Laser Engraved Aspheric M@g Mod

Nothing new here, just had a request to build one of my Laser Engraved M@g's into a thrower.

To keep the price down, I used the following:

1) M*g CREE Q5 LED Drop-in from kaidomain
2) 01LAG123 Aspheric lens from MELLES GRIOT
3) Laser Engraved 3D M@g from HERE




I used the M@g circlip to retain the Drop-In


I trimmed the reflector to fit Inside the head


And used a drum sander and rotary file to open up the bezel.


It runs off of ordinary 3D Alkaline batteries.

Nice fun easy project!

Great work...looks awesome!!

Very nice.

Aircraft800 said:

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Nice job. Was this picture taken with the reflector in place? When I tried a reflector/lens combo it had a lot of rings in the beam. Also is the lens you got AR coated?

So how about some outdoor night shots?

saabluster said:

Nice job. Was this picture taken with the reflector in place? When I tried a reflector/lens combo it had a lot of rings in the beam. Also is the lens you got AR coated?

So how about some outdoor night shots?

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That picture was with the reflector/lens combo. I like it installed, it gives a little spill around the intense hotspot, it does have artifacts. Without it, I get a hotspot, with a ring around it.

I did not opt for the AR coating, Melles Griot charges too much for it.

I'll get some outdoor beams this next week, I don't think you will be impressed though compared to your DEFT, at 100 yards, the projected die is probably 25'x25' (just a rough guess) I'd like it to be a laser beam! I can meet you somewhere for some comparative shots

Please tell me exactly how you had that laser engraved. It looks like a perfect paint mask was applied and not laser eched, or is it the camera tricking us?

I love the flames and have a buddy that got a 4 axis laser to do stuff like this and more.....

Bob E.

Aircraft800 said:

I can meet you somewhere for some comparative shots

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I may take you up on that offer. Thanks.

SafetyBob said:

Please tell me exactly how you had that laser engraved. It looks like a perfect paint mask was applied and not laser eched, or is it the camera tricking us?

I love the flames and have a buddy that got a 4 axis laser to do stuff like this and more.....

Bob E.

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Bob,

It is definitely Laser Etched. The laser burns off the anodizing, and the aluminum oxidizes to give the nice white color. The artwork is set up as a vector file in CorelDRAW, and sent to the laser. It is not a 4 axis, so only the flat areas can be done, and the lite is rotated about the axis.

Here is some info on the machine. http://www.epiloglaser.com/

saabluster said:

I may take you up on that offer. Thanks.

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