Is building all that much cheaper?

[kevinmassey]

Yeah, it's probably a good idea to learn how to build them if you plan on continuing the hobby for a long time. The laws dealing with importing lasers are going to become much stricter in the near future.

 

[Crazy Jay]

And the thing about Jayrobs kits is the fact that you can reuse it even if the diode itself breaks. Built for life

 

[photonaholic]

The hands on experience and learning to work with a soldering iron will enhance other areas in your life as well.

You will stop throwing things out and start fixing them.

 

[Pontiacg5]

^^ True

I don't throw hardly anything away anymore, and anytime I see something broken I take it home and fix it if possible. I have a lot of free stuff sitting around that I didn't pay 2 cents for.