Open-source lab jack

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Authors	Zhang C Anzalone NC Faria RP Joshua M. Pearce
Location	Michigan, USA
Status	Designed Prototyped Verified
Verified by	MOST
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OKH Manifest	Download

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Hardware license	CERN-OHL-S
Certifications	Start OSHWA certification

This project is part of a collection on open source optics meant to radically reduce the cost of experimental optical equipment.

This is a lab jack, which is a height adjustable platform ideal for mounting optomechanical sub-assemblies, which require height adjustment. Later we can automate it with a stepper motor and an Arduino.

Lab jacks cost between about $30 and several hundred. Here you can make a customized lab jack for your applications for a few dollars.

For full OpenSCAD parametric files and STLs for 3-D printing see http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:28298

BOM and instructions coming soon.

See Also: Zhang C, Anzalone NC, Faria RP, Pearce JM (2013) Open-Source 3D-Printable Optics Equipment. PLoS ONE 8(3): e59840. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059840 open access

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Keywords	osat, open source optics, 3d printing, open source hardware, mirror mount
SDG	SDG09 Industry innovation and infrastructure
Authors	Xinxu, Joshua M. Pearce
License	CC-BY-SA-3.0
Organizations	MOST, MTU
Language	English (en)
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Created	August 13, 2012 by Joshua M. Pearce
Last edit	November 27, 2025 by Maintenance script
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