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Hot Water Fiber Bending Procedure (view source)
Revision as of 14:10, 15 April 2014
, 14:10, 15 April 2014→Placement into Chimneys
**Only 3 columns of 5 fiber each will be placed into Bending Plate #2.
**Only 3 columns of 5 fiber each will be placed into Bending Plate #2.
**Do not push or force any fiber into a chimney slot as this will cause damage to the fiber!
**Do not push or force any fiber into a chimney slot as this will cause damage to the fiber!
***If a fiber does not fit into a chimney slot, use a small file to widen the slot. Make sure it is large enough that the fiber seeds into the chimney slot with no resistance.
*Make sure that the lightguide fibers reach to the very end of the chimney on plate #2. If they do not, move the plates and the bar until the lightguides reach the end of the chimney AND the bar (and its blocks) are able to fit between the metal tubes on the plates.
**This step is important as it sets the distance the plates will remain from each other as well as the bend in the fibers.
*Place a chimney clamp on top of the first chimney (closest to the collars/popsicle stick) and secure it in place with 3 screws.
*Place a chimney clamp on top of the first chimney (closest to the collars/popsicle stick) and secure it in place with 3 screws.
**The chimney clamp holes are dependent on orientation. Both the chimneys and chimney clamps are marked on one side. Lining up marks gives the orientation that the chimney plate should be attached.
***If any of the screws resist while the chimney clamps are being installed back the screw out and try a different screw. If the screw still resists, try moving the chimney clamp to better line up the holes on the chimney and chimney clamp. Forcing a screw will lead to cross threading and ruin the chimney!
*Record the orientation and fiber name of each slot in the chimney in the Bundle Names Google doc. Here you may check that you have not altered the orientation of the fiber matrix.
*Record the orientation and fiber name of each slot in the chimney in the Bundle Names Google doc. Here you may check that you have not altered the orientation of the fiber matrix.
*With extreme care, cut off the main portion of the fiber tag with scissors. Afterwards, remove the rest of the fiber tag with your hands and remove the remaining adhesive glue with a dry lint-free cloth.
*With extreme care, cut off the main portion of the fiber tag with scissors. Afterwards, remove the rest of the fiber tag with your hands and remove the remaining adhesive glue with a dry lint-free cloth.
*Secure the rest of the chimney clamps on the rest of the chimneys of Bundle Plate #2. Do not screw them down so tight that they damage the fibers, but do secure them enough so that no fibers can slide out of their slots.
*Secure the rest of the chimney clamps on the rest of the chimneys of Bundle Plate #2. Do not screw them down so tight that they damage the fibers, but do secure them enough so that no fibers can slide out of their slots.
*Place Bending Plate #1 on top of Bending Plate #2 and the bending bar. Secure it in place with clamps.
*Place Bending Plate #1 on top of Bending Plate #2 and the bending bar.
**Be sure to align the chimneys on plate #1 directly above the chimneys on plate #2.
*Secure both plates to the bar with clamps.
*Repeat the process for placing fibers in the chimney slots. Again starting with the right-most column, and the bottom fiber going into the right-most slot. Repeat the chimney and tag-removing process.
*Repeat the process for placing fibers in the chimney slots. Again starting with the right-most column, and the bottom fiber going into the right-most slot. Repeat the chimney and tag-removing process.