Thanks a lot for your feedback!

.5 BTC for 1 slot

Prices on 635nm (orange-red) and 405nm (violet) lasers have been decreased from $199 to $159 and $165 respectively. I just want them gone since the blue one seems to be much more popular



It's already on the way.

Sorry. I figured, while lasers for bitcoin is niche enough, parts for lasers for bitcoin would just be downright impossible to run a shop with

Yellow lasers cost hundreds of dollars for a few milliwatts.

I don't know.. The diode wasn't extracted from a device, but someone got it directly from a supplier/manufacturer which he hasn't named yet. It's possible it would be used in very high speed DVD recorders or pico video projectors.

Some updates:

One of my major suppliers have closed their business, so I'll have a little delay on the new blue's. I should have enough parts to make one of them any day now, but the other will be at least another week away.

Also, a new red diode seem to have been discovered out of nowhere. Testing is being done, but if we're lucky we will be able to see ~400 mW of 660nm red for pretty cheap ( like $90 ). A lot of exciting stuff happening in the laser scene now!

Thanks for the support, guys, I really appreciate it! I'm still waiting for parts for various lasers including two blue ones. But remember, I still got a sweet red and violet one in stock, no love for them?

I should get a news module or something installed so I can easily show the status on incoming items on the store.

It's not a secret that lasers like these are regulated in some countries. The buyer has the responsibility to check their local laws, if they order to a country where it's illegal, that's their risk.

That being said, I don't ship from a country known to export lasers, I mark the lasers as flashlights, they look like flashlights (and technically lasers are a kind of flashlight, portable light source), and I offer to ship the tailcap and batteries in a separate package to prevent customs from testing it if they actually do inspect the package. So if someone does order a product despite the legal status in their particular country, the chances of customs busting the package are very slim. And even if they DO bust the package, I'm pretty sure that person won't get in any legal trouble, they'd just return the package to sender. At least that's what my country does to gray-area items.

I've got all the info you need on my site under shipping information:

I mark the item as flashlight, and it does look like a flashlight on x-rays (because it is built inside a flashlight shell). You can also buy batteries separately or elsewhere, then the customs don't have a way to test the laser (I don't think customs keep CR123a batteries handy).. I can ship the tailcap separately as well, but that would of course cost a little more in shipment.

I've heard about 75mW is perfect for star pointing. Very bright beam but not bright enough to reduce your night vision. You shouldn't really worry about reflections unless you are using hundreds of milliwatts or the reflective surface is very close and very reflective (like a mirror), only a direct hit should be any concern.

No shit, sherlock, it's just a joke


Also, good news: I've ordered parts for two more blue 1.3W lasers, and a 100mW green one. They should arrive within a week, two weeks max, but you never know with the postal service..

I'm also investigating how to offer a reliable 1.8-2W laser, because of the interest. I'd have to use a different host because it would need better heatsinking, and I'm not sure of the batteries either. Some CR123s can't handle the current draw. I'll get back to you guys.

Wicked Lasers's advertisement team has the answer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzsNGiV1YXU#t=0m35s

Read the thread, hehe, I think I've answered that at least three times

Yes, there will be more laser in the catalog soon, including green lasers in various powers, weaker red and violet lasers, and possibly a more powerful blue laser. tl;dr: a bunch of more lasers.

You can unscrew the lens completely, which will make the beam as wide as a regular flashlight (Over 1 meter diameter dot a few meters away).

I will order green lasers in various powers very soon.


Their spyder III series is massive, yes, but I think the most important factor is that they have set the current quite low on purpose to avoid lasers breaking. In others words, the diodes in their lasers could potentially produce much more power, but then they would also produce more heat.

You can unfocus the laser until it becomes no more dangerous than a flashlight, hehe

It's hard to explain, things don't have to have a practical use to have a value. I know I said in my first post that lasers are not toys, but then again, maybe they are toys for grownups. The magnificent beam in the night sky is a sight that always makes me gape in awe. And the gadget factor is just enormous

Though they do have some actual applications:

Astronomy (Pointing out stars)
Aligning stuff
Signaling
Long range illumination
Violet lasers can detect UV-sensitive markings (invisible pens for example)
Creating fire

The one I offered when I lauched the website was $189. I wish there was a way to display sold out items and their price on the website in a non-clumsy way, but I haven't found one yet.


He's got a little more resources than me, so what he has done is bought a bunch of diodes and cherry picked the most efficient ones, but diodes are expensive, so I doubt I'll reach those powers any time soon. But as said above, 1.8W should be doable, and for much cheaper than the survival laser one.

That being said, there is a new type of blue diode being researched by the community as we speak, discovered in a movie projector. If that turns out to be more powerful than the current diodes in circulation, maybe we will see >2W lasers soon after all!


Yes, I could do that, but as said I don't really have the money to buy too much stock, so by offering it to you exclusively I'd also have to make the others that might want one wait longer for me to restock, so I think putting it on the website, then first come first serve, would be more fair.

Yes, higher powered lasers than what I sell is possible, either by increasing current alone (But that would shorten lifetime and duty cycles, so I'm not going to do that), or upgrading components like the heatsink to allow a little higher current, and a high-efficiency lens. But that would of course increase the cost, lenses alone can be quite expensive.

The higher single mode would have to be a violet one, they could potentionally go close to 1W.. But the best for burning is still blue 445nm just because of the sheer power. As said above, a 1800-2000mW laser is doable, and I think I will sell them in the future sometime. (Not cheap though, just saying. It would cost at least $250).

They are T-rex branded, my supplier states these specs:


I test every pair before I sell them to ensure adequate quality.