Man, im addicted to your videos 😂

34:18 - Sick, can see each and every single diode laser beam path, makes it more clear to understand how the optical alignment system works. Can you make a video on where to source all of the optics and lens on a budget which are reliable and also explain how the Achromatic Anamorphic Prism Pairs works? Also doesn't these laser boxes which are sealed needs to be high vacuumed as well to remove all of the air inside of it to prevent any early condensation within it? Thanks.

@2:55 " Cause we are not gonna play lens-flying games today. "

@ShopperPlug

8 күн бұрын

lmfao 🤣 He must've played alot of those games before.

@stewiepid4385

8 күн бұрын

@@ShopperPlug A LOT! Like a Golfer that always shanks on hole #7 even though he trains not to shank on hole #7. His 'fails' are his strength! LMAO!

Damn dude that’s extra precise work. Would be great to have one of those small precision vacuum pens like used when placing SMD parts for soldering. Pretty sure they have silicone soft tips… So it can conform to any shape. And I’m pretty sure they’re available super cheap and handheld/battery powered these days.

@hullinstruments

2 жыл бұрын

Also possibly some optical grade UV cure adhesive. It can be bought in tiny syringes with a needle tip for extra easy placement. But if something does happen to go wrong… No rush you can always clean it off and you don’t have to worry about it sitting until you apply the UV light. Was amazed to see super good quality optical grade UV adhesive available cheaply these days in small quantities.

awesome, i learnt so much,please make a vid about collimator lenses in detail

@Zenodilodon

2 ай бұрын

Very glad to hear that you learned a bunch! The topic of collimation is an interesting one and i may discuss that in future videos.

Hey man nice vid👍👍👍

nice work mate some brand new lenses good as new ;)

@Zenodilodon

2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully better than new and ready to serve another 10+ years!

love it ! :D

very cool :D

awesome content as usual Z loved the treatment of the treatments i would like to see a diy spray on coating for 405-450nm so we could recondition otherwise perfectly good glass lenses 😁😁

@Zenodilodon

2 жыл бұрын

I am so very tempted to try buffing off the coating with an abrasive powder i made from burning silicon rubber. It's an extremely fine powder, the kind where opening the jar makes a little dust plume fine.

@qutube100

2 жыл бұрын

@@Zenodilodon i have played a little with those stock a/m140 lenses from the casios to get the abberations gone but i think a damn good polishing will help a lot let me know how you get on! 🤓🤓

Could you make a video about soldering iron? Im always afraid to leave it on for hours while working, and stress about it oxydizing and whatnot. Any tricks to maintain the soldering tip, temperature, which solder to use, etc.

@Zenodilodon

2 жыл бұрын

If you use a good soldering station like Hakko, Pace, JBC, etc many will have automatic cool down/standby when you put the soldering iron back in. The higher end tips can last for years compared to cheaper tips, the ones in my pace are 6-8 year old at least and show it but still chooch just fine. In general clean the tip if you are not going to use it for a while so excess solder doesn't leach into the tip and wear it away. I always use 60/40 solder .8m rosin core.

Excellent video, very detailed, it clears up many doubts, could you recommend a website where I could buy a head like this or with more power

@Zenodilodon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, and yes I do. You can look around the usual Alibaba, AliExpress, or eBay for laser modules. You will have to search by wavelength and optical wattage. For better quality you will have to contact a company directly for a custom order specific to your application. Here is a general list of companies from worst to best. Let me be absolutely clear in saying you will get what you pay for so if you are looking for long term reliability don't skimp out!!! www.optlaser.com/ www.cittadinilaser.com/en/ laseranimation.com/ optlasers.com/ www.lightspaceusa.com/ rgblasersystem.com/ www.live-lasersystems.net/ www.kvantlasers.sk/

