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2) Glue mirror and prism to polaris mirror mount, making sure orientation is correct. Attach this mirror mount to the top of the KB1X1 kinematic mount using a 8-32 screw and a nut.
3) Glue two mirrors and prisms to polaris mount and centering plate. First attach KCP2 centering plate to polaris mount. Glue one prism directly to the mount, then glue one prism to the the side of the centering plate. Leave a 1 mm space between the two prisms, and a 1 mm gap between the back face of the prism and the mount. Make sure the side of the prisms are both aligned to each other and the side of the polaris mount.
4) Attach the TRT3 post of the top plate of the KB1X1 kinematic mount using an AE8E25E internal to external thread adapter. The length of the external thread adapter needs to be shortened by about two threads to let it fit inside the TRT3 post.
5) Attach one polaris mount to the RM1F cube. Attach this cube with the RS2M spacer to the BA2 baseplate, making sure the cube is orientated such that the corner of the polaris mount is over the center of the BA2. Attach the BA2 to the Optosigma rotation stage, sliding the BA2 so the end of the slots is flush against the screws.
6) Secure the optosigma to the breadboard such that it is 25.3 mm from right side and 2.5 mm from top side.
7) Secure posts with polaris mounts to breadboard, matching the location of the items with their approximate locations in the breadboard. Ensure that the mirror, prisms all lie on the same axis.
8) Glue custom prism onto polaris mount. Use norland 81. There are two polished and one un-polished side. Note prism is not an equilateral triangle. Make one side flush with polaris mount, and tip flush with other edge of mount.
Making samples
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