Ordered CNI >150.. Questions about accessories..

After seeing all you guys speaking so highly of the Nova X-series I decided to order a CNI >150 from pseudonomen137 to see what all the fuss is about.

Anyway, while I'm waiting on it to arrive I figured I'd buy a few accessories such as a cap set and maybe a dragon case.

So enlighten me.. What are my options as far as end caps / lens holders? I've seen the one that Nova offers, but I don't really like the way it looks with the 3 screws holding the lens.. I've seen another cap set from wickedlasers (and yes I know thats a bad word around here ;D , but I'm just interested in their caps, not lasers) and was curious if it would fit the black & gold CNI lasers? If not, are their any others from other companies availible that will screw on to the CNI/x-series? I don't really care for all the lenses that create effects (lines, dots, etc) I mostly just want a convex lens to focus the beam for more burning power. So whats the best lens for burning that has a focal point thats atleast a few inches away from the laser? Yeah, I know I could just make one from a magnifying glass, but I want something that looks nice too.

How difficult would it be to make a CNI/x-series externally focusable? Anyone ever tried that?

Finally, about the dragon case.. For anyone who has one.. How well do they fit? Are they worth the $10 bucks for protection?

Re: Ordered CNI >150.. Questions about accessories

The dragon case is an okay option. Not a perfect fit, but it gets the job done.

The cap set from WL won't fit, and unfortunately the only well-matched accessories I know of at those Nova ones. They might not look so great, but they're pretty impressive compared to my usual optics holders - creations of whatever electrical tape and blue-tack is lying around. Just for burning though, I just carry around a standard folding acrylic magnifying glass. Its cheap and effective!

I'll toss in a diffraction grating or two into your package though. Perhaps the line gen doesn't impress you, but I get the feeling a good double axis diffraction grating will be better than you think.

And we've already talked about that external upcollimator so I guess I'll leave this post at that

Re: Ordered CNI >150.. Questions about accessories

Cool, Thanks for for the reply.. In that case I think I'll order the Nova Lens holder.

I'll toss in a diffraction grating or two into your package though. Perhaps the line gen doesn't impress you, but I get the feeling a good double axis diffraction grating will be better than you think.

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I have no idea what a double axis diffraction grating is ;D , but thanks for including it! I'll definitely check it out.