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Hello! I'm needing some help and guidance with my first laser build. I'm an artist and have been manipulating laser light in my work. I'm looking to build something close to a 300mW laser on the 532nm spectrum. In the past I have been using Wicked Lasers (don't scold me, they worked well for my use). I would just remove the caps and mount wires to the inside of the battery housing that ran to a continuous DC power supply. I made housings out of acrylic sheet where I could hold the lasers, and then mount this at about ceiling level to shine straight down on my work. Unfortunately this setup often meant that I had a 6-8" long box around the ceiling, which is quite noticeable. So I'm trying to build my own laser where I don't have all the components stacked up in a long tube. Instead I'd like to be able to move the driver off to the side of the dpss module to minimize the profile of the unit. I need this to have a 100% duty cycle so that it can be displayed 10-12 hours a day or so without burning up. I hope this all makes sense and I'll be more than happy to provide any further information or clarification needed.

Thanks
Daniel