Starting a new project

[kiyoukan]

Also thats a nice fly cutter your using there.
You using carbide tipped?
Or just some buffing it shiny?
I would love to see some pics of the tools.
Im a tool kinda guy.

[andy_con]

Were just a normal fly cutter as far as im aware. Not buffed or anything just straight fly cut.

In person the fly cutting isn't perfect, but its ok

[LaserCo]

Great shots andy! I bet you crossed your fingers hoping for luck so the cover does not scrunch down onto them wires and block the final half of the beam!
What does that base to it all measure out to in thickness? 12.7mm?/.5" ?

Awesome job, thanks so much for the sharing and inspiration on this end!

[andy_con]

theres loads of room in the cover not to press down on the wires, i also plan to do a bit of rewiring as im not happy with some of it. base plate is 10mm thick


i have a basic workshop and basic milling machines, but it does do everything i ask of it

[kiyoukan]

Thats a nice shop and some nice tools.
My shop is cramped. there is a vertical hanging utility trailer and then in front of that there is a car. to the right of the car is my lathe and drill press and workbench then behind the trailer is my mill.

I wish i would have not gotten a round post mill. as i find my self having to adjust it alot, and because its round i always have to re track back to my work.

[dsli_jon]

Nice werk, Andy...

Should-you decide to fit-in a 'window' to seal that aperture, here's a 'tip' / trick I discovered recently, when-using the 'CDAR" with 445.. http://www.photonlexicon.com/forums/...757#post220757 (..you can skip to the '22.5˚ part'...

cheers...
j

[kiyoukan]

Also some how just noticed the DRO's, those are nice.
I see in your photos you buy wd 40 in a can. why?
Do you like it vs the 1 gallon containers?
Seems an expensive way to buy.

[dnar]

Nice work Andy.

[andy_con]

Nice werk, Andy...

Should-you decide to fit-in a 'window' to seal that aperture, here's a 'tip' / trick I discovered recently, when-using the 'CDAR" with 445.. http://www.photonlexicon.com/forums/...757#post220757 (..you can skip to the '22.5˚ part'...

cheers...
j

jon it already has an ar window so its fully sealed :-)

[andy_con]

finally ive 100% finished it after a minor set back and not having a lot of time to work on it at the moment.

done some heat testing earlier on a aluminium base plate and went very well. once heat sinked it seems to stay only lightly warm

so its now up for sale if anyone is interested PM me

[steve-o]

Nice work Andy!
Funny how your camera shows the beam as bright blue.. my camera has trouble with 445, kinda looks dark-ish .

[andy_con]

i found most cameras really like 445.

during a show 445 doesnt look that bright on its own, take a pic and it makes it look twice as good

[kiyoukan]

My god that thing is such a little work of art.
How many hours total investment into that sexy beast?

[taggalucci]

Nice work Andy

What beam specs are you getting from this and what stable power level have you been able to achieve?

[andy_con]

i lost count of the amount of hours i spent on it.

beam is 5mm by 5mm @ 1.2mR

no idea on power as i dont have a power meter that can go that high

[White-Light]

Very nice.

Make a nice Easter Present for someone. Imagine cracking open a chocolate egg to find that inside. Hmmmmmmm.

[p1t8ull]

Nice work Andy.
Just need to pull that bubblewrap over it, bit of tape.. my address.. all done.

Yellow.

[andy_con]

lol sure will post it today for you simon.

turns out after the meet nothing was wrong with it, i didnt kill anything.

i was rushing to get it up and running for the meet and used some insulating tape as a quick fix, a resistor pearced it touched metal and tripped the driver out. so i was very lucky and in future i wont be rushing to get stuff done and cutting corners

[FourDee]

i lost count of the amount of hours i spent on it.

beam is 5mm by 5mm @ 1.2mR

no idea on power as i dont have a power meter that can go that high

You could turn on 1 driver at a time and measure the powers separately. Add the two results to get total power

[andy_con]

my power metre only goes up to a watt so would need to measure each diode on its own