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The purpose of this thread is to enable anyone who machines or processes aluminum parts to anodize them as a final finishing step. Anodizing provides aluminum with a hard, durable, scratch resistant finish layer that can be colored during the anodize process. The process of anodizing is...

Having recently received the 9mm 445nm diode and lens that I ordered from DTR, I decided to make this build. I machined the host from aluminum. It was polished and anodized navy blue. This is a side button style host. The laser head is direct diode pressfit with a brass lens nut to hold the lens...

While rummaging through my parts bins, I found a PHR 803T sled that I had forgotten about ages ago. The diode was quickly pulled, and I decided to make a 3 x CR2 host for it. The driver is linear, LM1117 with 10 ohm resistor. The driver and switch are on a small messy smt board. I didn't bother...

I recently ordered a 12x bluray diode from DTR and decided to make up a host for it. The host is machined from aluminum stock. I milled the battery barrel to be octagonal for most of its' length. Side clicky switch. The tailcap is threaded (0.75mm pitch), the head is held on by a stainless steel...

I ordered some diodes and other items from DTR. They were shipped promptly, a tracking number was provided, and everything was very well and securely packed. The order was received with no damage and all items were as expected. Also included was a copper heatsink for 9mm diodes, a very nice...

Today I had the day off so I decided to spend a few hours making up this green laser. I had a module that I got from o-like a couple of years ago that needed a nicely machined and anodized aluminum host. This particular module requires 1 x 18650 to operate. This module was oddly shaped, with a...

I recently completed building myself a nice 445nm lab laser. This laser uses an o-like module with 405nm glass lens in a custom machined heatsink attached to a body milled from aluminum extrusion. There are four no-skid rubber feet on the unit, these are replaceable with four brass screw...

I was at HD today to get some paint. On my way back down the paint aisle, I saw the word "GLOW" out of the corner of my eye. Sure enough, it was a small tin of Rust-Oleum Glow In The Dark latex paint. I bought it and brought it home to quickly try out. It is water based (latex) so cleanup is...

I wanted to run my gas lasers not so long ago, so I turned on the fog machine and shot a few video clips while I was at it. A 1mW red HeNe, a 2mW yellow HeNe, and a multiline argon were used. In the last clip, a diffraction grating (kaleidoscope type) was used. EUvsHE626Hg

I got a yellow hene tube and power supply from Dave (daguin) and of course received an excellent laser. I built an enclosure for the tube and for the PS from extruded aluminum. This laser has a beautiful golden yellow color. Output power is 1.6mW. Some pics of the laser. Beamshots...

I recently got an argon from Dave, and it has been working perfectly, so it is time to post some photos and video. Some pics ... The multiline beam has been split with a dichro, greens in one beam, blues in the other. Here the lines have been separated with a prism. Here is the...

I had finally decided to get an argon laser going. All I had was a basket case dead power supply and a Lasos multiline head of unknown function. Since I had noticed that Dave dealt quite often in gas lasers, I decided to PM him asking if he had anything for sale currently and if the head I had...

A little while back, I had a thread going about an LPM I made with a small TEC and a small analog panel meter. This simple device proved reliable and repeatable, so why not make something to attach to a DMM? I found a small black square heatsink from a junked PC and attached the small TEC to it...

With it being Christmas Eve, I was playing around with some of my lasers and mirrors. What resulted was a simple Christmas tree on the floor. In total, 13 mirrors were use to aim the laser beam. Two photos were taken with a red laser, and two with a green laser. The red laser was a DIY 200mW...

Recently, I remembered that I had some very small c-mount sized TEC's that I had of course purchased for cooling c-mount LD's. Realizing that a TEC can also convert a difference in heat between its' two sides into a voltage, I began to wonder if shining a laser beam onto a TEC would cause the...

I ordered two of these modules from DX on August 1st. They did not ship these until October 15th, and I received them October 26th. Despite nearly no padding around them in the brown envelope they came in, both arrived in perfect working order. As I recently purchased a Laserbee LPM, I used it...

Last night, while playing around with my blurays, I remembered something about zinc sulfide and fluorescence or phosphorescence. Having entertained myself exposing Jack Daniels, Tonic Water, highliter dye in water, and various other things to my blurays, it was time to try something different...

Having recently gotten more 6x sleds, I decided that it was time to make a 6x handheld from brass. Brass is a nice material to work with, I've made a lot of lens nuts and such from it. I already have two 6x in aluminum hosts, so I was ready to try something different. For power, I decided on 3 x...

I recently completed two new 6x bluray lasers. One is a lab laser, the other is a handheld. The lab laser is made in a section of aluminum extrusion with aluminum end plates. The diode is in a machined head with a brass lens nut. The lens is aixiz acrylic. Driver is an LM317, and is variable by...

Two videos i took recently while I had my lasers out. I got a free fog machine from work and I just had to try it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39diUfWnbPY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg4VNZTyciw