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OHH I see, you kept the GBall intact and used a backwards GBall from another diode and then a G7 Yes that will work, or you can use a backwards G2 after the intact GBall then your G7 and I know that works very well.
Did you use O-rings to hold the 2nd GBall ? You can get threaded 12mm sleeves from Lifetime17 and use a backwards G2 then your G7 and it all screws together nicely.
It's funny I remember talking about using a 2nd backwards GBall long ago but people said it wouldn't work LOL never say never
Here's drawing I made last year.
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thank you,It looks very good, nice size in the hand too.
Your beam shots turned out quite violet looking. That would indicate that the wavelength is likely ~445nm. Seems like you have gotten it to focus well enough in the near field. That is interesting the way you used another ball lens to diverge the beam enough to get it to focus with the G7. I wonder if it would not look better if you used a G2 instead of the G7 as you might get less clipping with the shorter focal length lens.
OHH I see, you kept the GBall intact and used a backwards GBall from another diode and then a G7 Yes that will work, or you can use a backwards G2 after the intact GBall then your G7 and I know that works very well.
It's funny I remember talking about using a 2nd backwards GBall long ago but people said it wouldn't work LOL never say never
Here's drawing I made last year.
View attachment 62745
I think the clipping can be reduced and perhaps eliminated by using wider diameter lenses. But for some strange reason it seems no one is aware the selection of available lenses goes well beyond G types.That is interesting the way you used another ball lens to diverge the beam enough to get it to focus with the G7. I wonder if it would not look better if you used a G2 instead of the G7 as you might get less clipping with the shorter focal length lens.
I think the clipping can be reduced and perhaps eliminated by using wider diameter lenses. But for some strange reason it seems no one is aware the selection of available lenses goes well beyond G types.
I think the clipping can be reduced and perhaps eliminated by using wider diameter lenses. But for some strange reason it seems no one is aware the selection of available lenses goes well beyond G types.
It is dell m4800, wrong lolIs that a Dell M6800 laptop you've got that new laser sitting on? Sweet (big) little laptop, I have the same one One time I had it on a table with a monitor plugged in via the VGA port on the back.. I accidentally knocked it off the table and it landed on it's back facing straight up (with all it's weight above it), rather than breaking the port off the main board it broke the molding of the cable off the plug portion of the cable, the laptop was untouched! Also, awesome build on the laser!