Depends on how much power you need.
The lm317 chip in rogs tut can only do about 1.5A and thats pushing it.
Because i need to get it to a specific voltage... and i dont know what current to run it at.Just pointing out the obvious here but you realize IR is not a visible light source. If your looking at rog8811's web page I don't know what else you will need besides learning to use the search function here.
Answer this, why IR and do you have safety goggles for this wavelength?
IR - 755/810/980/1064 : OEM Laser Systems, Inc., Precision Laser Equipment
Not cheap after all now is it. You only get one pair of eyes in this life make sure to protect them.