Assembly instructions

  • Cut 2 pieces of silicone tube to similar lengths as the mirror edges (36 mm and 25 mm).
  • Glue both parts into the mirror holder.
  • Use a scalpel to make a longitudinal cut along both tubes.
  • Insert a 6 mm diameter Thorlabs post into the mirror holder.
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Figure 1. Mirror holder assembly
  • Use a 3D printing material with opaque features (e.g. FormLabs black resin). If using clear resin, use black matt spray to block out external light.
  • Use 4 M2 screws and nuts to attach the camera to the camera holder.
  • Insert the filter, mounted on a CP35/M and an SM1L03 lens tube in the filter holder. Use 4 M3 screws to attach it to the filter holder cover.
  • Use two long (25-30 mm) M3 screws as shafts to open and close the filter holder.
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Figure 2. Camera and filter holder assembly
  • Use an M6 screw and nut to attach the camera holder to the MT1/M linker with the camera holder lip found in the "Instrument ring and head holder" section.
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Figure 3. Camera assembly to head-fixation system
  • Attach the mirror holder to the instrument ring or the rotation platform using Thorlabs components (e.g. RA90TR/M and 12.7 mm post).
  • Mount the head fixation system onto the instrument ring.
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Figure 4. Camera and mirror