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Date: 01 Aug 2006 11:33:50
From: Too_Many_Tools
Subject: Homemade Optical Table
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I am setting up a home optics workbench where I will be wanting an
optical table.
What is the recommended method of building one?
Here is a short discussion of a commercial one.
http://www.vere.com/html/breadboards_and_tables.html
Any links, suggestions or pictures would be appreciated.
Thanks
TMT
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Date: 02 Aug 2006 03:14:34
From: Sjouke Burry
Subject: Re: Homemade Optical Table
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Too_Many_Tools wrote:
> I am setting up a home optics workbench where I will be wanting an
> optical table.
>
> What is the recommended method of building one?
>
>
> Here is a short discussion of a commercial one.
>
>
> http://www.vere.com/html/breadboards_and_tables.html
>
>
> Any links, suggestions or pictures would be appreciated.
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
> TMT
>
What you need is mass and a flat surface, mounted
on some vibration dampers or springs.
In the institute I worked they had thick ,machined
cast iron tables 3 by 3 meters size,
and they used a lot of magnets with some release
tab to put components in a fixed place.
(Hey spell check had no objections) :) ;)
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Date: 02 Aug 2006 21:18:19
From: Too_Many_Tools
Subject: Re: Homemade Optical Table
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Thanks for responding....
Well I considered that telescopes would be area of interest for optic
benches....spectrographs are another area.
Maybe no one builds their scopes any more? ;<)
TMT
Edward Erbeck wrote:
> Too_Many_Tools asked:
>
> >> I am setting up a home optics workbench where I will be wanting an
> >> optical table.
> >>
> >> What is the recommended method of building one?
> >>
> >>
> >> Here is a short discussion of a commercial one.
> >>
> >>
> >> http://www.vere.com/html/breadboards_and_tables.html
> >>
> >>
> >> Any links, suggestions or pictures would be appreciated.
> >>
>
> Given the link, I'm guessing you might get more information from a group
> interested in Holographic Imaging. Just a thought.
>
> Crazy Ed
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Date: 02 Aug 2006 21:50:04
From: Edward Erbeck
Subject: Re: Homemade Optical Table
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> Too_Many_Tools wrote:
> Thanks for responding....
>
> Well I considered that telescopes would be area of interest for optic
> benches....spectrographs are another area.
>
> Maybe no one builds their scopes any more? ;<)
>
Hope it helped.
There are many different requirements for Optical Fabrication and
Utilization. A 50 gallon sand filled "Oil" Drums will work for Optical Fab.
if needed.
You seemed to specify a need for vibration isolation given the link.
Crazy Ed
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Date: 02 Aug 2006 20:52:34
From: Too_Many_Tools
Subject: Re: Homemade Optical Table
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Thanks for the ONE response so far.....
Doesn't anyone else BUILD telescopes in this group? LOL
What do you use for a optics bench?
TMT
Too_Many_Tools wrote:
> I am setting up a home optics workbench where I will be wanting an
> optical table.
>
> What is the recommended method of building one?
>
>
> Here is a short discussion of a commercial one.
>
>
> http://www.vere.com/html/breadboards_and_tables.html
>
>
> Any links, suggestions or pictures would be appreciated.
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
> TMT
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Date: 02 Aug 2006 21:12:27
From: Edward Erbeck
Subject: Re: Homemade Optical Table
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Too_Many_Tools asked:
>> I am setting up a home optics workbench where I will be wanting an
>> optical table.
>>
>> What is the recommended method of building one?
>>
>>
>> Here is a short discussion of a commercial one.
>>
>>
>> http://www.vere.com/html/breadboards_and_tables.html
>>
>>
>> Any links, suggestions or pictures would be appreciated.
>>
Given the link, I'm guessing you might get more information from a group
interested in Holographic Imaging. Just a thought.
Crazy Ed
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Date: 02 Aug 2006 23:15:25
From: Starlord
Subject: Re: Homemade Optical Table
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Don't need no table to build a DOB.
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"Too_Many_Tools" <too_many_tools@yahoo.com > wrote in message
news:1154577154.738110.209200@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
> Thanks for the ONE response so far.....
>
> Doesn't anyone else BUILD telescopes in this group? LOL
>
> What do you use for a optics bench?
>
> TMT
>
>
> Too_Many_Tools wrote:
>> I am setting up a home optics workbench where I will be wanting an
>> optical table.
>>
>> What is the recommended method of building one?
>>
>>
>> Here is a short discussion of a commercial one.
>>
>>
>> http://www.vere.com/html/breadboards_and_tables.html
>>
>>
>> Any links, suggestions or pictures would be appreciated.
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> TMT
>
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