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Does anyone know if they have laser diodes in them. A couple of them are high end units in the 3and4 thousand dollar range. I'll post the link in case someone can buy them. Right now the bid is only 40 bucks and their are 5 of them. Five (5) Projectors For Parts or Repair - GovDeals.com I...

Finally got a little time to finish it and make a post. I kept the pics small for fast loading. I'm not going into great detail like most but here it is. Here's my steps because I now know its not just cut and dry as to what you order and I did make a vital mistake so maybe this will help...

Thought I would make a pointer with a good feel and nice look. And it would have less of a chance of breaking. I bored it out then machined the threads. I turned down the outside last to give the appearance of being seamless.

Heres a few pictures of me playing around with an experimental build. It's more me just trying to learn and figure out things for myself. I machined a heatsink to fit into a small mag light housing and I made the focusing adjustment and lens holder. I did learn a lot playing around. This wasnt a...

I was looking at this sight for some laser stuff and looked at the led's for flashlights when I saw all the prices were marked $0.00 for most of the LEDs. Even the higher power ones. So I put some in my shopping cart to see if it would let me and it did. It was like 12 dollars for the shipping...

My 5mw laser on a foggy morning :D

Heres my lm317 test driver. Plus I want to test adding a picture. It seems to work just fine. Right now I have it set to put out about 250ma max. So now I know my DVD reclaimed diode is working, I'm on my way. :) total cost 0$ Got all parts from old electronics :D took more time but it's free...

Is there an easy way to post pictures using my iPad? The attach file button is greyed out on my iPad. Thanks

Ive read a lot of posts and have found no definitive answers for this I'm building a laser pointer (red). I know I'll need a lens for it. Do all handeld lasers use a collimating lens? If so,why? If not why? Can you use any small lens made for a handeld with any color diode? If not why? I'm...

Hi all, I'm looking forward to doing a lot of reading and learning. I'm a DIYer and I have recently removed a red and ir diode from a DVD drive. I have decided to build my own as I enjoy the challenge. I'm building the driver now. The common lm317. I hope to have it ready to test my diodes soon...