Lens G8 my mod 👍

[Borislav@87]

Hello. I'm posting a separate topic here if anyone has a similar problem. I bought a G8 lens for my custom laser, but the lens barely held because it made a good spot at just one turn of the thread. She was swaying and would fall at any moment. What did I do in this case. I disassembled the lens. I removed the glass and before that I turned the glass clamp first. So the glass is already somewhere in the middle of the body. I disassembled a 3-element lens because I have several. I took the clamp, put it in the body of the G8 and tightened the glass with it. The glass is pressed between the two clamps and I already use 60-70% of the thread until the best stain is formed. I used tweezers for the glass and did not touch it. You will need a suitable width to develop the clamps. I am very glad that everything turned out perfectly!

 

[Anthony P]

I have similar problems with G8. I do not know why it does not just come in a longer barrel.

 

[Borislav@87]

I have similar problems with G8. I do not know why it does not just come in a longer barrel.

I can not say. But the way I did it turned out great and the lens is very stable. At least that's what a chrome diode body does. A while ago I almost assembled the new laser with the same components and decided to use a copper diode body. It turned out to have a deeper thread and accordingly the G8 will have to go down and stay stable, but this is true for the copper body. For chrome, it needs to be redone.

 

[Unown (WILD)]

The lens really just needs to be in the center of the housing. Some copper tubing cut in short lengths should hold the lens in place