Very Cheap 6mm 650 nm Laser pointer

[vortish]

hey guys I built these for my kids to chase the cat around the house.. I know they are thrown together and craftsmanship is lacking but for a first build with little knowledge on these little six mm diodes i thought they came out well.. I am going to refine the design a bit and see if I can get it to look better but hey for forty five minutes of work i made my girls happy.

 

[ru124t]

Omg that is just so cool! It looks like something I would build !! + rep for you!!!!

 

[vortish]

6mm diodes your can get on flea bay or fasttech for around two bucks for five you just need a 3-5 v power source.. mine was a double AA battery box from fasttech five for like three bucks or some thing like that and a tactile switch and that is it

ru124t are you being sarcastic or do you actually like the build i can not tell lol ... any way hope to refine the design and build a better model of this out of these little 6mm diodes they are just kind of fun to play around with

 

[ru124t]

No I was truly impressed, no sarcasm . I probably would have painted the container. I kinda build with what I have on hand, and I repurpose lots of things! I truly meant no disrespect.

 

[vortish]

well I appreciate that you liked my build... I had to find some thing i could mount the diodes in and place the AA battery box in and hmm what did I find pill bottles work great.. your right i probably will paint the bottles on my next build. I would like to try this with a ten to twenty mw diode of some color to see if it can be done.. not all of us have $$$ to throw around but i do not think more than 20mw would be good because of the excess heat

 

[vortish]

I have found a way to make a really nice pointer out these 6mm diodes... cheap button cell fashlight 1-3 dollars prefer click switch and one of these diodes have to have 3 to 5 v I am doing one with a twist on off and i have it powered on just getting it back together and working is the problem I had to put it down for now will work on it tomorrow and post pics when completed.

 

[vortish]

i built a new laser with one of my 6mm diodes.. got the host from the dollar store... its a simple twist one off led flash light. Has three button cells for power and a simple switch on the inside to turn off and on. I think it came out clean... Used a old torch to burn a hole in the flash light lens for the diode.. let me know what you think sorry crappy pics with phone again

 

[vortish]

bump --- to much fun

 

[Lotus_Darkrose]

Why would you need to bump this?

 

[vortish]

Oh forgot to mention that these little 6mm diodes are focusable a set of needle nose pliers and a bit of cloth and your fingers can make them focus a lot better than factory