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Originally Posted by mswhin63
Beside making V Blocks which is relatively easy, as I have a shoulder injury I am unable to operate saws or machinery.
I have looked everywhere, any idea where i can get V Blocks. I have tried Bunnings and a couple of specialist tool stores but not much luck.  |
Malcolm,
You'll probably not use it very often.
Here's my suggestion if you can use a stanley-type knife with a sharp long blade. Watch you don't cut yourself!
Find some old styrofoam packaging and cut 3 rectangular pieces out of it (see diagram). The base needs to be thicker (3cm) for support. The thickness of the uprights can be more than 2cm. Cut the Vs out of the uprights as shown. Attach the elastic bands to the base first then stretch them over the uprights.
My laser collimator is 15cm long but you can adjust the width between the Vs for your own laser. Nothing has to be that exact in the assembly but make sure the V-Block doesn't move when you rotate the laser for collimation check. If the laser points too low, put it in the other way around in the Vs.
As a test, I cut and assembled the whole thing out of styrofoam myself. Took about 15 minutes.
Works fine.
Regards, Rob