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LaserLab

by amk, published

LaserLab by amk Jun 4, 2011

Description

3D printing of optical breadboard and mounts for lasers, lenses, mirrors etc....
I needed something to hold a laser pointer in place so I reckoned I could print something on my trusty Prusa Mendel.

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Cheers, hopefully someone will find it useful.

Thanks for the image, i couldn't find it on my pc... tho remembering the filename might help ;-P

Very nice optical breadboard set!!

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GNU - GPL
LaserLab by amk is licensed under the GNU - GPL license.

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Instructions

The parts are designed in openSCAD so things are somewhat parametric. They are designed to use the bits of 8 mm smooth rod / threaded bar that are left over from building a RepRap (instead of 1/2" or 12 mm which is common in Physics labs).

There are two versions of the optical breadboard. The 'A' one uses quite a lot of material so I designed the 'B' one to use a bit less. Both trap M6 nuts (warm them up and push them into the pla for a tight fit!) and stuff get mounted to the opposite face.

The lensholder is setup for 25 mm lens/mirrors and needs 2 M3 nuts and bolts to hold it together. The holderbase is on two parts and the height/length can be varied. The laser holder consists of two rings which contain the laser pointer (using 6 M3 bolts and 6 nuts in traps) and this is coupled to the long section using M3 or M4.

The little semi-ring with the hole in it can be used to avoid pushing the pointer button accidently thus saving batteries/eyes.... or hold the button down constantly.

Up to date versions of the files can be found here: github.com/amk/LaserLab

Note: do not stare into laser beam with remaining eye ;-)

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Unknown on Jun 4, 2011 said:

Very nice optical breadboard set!!

amk on Jun 5, 2011 said:

Cheers, hopefully someone will find it useful.

Thanks for the image, i couldn't find it on my pc... tho remembering the filename might help ;-P

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