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Hey everyone, This last group buy went off so well and there was so much late interest I thought I would start a feeler for a second GB aiming for a order date around September 1. So, if you have interest please email me using the forum tool. Email is easier for me to keep track of. If you...

FRYS.com | Pelican These generally list for twice this price. Shipping is free to boot. I just picked up four of these, perfect for storing handheld lasers, small electronic equipment, or even a handgun. Hurry before they run out of stock, I doubt these will last very long at this price...

Pelican 1170 Corrosion-resistant Airtight Case With Foam Great case to keep and protect high end laser equipment. This website has a few other models on sale now as well. I bought a couple to store my DPSS labbies in.

When I'm bored I love to explore around on YouTube and just follow where curiosity leads. Recently I was looking for videos on this tetrad of blood moons we are having over the next year and came across this video below. Basically, when I click on an interesting video the side bar brings up...

I am the organizer of a recent Group Buy with Dragon Lasers and am preparing to send over $4000 via bank to bank wire transfer. I would like to speak with someone who has done business with DL in this manner. I don't want to publically discuss my reasons for this at this point. If anyone has...

Hello everyone, Up for my second GB effort already. The Goldenstar Lab laser effort went well and all lasers are in route to their prospective buyers. After seeing Isaac's 589nm DL 50mw I could not resist. I bought one and received it a couple weeks ago and it's the first laser I think I've...

I didn't see this posted elsewhere yet so I thought I would post it now. If I missed that this was posted already then moderators should delete it. Surplus Shed Note: this is not the same sale posted in this thread from. 3/2013. That was a 45% off sale. This was just released to my email...

A little look into my hobbie of choice, guns..... I just finished a ground up build on a custom AR-15 and decided to try something I've always wanted to try. Mounting a 445 running 3+ watts to a gun. I had a 30mm offset optics mount that happened to fit this giant host one of my 9mm 445's...

Hello, This is a spinoff of a thread I started a few days ago: http://laserpointerforums.com/f55/meierlight-1500mw-532-analog-89101.html Since then it's changed companies and scope so I really felt a new thread and title was appropriate. You can read through that thread if you want but in a...

Hello, I was waffling between posting this here or at the deals and discounts thread and decided on here for the time being. Last year I inquired with Meierlight about doing a group buy on several different lab models I was interested in with hopes a few other might join in and bring the total...

I came across this today and it floored me, a 50 cent paper microscope that can do almost as much as a lab scope can. It is powerful and accurate enough to diagnose malaria. Cheap enough that it could be distributed world wide for a real impact on diagnosing and treating malaria. I can see...

Below is a just pissed yesterday. It is a Zieser host from Mrcrouse. It was sold to me as a "pink/Black" post, however tonight buys it looks a deep ruby color. Inside is pretty standard. It includes a 9 mm 445 blue diode minded from a projector I split with Daguin. It is driven with a X – Drive...

One of the biggest things I fret over when building my handhelds is setting up my drivers. Soldering wires to the driver just to be able to connect it to a battery or power source and driver dummy load is a real PITA. Un- soldering them and then cleaning the holes to accept new wire is also a...

I know I've seen this in a thread somewhere but cannot seem I find it using both search functions, maybe someone can point me to it again. My question is how many diodes should I use to simulate the 405 voltage drop as close as possible with a target current of between 350-400mA? Something...

For everyone who saw the motor I pulled I finally threw something together. It's more of a modern art steampunk hybrid I guess, call it what you want. I think it looks pretty cool. This is the simplest of three I've got planned. Right now I've only got green going but soon it will have four...

Hey guys, Many of you may have seen my post in the General section on the Steampunk motor I salvaged from some 1950's to 1960's lab equipment. I have been able to secure two more that are essentially the same motor. The gears are a little different than the original one but as you can see they...

Here is another score I got from a recent university science department house cleaning. This unique and otherwise mundane looking white box almost got away from me. Much like the Steampunk motor with five speed transmission, I almost left this one sitting on the shelf. Again, glad my...

Here's a couple pics I took tonight. To get the moon looking good required the laser beam to be kinda big. I've got about 50 shots but these are the first few I've downloaded from the camera. Wanted to get a couple up right away.

I've been toying around with Lumia builds recently and have been looking for a good drive motor. By blind luck I met someone who's in charge of maintenance and acquisition of all the lab equipment at a local university. In addition to this she is responsible to dispose of old equipment and she...

Thought this might be worth posting. After seeing Ricktrent's post about that tiny little red diode I became intrigued with the idea of getting a few myself. I found an auctin at Fleabay and out a bid in for $8 for 10 diodes shipped. I won and yesterday the arrived. My NoSpin Ophir LPM...