My first build!

[cartermaneki]

Today I built my first homemade laser! It's a green (532nm) DPSS, and it is outputting around 60-63mW. The host I used was just an old flashlight I snagged from an antique store for $.75. Lemme know whatcha think


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[Pi R Squared]

Nice vintage flashlight host, is that running on 2 D batteries?

Alan

 

[cartermaneki]

It originally did, but for some reason the original switch wouldn't work. So I ended up gutting it, replacing the switch and making it run off of 2 AAs.

 

[Laser Chick]

Nice build cartermaneki and you did a from scratch build, not a kit. Good job!!!

 

[Gabe]

Haha this is just like my first flashlight build, I just picked up a random host, plopped a module in there, and happened to get it to work.

 

[Shadowsix]

Very cool! Excellent job! :beer:

 

[APEX1]

This is awesome, good job my friend +rep

 

[Mohrenberg]

Nice! Those antique metal hosts were getting popular for a while. I made a few heat sinks for some.

 

[Nute]

Nice build! Love the host. Is it an old rayovac? S.e.x.y host either way. +Rep