Wish I got a wicked laser

[needler420]

I had been interested in these lasers many years back but couldn't afford them. Now they stopped shipping to USA, CA, New Zealand, Switzerland, AU. They stopped awhile ago sadly. Dam the FDA.

Surprisingly there still allowed sales on the bay and people are scalping them.

 

[Charlie_K]

If you want a real, true wicked laser, there are tutorials available for how to install a DVD burner laser diode in a flashlight housing and make your own.

 

[needler420]

If you want a real, true wicked laser, there are tutorials available for how to install a DVD burner laser diode in a flashlight housing and make your own.

Is is capable of beaming 14 miles and rated as a class 4 laser? Can it light cigarettes and matches and pop balloons?

 

[DocJD]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasers_and_aviation_safety

I don't know much about laser specifications . But a blinding laser need not have the energy to light matches . Even temporary blindness could cause a plane or vehicle crash or spoil the aim of a gunner . An invisible beam like UV might be harder to aim but also harder to detect and locate the source .

 

[Charlie_K]

Is is capable of beaming 14 miles and rated as a class 4 laser? Can it light cigarettes and matches and pop balloons?

I don't know about the 14 mile thing, or the class rating, but yes it can do all the rest of those things with ease.

 

[Moxy]

I've been tinkering around with lasers since I was a kid. Wicked Lasers sells overpriced junk. Their stuff looks really nice, but there are better options for your money.

If you're interested in them I'd suggest you take a look at https://laserpointerforums.com/ and read up a bit. The good folks over there will point you in the right direction. But do a bit of research first. There are some serious safety concerns you should familiarize yourself with before you start messing around with lasers.

 

[WValtakis]

Excellent suggestions in this thread, definitely check out LPF. Back when I was into lasers LPF was an amazing resource for information on my builds (this is a Casio diode in a B42xr from those days, >1 watt).

If you can't handle building one yourself I suggest you check out LaserGlow. They have (or at least had back in the day) high quality products with the proper FDA required safety features.



These things are NOT toys, and can cause permanent eye damage instantly...even from reflections off windows.

~Chip

 

[unwisefool]

What do you actually do with these high powered lasers? Just a fun, somewhat dangerous toy?

 

[Charlie_K]

What do you actually do with these high powered lasers? Just a fun, somewhat dangerous toy?

That's the best kind of toy to have.

 

[unwisefool]

That's the best kind of toy to have.

I agree, just wondering if there is another use for them that I didn't know about

 

[WValtakis]

The 250mw green (532nm) that I have is supposed to be for long range antenna alignment .

~Chip

 

[mete]

If you play with those near an airport they will come after you big time !! The laws are very strict now.
Proper energy levels and you have a great welder. I have a thermos container that has a very fine weld that put it together !
Does anyone know if a tick floureces under lasers ?

 

[Charlie_K]

Does anyone know if a tick floureces under lasers ?

Not by choice.

 

[Moxy]

Does anyone know if a tick floureces under lasers ?

A laser is just a light of a very specific color (wavelength). If you have a laser that emits light capable of fluorescence (violet or ultraviolet in the case of a tick) then yes it will.

Google "405nm laser pointer". They're cheap purple lasers that case fluorescence. It's like a laser blacklight.

 

[UffDa]

I had a 50mw aser a few years ago. It scared the hell out of me. When used inside, the beam reflected off of everything. Also, you don't know how much stray or scattered
infrared radiation is being emitted. I sold it.

I jave a 5mw green laser pen. That's enough for me.

 

[flnder]

I first heard of green laser pointers used to point out astronomical features and then they were visible in daylight and used on field trips and such to point things out. Also whoever said about that other forum, that was good advice, just got a 1 watt green that runs on 18650 battery. Almost as cheap as the one I bought in the tourist trap nature store

 

[Scott321]

Personally, I've wanted a reliable laser capable of being easily seen at 25-50 yards in bright daylight... therefore a wider pattern would be preferred, and under $50. Although I don't know the OP's purpose, mine is so that I can easily point out tree limbs to workers to be cut down around 25 yards up. Some of these limbs are 3"- 4" thick with no leaves (dead) and a small laser is hard to aim when 70% of the area you are aiming at is air so you don't know where you are pointing it to shift to the branch. Something to assist on aiming would also benefit this.

However, I don't want to spend $500 on making a rail with laser and iron sights or scope for something I might use 4 times a year. I'm wondering if I should try to find a cheap 1 or 1.5 power 22 scope at W-fart and just tape an inexpensive pen laser to it... although I'd rather keep the bulk down if possible since I might have to take it to multiple properties in a briefcase.