Do you want to make molds for soft silicone lenses with just a basic CNC mill at home? Or do you need acrylic lenses made with just a few basic materials?
More info can be found in the blog post: https://volzo.de/posts/flexiblelenses'>https://volzo.de/posts/flexiblelenses
Videos I recommended:
Making Lenses with a CNC Router Part 1 by Brauns CNC:
• Making Lenses with a CNC Router Part 1
Optical finish for acrylic vapor polishing and other techniques by Applied Science:
• Optical finish for acrylic vapor p...
Making DIY Lenses with Epoxy by Breaking Taps:
• Make Your Own Optical Lenses
Improve your polishing with 3D printing by Adam the machinist:
• Improve your polishing with 3D printing
Polishing a Small Spherical Mirror Surface on a Glass Blank by Huygens Optics:
• Polishing a Small Spherical Mirror Su...
Timeline:
00:00 Introduction
03:52 Video recommendations
04:19 Mold materials
05:21 Toolpaths
06:17 Endmills
07:49 Polishing and grinding
13:05 Silicone
17:40 Problems
18:35 Outro
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