Honeycomb Optical Breadboards
Base Lab Tools offers a variety of honeycomb breadboards. Our breadboards are designed by optical researchers with experience in both academic and industrial laboratories. All of our breadboards and tables are proudly made in the USA.
Sub-Categories
Honeycomb Optical Breadboards
Lightweight Optical Breadboards
Non-Magnetic Optical Breadboards
Base Lab Tools honeycomb optical breadboards are designed with an aluminum honeycomb core with a small 3/8 inch
cell size to maximize contact between the skins and core, increasing
rigidity and eliminating the de-lamination problems often found in other
designs. Standard breadboards are constructed of 3/16 in. (5mm)
aluminum skins with a black anti-reflective finish producing an
incredibly rigid and light structure. Unlike heavy steel honeycomb
breadboards, our optical tables and optical breadboards are extremely
rigid, light, and rust free.
How
do I decide whether I need a solid aluminum or honeycomb core optical
breadboard? It all has to do with rigidity. The rule of thumb is that
the thicker the breadboard, the greater the rigidity (less deflection for a given
weight). As an example, here is a side by side test of a 1/2 in. (13mm)
aluminum breadboard, and a 3/4 in. (19mm) aluminum breadboard, compared to a 2 in. (50mm) honeycomb core aluminum breadboard.