@abrahammartinezloera7230

Жыл бұрын

@@Zenodilodon Thank you

Excellent video, Zen. Fascinating, as usual. A few questions, as usual. Q1: Would it not be easier to use a short, thin walled, vertical tube, same OD as the lens, mounted in a stable base to place the lens on; apply the glue to the lens holder; then slide it over the lens and tube? Flip the whole assembly upside down and voila'. Q2: My unstable dichroic mounts are almost identical to your knife edge mounts, except mine are aluminum, instead of brass (just ordered brass replacements off ebay). They also don't have the lower grub screw, so they are solely dependent upon the tensile strength of the aluminum to stay put. I suspect that brass is a much more stable material than aluminum, under changing temps. Therefore, aluminum optical mounts should be avoided. Have you found that to be true? As always, thanks for the lessons. 😎

@Zenodilodon

2 жыл бұрын

To answer question number one. I do not want to risk any transfer of epoxy to the tool that is undesired. If I used a tube in the set up my concern is that if epoxy got on the tool it could form a pull line as I am removing it from the tool which could contaminate the lens. Number 2 I am not sure of the performance comparison between the 2 metals. I will say that overall brass is probably a more suitable metal in though because it's not as soft/flexible as aluminum. I don't think it's the metal as much as it's the design of the mount in general though. Newer lasers from larger companies have almost entirely stopped using single piece tension mounts and have gone to pivot on screw.

@TheOleHermit

2 жыл бұрын

@@Zenodilodon Thanks for the reply and answers, Zen. IOW, you're concerned that excess epoxy from the bead inside the lens holder would be squeezed around the lens, onto the 'mounting' tube that it is sitting on. Then while removing the tube strings of uncured epoxy could get strung onto the lens? This is why I ask experts like you dumb questions. 🤔 Thanks for your feedback on Q2. I'll see how the ordered brass ones perform when they arrive. TBH, I'm about to ditch those cheap modules, entirely or use them for background projected refraction wheel/'cloud' effects. So, the plan is to upgrade their 2 projectors with Optlaser's sealed W3000-RGB modules (unless of course you recommend a better/cheaper RGB module). I'm pretty pleased with their PD3000 projector, which has the same module. Figured a matching threesome is the best goal.😎

@Zenodilodon

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheOleHermit Exactly! That is what I am doing my best to avoid as it's an unpleasant process to clean epoxy off lenses. I have a whole box of cheap modules I don't have a use for, they are there when I need a crap set up for a project, test, or video. It happens when you get more and more into an industry lol. Every once and a while I'll give a few to close friends who are getting more into lasers so they have something to use and break on there own terms. People have done the same for me and the cycle continues. As far as recommendations, esp cheap ones... No! bad bad Hermit you buy something good and repairable! OPT ( China ) is pretty good for laser show projector stuff and has a fair price for what you get so I would say stick with them if you're happy. My honest recommendations would probably go North from there in price.

@TheOleHermit

2 жыл бұрын

@@Zenodilodon Oh, no Sir. Good Hermit. Hermit never goes to the bad side. The Hermit just has a hard head. Please forgive The Hermit's audacity, Master, but me thinks a 60 deg chamfer around the outside edge of the lens mounting tube would allow a sufficient air gap to avoid contacting any excess glue. An outer sleeve could keep the lens and mounting tube in alignment, until the lens is inserted inside its holder (tampon style). Opposite ~2mm vertical slots near the bottom of the mounting tube + a pin running through to the outer sleeve could help control the range of movement. Stick a spring under the cross pin and the movement is automatic, as one lowers the lens holder onto the assembly. Turn the slots into 'L's and it could be cocked into the lower position before removal.😎

For mirror focusing, I never thought about this before but, would a mirror that has a defect, in glass thickness or silver ING contours on the back of the glass, possibly affect how the focus is perceived?

@Zenodilodon

2 жыл бұрын

It absolutely would, this is why lasers, projectors, cameras, and scanners all tend to use first surface mirrors and not second surface.

