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LUMIA is making a huge comeback- its a great way to make the transistion for handhelds to projectors and it has been around for nearly 100years.
UPDATE see newest post and also check this out!! perfect RGB for small LUMIA
read the review post 11
http://laserpointerforums.com/f52/new-aixiz-houston-white-laser-modules-90405.html
So simple- so elegant and something much better to do with your lasers after popping matches and burning balloons becomes SO boring.
I would like to see a LUMIA thread with a sticky or even a section all its own.
A simple one color build, once you have the few parts needed can be finished in a single day.
just smoothly rotate something that the laser can shine through attach it to ANY base- I like using the thick plastic-like cutting boards or evemn a piece of wood will do for your first build.
A simple RG can be made for under 50$ if you know the 'tricks'
.
To see how any piece of glass etc will look just shine a pen pointer thru it ...some stuff looks nicer than you expected and occasionally I find item that looked promissing but just did not meet my expectations.
A simple 1RPM clock motor will do for your first- any faster is IMO too fast.
as you very likely will destroy most pointers if a rest cycle is not used look for a good deal on the RG 'twinkle' ;asers at EEKBay and dont pay over 20$ with free ship- you may have to snipe a bunch of listings but my sniper make all that part super simple(PM for details)
these are designed for long run timers-most have a fan plus you can add more fans to your enclosure and they too are NOW almost free .
The circuits on these RGs will turn off one of the lasers from tim,e to time which is a good thing- they have rotating difraction gratings inside so that also makes for interesting LUMIA. you can get plug n play RGB ready to buld with from Techhood and high power is not needed all that much- they have ttl blanking so for very little $$$ you can have 7 color LUMIA. ( * if yopu count black laser)
Think outside the box with LUMIA the glass need not be flat nor even round
as long as you can keep your laser beams on the rotating glass you are fine.
Your housing can be almost any item that all fits inside of a lunc=h box has been used a few times.
I am in the progress of building one inside an old Kodak slide projector.
fitting --yes?
I will put some pics in this tread of my LUMIA kits starting at just 8$.
If you need motivating see Swamidog's vids at You Tube.
he does some super things and has been not only a good friend. but very helpful.
Searching the word 'Lumia' will get you a weeks worth of reading, pics and vids... easy
One of the projectors in my new GB has two LUMIA efx built in but I am not as happy with those as one moves too fast and the other not at all.
You can get a pro Lumia PJ for around $600.
..but they are great fun to build.
the only limitation is one's imagination.
some of the best labbies for these are the new mini labs at AixiZ.com
Small footprint and stackable drivers make for a small footprint-AND as they all match =those who get to look inside will be impressed.
dont buy to much green- as it will overpower your RB and V.
also dont spend too much on your 445/450- BUT you cannot ever have too much 405 and that is also true pretty much with your choice of red- (you will like 638 more)
allow me to order for you and I can get you a better deal-AixiZ is one hour drive for me so pick up for cash is a good thing.
******************
now for the links...
the latest--
http://laserpointerforums.com/f47/experimental-lumia-effects-85076.html
UPDATE see newest post and also check this out!! perfect RGB for small LUMIA
read the review post 11
http://laserpointerforums.com/f52/new-aixiz-houston-white-laser-modules-90405.html
So simple- so elegant and something much better to do with your lasers after popping matches and burning balloons becomes SO boring.
I would like to see a LUMIA thread with a sticky or even a section all its own.
A simple one color build, once you have the few parts needed can be finished in a single day.
just smoothly rotate something that the laser can shine through attach it to ANY base- I like using the thick plastic-like cutting boards or evemn a piece of wood will do for your first build.
A simple RG can be made for under 50$ if you know the 'tricks'
.
To see how any piece of glass etc will look just shine a pen pointer thru it ...some stuff looks nicer than you expected and occasionally I find item that looked promissing but just did not meet my expectations.
A simple 1RPM clock motor will do for your first- any faster is IMO too fast.
as you very likely will destroy most pointers if a rest cycle is not used look for a good deal on the RG 'twinkle' ;asers at EEKBay and dont pay over 20$ with free ship- you may have to snipe a bunch of listings but my sniper make all that part super simple(PM for details)
these are designed for long run timers-most have a fan plus you can add more fans to your enclosure and they too are NOW almost free .
The circuits on these RGs will turn off one of the lasers from tim,e to time which is a good thing- they have rotating difraction gratings inside so that also makes for interesting LUMIA. you can get plug n play RGB ready to buld with from Techhood and high power is not needed all that much- they have ttl blanking so for very little $$$ you can have 7 color LUMIA. ( * if yopu count black laser)
Think outside the box with LUMIA the glass need not be flat nor even round
as long as you can keep your laser beams on the rotating glass you are fine.
Your housing can be almost any item that all fits inside of a lunc=h box has been used a few times.
I am in the progress of building one inside an old Kodak slide projector.
fitting --yes?
I will put some pics in this tread of my LUMIA kits starting at just 8$.
If you need motivating see Swamidog's vids at You Tube.
he does some super things and has been not only a good friend. but very helpful.
Searching the word 'Lumia' will get you a weeks worth of reading, pics and vids... easy
One of the projectors in my new GB has two LUMIA efx built in but I am not as happy with those as one moves too fast and the other not at all.
You can get a pro Lumia PJ for around $600.
..but they are great fun to build.
the only limitation is one's imagination.
some of the best labbies for these are the new mini labs at AixiZ.com
Small footprint and stackable drivers make for a small footprint-AND as they all match =those who get to look inside will be impressed.
dont buy to much green- as it will overpower your RB and V.
also dont spend too much on your 445/450- BUT you cannot ever have too much 405 and that is also true pretty much with your choice of red- (you will like 638 more)
allow me to order for you and I can get you a better deal-AixiZ is one hour drive for me so pick up for cash is a good thing.
******************
now for the links...
the latest--
http://laserpointerforums.com/f47/experimental-lumia-effects-85076.html
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