07-06-2018, 10:25 AM
Wow guys, this is pretty cool stuff. Got my brain going for a while now.
I wish I had the time to build one now! But other priorities are taking the lead.
One thought that kept coming to mind was rotating the whole apparatus.
If the semi-circle were rotated 90 degrees to the 'floor' with the laser pointing through a small hole at the zero mark, gravity could be used to rest the blade on a jig. This would also allow a fixed point for the collimation of the beam.
A centering mechanism would be needed to assist in the roll on the X axis. But that does not seem to be much of a challenge.
It removes the floating blade aspect.
The yaw is mostly gone except that which is caused by blade geometry.
Not sure if any of that makes sense, if it sparks some interest, I will try to find some time to draw it up.
Great work gentlemen!
Wade.
I wish I had the time to build one now! But other priorities are taking the lead.
One thought that kept coming to mind was rotating the whole apparatus.
If the semi-circle were rotated 90 degrees to the 'floor' with the laser pointing through a small hole at the zero mark, gravity could be used to rest the blade on a jig. This would also allow a fixed point for the collimation of the beam.
A centering mechanism would be needed to assist in the roll on the X axis. But that does not seem to be much of a challenge.
It removes the floating blade aspect.
The yaw is mostly gone except that which is caused by blade geometry.
Not sure if any of that makes sense, if it sparks some interest, I will try to find some time to draw it up.
Great work gentlemen!
Wade.