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He-Ne Project box Pics.

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I won several He-Ne tubes, PSU's,beam combiners, fiber optics, etc. in a flea-bay auction <$26.00 for all.
Had to think of some ways to use them.
IE: make them safer,so I don't get the sh#t shocked out of me.
Bought a project box and a few other goodies..
The fan is mostly WOW factor,but it doesn't hurt.
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Separate fan and beam switches.
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The insides. (was just roughed in pics. Has been bundled, heatshrunk, etc.
since then. I assure you the Hot Glue was just to hold everything in place, to be replaced with epoxy after testing.

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Close-up of tube.
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The business end.
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I take the battery out of a spare UPS and Velcro the laser box to it.
Instant He-Ne pointer
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Really, man that one on the picture looks like it can kill on site lol
 
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Lol And in this day and age you don't know what people are going to do :p
 
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How much did it all cost in the final build?

If its that cheap I might want to build one too..
 
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How much did it all cost in the final build?

If its that cheap I might want to build one too..
It's hard to say because I buy boxes of laser stuff on e-bay.
But, I'd say around $25-30, but you have to do hours of watching and bidding to get the good deals. (probably <1%)
 

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Cool!

You know what would have been even awesomer? A semi transparent box so you can still see the tube glow :D
 
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Mark, That is nice work & I really like your shop. that looks like a well equipped bench.
 
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It's hard to say because I buy boxes of laser stuff on e-bay.
But, I'd say around $25-30, but you have to do hours of watching and bidding to get the good deals. (probably <1%)

Aww man $25 to $30 is awesome for something like that, I guess I have to keep my eyes open for it.
 
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I always love "High Voltage" warnings, as if a high voltage itself is enough to do harm to people lol
In any case that's an awesome retro looking laser, I've always thought that gas laser innards look absolutely badass ;)
 




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