Show us your scanner set-up!

[andy_con]

Im about to start building my scanner. so lets have a thread showing everyones set up.

heres how im doing mine

[JimBo]

You'll have a couple of problems with that Andy, try turning the galvos round and also pointing your red at it :lol:

Mine started out like that, it starts changing once you work out where your mirror mounts are going though.

It does look like a tidy set up though.

Jim

Oh BTW I think you will need to put something more substantial in the case for the optic base, the case is way too thin to use on its own.

[carmangary]

Yea, you don't want a flimsy base. I went the cheap way and used 3/4" melanine. It's particle board with a thin white coverning.

[andy_con]

the case is pretty strong so im not worried about that. and for the moment im gona hot glue the optics (mirrors) in, until i can get some proper stuff. im gona build it up as i go along

anyone else wana show their set up???

[aijii]

and for the moment im gona hot glue the optics (mirrors) in

Leave your projector in the sun on a hot day and it will end in tears..

[andy_con]

im not leaving it in the sun!!!

this is england, we dont get sun, EVER!!! LOL

and point taken on turing the mirrors around, i had them the wrong way

[Banthai]

Honestly andy ..... take the advice about the base ....

You will never get perfect alignment of the red and green over a long distance ( so you wont get yellow ) if you use that case as a base, What you need to do is get an 10mm thick Aluminium Plate to fit in the bottom of the case .....

This is coming from a few peoples experience.... including mine ....

Best to have good foundations to build on now rather than trying to correct it at a later date


All the best ...... Karl

[cruch]

What is the best setup for red green and blue?
blue first, red then green ?

[andy_con]

point taken on board, but what im saying is, its a strong box and its flat and does not bend.

if it does go wrong ill have to change it.

[Banthai]

Cruch ....

It depends on what you can aford to lose ....

if your blue has the lowest power by the time it has passed through the 2 dicro filters you can lose 10 to 20% of its power
( depending on the quality of the dichros ) so if your green has the highest output put that first then the red then the blue

all the best ... Karl