DIY Parts Companies

[MEDDER]

Now that I am more adult-ish and actually have money to blow I am wanting to finally get into lasers after 8-10 years of looking at them.

I am wondering where people go for parts for your basic everyday lasers. The only ones that I know of are ebay, DTR's Laser Shop and AixiZ.

Are there any other sites people can point me to (especially for housings)?
This question has probably been asked a lot but I could not find it anywhere so feel free to just post links to other threads.

 

[Lifetime17]

Hi Welcome ,
There are plenty who sells the empty host fora build you just need to look around .

Rich

 

[Deleted member 46822]

Welcome Medder
Check out this guy ^^^^^^^ Lifetime17 as he will make a host from custom to a flashlight mod for way cheaper than you might think.
For example click on his +3 on his picks and you will see some 501B light host's in different colors with heatsinks that all you have to do is connect 2 wires from a 12mm complete module from DTR, or one you might of put together yourself, "pure plug and play" or he can set you up with a complete working unit.
Either way if your a DIY guy, Lifetime "Rich" will make it easier if you need something custom machined, small, big, or even if it's a couple dollars, he's a great source for this place..

 

[Encap]

If in the USA all parts except the diode and module(get from (DTR) see: https://www.survivallaserusa.com/

If not in USA complete kits with everything needed, easy assembly, see: https://www.survivallaser.com/

 

[Richie89]

you want a host, or Plug N play. this guy above me is the guy to talk to ^^^^^ Lifetime17

 

[paul1598419]

If you know what you are looking for, eBay can be the best place to find laser diodes, some drivers and inexpensive nickel plated brass modules. I only use DTR's copper modules for my own builds, but you can get AixiZ type modules for as little as $1.00 on eBay, or with glass lenses for ~$5.00 each. Of course you can always get a discount if you are buying several at one time. EBay is also a good place to look for lab style hosts with fan cooling. You can also find short focal length aspheric lenses cheap on eBay, too.

 

[disonhu99]

We are a laser and photonic DIY parts supplier including laser sensing modules for robot application.
Laser modules guideline: Laser Modules Guideline
Laser sensor module used in the robot: Laser Sensors Guideline
Laser collimating lens: https://www.iadiy.com/collimating-lenses
You may can find some parts hers. We also can custom made as user requirements.