Honestly - I don't understand why more C-Mount hosts aren't made. It would be relatively simple. You could create a two-part heatsink "sandwich" with an indented cavity in one for the diode, and an M9x0.5 thread in the other for an aixiz lens.
I think it sucks that we really only see 12mm Aixiz heatsinks 99% of the time here. I mean I understand why (demand), but you'd think that at least one of our many skilled members would have honed in on this market, and developed a niche for C-Mount heatsinks. Especially since so many of them are now available with FAC lenses, making it much more reasonable to use them in pointers without bulky optics.