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I think 445 blues look pretty cool, and are definitely affordable in the 1W range. For $350 you could easily get something solid over 2W that can burn very well. For the kind of scratch you could get something store-bought (survival lasers or o-like or....WL [they DO look cool even if they're a...

Hey thanks for the rep bump. I know it's going to be a while before my rep and posts are anything meaningful, but every little bit helps!

From my (limited) knowledge base, I would say there definitely isn't any conflict between those two. You really need to be most concerned about your batteries==>driver==>diode compatibilities, the aixiz module just holds things in place. I would really recommend checking out some of the threads...

There are some good links and threads about USA laser laws. From what I've seen, and please don't take this as gospel, is that you're in the clear as long as you aren't aiming it at people, vehicles, or aircraft, you aren't putting on any laser shows with unapproved lasers, and that you aren't...

While this seller of yours may be completely trustworthy and reputable, you just don't know. If he can't tell you much about the parts, its more likely that he just doesn't know. I got my first high power laser from a member of the forum here for about that price, but almost twice as powerful...

From what I've read, it actually looks like even though 405 carries more energy than higher wavelengths, many more materials absorb IR radiation, that's why CO2 lasers are what is usually used for professional cutting/etching applications, as well as military defense projects. White just looks...

Hey man just thought I would say thanks again for the handheld, its working like a champ! I'm still planning on getting some pics and maybe a video or two together for a mini-review, just as soon as I can borrow a ring stand and clamp from work as my camera tripods aren't working out too great...

First of all welcome to the forums! Make sure you check out the stickies in the various categories, and a lot of the links in the veteran users' sigs are really helpful too. As for your question, I'm relatively new to hobby lasers myself, and until I get set up to start building my own, I would...

I would recommend whatever you can afford from Shure. I bought one pair several years ago for about $100 and the quality was absolutely superb. They come with tons of choices for the foam inserts, and their customer service is great. I had mine in a bag with some takeout and some ocra juice got...

I would definitely have some interest, especially if the hosts looked decent. Keep us posted!

Welcome to the forums, I'm sure you'll find the community here very nice and helpful. While I haven't started a build myself, there is a ton of information on here. Probably the best place to start is this thread: http://laserpointerforums.com/f51/i-want-build-laser-thread-52972.html I would...

I mean of course they are going to make it look as awesome as they can. It isn't false advertising unless the product absolutely cannot perform like that. There is definitely smoke or mist in that photo, so I bet if you took that thing out on a foggy night you would see exactly what you expected.

Haha hopefully not! Especially not after I found some more specific guidelines and examples of what regulations are and what has happened in the past. I'm pretty sure I live within 2NM of the runways, so if I end up doing anything outside whatsoever I could be in deep trouble. Apparently...

Yeah, its really a shame when folks don't realize, or care, about what impact their actions can have, lazing or otherwise. I actually realized that I'll have to be extra careful and restrictive of my testing as my gear and parts start to trickle in as I only live about 2 miles from Oakland...

Yea there is just no way that unit is putting out enough light to give you good resolution of those beams in air. Each of those <100mw beams is getting split so many times. You've gotta remember that these things, at least the commercial ones, need to be safe enough to actually put on a show in...

Re: FS: The Original Mace of Doom Kits 2x18650 Massive Heatsink $50ea That thing looks like you could easily give someone a bad day! That's definitely one of the more exotic hosts I've come across, I bet you could really make a monster there. Perhaps one day when I get up in building I'll come...

Human eyes are definitely much, much more sensitive to green than ~445. I'll see if i can find where I saw the graphs, but one of the safety threads has comparisons and at the same output green was something like 4-5x as visible I believe.

I doubt you would be able to see much of a beam, although I don't have much first hand experience with high powered greens. If you are already getting a general location with a radio transmitter, is a laser going to be much better than a strong signal light? Without a prominent visible beam I...

From one newb to another, welcome. This forum really does seem to have a very strong sense of community, which is really encouraging. Sounds like after a little while getting up to speed we should all be on the lookout for a rocketpowered motorcycle with laser-illuminated photography mounts...

Re: 2W Small Sun - Stainless Steel 445 Laser Looks nice, if I hadn't just picked something similar up I would definitely be interested. I don't think you will have to wait too much longer at this price. Good luck!