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I don't think the optics will work for other wavelengths. IIRC they are only coated for the one. Your 405 or 445 may actually burn the coating off the lens. That sounds like a terrible weekend :( I hope it all works out for you though. :beer: Lase

TacoHearder - My condolences. Are you going to get it replaced? Can you use the lens with another laser to test it? Lase

Because the cheepies are only blocking a narrow band of light they may block more. You would have to do tests with a LPM (Laser Power Meter) to accurately tell though. Lase

I wouldn't use your cheapies for a >500mW blue laser. What green laser do you have? It's all about how much of that light passes through. If the dot is painful to look at without your glasses, but only a dim dot with them on it's blocking a high percent of the light. With higher powered lasers...

It all depends on what wavelength your safety glasses are rated for. Some (more expensive) pairs will cover a wide range of wavelengths and others will only cover a narrow band. Be careful though with your 532nm laser though as your goggles may block the 532 light but may not block any of...

Ah I read your post wrong. I thought you had a 445, 488 and 473 all pending delivery. Anywho, back on track :whistle: Lase

No the 488 on it's way. You already picked up your Argon didn't you? 473 I'm dying to see IRL. Lase

Another Argon? And I'm so jealous :p Lase

Just to help you keep track hak :beer: And just because of my OCD :na:: 1)Apocalypse 2)ARG 3)bennett326 4)Blord 5)ENX 6)eytyxhs 7)jimdt7 8)Lase 9)LaZeRz 10)Lazy Laser 11)n2stuff 12)noesc 13)scopeguy20 14)Silvershot 15)T_Warne 16)TheReddish 17)Things 18)Wolfman29 Lase

This is my 270mW 660nm taken in the middle of the day with a phone camera (not overexposed) with lots of cat fur in the air. Photos please :D Lase

It's not your fault, someone else necro'd it. I thought it was new too. Lase

This thread is 3 years old :whistle: Lase

Obligatory nighttime lasing photos: Lase

Now you need to stage a mock war :D Lase

Updated OP with some progress. Lase

Re: De-anodizing hosts That's just lye and water (a strong mix. Took only 2 mins to strip the anodizing off. DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME - I have worked with lye for years and am comfortable using a stronger mixture) and a quick wipe with a cloth. Polishing is happening between typing. :D EDIT...

Re: De-anodizing hosts Thanks :beer: That 2nd host had it's heatsink machined by rocket689 and is waiting for a nice 405 diode I love the Assault Crown on the Ultrafire. It means if I want to pop balloons I don't need to waste my batteries :crackup: I really need to get a buffing wheel...

PM Sent. Interesting idea but good way to start fixing any bad rep. EDIT: Only one of those links works. Lase

So inspired by LaZeRz and lazereer, I decided to de-anodize and polish a couple of hosts of mine. De-anodizing complete: Before: After: Before: After: Polishing progress: 2 Hours working on the heatsink yielded this: Heatsink finished: Reflecting my camera :D: Polished vs...

Old Man vs Ghost Pepper 1tRq8ExAHzk Lase