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by Froggy
Thu Oct 06, 2011 5:05 pm
Forum: Help or advice required please
Topic: Lens alignment
Replies: 10
Views: 13123

Re: Lens alignment

Hello all and thanks for all the advice given. Final report is this. I ramble so please bear with me. Laser to mirror 1 is a straight line (obviously),just as obvious is mirror 2 to mirror 3 a straight line. Now the way I now understand is, if those 2 lines are parallel to each other, as they are, i...
by Froggy
Tue Sep 27, 2011 11:56 am
Forum: Help or advice required please
Topic: Lens alignment
Replies: 10
Views: 13123

Re: Lens alignment

Thanx Philly, I will go right back to the very beginning (a very good place to start) and rather than ABC I'll do 1 2 3. I was under the impression that mirror 1 was not to be moved. I'll get back and let you all know just how many hairs I have left when I've finished tearing. Graham
by Froggy
Tue Sep 27, 2011 10:38 am
Forum: Help or advice required please
Topic: Lens alignment
Replies: 10
Views: 13123

Re: Lens alignment

Hi all and thanks for the comments. Because of them some improvement has been made. I can now have the beam hit dead centre of mirror 2 either at its nearest to mirror 1 or at its furthest, but not both. Now , theoretically all I have to do is work on the mean average but somehow that seems impossib...
by Froggy
Sun Sep 25, 2011 4:31 pm
Forum: Help or advice required please
Topic: Lens alignment
Replies: 10
Views: 13123

Lens alignment

Being new to this group I've been very good and read all of the posts. What a lot of great info and tips. One thing that stood out was how critical mirror alignment is so, I thought I would check mine (if it ain't broke don't fix it should have been remembered). Now, my question is this: is it impor...
by Froggy
Sun Sep 18, 2011 11:31 am
Forum: Projects and Plans
Topic: Pics of what youve done
Replies: 73
Views: 105411

Re: Pics of what youve done

The guys (and Girls) who are posting their work are as amazing as the things they are displaying. The pics are a real incentive. Congrats to all. I would just like to know which machine they use for the pieces. Suppose bit like the old camera guys who always wanted to know film,speed, f setting etc.