OMG that is small!!! You are very tempting Jay but I need to calm down on the buying for now at least may be in the near future. And thanks for the pic it really shows the size sense I have the CR2 kit!! I cant wait..! And I will talk to my friend and see if I can use his lathe if not I will be very careful and use a hacksaw. I was looking at mini lathes and man they are expensive $600 is alot for me I would love to have one tho.

Justin

Yeah man... I really got a steal on mine...

I found it at the flee market. It was all in parts - in boxes. My wife tried to talk me out of it, but I begged and offered to buy her something in return.

I paid $250, not knowing for sure if the motor even worked. Just trusted the guy from talking to him.

I had to go on-line and call a couple of people to learn how to properly wire a reversible motor and switch.

But that little antique Atlas/Craftsman lathe was in excellent condition! It sat in my garage for probably 10 years before I started really using it though! Lol...

Glad I kept it! I've been using it every day now...


Jay

Man I would love to have one so I can make what ever I need but money is tight right now especially sense I just bought a 405-G-1 from you!!! Thanks for the pic!


Justin

Ha ha!

Thanks for the order!

I'm sure you will love it in your Key Chain CR2/6X build! I sent it today...
Jay

Wow Jay, very nice!

It's just as short as your other host, only thicker.. Great find!

I've been looking for a keychain host that could handle more battery capacity for a long time now.


This thing looks sweet!

Thanks Igor!

Yes, you wouldn't believe how sweet it is.

The perfect tiny host! Tiny metal tail button, heavy feel too! Not thin and cheap feeling...
Jay

I will have to agree with Jay this thing is SOLID. The tail clicky is pretty unique also, no way you will accidentally turn it on lol.

Justin

I might have to get one from you..

Hmm, maybe in today's package?

Sure thing! Just let me know...

I can say with complete confidence that you will love this little build!
Jay

I'm sure i will Jay, and i'll get one as soon as i can, unfortunatelly a payment i was expecting did not arrive today, so i'll have to order it another day.


But i will order one of these kits, as soon as my PP fills up a bit again! With an EZ focus adaptor, because i think it really fits beautifully!


Is it a different diameter than the Kryton adaptors?

Yes, the EzFocus adapter is much different in size...

The Kryton Groove adapter is 24.5mm,

The Kryton smooth is 23mm,

And this Key Chain CR2 EzFocus adapter is only 17.5mm in diameter.

Perfect match for the knurled host!

However, I should mention that this smaller EzFocus adapter is designed to glue onto the AixiZ focus ring, just like my Pocket Mini EzFocus adapter.

And because of that, the lens will matter. (for the gap between the host and the adapter at focus)

I have my measurements designed for a perfect fit using my 405-G-1 glass lens modification with the module positioned perfectly flush with the heatsink face.

There is room for adjustment of the module position in the Pocket Mini, and maybe just a little room in this build, but VERY little room to go farther into the host. Of course, you can move the module position out farther with no problem at all.

Just thought I would point this out if you want an EzFocus adapter...
Jay

I see..

So it doesn't just stick on the focusing nut like the Kryton Groove EZ-Focus adaptor you sent me?

Hmm, i'll have to think about this a bit... Or maybe order the adaptor later...

Yeah... The Kryton is larger in diameter, so the mounting can use an o-ring, which allows some movement where the AixiZ focus ring meets the o-ring. This allows the gap between the back of the EzFocus adapter and the host, to kind of 'automatically' adjust.

But with the smaller diameter hosts, like my Pocket Mini, and this new Key Chain CR2 host, there is not room for the o-ring style mounting.

Personally, I like the glued on style much better! A more solid feel. But then it must fit perfectly, and the lens you are using, will make all the difference in how deep I need to make the mounting area that glues onto the focus ring so that it will be just right at focus.

Leaving just a minimal gap between the EzFocus adapter, and the host. So that you can still have a little room for long distance focus if you want, but not be unsightly.

P.S. This style of mounting (glued on), only gets glued to the AixiZ focus ring. So you can still remove the EzFocus Adapter, and just put another AixiZ focus ring on the lens if you want to try the lens in a different build...
Jay

I see...


