Building homemade stuff need optics

[Azan]

Anyone know where I can get the optics for the construction of a laser? or maybe some more tutorials, as I am building a custom laser for my airsoft gun, and I can only find red ones to buy (expensive, and overpriced) any way to make blue? ones yes yes I know I know its incredibly hard to make blue light focused into a laser, but those new dvd players use blue lasers, but it would be much easier if it was a red light, but any links on how to make even a red laser would suffice small cheap and handheld, because all the ones I found are for huge science class type lasers (and this amazing thing that I just have to build www.wwujd.com/makealaser.htm (its a joke BTW)).
(hell ill probably buy a cheap laser pointer and gut it, as I am quite good at gutting parts and putting them to other uses)

im also looking for a filter that can turn the white light from a flashlight to its blue, my dad probably has something as he has a bunch of old camera crap. as Airsoft attachable flashlights cost around 30 bucks, (which is a bit too pricey and even then its white light, which isnt very good in airsoft, you want blue light as its softer and darker) especialy when I know I can build a cheaper one.
any ideas?

[Umbrafire]

lol, I wish I knew, although it prolly requires tools I dont have

[Azan]

Well im going to radioshack tommorow to pick up some LEDs and maybe some transistors, I already have a ton of capacitors and diods, so im going to be working on building a low level flashlight that fits in an airsoft rail, I already have the body made (copper).

As for the laser, all colors other than red cannot be achieved with a simple LED unfortunatly, so it would cost be around 400 dollars for the crystals required for it, so im gonna go with a cheap red one (and probably soup it up a bit)

[Umbrafire]

admin said:

hell ill probably buy a cheap laser pointer and gut it, as I am quite good at gutting parts and putting them to other uses

lol, I take apart crap all the time, it's so fun