Recent content by thadl04

I have previously built a burning blue laser, completely DIY with a flashlight host. This was maybe 5+ years ago and i lost interest. Well now i want to get back into it. Just want to see if there is a place to buy all the hardware needed to make the most powerful blue laser i can. Thanks alot.

so i ordered a 445nm module kit for aixiz and it came with 2 lenses. One appears to be plastic and short and the other is metal and about twice as long...my question is what is the difference (other than the obvious) of them? :anyone:

Hi everyone I am new to LPF. Ive always been interested in electronics and somehow surfing the net came across custom laser builds, so Ive decided to give it a try. Ive been researching this topic for several weeks and this forum looks like just the place to be if you need help. A lot of...

hi all i am a new member and new to building lasers. I have researched it though. I currently have a M140 diode and a "foulmist" 1.7A FMT V2 buck/boost driver. Just trying to figure out where to solder the input positive as the diagram points to a place and the driver has what looks like the...