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anyone have any random laser stories they want to share? when i was young, i had a 1 mw red laser. i thought it was the coolest thing ever. so i looked directly into it. for a second or so. luckily nothing happened because the batteries were almost dead.

its the appropiate amperage as well

they will probably arrive, might take a long time. they are bad quality so they may be up to spec as 5mw lasers usually end up to be ~30 mw but yeah. you probably shouldnt buy it. go for more high quality lasers, such as laserglow. if you dont have that much money, go to lazerzer

don't forget the goggles. 1W+ will blind you instantly in a direct hit. even glossy surfaces could cause serious damage.

a host is basically the body of the laser. it can vary from project boxes to mustard bottles. http://laserpointerforums.com/f38/mustard-build-20150.html oh and you probably shouldn't mess with the potentiometer. if you can saw it in half, it's probably a newwish cheapie, which means the green...

canadians get too caught up in hockey. (i'm canadian so i know)

-------------------------------- typo on the date on the yellow laser.

nice! i'm pretty sure if i tried something like this I would end up electrocuting myself.

I don't really have any hobbies. Oh, and don't worry, I read those posts already.

hi. what's up lpf people.