DX50 cap removing - mission impossible

[trueHOUSE]

i tryed everythink i tryed with the wood blocks - nothing, i tryed with pliers(not sure this is the right word ) - nothing,i want t remove it but there is no way to do this please help meeee! :-[ :'( :

 

[rog8811]

You will see posts from some people who have taken a DX apart without damaging the cap or barrel....I am not one of them fortunately I take them apart to use the modules so it doesn't matter that the case is kn*ckered.

They are very well put together these days, you will just have to get phisical with it I am afraid.

Regards rog8811

 

[Benm]

Here's how i go about it:

- heat the cap a bit, i often use the stove, be careful it doesnt get scalding hot as not do damage the laser.

- clamp the cap in a vice with some cloth in between.

- wiggle and twist the rest of the laser out of the cap.

it doesnt come off that easy the first time usually, and i haven't found a way to remove it without using a table vice.

 

[Curiously_Coherent]

I gave up on mine as well. Tried the blocks and the vice, it just didn't budge and I didn't want to wreck it. I didn't try heat though.

It's probably better that way anyway because I was going to mount an IR filter inside the cap. I've recently realized that doing that would have overheated the innards pretty fast, so I'm glad I never got it open, in hindsight.

Good luck with yours! Let us know if the heat works for you.

Cheers, CC

 

[trueHOUSE]

why are they making the lasers this way god...d...

 

[trueHOUSE]

can i just pull the module without removing the cap ?

 

[rog8811]

can i just pull the module without removing the cap ?

Nope, all you can do is keep at it......I got to the stage where I just chucked them up in the lathe and turned the cap off....................

Regards rog8811

 

[chimo]

Use the wooden block method WITH HEAT. The heat softens the glue considerably. Apply just enough heat to make it a little too hot to touch with bare hands and then work quickly with the wood blocks.

 

[trueHOUSE]

thank you all for replies ill try one more time ;D

 

[phenol]

as a last resort - Peter Gabriel and 'Sledge-hammer'

 

[MarioMaster]

i had to use two pairs of vicegrips to get my friend's DX30 apart, scratched it kinda bad but i did get it off

 

[trueHOUSE]

i tryed with the vice grip method and i put an old sock - didnt work today ill try and i hope i wil open it

 

[amkdeath]

i tryed with the vice grip method and i put an old sock - didnt work today ill try and i hope i wil open it

demels are man's best friend

whip out the rotary tool (if all you want is the module) and cut away!!!

regards.

amk

 

[supernova]

I am not familiar with this laser, but in principal, a push press with proper diameter is the most logical answer.

machine a brass or plastic device of proper diameter and use a vise and an open hole to "press" or "push" the object out.

search your shop... there is a good chance you have a object such as a punch or drill bit that has a similar diameter, maybe your ingenuity can help locate a matching diameter object and you can develop a tool to help push it out.

It is really easy to find a drill bit to suit any diameter as they are available via fractional, numerical and alphabetical sizes. Lopping off a short length from the shaft is not hard with a drill and a file or dremel and they are easily spun and filed to a flat.

sn

 

[trueHOUSE]

i opened it  ;D with the wood blocks method   but i ruined the cap it so ugly  :-/ ...,never mind now i want to know where is the ir filter can u tell me ? (ill post pics later)
   i didnt actually removed the cap a part of the module  where the colimating lens is , came out with the cap and it is still sticked to the cap can you belive this they must be using some kind of SuuuPeer Gluuueee! ta-ta-ta-taaaaam damdaam
conclusion:
1 . Pot mod doesnt work
2 . Cant find the ir filter

 

[trueHOUSE]

after all it looks very cool