Has anyone tried this?
My idea is to remove the bottom cap/seal while keeping the glass intact in order to slide out the metal interior tube and fit it with some LED's and make a neat lamp out of the laser's glass shell.
I made a lamp with a working HeNe and it turned out really well (http://laserpointerforums.com/f43/hene-creation-check-out-63289.html), lets see what I can do with this. I know its not as fun as a working laser, but I got the tube for cheap and discovered it was broken after removing it from the tube. I would like to do something with it!
Hene Tube Pictures - Imgur Link
I imagine baking the laser and pulling it off or boiling it if the cap is glued in some way.
It looks like the glass might be formed around the metal cap and then i am SOL without a glass cutter.
Any input?
My idea is to remove the bottom cap/seal while keeping the glass intact in order to slide out the metal interior tube and fit it with some LED's and make a neat lamp out of the laser's glass shell.
I made a lamp with a working HeNe and it turned out really well (http://laserpointerforums.com/f43/hene-creation-check-out-63289.html), lets see what I can do with this. I know its not as fun as a working laser, but I got the tube for cheap and discovered it was broken after removing it from the tube. I would like to do something with it!
Hene Tube Pictures - Imgur Link
I imagine baking the laser and pulling it off or boiling it if the cap is glued in some way.
It looks like the glass might be formed around the metal cap and then i am SOL without a glass cutter.
Any input?
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