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A lot easier than I thought it would be. :D Thanks to everybody and their helpfull advice/info!

Just a FYI for anyone thats curious, I got a reply from him, and he said: Hi, The easiest way to lower the power is to use a single fully charged 18650 battery instead of the two RCR123A batteries. The output power will be reduced to 100-300mW depending on the exact battery voltage. Gary

Thanks, guys. I dont really want to burn anything, just have a bright laser... :lasergun:

I'm pretty sure I dont know enough about lasers to build one. Especially building a blue one for my first... Rather expensive mistake to make, eh? But there should be a single piece in the driver he supplies that I could change out for a lower power one. I'll PM Garoq and see what he says...

How exactly do you lower the power on it? Is it possible to make it easily changable?

That's a bit strong for my tastes. I was hoping to make something in the 200-300mW rage, but I cant find anything below a watt... Wait, the first laser in the second link, would I be able to modify the module to a lower power? Also (may be a dumb question) how do I get the discount code?

I've decided on these parts: DIY 445nm Diode, Module and Lens Unanodized Aluminum Heat Sink DIY C6 Laser Host Assembly DIY 445nm Driver & Pill Module What type of batteries do I need for it, and will everything there work together? Also any other suggestions would be appreciated. :D

This is my first time building a laser, and I need help figuring out how. I came across this laser diode at O-like.com: 445nm 1W Blue Laser Diode extracted from DLP projector [OL-445 D-1W] - $50.99 : Zen Cart!, The Art of E-commerce What other parts would I need to make a functional blue laser...