Just had time to try taking some "beam shots"..............I really need a decent camera....and a decent cameraman. Which I'm definitely not! The pictures are so bad I'm embarrassed to show them, so I'll wait until I can get better pictures.
I'm going to start tests in a week. But to start with, I will be using the 3.5W 450nm Laser Diode NDB7A75. If it works out, I'll swap it out for the 6W+ NUBM44 450nm Laser Diode..... And keep my fingers crossed.....and out of the beam path! Ed.
Hello. Yes, I machined the interior pockets for the component assemblies and used an angle grinder to rough out the shape, then finished it with a set of files, then different grades of sand paper. It's made out of billet 70/76/T6 aluminum. Ed.
LOL. Yeah, the pain we go through to have fun...........Sometimes I think a psychiatrist would have a field day with us- LOL!
Have fun and keep up the good work! Ed.
You can find lots of them on EBAY, I think. Or better yet, try this site, Great deals and very good stuff!: https://sites.google.com/site/dtrlpf/home. Good luck. Ed.
OK, still, that's a lot of work to do. And I can agree on the difficulty of figuring how to thread the wiring, and make the components do tricks they don't want to. And hollowing out brittle plastic parts that you can't make a mistake with can turn your hair white! Still, it's worth the end...
Hello. If you did those prop ray guns, your design and builds are better than many "in house" props I've seen. I worked freelance in the motion picture industry for many years and I've seen more than a few. I went to the site you indicated with no problems and registered. Again, your work is...