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It’s strange to me that people always describe 405nm lasers as super dim. I don’t know why, but for some reason I am able to see that wavelength very well, the dot on a 40mw 405nm appears very bright to me, and I can easily see the beam in a LIT room most of the time. Is it because of my age maybe?

Oh absolutely, it scares me to think little kids are getting those “5mw” eBay 405nm pointers that are commonly 80mw+ and thinking they’re just pointer toys and getting hit in the eye.

Hello everyone! I should of made this post back when I joined in 2014, but hey, better late than never right? My name is Matthew, I live in Minnesota, and I'm 19 years old. Lasers have been an interest of mine since I was in the 5th grade. I got into the hobby with some cheap, over advertised...

I am looking to purchase a module with a driver to build a diy lab laser with the sharp 490nm diode from DTR, I remember there used to be an option on the website to choose the current that you want to driver set to, but this option seems to be gone now. Help appreciated, Thanks!

This is how laser pointers are going to get banned if people keep doing this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxjMWQn2ZK0&t=4m8s

Amazing Build! +rep

Ordering/Shipping: I placed my order August 30th and the laser shipped on September 1st. The laser arrived on September 11th to the USA. The laser was wrapped in 3 layers of bubble wrap and was in a plain white box. Pretty fast for free airmail shipping. Shipping: 9/10 Appearance/Feel: The...