Well what can I say? This laser is awesome! I lit a unsharpied match in UNDER a second when focused! Thats a record for me :'((tears of joy). This burns way better than my 180mw WL Pulsar and its easier to wrap a zip tie around the button. I've left this on for about 10 minutes and it was only warm. I did another 5 minute test and the laser was still cold, except around the button which was warm. I dont regret buying this laser one bit. The first time I turned it on there was no light, the second time I turned the batteries around but still no light. Then I turned the arpeture shutter and bam I got blinded for a while :'( not by the green, but by the blue LED. It has a nice heavy feel and I love this laser. It took about two weeks from ordering till ariving to my door. When I ordered it, it was backordered but shipped on my birthday (June 6) which was only five days from clicking order. I suspect this is a laser that is meant for me
Pros:
Burns really well, it went through a floppy disk!
Heavy, solid.
Focusable.
Has an arpeture shutter.
Has a key for added safety.
Blue LED that turns on with the laser.
It's QC passed!
Cons:
The blue LED blinded me when the laser finally turned on.
The threads where the battery goes in wasn't pre-greased but a bit of WD-40 fixed that up.
The blue LED is a bit bright...
No IR filter but thats not a problem since I'm not going to be shining this around the house.
Overall I'm very impressed by this laser and I love it! The burning possiblities are endless with this! Can't wait for my Optotronics order to get here so I can start burning without my phone camera. I'll add pictures soon!
EDIT: Forgot to add a link sorry, got carried away playing with the laser http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.12339
UPDATE: I have confirmed this laser is modehopping. Only for a split second when its cold though. Doesn't matter as long as it burns really nicely :-X
Update with pictures. Sorry for uploading them so late, I've been quite busy because I lost my usb and had to re-do my multimedia assignment :'(
Pros:
Burns really well, it went through a floppy disk!
Heavy, solid.
Focusable.
Has an arpeture shutter.
Has a key for added safety.
Blue LED that turns on with the laser.
It's QC passed!
Cons:
The blue LED blinded me when the laser finally turned on.
The threads where the battery goes in wasn't pre-greased but a bit of WD-40 fixed that up.
The blue LED is a bit bright...
No IR filter but thats not a problem since I'm not going to be shining this around the house.
Overall I'm very impressed by this laser and I love it! The burning possiblities are endless with this! Can't wait for my Optotronics order to get here so I can start burning without my phone camera. I'll add pictures soon!
EDIT: Forgot to add a link sorry, got carried away playing with the laser http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.12339
UPDATE: I have confirmed this laser is modehopping. Only for a split second when its cold though. Doesn't matter as long as it burns really nicely :-X
Update with pictures. Sorry for uploading them so late, I've been quite busy because I lost my usb and had to re-do my multimedia assignment :'(