Norm's
Homemade Laser Show
My email: legato@videotron.ca
Last update:
December 28, 2009
A FEW LINKS OF INTEREST:
ChaN : Of course, the master mind
behind the galvo project
http://elm-chan.org/works/vlp/report_e.html
and his BBS :
http://elm-chan.org/bbs/?lang=en
Two great sources of semiconductor datasheets:
http://datasheetarchive.com
Also,
http://alldatasheet.com/
SpeedyPCB:
SpeedyPCB The guy
working there who will provide your quotation is named Tim and he is very
cool and friendly.
Sam's Laser FAQ
http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/lasersam.htm
This is THE spot on internet where I get most
of the information I want. If you have a question, start here!
Also, one of the greatest feature, is the local installation of the files on your machine, if you want to work offline.
Bill Lu
email :
luxuebiao@yahoo.ca
This guy is an engineer who created a set of
galvos that can compete with the well renown Cambridge Technologies' CT6800HP
at a competitive price. He has the whole kit - galvos, amps, power supply.
Go ask him about it and tell him Norm sent you!
Hilbren, he has already made a moving coil
galvo :
http://home.hccnet.nl/g.c.van.doorn/hilbren/laser.htm
Super Magnet Man,
(aka George Mizzell), who has provided me with custom magnets for
the galvos :
http://www.engconcepts.net/List_Of_Cylinder_Magnets.asp
Calibra301 : This guy has a great
page and offers very cool free software
http://www.mylaserpage.de/
Jeroen, who has made CAD drawings of his
galvo "in the planning" :
http://home.student.utwente.nl/j.vandezand/laser/galvo.jpg
http://home.student.utwente.nl/j.vandezand/laser/galvo2.jpg
Tobias, a student who undertakes a new
challenge, inspired from Chan, and this site. Check for "Variante
1"
www.powerpuetz.de
LaserBoy , This multi talented guy
named James Lehman has the coolest homemade laser show ever! It has full
color and nice General Scanning galvos. - HIGH SPEED Pro stuff.
http://www.akrobiz.com/laserboy/
Also take time to check his site - impressive
artsy too.
http://www.akrobiz.com
Diane, quite an accomplished lady.
The first female laserist ever! (at least to my knowledge)
Believe it or not, she builds lasers as a hobby... and we are not
talking about hooking up a power supply to a HeNe tube here.
This is very high tech and complex stuff.
http://www.geocities.com/diane_va/laser/index_E.html
LaserFX, Tons of important information,
like how to calibrate your laser system.
http://www.laserfx.com/Backstage.LaserFX.com/Systems/Scanning3.html
Bertie Genade's
home page. Has an interesting system that he built himself
from scratch. It uses open loop scanners with a current feedback to
emulate closed loop. Can do both steering and blanking.
http://mysite.mweb.co.za/residents/cyb00746/laser/index.html
Also, if you dig his site you will find many
other cool projects.
Robin has a great site, with tons of
info on lasers, galvos, and other resources.
www.linux-laser.org
Jason Cobham has built a galvo
pair and is probably about to fire them up. Go see his pictures.
Jason's Galvos
Francois Dubrulle Quite a cool
guy from France, and very knowledgeable. Developing the FALCON galvo,
which seems very promising and original. You will find a lot of
interesting theory there, and calculations too.
Francois Dubrulle
Curt
Has created a cool device to display patterns that follow
music. Go see that.
www.musicalaser.com
Rick Poulin
He's a really cool fellow who lives near me in Ottawa. We've
become good friends, and he comes over to my home once in a while to
help me with some projects and share ideas, tools, etc. He wrote a
nice book on lasers, and you will find useful information there, plus
lots of ideas and tips on how to build projectors. I strongly
recommend that you buy it - the value is great. It's an electronic
copy that you can download from his website. Check it out here:
http://www.sniffinfo.com