Copper Chloride Laser Project Progress
I actually got a lot of work done on my copper chloride laser and even had it lasing a bit as well! I posted the bulk of the project over on my Jon’s Hobbies website and need to do more work on the project to get it running continuously, but I’m pretty happy with the […]
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Tags: Copper, High Voltage, laser, power supply, Refractory Ceramics
Site Relocation and Forward Movement on Copper Laser
Good News! I’ve moved the site successfully to it’s new server, here at Jon’s Hobby Lasers. The big problem with multiple sites under one domain is that it’s difficult to track statistics and other things. I always like to see if my posts are interesting to folks and make sure I am posting stuff that […]
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Tags: Copper, laser, power supply
Copper Vapor Laser Update

I’m sorry I’ve not been able to provide updates more often, I have many projects going at once, on top of a very busy work ‘life’.. I wouldn’t call it a life, at work, but I guess that’s the terminology 😛 If you’re following these posts, please feel free to post a hello below. I […]
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Tags: Copper, laser, Refractory Ceramics
Copper Halide Laser / Copper Vapor Laser Progress
I’ve started gathering parts for building my first copper vapor laser. This first CVL I’m building is going to be similar to the Sci-Am design in relation to the bore setup. I am considering a thyratron driver instead of a rotary spark gap. The thyratrons are much quieter, but I may need an additional one […]
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Quick and Dirty TEA N2 Laser

I put together a quick and dirty TEA N2 laser today. I told a friend I’d help him build an N2 from scratch this weekend so I just wanted to make sure I could do it once again. I picked up a new 60lb tank of nitrogen as my last tank was emptied some time […]
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