Open Source Optical Rail from OpenBeam - Magnetic Base

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This is part of a system of prints that turns an OpenBeam into an optical rail. An optical rail is a long, straight, sturdy rail onto which optical components such as light sources and lenses can be bolted down and easily shifted along the length of the rail. Commercial optical rail sells for $380/m ($115/ft). Open beam only costs $12/m for the fancy black anodized stuff. You get the idea. This component is part of the Open-source optics project, whose goal is to radically reduce the cost of scientific optical hardware: by the Michigan Tech's Open Sustainability Technology Research Group.

About the author:
joshuapearce
I run the Michigan Tech Open Sustainability Technology or MOST research group, which specializes in solar photovoltaic technology from the materials to the devices and full systems. I also wrote the Open-Source Lab How to Build Your Own Hardware and Reduce Research Costs I am interested in making technologies that drive sustainable development - open source appropriate technologies.

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