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Well, I have it in most of the way. I used the back side of the Aixiz housing and my little vise to get it flush. But my bicycle brake adjuster is "old and beat-up" (the edge isn't even) so I'd rather not use it for fear of breaking the pins off the LD. I need to buy a new one. One stupid...

I made a few holograms back in 1988-1989 in HS physics class. 0.5mW Spectra Physics HeNe laser appropriate lenses developing chemicals film (all supplied by my high school) I did the whole project on a 4' x 8' plywood board on sawhorses, and the optics "stabilized" in buckets of sand, all in...

Wait, what??!! You mean this?? That's not my idea of "on-the-cheap." :eek: Even a 4 x 5 is still $300. Yeah, so back to the power drill idea....... LOL.

I have a general question. I'm sure most of us can't just go out and buy a metalworking lathe for machining heat sinks, flashlight mods, etc... My guess is something like that isn't cheap. But could you use a regular power drill to do the job? I'm sure you'd need a way of securing the...

Thank you for the advice, Greenmechanic! I'll definitely make sure that I put it in straight, and recess it properly. I'm trying to stay slow and methodical. I'm afraid that if I go too fast or get too excited, my big hands will break something, or I'll do something wrong and end up w/ a...

Yes, the HS Produkt handgun. Imported by Springfield Armory, called the XD now. It saved my life once already, so I'm a big fan of Croatian firearms.

I'm the same way with some of these sites. Visit them, read about 20 pages, then only come back after a month or two.... No, I was born and raised USA. My daily carry weapon was made in Croatia, so I use that as part of my avatar. you mean like: I've been drinking soda today, and I just...

I received my Aixiz laser housing blanks today!! Whoo hoo! So, if I have time tonight, I'll work on putting the LD into the housing. I have a brake adjuster from a bicycle that should be the correct size to use as a "Diode Press" kind of tool. Then, I think I'll just run wires from the LD...

All I could think of while watching Avatar was "didn't we do this sh!t to the Native Americans?" It was an entertaining movie. Nothing more, nothing less.

I don't visit FML regularly, but from the few times i've been there, I had a good laugh. I also like Failblog.org

Those are good thoughts. A broken housing/mount could be some inspiration in trying to fit a DIY into. Granted, it's reverse-engineering, but I'm not going to resell this anyway. LOL. Nothing new yet. Yeah, most seem to be limited to 5mW, which I assume is thanks to the government. I think...

I wanted to write a review of Aixiz Service and International LLC and how they handled my entire order. This was the first time I've ever ordered from them, and my first time ordering anything related to lasers. Mon, Jan 4, 2010: I ordered a pack of 10 Aixiz laser module blanks via their...

Hmmm... maybe that moron is going to connect them all together to try to make a green DPSS laser? :crackup:

Sparkfun's 4-point purpose of Free Day: 1. Giving back to customers for a stellar year 2. Fairly give away $100 worth of stuff to "everyone" 3. Test the new server cluster 4. Celebrate 7 years with a party The reality of Free Day was probably much different than anyone expected. As for #1...

Mohrenberg, I'm sorry to see you leave so suddenly. I hope everything is OK. Please, contact someone on here so we all can know that you're OK!!!

Yeah, my kids' school was on a 2-hour delay. I have no idea WHY. The snow wasn't an issue for driving this morning.

Come on people!!! There's no need to argue over the details, or to tell people to stop whining. This was an awesome offer made to the public by a business. This business failed in the technology side to assist their customers (new and returning) in placing orders. This generated many...

Understood. Maybe IgorT needs to see these comic strips to cheer him up?

I think Wiki explains some things: Category 5 cable - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Um... huh? I've never heard of that. I was just telling him to get better soon. :yh: