Jetlasers new PL-E mini series!
PL-E mini 462nm Blue Laser Haven't seen any reviews/info on these babies besides the sites data sheet, but no way jet lasers is letting us down i bet! $150 for 405nm $170 for 445nm and $200 for the...
View ArticleLSR532U-200 Green Laser!
Dear All, I am intending to buy the LSR532U-200 of Lasever. I have read some posts that the society may have some delays but they have really a good serivce. My point is about the real caracteristics...
View ArticleLaser as a heat source
Hi everyone, first time poster here. I would like to use a laser as a heat source to start a chemical reaction (forming an alloy out of two metals). Having to heat it through quartz with a flame is not...
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1W+ NDG7475 520nm C2 Build
Last week my long awaited NDG7475 diode arrived from DTR. I also had ordered a heatsink for a C2 host from Eudaimonium. The quality was really really nice. The C2 i ordered was originally black but i...
View ArticleNew Spyro Project Thoughts
Hello all! Normally i hang over in the Gas Lasers section but decided to pop on over here now that i have my SP127 HeNe and LaserPhysics whiteline laser up and running and start thinking about what...
View ArticleWon't be on much for a few days
From March 3rd-March 8th a family member from Europe is coming over visiting so I won't be on as much. Just a heads up :) -Alex
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I got this strange PM from member bennyt
Wednesday I notice a PM from this member and I'm wondering if anyone else received a PM? Why they would send me such a pm (to me)? And whom is this nut? Here's some of the PM. Some personal info has...
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Laserbuilder's homebuilt ruby laser
Long time ago I have found a quite big (8*120 mm) ruby crystal from a pulsed holography setup and a couple of big 5 kJ flashlamps. So, I immediately decided to try to build a ruby laser. At the first...
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Transplanting a working diode out of a dead drive
Hello everyone, i just got a Blu-Ray burner i shot on ebay for 20 bucks. That's a pretty good deal I would guess. The drive was a LG BH16NS40 one. So LG says it is a 16x/8x type. What driving current...
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Laser as a star finder for my telescope!
Here are a couple pictures using my Sanwu 3 watt 445nm Silver Series pointing to Venus and the Moon. Anyone else have cool pictures using your lasers as star finders? More beam pictures to come! Some...
View ArticleBeam Expanders !
Can someone please explain the pros and cons between a 3x and 10x beam expander and what does a zoom able beam expander give you ?
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Laser build NUBM07E 3.5A
Made a new build Nichia NUBM07E Since we have almost no dust in the house its easy i have air purifiers and Ionizers no dust :) its set at 3.5A i removed the 5.5A NUBM07E since the host gets to hot ,...
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FS: Custom Host NDG700 Build
For everyone in the USA, if you're interested let me know if there's anything extra you'd like me to do for customs, ship the module separately, etc. If anyone remembers a thread I did a long while ago...
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510 Module extended
Hi, This is a 510 module extended version with a Copper sleeve pressed in with Arctic Silver and Copper dust mixed in with the Thermal epoxy.. This one should also have some great heat sinking like the...
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Underwater laser beam
I made a perfect 8mmx1mm glass which fits perfectly inside the laser focussing knob and on my 150mW bluray. I sealed it off with a special silicone film which i later cut out when the 8mm window was...
View ArticleJust thought I'd share this
Here's an excerpt from The Matrix: Reloaded The Oracle is like God, in that she is omniscient. Neo is "the one", like us humans, asking her questions about his path to salvation. Quote: The Oracle:...
View ArticleCan the flex boost drive v5 be pulsed on/off
So in the middle of building my engraver, I wondered how safe it was to pulse my LD driver. I know that laser diodes are pulsed themselves in optical drives and obviously rarely any damage occurs. But...
View ArticleAmazing Laser Show
Check out this amazazazazing laser show Look how crazy it gets between 2:20-2:30
View ArticleBattery doesnt fit?
Hello i bought some cheap Chinese laser pointers and the battery are moving around a lot. Sometimes the laser is perfect but it also gets weak sometimes when the batteries move around? Should i get a...
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FAP fiber combined 520nm diodes?
What do you folk think of this idea: Is it possible to use some of the fibers out of one of these FAP assemblies designed for 800nm to combine the outputs of several 520nm laser diodes? I know the...
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