Assemble purchased components

Objects needed

 * 3x ThorLabs part #: BB1-E02 Ø1" (Ø25.4 mm) mirror goes into
 * 3x ThorLabs part #: GM100/M Ø1" (Ø25.4 mm) gimbal mirror mount

Tools needed

 * 1x 2 mm hex key/driver

How to install the mirrors into their respective mirror mounts]
Take both components out of their respective boxes and put the mirror inside the mount with its reflective side facing the front, then tighten the setscrew to hold the mirror firmly in place.

Objects needed

 * 2x ThorLabs part #: AC127-025-A-ML Ø1/2" (Ø12.7 mm) SM05-Mounted f = 25 mm achromatic spherical lens doublet and
 * 2x ThorLabs part #: AC127-050-A-ML Ø1/2" (Ø12.7 mm) SM05-Mounted f = 50 mm achromatic spherical lens doublet thread into
 * 4x ThorLabs part #: LMR05/M Ø1/2" (Ø12.7 mm) lens mounts

Tools needed

 * none

How to install the spherical lenses into their optical mounts
Take both components out of their respective boxes and screw the lens' external threading into the lens mount's internal threading.

Objects needed

 * 1x ThorLabs part #: DG05-1500-H1-MD Ø1/2" (Ø12.7 mm) SM05-Mounted Frosted Glass Alignment Disk with Ø1 mm Hole threads into
 * 2x ThorLabs part #: LMR05/M Ø1/2" (Ø12.7 mm) lens mount

Tools needed

 * none

Directions
Take both components out of their respective boxes and screw the lens' external threading into the lens mount's internal threading. Same as last step, watch the last Youtube video to get a good idea how to do it.

Objects needed

 * 1x ThorLabs part #: ACY254-50-A Ø1" f = 50 mm achromatic cylindrical lens doublet


 * 1x ThorLabs part #: RSP1X15/M Ø1" indexed rotating mount

Tools needed

 * 1x SM1 Spanner Wrench (ThorLabs part #: SPW602 or SPW606 will work well)


 * 1x 1.3 mm hex key/driver

How to assemble the cylindrical lens system
Take both components out of their respective boxes, and after taking the Ø1" external threaded ring out, put the lens inside the mount with its arrow on the banding pointing in the direction of the light path. Use the SPW602 or SPW606 to put the ring back into the threading and tighten until the lens does not move.

Align the rotation using a 1.3 mm hex key/driver by loosening the two screws on the front face of the rotational mount and rotate the face plate (not the mount) until it is in the correct position relative to the orientation of the cylindrical lens. Tighten the two front face screws down one the desired position is reached.

Objects needed

 * 1x ThorLabs part #: SM1D12D Ø1" Ring-Activated SM1 Iris Diaphragm threads into
 * 1x ThorLabs part #: LMR1/M Ø1" holding mount

Tools needed
none

How to install the iris into its optical mount
Take both components out of their respective boxes, and after screwing the Ø1" external threaded ring in, screw the iris diaphragm inside the mount all the way back until it is flush with the mount.

Objects needed

 * 1x Coherent CUBE solid state laser diode
 * 1x Machined metal (i.e. Aluminum) laser heatsink (that will raise the laser beam output to 50 mm off the surface of the optical breadboard)
 * 4x M4 capscrews that came with the CUBE laser with their included washers.
 * 1x Heat transfer paste

Tools needed

 * 1x 3 mm hex key/driver

Directions
Wear latex or nitril gloves that comfortably fit your hands! Apply heat transfer paste to the surface of the metal heat sink block where the CUBE laser will sit (everywhere between the four M4 threaded holes). Put the M4 capscrews that came with the CUBE laser through their included washers and the top of the holes in the base plate of the CUBE laser into the heatsink. using a 3 mm hex key/driver, screw the CUBE laser down onto the surface of the heatsink where the heat transfer paste is applied. Remove excess heat transfer paste with gloves on your hands!

Objects needed

 * 1x Olympus UMPLFLN 10XW 10x/0.3 water dipping objective
 * 1x Olympus UMPLFLN 20XW 20x/0.5 water dipping objective
 * 2x Machined objective holder rings 0.8"/RMS inside threading (32 tpi) and 40 mm outside diameter
 * 6x M3x10 capscrews
 * 2x NBR 70 20x3mm O-rings
 * 1x Machined or 3D printed chamber base/objective holder
 * 2x M6 capscrews
 * 1x Machined or 3D printed sample chamber

Tools needed

 * 1x 2.5 or 3 mm hex key/driver
 * 1x 5 mm hex key/driver

How to assemble the OpenSPIM chamber
Put both O-rings into their places in the sample chamber where the objectives will go.