Laser tube support saddle

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Laser tube support saddle

Postby buildsomething » Wed Jan 13, 2010 1:15 pm

The 60 watt laser that I am using is quite long and for obvious reasons quite fragile, so I decided to make up some saddles using some 1/2" plastic...looks like delrin but not sure. I used some green felt lining material to provide a bit of cushion between the tube and the support. At least I know know that when I move the assembly the tube won't shift and I won't be needing to do any realignment. Probably overkill again, but what the heck...it looks cool :)

In one of the pictures below you see the tube mounted on a test bed...well that test bed became a module that holds the tube.

Richard
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Laser being tested on test bed, which later became a module to hold the laser
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Re: Laser tube support saddle

Postby bdring » Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:01 pm

Here is mine. The clamp screws are actually black nylon now. I found it handy to be able to aim the tube a little.
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