Recent content by adamczykj95

Well basically it just unscrews. It is really easy to take apart, you just wanna make sure you don't lose the spring that is in the front because the collimator won't work. It does take quite a bit of effort the first time to take it off, but after the initial unscrewing, it is easy from then on.

I am tempted to buy one of these: www.rayfoss.com They seem really inexpensive and I wanted to know if anyone has bought one before. At only $18 it seems like it might break in the first couple minutes.

Wow... I feel stupid now. I built a new switch for the laser out of shapelock and a radioshack momentary switch, and I am still having the same problems with flickering or not turning on right. :yabbmad: It is as if the laser needs to "warm up" first before it goes full power, but only when I am...

This is my first green laser. It took about ten days to arrive at my house. When I looked at the packaging, it said "Flashlight for gift" on it. Probably to deter customs from looking into it.:na: When I turned it on, it was very bright and I was very happy because of the the price. After about...

Is it possible to donate to the forum by way of mail? I know it's typically not a good idea to mail cash, but I mail so much that I would be unhappy if it got lost. My parents won't let me donate because they think it's a waste of money, but considering I use this website all the time, I think...

I really want to try and build something simple considering it would be my first laser. I want it to be about 5mw. I already have the components for a driver circuit, but I need a diode and housing, but I'm not quite sure where to get them because I don't really know what a reliable source is...

Hello I have been a long time viewer of Laser Pointer Forums, and I though it was probably time I joined. This is my first post obviously but I would like to thank all of you for the incredible information I have learned from this forum. :thanks: You guys have made me learn a lot more about...