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Hey guys - I posted something similar in the Tutorial/Help & Repairs subforum - but it hasn't gotten any love for a few days, so I'm trying here. If anyone can tell me how to delete the other one, I will. I feel it's about time to build a new laser. My last build was a simple 445 in a C6. I got...

Hey guys - I feel it's about time to build a new laser. My last build was a simple 445 in a C6. Mostly just putting it together like LEGO. The way I see it, if I'm going to spend the money to build something new, I want it to be my own construction. I've decided on a red build, but haven't...

It's been a while since I've made a laser (last one was your typical M140 445nm C6 host). But I'm working on a side project now, I'm building a mini laser-cutter! I was wondering which diode would be the best for doing a lot of cutting, at a low duty cycle. My first reaction was a 12x BluRay...

TL;DR: Skip to last paragraph It's been well over a year since my last build, and I have a bit of money to spend, and wanted to get something else done before I run off to college again. I have an old ~95mW greenie, a wonderful 1.8W 445nm, and a bluray and a red one, both of which I got for...

I'll apologize preemptively if this is the wrong place to put this, or worse, if there is not a correct place to put this at all. I thought it would be considered spam if I put it in general, and I didn't want to put it in the experienced trade subforum. Hey all, I'd like to gauge interest to...

Hey guys! I was wondering what the highest current I could throw at a 445nm would be, if it was just a millisecond pulse? Of course, it probably depends on how long the pulse is, but would 3A immediately fry it either way?

Sorry for the vague title. I'm extremely interested in how to... make things. I know basic soldering and electrical work, enough to make a laser from all the basic parts. But what I don't understand is how to make something completely new, using homemade parts. The people who make hosts use...

So a while ago I built my first laser, one of moh's C6 Just-Add-Diode kits, with an A140 445. You know the deal. Well about a month ago I decided it was time to resolder my connections, because the laser wasn't always turning on, it would go on and off with shaking. I resoldered the whole...

Just a very cool youtube video I came across, thought you guys would enjoy it. http://www.youtube.com/embed/RxzMzSZF_b4

I know we extract M140/A140 diodes out of the projectors of the same name, but those are only the blue diodes 445nm diodes right? Now forgive me for my ignorance, but what exactly do we do with the other (red and green I'm assuming) diodes? Are they for some reason not fit to make lasers out of...

So my 3 element glass lens didn't thread with my aixiz module exactly right, making it shake about 5mm when trying to focus my laser. Needless to say, this posed some annoying problems when trying to get my laser focused to burn stuff more than 5 feet away. I fixed this problem by using teflon...

eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices I now am starting to have a reasonable collection of portable lasers, and now am looking at gas lasers. I found this on eBay, but have no idea what type of gas laser it is. Anyone care to give me...

Link Here Just thought you guys might enjoy this. Doesn't really have any direct implications for the portable / hobbyist laser enthusiast, but it's still a neat concept.

Hi, I was building a laser using moh's Aurora C6 Just Add Diode kit, and using dtr's 445 M140 with 3 element glass. First off, I'm probably an idiot. Please forgive me. But I've come across a problem. The module seems too long to fit between the host and the host's front. See, this is what it...

Why do infrared lasers pose a threat to your eyes? I understand that since it is invisible, we don't realize how powerful it is, but doesn't it being invisible make it not damaging to our eyes? What I'm trying to say is, our eye sees the colors we see because it absorbs those colors, just like...

Hi! I used to hang out at LaserCommunity, but that site went increasingly down hill, and now posting is disabled. I made an account here when a lot of people left LC in like... 2008 I think? Anyways, I completely forgot the password, and was wondering if someone could reset it. My original...