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    these are sweet little mounts and could probably be made very cheaply, too. perhaps shorten the mottom of the adjusting side a bit so it won't bind on the board, but it looks like a winner.

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    Yip that's important. You don't have to trim much though. .5mm is more than enough ...

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    Yea I was thinking about that too I have updated the drawing.

    As for cost. The material is not much but fixturing is going to be a pain.
    Dave's are a little smaller and made from brass, I was planning on making them out of 6061 al. Cheaper material and al should be fine.

    What do you guys think, should I just make myself a couple for the hell of it or should I bang out a hundred or so and try to sell some?
    Oh yea, should I put a little (like .020 x .020 x .5) step at the bottom of the mirror area for a reference if you wanted to glue a cube to it? That way a cube or mirror would set flat against it at the bottom?

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    Well got a good start today.

    Did some test machining to figure out my operations. I have it pretty well figured out and I plan on spending the long weekend to try to get some machined up.

    What color should I anodize them? I am kind of leaning towards red.

    Big machine, little part.

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    sounds good, I was thinking these would be perfect for edge mirrors on a multi diode setup.

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    I was able to get a couple of mounts proto'd up and they seem to work well. All the hard work is done, I am planning on machining up a bunch this weekend.

    I still need to pick a color for anodizing.. Any suggestions?

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    Quote Originally Posted by chad View Post
    I still need to pick a color for anodizing.. Any suggestions?
    I'd go with black. Just IMO.

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    Yeah, minmalalistic black, less chance of strong specular reflection whilst adjusting too.
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    Will you be selling some? If so, how much are you asking?

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    Got a couple machined up.

    I don't know the price yet, and I have to set up a side, figure out how to ship in the us and internationally, and set up a Google checkout account( pay pal is too greedy). Might need to talk to lava and get some advice.

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