Hello, I have a question, what is the name of a flat lens that rotates the polarization plane by 90 degrees, leaving the beam divergence diagram unchanged

@Zenodilodon

Жыл бұрын

2 optics can do this similar task, wave plates and optical rotators. If you're looking to purchase some check out my friend's site. www.live-lasersystems.net/d/rotator.html

Excellent. I don't mind redoing the HV stuff you "essperimented" with (they were excellent btw), but lasers still scare me. I don't mind dying by electrocution, but blindness (or even worse - spots in front of my eyes for the rest of my life - until I electrocute myself - scares me). So, I will watch vicariously.

@Zenodilodon

2 жыл бұрын

Glad yo found the HV stuff useful, I have to get more magnetics related stuff on my channel. It's in my notes to do a follow up on ZVS in the future. Some of the lasers scare me too. I have a healthy respect for where the beams are going. I agree with you in some aspects. I think I would rather be electrocuted than blinded. I'd be a pretty useless optical tech without my visual capabilities.

For reflective coating your optician should know what to use, I had some on my glasses and had to get it removed, turns out my lenses aren't exactly glass after all! So there must be something less harsh to use

@Zenodilodon

2 жыл бұрын

I don't have an optician, I will have to borrow one and see what they say on it. That's a pretty good route to chase. I tried abrasive materials on the lenses since the video. It takes of the coating, but also I end up with a bunch of 2-5 micron scratches... i need finer abrasives.

@phonotical

2 жыл бұрын

@@Zenodilodon a clay might work?

Do you sell mod Laserpointer?

@Zenodilodon

2 жыл бұрын

No, I only service show laser systems.

Dude!

I'm not entirely sure this is even the same laser any more 😂 like when you put a new handle on a broom, and then a new head... 😂 Maybe they're really good TECs? Haha ill take it! For sealing things how about one of those tubes of liquid gasket? If it's good enough for an engine block maybe it's good for this too I'm always having to make a tool for something, now I need something very small to hold coiled coil filaments, as four just flew away and I have no chance in hell finding them again 😑👀 So why epoxy, would maybe a hot glue work, or could it just overheat? There is also that odd stiff glue they used on screws that set things like timing and weight balances usually a clear blue or red? What even is that stuff! It did sound like one of your fans needs some lubrication? Could you apply a grease to the lens so it doesn't get epoxy on the parts you don't want it to.

One of my all-time favorite Bible verses… I think it’s in the New Testament… Regarding epoxy…..thou shall mix until 100% positive it is thorough….. then mix some more. Amen And there’s a footnote somewhere that specifies…. this is extra important when dealing with optics and two part adhesive

Across the world's manufacturers of cell phone camera ccd's we are genocidal maniacs. Every camera in every phone has those battle scars.

LOL @ the silicone joke

@Deadwindshadow

2 жыл бұрын

and the OVER 9000 XD I like your humor haha Keep it up, this is so educational, I love it.

@Zenodilodon

2 жыл бұрын

The things you learn over 10 years of working night life entertainment lighting.

do more tesla coil tutorial videos

@Zenodilodon

2 жыл бұрын

I had wanted to do that. The only tesla coil I know how to make though is based on a design made by my friend Jeremiah ( Join The Technicians ) I had asked him if I could make a video explaining how to make them since he doesn't seem to be on YT anymore. He said that he would not like it if I made a video since he is hoping to make kits. I will have to discuss the topic with him again after a while if those kits never get made.

@ethanslab7670

2 жыл бұрын

ok, i cant wait for the kits to be made

@Zenodilodon

2 жыл бұрын

@@ethanslab7670 Lots of people are waiting, though TBH I don't see them every hitting the light of day which is why I am pushing to get at least the information out. He has a tendency to make designs for possible kits and than he ghosts them. You can also contact Join The Technicians on FB and ask for the information, for now it's simply not my information to give :(

@ethanslab7670

2 жыл бұрын

oh ok

@ethanslab7670

2 жыл бұрын

hi i recently made a tesla coil. it is currently the most recent video on my channel, i want to know your opinion on it.