If you've seen Star Trek TNG (or the Austin Powers trilogy) you may have though that it would be pretty cool to have a laser-beam on your head (I did). So I bought a laser and I built this:
It features a fixed magnification scope with a narrow / wide- beam illuminating laser.
Please see the video for how fun the laser is, I used a little bit of fog for it, but not much.
(I'll edit a bit at the weekend, add some more pics)
It features a fixed magnification scope with a narrow / wide- beam illuminating laser.
Please see the video for how fun the laser is, I used a little bit of fog for it, but not much.
(I'll edit a bit at the weekend, add some more pics)
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I used:
Epoxy glue
PVA glue
Paper (Private Eye and a birthday card)
Car-body-filler (styrene-based)
Some bits I pulled off the back of a TV tube
Some bits I pulled out of a Canon B95 FAXPHONE
Various screws, bits of metal wire and plastic
A Crosman laser (IIIA)
Cheap spray-paint (black and metallic)
A pair of very cheap field-glasses*
Fiskars scissors (good scissors)
A craft knife
Sandpaper
A junior-hacksaw
*Binoculars have prisms in them
Epoxy glue
PVA glue
Paper (Private Eye and a birthday card)
Car-body-filler (styrene-based)
Some bits I pulled off the back of a TV tube
Some bits I pulled out of a Canon B95 FAXPHONE
Various screws, bits of metal wire and plastic
A Crosman laser (IIIA)
Cheap spray-paint (black and metallic)
A pair of very cheap field-glasses*
Fiskars scissors (good scissors)
A craft knife
Sandpaper
A junior-hacksaw
*Binoculars have prisms in them
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Thanks, the ear bit stops it falling off my head, it's mostly just functional.
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So Cool!
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If I'm not mistaken that looks like the Brown Fox from Billy the Fish.
It's not as good these days as it once was, but i still buy it mainly for Rodgers profanisaurus and the occasional Finbar Saunders.
I imagine you as some kind of... old guy.
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Not really "steam" though. I had seen it completely as Locutus from the beginning, but I couldn't get the same effect (with the bits I had) so it evolved into that.
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I'm not sure what you mean about the ton of mini mirrors and 5 feet.
The 2 mile bit would be the range you could see the dot at I think, in very clear air, no dust etc.
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OK I get it. The beam is scattered by particles in the air, eventually it's not visible. The mirrors would work I suppose, but you'd just get a feeble-beam.
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Right (I get my OED out) feeble; 1 weak, infirm. 2 lacking energy, force, or effectiveness.
Or "you end up with something like a cheap laser"
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ok sorry. this is freakin awesome.
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This is sw33t^, Lemonie. The last thing I suspected was paper mache.
Good job.
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Second hand though, still I suppose someone bought a new one to replace it (the on/off switch is a bit knicky-knacky)
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