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I've noticed a significant lack of build your own diode threads here so I think I already know the answer but I'll still ask You know how if you have some tungsten and it's thick enough to not immediately oxidize, you can run current through it and tada, you've got a homemade lightbulb? Or you can build your own toaster by getting some of whatever metal is in those heating coils. Or you can build your own LED too I hear. And don't even get my started on homemade radio receivers and electric motors and magnetic ompasses. Well I was wondering if it was possible to build your own laser diode. I'm sure it won't be a real quality one or last long but I think it would be neat to be able to build my own super high powered one.