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Building my first one myself! Progress is being made, this is step three of five. Last two steps (driver assembly and diode purchase/installment) will be posted as well... Thanks for the help to all the cool peeps at LPF!!! I am a mad scientist now!!! (with the appropriate safety goggles)

Good call on the set screw idea Joe, and I may use it, but the panels are so thin, I would have to separate or bend them out of shape to "shove" the wider set screw in between them (CORRECTION... I could put set screws at both ends of the sleeve, outside the heatsink, that is, the sleeve will...

No way on that last one Joe, I figure if I do that the glue will bunch up between the panels... Besides I don't wanna glue the diode into the heatsink because if something goes wrong with the diode it will be damn near impossible to get it out of there and repair... I wanna thermal glue a...

Well I just bought 2 modules from cajunlasers... Once they get here I will drill the hole in the heat sink, plan out a "sleeve" system for the easy exchange of the modules, then decide on two diodes... 1 650nm ~300mW 1 445nm ~2W Then I will get/construct the appropriate drivers... I think that...

Word up Joe... 473nm at 2W does sound pretty freakin' fantastic... With this heatsink setup I could run it till the cows come home, or until they are frightened away by the bright lights!!! Saw one on ebay in a module for 59.99!!! It's an M140... :lasergun:

Not a freaking bad idea Fretwrecker... Lots of pawn shops that may have some decent scrap... Good angle... I wanna basically get the highest heat sinking possible so that I wont be limited as far as heat generation due to power... Also thinking that a "rig" in the hole where the diode module...

Okay, one more idea just crossed my mind... I have a 445nm, but the 473nm beam does look pretty spectacular... Will post updated build videos on my YouTube channel...

Thanks dude! Gathering the parts for the driver and getting the diode/module/lens are the final steps... I am gonna go 405nm or 650nm... More research needed...

This guy was unscrewing it to take out the batteries while I wasn't looking and unscrewed the portion between the driver and the diode and ripped the pins out of the diode!!!! :gun: I was so angry that I almost had a Leonidus moment... He's paying to ship me a new diode from them... Survival...

Check out my Youtube Channel in my signature... I appreciate your help guys!

Ghostcrome- Thanks! Joe Mo- I have a 532nm Optotronics 150mw pen and a ~1W 445nm Survival Laser (which is currently out of commission so I am thinking of going violet or red... If red, a nice, deep red- NO PINK LASERS HERE! Mikesnap- JEALOUS!!!:worthy:

Word up everybody! This forum simply rocks... I really think that anyone who has time and a little cash could build anything! I can't believe I got this thing going! Can't wait to not be a NOOB anymore...

So a diode, a module, and a driver are what I need? Drivers regulate the current? I have the LM317 and, I think, to get my 500mA I need 2.5 ohm resistor, but I don't know anything about making my own driver...

Hey everybody! I have decided to take my life in my own hands and try to "fiddle" with some old computer parts that I harvested. Good news... I did not die of electrocution... My spelling did, however, suffer greatly... Here is my build! I think that all I need is the diode and module...

Rock on! Cross the streams!!!! :lasergun:

Thanks! Goggles always! I also rig old fans from computers to spin mirrors off of 9V batteries. I am still in the experimentation phase. May start working with Galvos soon. The circle created with the spinning mirror can be seen at night on low-flying clouds above my house! My wife is annoyed...

Hey everyone! I am a NOOB not only to this forum, but also to youtube! Videos on Sabrefilm Productions' Channel! Enjoy! ep6k95jm1B4