To easily mount a collimating lens on a breadboard laboratory table, rail carriers and other bench plates, the Optical Post Mount (OPM) should be used.

 

This device is an M6 threaded anodised aluminum assembly with a 3/8”-24 hole for mounting an AICOL-UV/VIS collimating lens. The OPM is 30mm in diameter with an internal post that is 6.5mm in diameter. The height of the focusing axis is 100mm.