I was playing around with some Memorex "Cool Colors" CD-R CD's (the red one is the one that gives this effect) with my green laser and I discovered that the part of the CD that touches the inside circle, as pictured below kinda works as an IR filter. That, or it just really, REALLY dims the...
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2007/06/18/BUGGGQGBSS1.DTL
That is insane. I'd love to own something like that, it reminds me of cheesy sci-fi movie weapons.
So I was pretty bored yesterday and played around with my 20mw DX green laser. I took some time lapse photos with my smoke machine and a few mirrors. Here are the results. I made some time tunnels also, and the last picture is a time tunnel of love.
Well, after 1 weeks shipping time, I finally assembled the beam collimator.
http://www.laserpointerforums.com/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1179242523
The hardest part about this whole thing was getting the LEN1 to fit in the PVC tubing. This took me more than 2 hours and would take anyone else probably...
After finding out my DX 20mw can light matches, I took a video of it. Sorry about the bad quality, it was with my cell phone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77Uv1cmCm78
I just received my small monocular which I took apart to act as a lens to make the dot smaller at a short distance. I put in some E2 Lithium batteries, Pot-Modded the screw very tight, then I shot it at a Sharpied match at around 2 inches for around 3 seconds and it lit. Unbelievable, 20mw DX...
I'm Zander. I came to this website because of SenKat linking me in a PM on another forum. I Own a DX 20mw green laser that I modified. I plan on getting the DX 200mw once I get enough money.
Recently, I bought an optics set along with a collimating kit. Those should arrive in a week or two.