Component to Optical Bench Construction

Below is a list of components to construct one complete bench. Quantities of each component are indicated by parentheses (1).

Basic Building

Stabilizing plate

Quantity: 1

Constructing element:

  • A wood plate (1) – Home Depot
  • Drill press (1) – Home Depot

Simple plate (SiP)

Quantity: 4

Constructing element:

  • Stabilizing plate (1)
  • Plastic sheet (1)  – Home Depot
  • Drill press (1) – Home Depot
  • Bits set (1) – Home Depot

Small plastic plate (SPP)

Quantity: 2

Constructing element:

  • Stabilizing plate (1)
  • Plastic sheet (1)  – Home Depot
  • Drill press (1) – Home Depot
  • Bits set (1) – Home Depot

Big plastic plate (BPP)

Quantity: 2

Constructing element:

  • Stabilizing plate (1)
  • Plastic sheet (1)  – Home Depot
  • Drill press (1) – Home Depot
  • Bits set (1) – Home Depot

Lens Plate (LP)

Quantity: 1

Constructing element:

  • Simple plate (1)
  • Lens (1) – Surplus Shed*

Laser plate: SPP+laser

Quantity: 1

Constructing element:

  • Small plastic plate (1)
  • Laser Diode (1) – Surplus Shed*
  • Power supply – Home Depot

Magnet Plate

Quantity: 3

Constructing element:

  • Simple plate (1)
  • Magnet (1) – KJ Magnetics*

LED Source

Quantity: 3 (Different Colors)

Constructing element:

  • Washer (2) (1/2 in inside hole) – Home Depot
  • LEDs of different colors (1) – The LED Light*
  • Hot Glue – Home Depot

Camera Plate

Quantity: 1

Constructing element:

  • Small plastic plate
  • CCD – Webcam Camera (1) – Logitech

Apertures

Quantity: Vary

Grating

Quantity: Vary

Basic Tube

Laser module

Quantity: 1

Constructing element:

  • Laser plate (1)
  • Screw (2) – Home Depot
  • Plastic tube (2) – Home Depot
  • Washers- 3’’ outside diameter – (1) – Home Depot
  • Big plastic plate (1)
  • Coupler – (2) – Home Depot

Camera module

Quantity: 1

Constructing element:

  • Camera plate (1)
  • Screw (2) – Home Depot
  • Plastic tube (2) – Home Depot
  • Washers- 3’’ outside diameter – (1) – Home Depot
  • Big plastic plate (1)
  • Coupler – (2) – Home Depot

LED tube

Quantity: 1

Constructing element:

  • Lens (1) – Surplus Shed*
  • SiP (2)
  • Couplers (2) – Home Depot
  • Washer Magnets (2) – KJ Magnetics*

2-magnet tube (multiple length)

Quantity: 1

Constructing element:

  • SiP (2)
  • Coupler (1) – Home Depot
  • Washer Magnets (2) – KJ Magnetics*

Lens-magnet tube (multiple length)

Quantity: 1

Constructing element:

  • SiP (1)
  • Lens (1) – Surplus Shed*
  • Washer Magnets (1) – KJ Magnetics*
  • Coupler (vary) – Home Depot

Combination Modules

LED source modules

Quantity: 1

Constructing element:

  • LED Source (1) – The LED Light*
  • LED Tube (1) – The LED Light*

Polarization brightness adjuster

Quantity: 2

Constructing element:

  • Metal Washers (2) – KJ Magnetics*
  • Polarizer (1) – Edmund Optics*

Object modules

Quantity: Vary

Constructing element:

  • Objects (vary)
  • Metal Washers (2) – Home Depot

Reference Websites

We are willing to help you to fabricate objects, grading, and masks.

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