Howdee.
-Consider it as dangerous as a firearm; in some scenarios even more dangerous.
JUST SOME QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF AND MAYBE USE SOME OF THE ANSWERS TO UPDATE YOUR QUESTION (CAPSLOCK isn't me yelling; just the headline of my answer)...lol
-How old are you?
-What are your...
sorry, for the late reply...Yes the tripod screws on with it's own 1/4x20 threads, to the hole in the heatsink that I drilled/tapped. Thanks for digging my build!
Re: Meta Topic : Pinout & Performance of actual LD
that's some useful stuff there. thanks for all the homework you did, as it'll surely be priceless help to many!
Thanks Vanillah; yes the heatsink is from Anomalytech and it works quite well. If you're curious why it's gold instead of black, just take a propane torch to yours and it'll look the same...;)
Thanks y'all. As you can surely tell, I'm more of a function over form kinda guy...lol
Weathered wood might be a challenge, but perhaps some patina'd copper might find it's way into the next build! BTW, I think the finned heatsink is the way to go vs. the heavy mass solid heatsinks. Might not...
I hope y'all like it...don't be too brutal!...lol
Can build lasers but can't figure out how to reduce filesize of vid and not sure I'm posting properly so my apologies if I did this wrong.
Just wanted to share...:)
https://sgtbilkodle.tinytake.com/sf/MjI0ODY5XzEzOTY0NjA...
thanks man; i didn't mean to post quite yet; i'm not as good at contributing my stuff as I am at checking out other folks' stuff...lol. I just added the other 4 pix I meant to add before posting.
SAWEEEET!
The link to the ballast/bulb is either broken or I've got an issue? Mind checking? I'd love to have the ballast/bulb to start a project with...4D Mag in hand...:)