Ehgemus fan thread, post your photo's of the host he built for you.

[Alaskan]

I'm drooling guys!!
My New Harold Creation

NUBM44 450nm Diode powered by two SANYO 18650's.

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I really wanted that! You beat me to it! If he is going to make another one I'd like the same thing built but threaded on the end to accept a JL beam expander.
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[GSS]

All these new hosts are awesome I dont want to leave out anybody:beer: Ehgemus are you ever going to give a hint as to what you have for equipment or is it a Coca Cola secret locked in a vault? Alaskan love the new avatar I wanted to tell you before you should use that pic, your wife is very very pretty (so are you dont get jealous) haha.

 

[Ricker]

Alaskan, I was just thinking the same thing after seeing that other host which takes the JL expander, I would have loved to have this one take that!

 

[Alaskan]

Can you post a photo of the other stub on the side? Is it another on-off button?

 

[Ricker]

Can you post a photo of the other stub on the side? Is it another on-off button?

No it is not, just as very beautiful cone with in inverted cone going back into the center of it, do you still want a head on picture of it? Sorry for the late reply I just got home from work.

Edit: You probably mean the disc thing on the side, I actually am not sure of the function of it, maybe for a lanyard or rope to tie to? It just has screw in it going into the body in the middle, not sure the purpose of it honestly.

 

[Ricker]

 

[Alaskan]

Aha, it's artwork, but that would have been a good place to put an on-off button instead. I want it!

Back for an edit: Naw, the more I think of it, it must be for a lanyard, but normally I think he would have included it, that would be a good place to tie a leather loop.

 

[Ricker]

Right! And also, I'm not sure if he intended this or not but i always set it down on that piece so it doesn't roll at all, it works perfectly for that!

 

[GSS]

Right! And also, I'm not sure if he intended this or not but i always set it down on that piece so it doesn't roll at all, it works perfectly for that!

That is a cool add on even if it wasnt made to keep that beauty from rolling but while im posting Ricker if its you who if I remember that has a Christmas Birthday, well Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday coming up:thinking:....Edit its you or Gabe or both?

 

[Ricker]

It is me! Thank you so much GSS!!

 

[Moe Ron]

Greetings,


Here's a few pic's of a build Harold did for me I am extremely proud to
own, :eg:.

Here I have a NDB7A78 diode in it using a 4 mode driver with high
mode set to 4a. Using 2x26650 MNKE batteries, or can use
2x18650's with adapter sleeves. I have since changed the diode
to a de-canned NUBMO7E, same driver.
At some point will change to a NUBM44 I have and SXD driver set at 5.5a.
The 465nm-470nm coming out of the 10x BE is an awesome sight,
and may be a while before I swap diodes....

cheers,
Moe

 

[GSS]

You just cant lose with an Ehgemus host, Moe Ron thats a brutal beauty. Fortunetly for now im a spectator but still love to see them. Ricker your Christmas gift to me "can" be some pics of that 7W beast

 

[Alaskan]

That's awesome, I'm really glad to see more use of beam expanders with these otherwise high divergence laser diodes and nice looking, very nice host. These must be a labor of love for Harold, for the prices he charges. I've tried to get a couple of other well known members here to build hosts and they just aren't very interested unless the price approaches 1,000 dollars.

 

[GSS]

That's awesome, I'm really glad to see more use of beam expanders with these otherwise high divergence laser diodes and nice looking, very nice host. These must be a labor of love for Harold, for the prices he charges. I've tried to get a couple of other well known members here to build hosts and they just aren't very interested unless the price approaches 1,000 dollars.

Does Ehgemus even have a established metal wholesaler he,s so secretive and I find that great:shhh:. If he is picking up scraps here and there to make these beautys even amplifies his labor of love

 

[RedCowboy]

Bar stock is not that expensive, even if you buy from ebay, now a good lathe with tooling and large tap and die set can set you back a few bucks. Quite a few.

aluminum round bar stock | eBay

When you consider the cost of tooling and the labor involved you see that for the casual builder that buying from Ehgemus is a great deal.

 

[Alaskan]

Yes, he orders from an established company through the mail, or via ebay. I know that much, but he may have other local sources too. The hosts he offers on the forum are always the best deals, often in the range of 40-120 dollars but I'll be damned if I can catch some of them in time. I'm checking the BST section twice a day every day to look and see if he has put something up.