I need to stay off the online sales places. I'm spending to much on useless lasers (ahaha not) just to have them beaming over head so I can blow smoke in to them, very relaxing.
I've noticed a lot of people come here thinking they pulled the wool to get help building their death laser. Good thing it's not as easy as slap a driver on a diode, and takes and understanding of the physics to make.
You can play with a laser, burn a "edited for sensitive eyes", and work on a motorized bike at the same time. Used a pen for a chain alignment tool. Smoking strokers and !&%!:$ since Moses was a boy.
I've started using all the modules and extra diodes I bought, to make a laser show box. I have plenty of little dc motors around. Already figured out how to make some huge freaking beams when I was playing with Nichia 08's.
I am now the proud owner of a 200mw-250mw( 250mw driver, cranked all the way up, so maybe a little more or less, don't have an lpm yet) 635nm. It's like a baby little tiny burner.
I have completed 3 pen builds, 405nm 150mw, 445-450nm 4000mw, and 532nm 100mw. While burning things at 10 feet while lying in bed is rather cool, I much prefer the 532nm pen. Not only is the 532nm the brightest of the three, it's just really a sweet color.
Hello Tallmonkey,
I am responding to your 2012 post. I currently live in an apartment and I’m having the same experiences. Can you give me any advice regarding this please!!!