AA host renders

I don't know if he has mentioned it in this thread, but pontiac is working in a machine shop, so he has the ability to make them. We're just tryin to figure out a design.

These drawings are really amazing!!!

Anyone looking at these and the revisions can really tell a lot of thought and work went into making them.

If it ever does get made, I would definately buy one, even if the price tag is high.
Because a custom host like this one is totally worth it!!!

Great job Pontiacg5!!!

Thanks for the comment! I have 2 operation manuals and a programing manual for a super quick turn 10M that I brought home for the weekend to study up on. Hopefully next weekend I'll be able to figure out If I can make these on a CNC lathe, If I can't I'm going to buy a manual one and make them anyway

Heh..I was looking at cheap lathes..I thought while ago I was going to get the $400 Harbor freight CNC, since I've seen the work people done off these machines, and was very pleased. I had thoughts of getting one sometime and making my own laser hosts for high power lasers.

Really nice Pontiacg5. I've been learning AutoCAD all year, (2009 mainly, not SolidWorks), and can appreciate the work you've put in there.

We only touched on using SolidWorks for one lesson but can't you do some thermal analysis in that package? Would be nice to know just what sort of maximum diode powers you can theoretically put into that sleek host.

Get this sucker made!

M

Jbtm - If your going to get a harbor freight lathe, I would get the 12" one instead of the 10" one. The 12" can cut a whole bunch tighter threads than the 10" one and most threaded stuff on lasers are really fine threads. Or you could just make something without threads and use taps and dies to thread everything together

Morgan - I'm using solidworks because I need to learn how to use it for work, but I have AutoCAD 2010 as well and I just like solidworks better for some reason. There is some way to calculate thermal capacity and dissipation using soildworks simulation, but I really haven't tried to use that yet though I probably should.

I've got some ideas for magenta and cyan lasers in a portable host (I really wouldn't call them ideas, everyone knows how to make cyan and magenta but I've got an Idea on how to go about it) and I'm trying to figure out a way to make a burning yellow or even put a RGV into a portable as well. The different grounds makes it a PITA!

Pontiacg5 said:

Jbtm - If your going to get a harbor freight lathe, I would get the 12" one instead of the 10" one. The 12" can cut a whole bunch tighter threads than the 10" one and most threaded stuff on lasers are really fine threads. Or you could just make something without threads and use taps and dies to thread everything together

Morgan - I'm using solidworks because I need to learn how to use it for work, but I have AutoCAD 2010 as well and I just like solidworks better for some reason. There is some way to calculate thermal capacity and dissipation using soildworks simulation, but I really haven't tried to use that yet though I probably should.

I've got some ideas for magenta and cyan lasers in a portable host (I really wouldn't call them ideas, everyone knows how to make cyan and magenta but I've got an Idea on how to go about it) and I'm trying to figure out a way to make a burning yellow or even put a RGV into a portable as well. The different grounds makes it a PITA!

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I had trouble getting this to start with but you mean case positive or negative don't you? Yeah, not the happiest of situations. I've been throwing that one backwards and forwards for a bit. Do I isolate the green and make the BR case negative to match the red or; isolate the red and make the BR match the green? (Does it matter if I don't choose which for the BR?!!! Aghhh!) For heatsinking I'm not sure which will dissipate better. I know there's heat conducting/electrically non-conducting tape but there has to be a BEST solution out of these two options. I think the technique with the WhiteFusion is to use a plastic coating to electrically isolate the green module but you'll have to check that.

Lots of people I speak to prefer SolidWorks and Inventor to AutoCAD proper. Certainly the 3D side of AutoCAD was an add on to compete with the others and this makes it complex and inefficient in terms of memory but despite this, I kind of like it. It works the way my head does. (Don't know if that's a good thing or not. Maybe I'm inefficient in terms of memory; I can't remember. :thinking

Good skills whatever the package you're using though. Got a professional look going on there. Keep up the good work.

M