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DrLava, I am in desperate need of your services. I pm'd you with my concern but I know you get an ASS load of pms and was not sure if you read them all so I wanted to ask you to read my pm. Thank you.

Anyone who builds, near or in Kansas?

How many members, who make lasers, dont have a meter to check the mW of their lasers, and just go off the mA? Is this an acceptable practice, if you dont really care about the mW, but more about the brightness? I want to start building my own toys, but dont want to spend the 2 or 3 hundred bucks...

Found some old ones in a box today and put them on just to see the difference of the laser pointed at a white wall. I was quite suprised at how much they blocked out. I know they prob dont block out IR light but anyone know if they are kind of a "suitable sub" to goggles until some are bought. I...

For all of us new laser enthusiasts out there, and who are planning on fiddling with our very own lasers some day, what tools are recommended to get started and build/test our own lasers. I've kinda got a few ideas, like multimeters, laser power meters, soldering tools, vices of some sort. Was...

Can someone explain the difference between diode housings and whats the best. When I say difference i'm talking as far as plastic optics, collimnating glass lens and such. I know i've read on here where the glass optic of one kind is brighter but you cant get the beam as tight as you can with...

I know there are alot of different people who build custom lasers on these boards. I've looked at several (jayrob, igorT, daguin just to name a few). The only prob is I dont know enough about lasers to quite understand who makes the best. Now I know to each his own and what determines the best...

I'm looking for United States laser laws. If someone could point me in the right direction I would be greatful.

Hello all, I am a newly founded laser enthusiast that has decided to register and read on these boards. I have a buddy that I met on another internet forum from the uk that is an enthusiast and he is getting me very interested in this stuff. I would someday like to build my own laser but I am...