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This is cool as hell! I hope your PhD continues well, and that this invention serves you in the future. Do you put any lube on the interface between the silico
by yogurtboy 3y ago
This is cool as hell! I hope your PhD continues well, and that this invention serves you in the future.
Do you put any lube on the interface between the silicone sleeve and optical cable? I imagine the bending action will cause displacement, and friction there could rub and/or cause the nominal position to shift around.
- 00702 3y agoSince the sleeve is a stretchy rubber as long as the inner diameter of it is a bit smaller than the outer diameter of the fiber it holds just fine. For more dynamic applications, though, a silicone adhesive, or even super glue for more permanent strands, helps!
- yogurtboy 2y agoOh cool, that kind of robustness is not what I was expecting. Very cool project!