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For Sale: "The Copperhead," A 375mW 635nm Pocket Stainless Steel Build, A Wolfman Build
Hey everyone. So I got the go ahead from RHD to do this, so I finally decided to put up my Copperhead for sale. It's not that I don't like it, but I want to upgrade my personal collection of lasers to all be in huge hosts so for extended run times so that I can one day take a great rainbow shot!
So I call this the Arizona Copperhead because it's a type of snake that is native to North America which is notorious for its characteristic copper head. This laser, too, should be. After all, it's a sleek, stainless steel host (originally brought to the forums by rhd by the name of "Ribbed Silver") topped off with quite a literal copper head! I don't know how rhd typically does his Ribbed Silver builds, but I used a FlexDrive in this guy (so I can get a bit more battery life with the tiny IMR10440 I have with it). Because of that, though, I could not fit the top part of the Aixiz module into the host... so that's where the copper comes in!
Anyway, the part that makes this the "Copperhead" really special is what I like to think of as a tiny heatsink. While the bottom end of the Aixiz module is thermally glued to the interior of the stainless steel host, I wanted a bit more heatsinking than that. So, I got on the lathe with some copper and turned down a little heatsink with the same diameter as the host, making it an almost perfect copper extension to the host, fitting exactly over the top part of the Aixiz module.
I really enjoyed this build. It's a tiny little thing, which is why I called it Bite-Sized! While it does get hot quickly, it sure as hell packs a punch at about 375mW. It's been one of my carry lasers lately simply because I find a red beam cutting through the sky slightly more amazing than the beam of a 445nm laser, probably because this is newer to me.
Anyway, here are some pictures displaying the Bite-Sized Copperhead in all of its grainy-pixelated glory!
Sorry for the crappy pictures. :\
So what all comes with the laser?
- Laser
- Aixiz 635nm glass lens for best divergence
- IMR 10440 battery
Now, some important things that the buyer should know: there are a few minor (I mean really minor - less than 1mm) cosmetic scratches near the UltraFire logo. Further, while it is not evident from the eye, one can feel the minute difference between the diameter of the heatsink and the diameter of the stainless steel. Further, duty cycle is limited to 45 seconds on, 45 seconds off MAX. As you can see, it drops below 375mW at just about 45 seconds.
Price: $120 + shipping. PM me.
You MUST have goggles.
You MUST be 18 years old or older.
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