Buying a 100MW Blue. Advice?

[JamTKD]

Hey guys, so I'm planning on buying a 100mw Blue laser and I'm it's going to be my first high-powered laser.

I'm not ignorant of it's power and the fact that I need safety glasses, but is there anything else not so obvious you think I should know?

Thanks.

 

[eytyxhs]

1) Buy a Quality Laser like This
2) Buy Safety Googles for Green and Blue
3) Be Safe
4)...Enjoy it!

 

[JamTKD]

Thanks! Do you know of any other good lasers at 100mw?

 

[eytyxhs]

Blue? It'll be the same Price!

 

[JamTKD]

But do you know of any specific laser brands?

 

[lowell389]

I agree with eytyxhs. That is a good example of a quality laser.
If I were you I would search the lasers for sale on this forum.
I bought one from a web site in china, and it has not been a good experience . it arrived not working at all and tho they said they would send the part to fix it , I'm wishing I had saved some more money and bought from one of the many trusted and experienced builders here.
The next one I buy will be from a LPF member.

 

[eytyxhs]

Lasers are Made from Members of this forum! And they're the Cheapest that you can find.

If you Want a Green Laser i Suggest CNI.

 

[InfinitusEquitas]

Anything you buy here off of a reputable builder will be a whole lot better than what you will get from budget chinese companies.

mini B - 445nm 100mW Pocket Low Power Blue Laser Pointer

You can pick that up, when it comes back in stock... but there is absolutely no comparing it to Blord's build.

 

[JamTKD]

Who on here can I contact who would make me a 100mw Blue?

 

[Bionic-Badger]

How about you state your price range? There are lots of high quality blue lasers around, but what you're willing to pay is going to limit your options.

 

[JamTKD]

My current budget probably limits me to about $100.

 

[RA_pierce]

My current budget probably limits me to about $100.

There are quite a few options around $100 but if you save up a little bit more you will have many more options to choose from.

$200 is enough to get a nice blue laser.
I'd recommend buying one from a forum member. Sending money to a Chinese website doesn't benefit the community here, after all.

Read the forums a little more and see if you can build one yourself.
It's not difficult at all and it costs less and is more rewarding.

 

[InfinitusEquitas]

You should also really decide on single mode - 100mW-200mW blue laser, or higher powers, but multimode diodes, which are far more common.

For around ~$150 you can really do either, up to about 1.2W. Or more if you DIY.