Free blueprints for making your own cheiroscope

My cousin, who is also an Engineering student, was so nice to take the time and draw up the necessary blueprints needed to build your very own DIY cheiroscope.

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Here is a link to a zip file containing the PDF-files:Β CHEIROSCOPE.
Lens specifications are also added in a text file.

An example of a cheiroscope built on the basis of these blueprints. It still needs lenses. "Here's my home-made cheiroscope using the pdf file designs. 5mm foam core and glue. No fancy tilt base, but it works."

An example of a cheiroscope built on the basis of these blueprints. It still needs lenses.
“Here’s my home-made cheiroscope using the pdf file designs. 5mm foam core and glue. No fancy tilt base, but it works.”

You can find an introduction to cheiroscopes and its uses here.

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This article has 10 comments

    • Michael Lievens Reply

      Aaron! Our forlorn son! I’ve wondered where you’ve been. πŸ™‚ If you ever build it, send me a picture. Feel free to send me an update about how you’ve been if you feel like it.

      All best!

  1. Henrik Reply

    Hello,

    I would be really grateful if you can find the right lenses for me on ebay.

    Best regards

  2. Pavel Reply

    Link for PDF files not work. Please send my file if it is possible.
    I would like to make cheiroscope for my son.

    Thanks a lot!

    • Michael Reply

      Thank you so much for letting me know. I migrated the website and this was a remaining ‘bug’. It’s fixed now. Let me know how it turns out! πŸ™‚ Good luck to you and your son!

  3. Gwen Willard Reply

    I am trying to get the pdf for the cheiroscope but cannot I only see the page 1, the picture. Could you please send me the plan, I would like to make one.

    • Michael Reply

      It’s all in the downloadable ZIP. 6 desperate PDFs with one page each. Good luck building one! πŸ™‚

  4. Rachel Reply

    I can’t thank you enough for these cheiroscope blueprints. The cheiroscope was my favorite tool when I had vision therapy to help me fuse images and correct my double vision. Since I stopped the therapy, my eyes are struggling again. I just finished making this one out of black foam board from the dollar store and it works great! Much cheaper than going back to therapy. ?

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