====== DIY FiberOptics Kit ======
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Design, make and share cheap kit for splicing fiberoptics
(using [[..:reprap]] and commonly available items).

Goals
  * Strippers
  * Cleaver
  * Mechanical splicer
  * Attenuator
  * Optical power meter
  * 3M FibrLok press
  * Gel/Chemical splicer
  * Fusion splicer (?)


====== Inspiration ======

===== Cleaver =====

Simple and cheap cleaving method:
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Corning, Hubbel, Rippley and Siecor are selling quite simple cleavers:
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Operation principles of automatic cleaver can be seen on this video:
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Cleaving thick fiber used by medical surgery laser:
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