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Post your vintage pointers (weather you still have it or not)
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Complete guide to owning lasers- Please Read
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For members who wish to change their name
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List of Laser Diodes - 06/02/2021
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Anyone ever work with the NECSEL 10 watt 520nm before??
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Updated: The Wavelength Thread
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LPF's Build showroom
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REPLACEMENT TOOL: Relative Laser Brightness Calculator (Open Source Edition)
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Ran across this publication from Sharp..
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LASER Bible : List of everything you need to buy or build a laserpointer or projector
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The Wavelength Thread
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~ Laser accessories you should own ~
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circular polarizers for cameras
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Diode part number cross reference or identification
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Lens cleaning
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My second release of my laser label maker is now out! (v0.2)
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Question about 1000mw blue laser pointer
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Zeus Laser
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What is your own laser circuit design
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Should you have an infrared filter to be safe?
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Best signal laser
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My first attempt at making a custom laser label/warning sign designer program
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Back After A Few Years
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BMW X5 Laser Headlight unknown strange diode
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Vintage Lasers & Holograms Exhibit in Tempe, AZ
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780nm Ir laser in daylight detection
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Scientific American/Amateur Scientist Laser book.
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book recommendations...
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Laser Diode sourcing
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Looking for proper housing...
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Laser Newbie! I need help choosing a laser!
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Unable To Print PDF File.
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Trying to create a He-Ne handheld laser
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Magnetic + reed switches availability ?
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Happy Anniversary
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Can a laser knock out an LED flood light?
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May 16, 2022
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Unown (WILD)
Its electric
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Does it exist?
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Hypothesis: Wavelength limit perception correlation
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Ornate CNC casing for lower power output lasers ?
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Newbie question: IR laser
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Is a 300mW Green laser Illegal in Tennessee?
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Health laser 980nm 65w power question.
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Laserpointer recommendation
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Calling out to Indian users here, if any
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ithehappy
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3D Printable Laser Diode Press Kit for TO-5 and TO-18 Laser Diodes and 12mm Modules
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Brand New, Noob. Part II - lets escalate.
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LPM, need advice
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Brand new, noob, *TRYING MY BEST TO BE RESPONSIBLE*
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I’m in Australia what lasers can I buy
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First consumer quantum dot laser diode!
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Laser vs flashlight laser
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New! Sharp Diodes 1W 520nm & 5W 455nm & +2W 638nm
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Unown (WILD)
Sanwu Pocket splash fix
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Should I buy from this site?
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Goggles question
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Biglaserpointers.com Info
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wolfram
Benefit to recording laser specs
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paul1598419
Size measurements of emission face of various diodes, mostly single mode.
liveforphysics
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FDA compliance for manufacturers, some insight is needed
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Mattronium
Laser accessories
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Searching best option for most powerful laser for sub 75 and sub 140$
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Unown (WILD)
Great reading on laser diodes
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Need some help with this laser pointer
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Browntail moth caterpillar
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Looking for new projects
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Laser for self defence- info required
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Ears and Eggs
Flexdrive pot question, and other laser stuff
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Meeting on Photonics west
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Can you find out the polarity of a diode without datasheet?
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Adding a capacitor to protect FAPs when using cheap buck power supplies
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FAP only drawing .4A??
Fauxtawn
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Where to buy "Danger" Stickers
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Looking advice from pro to buy a 7.5Watts Striker Blue laser
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Low Divergence Diodes
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Which laser color is the brightest at night ?
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What laser and goggles should I buy (I am a beginner)?
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Unown (WILD)
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Pulse operation of CW LD
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Straight Laser Pointer
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Zeus X (7W) VS Sanwu Striker (7W)
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Laserdelic, a generative landscapes synthesizer...
laserdelic
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Need Laser Building / Parts Buying Advice
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Commander J. Bloodmaker
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Power electronics
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is (zeuslasers.com) a good place to get a laser?
mike4
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what laser should i buy (beginner)
mike4
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Laser 303 is not working
veeran
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black or white lasers
the laser man 2
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What lens size do the Sanwu pocket lasers take?
jake7323
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how powerful is the (i think red color) laser thats used for reading dvds in the case of a pc
the laser man 2
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do those red color safety glasses work
the laser man 2
Dec 22, 2021
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How much will a star effects adapter reduce danger to eyesight?
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Dec 7, 2021
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kecked
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Spyder 3 arctic issue
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good method/tool for wiring diode pins?
Mannitu78
Dec 11, 2021
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Dec 16, 2021
paul1598419
Has anyone bought the Jetlasers Equality series 1W 520nm Laser Dazzler Torch?
Alex2893
Oct 18, 2021
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DTR-LPF sent me wrong diode, but fixed it quickly!
loreadarkshade
Nov 29, 2021
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loreadarkshade
Increasing a Laser Pointers thickness, making the beam wider etc.
97BTC
Dec 8, 2021
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