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Brandon said:

Dear users. I was recently a "noob" to the whole DIY laser thing. I posted a topic asking users to maybe help me out or sell me a nice DIY laser. xarylx got in touch with me and said he would send me a very good quality burning laser for 60 dollars. So i sent out the money, and he sent the laser. I recieved it the next week, and i opened it up. I turned it on and to my astonishment it didn't burn anything. Yet alone even get hot. I'm guessing he put a 5mw diode in there and pretended it was powerful. After only 3 uses (turning the laser on and off) the diode broke and it was useless. I highly reccomend NOT to trade with xarylx.

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Hi Brandon,

I shipped the minimag laser today by USPS First Class Mail and it should arrive next week or so. I also included two used alkalines so you can use it immediately. But I think those alkalines are abit overused. A little bit more power would burn better. Maybe try swapping ONE of them for a fresher batt. Burning power SHOULD increase. You can risk 2 new batts but I have personally never tried that. Probably will burn really well but at cost of diode lifespan.

The focus is set to as far as I can collimate it ~30 feet so you should see a nice bright dot when you point it at a far wall. Say you go outside and want to point at something really far away. If the dot is very big, you can try to collimate it further by adjusting the lens knob clockwise into the module. Clockwise makes the beam bend outwards. Try to get the dot as small as possible at a far object if you want to collimate. There will be some divergence at very long distances.

Bottom line: Screw inwards all the way to point at far walls.

But I guess you don't really want to point far but you just want to burn. To do so. Screw the lens knob anti-clockwise outwards. Make sure you don't screw too far out and the lens comes out. There is a spring under the lens so it might pop out. But from my experience. Even at very close range burning focus, the lens is not near coming out. The dot will appear large at distance when you focus near. Don't focus too near.

Bottomline: The closer you want to focus to the lens, the further out you have to screw it.

6 inches is a good distance for burning. Easier to aim and hold steady and not so much loss in power. You will have to focus to a pinprick to burn/smoke stuff. If you don't get the focus right, it is hard to burn. It is a 100mW rated module. Just move the minimag/target back and forth to get your pinpoint distance. You will see the black plastic smoking easily and you know you are near. Happy etching the black plastic, cutting black tape might take some steady hand.

Don't blind yourself. Adjust focus only when the laser is fully twisted off. On/off operation is twisty but don't twist too far out. Just enough for a very bright red spot. Should be safe to leave it on for a few minutes or so since it is not being over driven but not for too long. If you feel it get warm, turn it off and let it cool.

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Brandon said:

Please disregard my negative feedback towards xarylx. I didnt realize that he only wanted 30 dollars first of all. He did PM back to me explaining that i WOULD get a refund. I was in a mass of confusion at the time. I am sincerely sorry, as i just realized how great of a guy xarylx is. I will be sending the laser back to you ASAP. Please again disregard that.

To prove how great of a user he is read this pm i recieved. {PM deleted by SenKat, as it is not relevant to this conversation}

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