NOVA Lasers Optical accessories review

[SenKat]

This is part two of the review of Nova Lasers excellent selection of optical accessories !
This review will focus on many items - first and foremost - the beam visualizer spray that they offer. The Beam Visualizer Spray I am CERTAIN some of you have seen on CSI episodes, or spy movies - it is an alternative to lugging around a fog machine everywhere you go, and most definitely MUCH MORE healthy than puffing away on ciggarettes to make the beams stand out for our photos better (cough ! cough !) So - without further ado - the Beam Visualizer Spray !

Here is the Beam Visualizer spray in action - catching the beam as it reflects off of Nova's Mirror stands - holding a FS (Front Surface) Mirror !

Here is the "setup" :

Nova Lasers X-85
Nova Lasers FS Mirrors (one leaning on the stands - showing the protective blue tape that covers the mirrors)
Nova Lasers Beam Visualizer Spray Can

Now THIS setup right here is INCREDIBLE !

The triagular shaped plexi-glass stands are multi function - they are called :
Deluxe Accessory and Optics Holders !

They assemble so : you screw the small screws into the bottom (3 of them) to make it stand up easily. It has a slot in it for a FS mirror, three holes in front of the mirror slot, designed to hold the aligator clips in place to hold matches, or any other material. There is a hole centered behind the mirror slot where you can insert the other holding accessory - by depressing on a part of it - it adjusts in size to gently clamp down on almost anything at hand !

This shot shows two mirror holders in action, reflecting the beam from the X-85 nicely !

Sam shot as above, with less light to pollute the pic :

Here is a shot with the upper clamp assembly in action - holding my favorite book of pre-sharpied matches !

Here is a closeup view of the optics stands, with the aligator clips installed, and holding matches :naughty:

Here is a side shot of the FS mirror in an optics accessory stand :

I have to thank Nova Lasers for sending me all these wonderful items to test - to sum it all up - simply incredible ! These little optics stands are the PERFECT accessory to your experimentor's table ! Check them out here : NOVA

 

[Timelord]

That's really cool SenKat nice pieces of kit too. I have one of the liquid sky lens from NOVAlasers which obviously fits on my VIPER 125mw. Here's a shot of it fixed to my Aries 175mw, adapted with a Robinson squash bottle top to fit :twothumbs

Front view

Side view.

This is the result not brilliant but you get the Idea. All done in a controlled place only the camera could see....

 

[SenKat]

I actually JUST found out from NOVA that they will custom make to order a set of diffraction gratings, provided you give them the size, etc ! THAT is AWESOME !