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    Kai ora,
    I wanted to know if anyone has purchased kinematic mounts from edo. If so what optics did you buy ? also can I get away with 2 axis mounts.
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    Cool

    I've never purchased any mounts from Edmund's, mainly because of the cost. Our own LaserMan532 makes and sells a clone of the venerable MM1 on his website, however, that will work just fine.

    And yes, a 2-axis mount is normally sufficient, but it's usually a good idea to mount them using a slotted foot, so you can slide them fore and aft slightly to facilitate near-field alignment. (Unless you're using two bounces per laser, in which case you can hard-mount everything and steer the beams using the adjustments on the mounts alone.)

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    Laserman532 and thorlabs make good stuff at reasonable costs, brackets designed for laser for holding MMs come from One Stop Laser Shop as well..

    Edmunds is expensive..

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    I have some of Edmunds and some of Pat's (Laserman532) mounts.

    Pat's mounts are absolutely superbly made and are a fair bit cheaper, the quality is also excellent.

    Cheers

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