Lifetime317 Reviews anyone?
Hey I am sending my laser to Lifetime317 and I heard its a good idea to hear feedback from the vets if its a good idea since I am a newbie here. He seems really nice and trustworthy and obviously has a...
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For Sale: NOS Yellow 594.1nm 4.1mW HeNe
Hey everyone! I've got some huge medical expenses coming up sooner than I expected, so it's time to sell my prized laser. This laser is NOS, less than three hours total run time, starts up instantly...
View ArticleHumanities Graces...
Humanity has its problems, but also its graces: We also have heart.... let it out.
View ArticleQuestion for the optics savvy in regard to beam expansion to reduce divergence.
I'm finding it difficult to find cheap AR coated lenses of the correct focal length for use with beam expansion. However, I have an idea, when using a PCX lens which is too small for the size of the...
View ArticleQuestion for the optics savvy in regard to beam expansion to reduce divergence.
I'm finding it difficult to find cheap ebay AR coated lenses of the correct focal length for use with beam expansion. What is the effect of using a PCX lens 50% too small for the beam diameter at its...
View ArticleIssue with external links
This might be old news but I just noticed LPF is using a script that changes any external links to include a redirect. Take the link to ebay on this post for example. It's supposed to be Code:...
View ArticleGood, cheap beam stop for 7W?
Hello, I will most likely be getting a NUBM44 build soon and as I live in a dorm right now, I cannot accidentally burn the wall like I did with my old 3.5W 9mm laser. So what is a good, cheap beamstop...
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Maths behind optimal beam expansion
I am curious about the maths involved in dot size and energy reaching the terminal beam point if a beam expander is involved. The expander I have is a LaserGlow X10DR 10x expander that I have adapted...
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Some questions about pocket size 1W 445nm.
Hi, i got some questions. At the end of this year, i want to build an unique 1W 445nm pocket laser (very, very similar to the 405nm build of mine in terms of size and functionality). And sell it on the...
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XHP 70 Shots
Promised these for a while, finally got around to it. I shortened the tube and now I call it the L3 pocket rocket. Absolute shit runtimes (~3m at turbo or untill overheat)
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Mini/Pocket Laser Host Concept
So I thought I'd give a bit of time to my lathe, as one does, and started going at this piece of scrap stock. I had the idea of making a very small laser host out of it, here's how it turned out:...
View ArticleBurning Stuff with my "Little Giant" 1W 405!
I built this laser myself! Thanks to RedCowboy for suggesting the name "Little Giant" on the LPF thread for my first video of this laser. That ping-pong ball was completely unexpected. Previous (and...
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Jet lasers Pl-E Pro 532 "300mw"
300mw rated, lpm'd over the years I've owned this up until last year due to selling my lpm. Was stable between 400-450 with peaks just over 500 though as I haven't been able to meter it this year will...
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1+w pen laser
Here's a 1+w pen laser, it's focusable and has a 2 min duty cycle. The driver is set at 1.2 amps. This thing can actually be held like a pen for freehand wood burning etc. I have exactally $28 in this...
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Cypreus IIIb revolution with 20x dioptika beam expander
Well, after a long pause I'm back with a lot of new projects. :wave: First of all, I have modified again my "old" Cypreus IIIb, so after the first model and the second one (reloaded), I completed the...
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Avatar's Broken wire SL
Hi , I received Avatars Sl SS laser yesterday and opened the box to find out that only the battery tube and the CU sink was the only things wrapped in a piece of binder paper. All other parts were...
View ArticleThe production method
Nice summer for laser shot! :crackup: i have question about The production method. 520nm 100mw or 450nm 500mw pen (AAA , 10440 type) once. i need driver and diode. Purchase parts from somewhere? please...
View ArticleLens question
Hey guys... I have a nubm44 in a s4x host from survival lasers with just a regular focus adapter... I'm currently using a g2 but would like to improve my divergence.. First off would I be better off...
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M140 Survival C6 Build #1
This is the first build in a C6 of 3 that will be coming from me in the next few weeks. We have 3 days left of the poll for host of the donation laser, if this host wins the C6 will be completed. I...
View ArticlePM problems?
I've sent a few pm's to Podo and when I look in the sent folder I do not see the pm that was sent. Is that normal behavior?
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