Color Mixing G+R

Welp here is another one of my..."Just for fun builds"

This one was a long time coming. Since I joined LPF just over a year ago I have wanted to do a mixed laser with green and red, attempting to get some kind of yellow.

A few weeks ago I picked up a couple 50mW 532nm lab lasers and a few 150mW 660nm lab lasers off fleebay.
The base plates I got from some dismantled equipment and the dicro from an A140 projector. I also plan on containing it in a regular Radio Shack job box, with a on/off switch.

I'v read many times how difficult it was to align beams and after some time, some shims, as well as epoxy points here and there, I was able to get it 'pretty close'.

I'm pretty happy with this, it's kind of a milestone for me as well as a great experience in alignment.
Hope ya'll enjoy:beer:
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This is just before my final alignment.
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My three cameras really don't pick out beam colors well, this was the best photo I could get to show the 'yellow' from the combination.
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Thanks for looking! Keep experimenting! :beer:

I tossed my new creation on the LPM and found it to be a nice, pretty stable...175-180mW.

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Awesome. I never got around to trying mine yet I still have those pieces you sent me a few months back.

is your dichro bracket an aluminum lug for 300mcm wire lol???


ps, good job!

michael.

chipdouglas said:

is your dichro bracket an aluminum lug for 300mcm wire lol???


Ps, good job!

Michael.

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lol...yup!

sorry for the off topic, but what do you do? and where is the $3.80 per lb copper that was inside =p

I pick those up at Home Depot for pretty cheap, there are ones that are a bit smaller as well.
There was a thread about these actually, funny to see someone else that uses them.

http://laserpointerforums.com/f46/found-cheap-aluminum-laser-mounts-aixiz-module-2-2-20-a-65195.html

Edit: I'm a trust fund baby living off my allowance.............................(i wish)

Looks like you made a nice little setup there

Are you going to use it for a projector, or just keep it as such?

Benm said:

Looks like you made a nice little setup there

Are you going to use it for a projector, or just keep it as such?

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Sorry for the late reply....I lost track of the thread and just referenced it in another post.

I am just going to keep it as such....I like the color, even though it does still need just a small bit of tweeking. Really it was one of the first things I wanted to do when I got into lasers full force, so finally I have crossed that boarder.