RP, Pearce JM (2013) Open-Source 3D-Printable Optics Equipment. PLoS ONE 8(3): e59840. plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059840
This is part of a larger project to reduce the cost of scientific equipment using open-source hardware. Read more: mtu.academia.edu/JoshuaPearce/Papers/1935580/Building_Research_Equipment_with_Free_Open-Source_Hardware
Use the OpenSCAD files to customize it for your application, print on your favorite open source 3-D printer and enjoy. Included are the main holder and thumb screw.
If you need the base go to thingiverse.com/thing:28133
Full information here: appropedia.org/Open-source_lens_holder
Thanks to Xin and Nick for designs.
This component is part of the Open-source Optics Library: Zhang C, Anzalone NC, Faria RP, Pearce JM (2013) Open-Source 3D-Printable Optics Equipment. PLoS ONE 8(3): e59840. plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059840
This is part of a larger project to reduce the cost of scientific equipment using open-source hardware. Read more: mtu.academia.edu/JoshuaPearce/Papers/1935580/Building_Research_Equipment_with_Free_Open-Source_Hardware
License
Open-source lens holder by jpearce is licensed under the Attribution - Share Alike - Creative Commons license.
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Nice design! The vertical rod is optical post, or are you planning on precision rod or something from McMaster?
I have been trying to do something similar, using aluminum angle from the home store as an optical rail. I got distracted this summer, and haven't gotten my (not so awesome) designs up on Thingiverse yet, but I am happy to see someone else thinking on these lines.
In the meantime, if you are inte
rested, you can see some of the mounts I printed in this video (http://youtu.be/fgCn6SYeVT0) describing a schlieren photography rig I set up. You can see better quality schlieren video here (http://youtu.be/bGskL2wdQ54).
Thanks !
We made it for just standard smooth rod - the same used for RepRaps.
Your schlieren setup - using angle extrusion for an optical rail - is brilliant - I will look forward to seeing them up. Most of the standard physics optics college experiments use only a rail that can go for over $100/ft that a
lone could make systems affordable for most schools and push the switch.
For our setup we are building a PL and a QE for solar cell research - so we are going to need everything to be moveable in x and y - shoudl have the magnetic base plans up next week along with the automated filter wheel.
If
a couple of groups job on the wagon we should have an ultra-low cost open optics setup ready for anyone that needs it by the time school starts.