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New - looking for a decent red laser to burn and pop balloons






jeffreythe00

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200mw is good enough to get the job done. Doesn't look like it is focusable but you can just use any type of magnifying lens to focus it to a pinpoint. Maybe 50' or so with a black/sharpied balloon and a VERY steady hand OR tripod. I don't know where you live but generally it should take between 2-4 weeks. Sometimes less.


To be a bit more realistic. I'd say you could pop balloons from 10-15 feet with a steady hand fairly easily
 
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jeffreythe00 said:
200mw is good enough to get the job done. Doesn't look like it is focusable but you can just use any type of magnifying lens to focus it to a pinpoint. Maybe 50' or so with a black/sharpied balloon and a VERY steady hand OR tripod. I don't know where you live but generally it should take between 2-4 weeks. Sometimes less.


To be a bit more realistic. I'd say you could pop balloons from 10-15 feet with a steady hand fairly easily
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Good info. I'd really rather have one that I could focus, so I'd just have an inclusive unit.

What about this one?
http://lazerer.com/Red_Laser/Red%20_Laser_Pointer?product_id=120
 
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imo you would be better off with olike or rayfoss. or roll yer own...
 
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that's true. to see what others say about lazerer go to the "companies" section of the forum, lotsa good info there.
 
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A good burning laser - you want a single mode (DVD) diode, and optics you can focus. The optics are very important. For example, with a Meredith acrylic ($$$) lens I've popped balloons from ~50 feet away with < 200mW output. No way an AixiZ lens would have worked at that distance.

The lens determines (within reason) the spot size and energy density.
 
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