Recent content by 7h0m

Yeah, I think I'm gonna just play it safe until I actually have Blu-Violet hardware with confirmed output.

They are $119 at Think Geek. I actually bought it to score a free slide rule, so double bonus!

20mW Evolution Pro... I guess I actually ended up with the 60mW. :thinking:

I thought I was reading that correctly. Wow! Is it common for a unit to be overspec'd by a factor of three?

I had some store credit at Think Geek so I picked up the Wicked Laser 20mW greenie they carry. Just on a lark I pointed it at some electrical tape on my workbench which started to smoke and melt through. I did some other controlled shots after that and I can pop dark balloons at 60cm, go through...

Thanks for the help everybody, it is much appreciated! Is there any easy way to get a decent ballpark idea of the actual power output of these pointers? If it really is >= 10mW I don't think this may be a good idea as I can see this getting played with frequently which increases the chance of a...

Recently I saw some glow in the dark paint at Home Depot. Knowing that a Blue/Violet laser would make it flouresce and glow I bought enough to paint the ceiling in my living room and grabbed a couple of pointers off Amazon. I know they aren't the cheapest for a low quality pointer but Amazon...