Resurrection of a nice host..

Hi CO,
Yes I will after work today a nice beam shot of 470nm
@BM
I can't help it when I buy one to poke and pry into it to see how it's built
@Alaskan
He does nice work maybe he wins start making them again

Thanks Rich. :beer:

Alaskan said:

Some people prefer lightweight hosts, but I like them with some weight and room, large heat sinks and ability to accept 26650 batteries and I love them. This doesn't look like it will hold the big batteries, but has a lot of mass for sucking up the heat and a lot of surface area to transfer it to the air. I'm a fin man though, like lots of deep fins.

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You just hang tight then, FinMan. I finally got my mill, and I've been practicing. As soon as I get my dirty little hands on a rotary table, that BigAss Fin™ host I designed in SketchUp will see the light of day...or, the light of a laser, as the case may be.

And I'll make it to fit 26650's...just for you!

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And, errbody else...I haven't stopped makin' em, I've just been keepin em! :na:
I was just tellin Rich today in PM that when I saw that host come on the market, I got all nostalgic and stuff, and almost bought it back myself.
Only real problem is time...who would one talk to about switching to metric days...100 hrs each? I could do with 100 hour days! :crackup:

Rich...you mentioned the fact that there are no threads in the focus knob. Are you tellin me that you cut M9x.5 threads in your knobs? Say it ain't so! I haven't tried to cut any that small, but I can imagine it's a total BITCH, and up against a shoulder like that too!!?!! Especially since this is the US, and my lathe doesn't even know how to SPELL metric, much less cut those tiny threads in that language. That knob was meant to have the small knob from a module pressed into it.

-G

Whoa, cool.

That looks nice!

Hi G,
Well should we get a donation going to get you to start the wheels turning for some more tooling?? And boy o boy i know how much tooling could cost every time i see something i buy it like a tooling whore i am. Yes i thread all my focus knobs that come with my heat sinks and plug n play's. 3 or 4 threads and your good to go that makes the lens not buried to far into the knob. I even thread my 510 modules with the focus knob also. You have some awesome designs your going to have to break out sooner or later with them buddy.. I was waiting for you to chime in only a matter of time..
Oh a few beam shot of 470nm

Rich

:drool: Thanks for sharing the beam shots like you said you would for me Rich. Amazing.

It is good that you are still making them Gadget. :beer:

Love the host, love the wavelength.

Yep. The two come together nicely.

Hi , The WL is really Blue and the host fits it well . Sorry was late with the Beam shots was trashed after work.Thank you Curtis and Alaskan very much..

Rich

You're welcome Rich. :beer: Don't worry about the lateness of your pics. We understand that people do have lives.
I certainly can't provide always on request.

Hi CO,
Thanks for understanding buddy yes we all do not enough hours in a day

Rich

That beam looks stunning!

Hi V,
thank you for the reply it is a wonderful WL another favorite is the 462nm WL also 14 or 2W versions.. 450nm isn't so bad either..

Rich