Otherwise, have you ever tried the tail-cap method of mounting a focusing adaptor on a focusing ring?

It works beautifully and occupies less diameter than an o-ring. Especially if you removed the rim, like you do with your Keychain builds...

Might even fit on here, without requiring glue?

Using the silicone tail caps instead of an o-ring because they are thinner?

That could probably work too...

I think you will like the 'glue on' method for this tiny build Igor. It just makes the EzFocus adapter into a larger AixiZ focus ring that can unscrew if you wanted to put the lens into a different host...
Jay

I understand, i know it'll work just fine, i'll just need to figure out which lens to fit it for first.

I just thought i'd mention the other possibility, which DarkHorse came up with. He also thought he would eventually use o-rings, but i made several lasers with focusing adaptors held by nothing but open-top tailcaps, and they worked great. They would adjust themselves automatically to whatever distance from the lens was required, and give the focusing a little extra tightness - their bottom rim would get squeezed between the focusing adaptor and the heatsink, and stabilize the lens wobble...

A tiny host such as this might not allow for the rim of the tailcap to be used, but it should still work just as nicelly. Similar to your EZ-Focus adaptor for the Kryton..

I will attest, this host is the BOMB!!! i have an 8x in mine!

It's sick!

Awsome job again Jay,

Tyler

Thanks man!

Glad you like it!
Jay

I think its my destiny not to have a blu ray I just got the 405-G-1 lens and it was awesome the dot is so small then just like that the next time I turn it on its a LED so I freaked out and thought it was the battery at first praying that it wasn't the diode even with a fresh battery its still a LED. I literally didnt get to see the beam thought the 405-G-1 lens for more than 30 seconds I have spent $120 this month on diodes that have died within 2 weeks one died in less than a day. Im so frustrated!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is this normal?

Justin

Bummer man...

Have you considered Dark's build service? Almost free!

You said you had 'flickering'...

If there is some 'shorts' in the connections, the diode could die instantly. Especially if the short is between the diode and the driver.

If a GGW 6X is built properly, I would think it would last a long time at 190mA's. I have several at that power range. But I also have a habit of using a 1 minute duty cycle.
Jay

Well I went over the build and found where there could have potentially been a short between the positive going to the diode and the case negative. But if that shorts there would that affect the diode. Any ways I put a PHR in the cr2 build and man the 405 lens makes it POWERFUL! And I made sure To fully insulated the flex drive this time and went over the solder points and made sure thy are solid, and it seems to be working fine so far. But there is like fuzz around the dot from the lens is that normal.

I cant wait te get more money so I can buy another GGW.

Build service sounds great but I want to do it myself to further my experience and knowledge.

Thanks Jay

Justin

Glad you got it going with the PHR!

'Fuzz around the dot'? It sounds like maybe the same phenomenon that most experience with blu-ray. Our eyes don't focus very well with 405nm. It is near ultra violet. Have you looked at the dot with proper eye protection?

Or, you are talking about the 'side splash' that is there with the 405-G-1 glass lens. Yes, it has some 'reflection look' off to one side, you only notice it if you are trying to look at the dot at close distance. Meredith glass lenses will give a similar 'splash'. It never bothered me personally...

About the connection, if your 'short' was on the supply side of the driver, no problem to the diode. It's just like turning the laser off and on.

But if the 'short' is between the diode and driver, even for a split second, the driver capacitor charges and then discharges a higher voltage into the diode that will kill it.
Jay

And Jayrob does it again!
Stop it man! You're taking all my money :P

Sorry... (kind of)

You won't believe this little beauty Spyder!




A picture is worth a thousand words...
Jay

Yeah the fuzz Im talking about sounds like side splash There is like just and haze kinda on one side of the dot can you put some kind of aperture with a hole in the middle so it will block the side splash? Also the focusing ring is really tight I cannot unscrew it with my fingers is that normal I want to see how its all put together also so I can clean it.

And yeah it looks like the positive going from the driver to the diode touched the case and shorted out and thats probably what killed the GGW I had

Thanks,
Justin