Recent content by StormFury

I am looking to buy a 405nm laser that does about 300-400 mW. I don't want to spend too much more than a hundred dollars on it, so I was looking at the Power Rock. However it doesn't have the safety features on it. I like the key switch and the remote interlock features, but a lot of lasers...

I plan on buying a Power Rock 400mW laser from 0-like, and know I need glasses to use them. I also already have a 5mW 532nm laser. I would like the glasses to be able to cover both of them, but I know 5mW isn't too dangerous so the glasses just need to cover at least the 405nm one. I want to be...

Already am haha :)

Looked around the B/S/T posts that are relatively recent and almost all of them are 500mW+. None are around 100-300mW which is about what I'd like right now, and most seem to be a hundred or two hundred dollars. Are there specific people you can point me to that make full lasers and lower power?

I was looking at different lsers on the internet for a 100mW laser and saw for only $10 more I can get a 200mW laser with the same style host. I am just wondering if anyone has this laser or has had any experience with it, and whether it is a good laser or not. I will obviously buy some better...

Hey LPF! I just joined a couple days ago and am really getting interested in lasers. I currently have a 532nm 5mW laser pointer I got off of ebay. I am interested in how things are put together, and am thinking about making my own laser. Well, just wanted to say hello and see if there is anyone...

Thanks for the link Speedy78. It explains a lot. I'm still having trouble getting around the forums haha. Why do people prefer to make their lasers instead of buying them though? I can not seem to find it, but maybe I'm just looking in the wrong places.

I have heard that a lot of people buy parts and make their own lasers. Are the lasers that are home made better than ones you can buy or does it just save money? How do you know what parts you need to make the laser you want? Lastly, which do most people prefer, making their own lasers or buying...

I plan on buying a blu-ray laser or one close to that nanometer range. I am curious though about some of the aspects of them. I am thinking about getting one around 100mW because I would like to be able to burn a match or maybe a candle. I heard about them having like 4x, 6x, 8x, or 12x diodes...

I have heard that people make their own, but I think I'll stick to just buying them for now. So any laser I buy then should already have the safety features right? How, do you know what level of safety protection glasses you need though? I have heard you sometimes want to under the amount it...

I was reading somewhere that class 3b lasers had to have a lock that uses a key in order to be able to turn it on. Was the lock just false information?

Hey. I just joined and want to learn more about lasers. I recently bought a 532nm 5mW green laser pointer. I like that I can see the beam and that it is highly visible. I am thinking about buying a class 3b laser around 50-100mW. I want to be able to focus the beam and burn some things. However...