Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: pic of smallish gear cut with my homebrew laser

Excellent Link! Thanks Rick
Wonder where I can obtain that size and length of glass tubing?
Did you do any substituting?
Also, they dont mention any Power Supply Plans.

Vince

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From: "skykotech" <rick@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 9:08 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: pic of smallish gear cut with my homebrew
laser


> I didn't build this laser itself, but I have built a DC excited
> flowing gas laser out of glass. There are tons of instructions on
> the web about how to build the DC excited version...practically
> nothing on how RF excited sealed lasers are constructed. I did
> attempt a gas recharge of another sealed RF laser I have, but so far
> have only managed 6 watts out of a possible 25 (I don't have Xenon
> gas and I do not have an SWR meter - yet).
>
> This guy has a great set of plans and kit for the flowing gas version:
>
> http://www.emissiontechnologies.com/tubekit.htm
>
>
> Rick