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This is more of a clarification: don't be afraid to call out a problem just because the company is giving you something in exchange for a review. A lot of reviewers may be pressured to give a product an overwhelmingly positive review because they got the product for free, but do your best to...

Re: Livinloud's First (of many) Giveaway!!!! I have a question: does the nominee have to be an active member? I can think of quite a few influential people that have left the forum or are now banned. Edit: Thanks for the clarification, Livinloud. --- I would like to nominate Pullbangdead. A...

This one?

Yeah, I agree that aiming lasers at drones for whatever reason would be pretty stupid. I only posted this thread to discuss a "what if" scenario, so I hope nobody here gets the wrong idea. Perhaps a bit off-topic, but I think shooting at government drones would be even worse. I'm surprised the...

Thanks. xD I know it might seem a bit lame to other people, but I couldn't think of anything better to put there. :P

The 3.63 mm beam diameter seems a bit large for a single-mode 120 mW laser. On the other hand, the divergence is killer.

As you probably know, government surveillance drones have become a major topic lately. Not surprisingly, people aren't too fond of them, and one Colorado town even went as far as encouraging people to shoot them down. This got me thinking: what if people started using lasers against these evil...

I think the situation will be similar to that in Australia: it will be illegal to possess certain lasers, but the law generally won't be enforced except maybe at customs. People who use lasers responsibly will be able to continue to do so without too much police harassment.

If they did exist, then they're almost certainly multi-mode (which means poor beam specs).

"Fun" and "safety" are not mutually exclusive if you're careful.

Interesting. That would probably explain why some high-powered violet lasers have such a thick beam.

I'm not sure how that has anything to do with the disappearance of the Laser Wiki?

Here are a few more: Mohgasm - run by Mohrenberg (may be going out of business soon) OEM Laser Systems - run by FrothyChimp (doesn't target hobbyists; no longer sells handheld lasers) Sci-Fi Lasers - run by Thejoker301 BitLasers - run by Grix I'll also add Laserglow and Optotronics as...

I have a couple of questions about violet lasers diodes. I don't want to start multiple threads, so I'm condensing them into one topic. 1. How common are multi-mode 405 nm diodes nowadays? I was under the impression that violet laser diodes are generally single-mode as that's what optical...

Maybe a silly question, but does anyone know if yourlasers.com and yourlaser.com are related?

Probably not. While a true 5 mW laser can pop a balloon when focused, the output of generic laser pointers is closer to around 0.5 mW or so. At least that's what I've heard.

@Grix Perhaps a bit off-topic, but I think it would be cool if your website had more details about the specs of your lasers, particularly the beam divergence and diameter. Just a suggestion. :)

I've noticed there are fewer people selling completed lasers, though. Same goes for 405 nm. I wonder if it's due to pressure from the FDA.

Several years ago, high-powered red lasers were very popular on this forum. The majority of them were single-mode as they contained the same diodes used in DVD burners. While red lasers remain quite popular, it seems the single-mode varieties are much rarer now. I see a lot of companies that...

I'm also getting the impression that it's a lot harder to get a high-powered violet laser that is both cheap and reliable these days. A lot of companies either don't carry them or have a questionable reputation. O-Like and S-KY seem to be the only "good" companies out there, and even then, there...