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filter slider

Description

changes filters in front of CCD camera

Handle pulls 1/32" stranded steel cable inside 2-meter-long teflon tube.  End of cable pushes/pulls telescoping brass tube so it slides over inner stationary tube. Outer moving  tube carries glass filters used to shield CCD camera from infrared light.

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assembled filter slider shown before cutting extra cable and before glueing galss filters.

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NameManufacturerVendorRequiredStockCost
Filter Slider Basecustom shopVarious machine shops1$30.00
Filter Slider Pieces Setcustom shopVarious machine shops1$100.00
Filterblue glassThorlabs0.5$82.00
tubing , Stainless #17 hypodermicSmall Parts Inc.0.5 ft$2.00
Spaghetti Clampcustom shopVarious machine shops2$50.00
Cable, Stainless 1/32" diameterSmall Parts Inc.6 ft$0.25
tubing, Teflon #18 Thin Wall Small Parts Inc.6 ft$0.50
tube, round 3/32"K and S EngineeringK and S Engineering1$0.75
tube, square brass 3/16"K and S EngineeringK and S Engineering1$1.69
tube, square brass 5/32"K and S EngineeringK and S Engineering1$1.59
Estimated cost: $280.53
 

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