Built two new blue lasers today

25mW of 490ish awesomeness. This is officially my new EDC laser.





A Sharp GH04850B2G on a Micro FelxDrive 5 @ 75mw running on a 10280 battery in a stainless AAA host .



I love this little host. It is only 3.55 inches long and 0.487 wide. It has great feel to it; very hefty for it's size. I really like the metal clicky button. There just isn't quite enough room to fit a module with FlexDrive and still use the AAA battery. I opted for a 10280 (2/3 AAA) and everything fits, but it's a tight squeeze. I turned the copper module down a bit and machined a little spacer to house the driver.












My next build is a PLT5450B putting out 155mW of 450nm on a Micro FlexDrive 5 set at 260mW. This seems like a really inefficient diode. It's in a NEBO Tools 5872 CSI Edge 90 Flashlight





I love the look and feel; Lots of angles and facets with a rubberized grip, but I won't build in this host again. It is very cheaply made, using press-fit plastic inside instead of threaded parts. This definitely made it difficult to disassemble the head.



I'm having way too much fun learning how to use my dividing table. :crackup:



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