I wouldnt say useless. You could easily start a fire if lost in the woods! Or signal rescue if lost in the woods! Or point out constellations in the sky! Endless possibilities for this thing. At least that's what i told my wife when she asked why there was a $60 charge on the credit card. 😉
@@Jeeper906 self defense is also pretty effective usage for lasers of class 3,4 since once u point one of these at ur opponent eye it will do permanent damage meaning instead of the opponent going after u once he been damaged by laser that would pretty much give u time to flee and run away or even finish the job if u want to go that way so
@@Dav624 I've often considered the idea that a laser packaged in a traditional tactical rifle style form with adjustable lens and integrated computing components for object identification and automatic aim/targeting would be one dangerously effective platform. Highly illegal and would break every conventional international arms agreement, but even with current commercially available components you could potentionally have the ability to focus near kilowatts of laser power into a relatively small point within a hundred yards with only a handful of people...
@@Jeeper906 I got a 1W (wicked lasers, back when they were the only option) blue laser for heat shrink tubing in areas that were heat/dust sensitive and couldn't have a heat gun blowing hot air around. Worked amazingly well. Used a modified dental mirror with a first surface reflector to get the back or bottom side of the tubing.
I love my Sanwu lasers, all custom made.I’ve got three silver series 1.6 watt 525nm green laser, and a 4 watt 450nm blue and a 1.2 watt 525nm green laser. Little pricey but the laser output usually run a lil more over spec. Catch stuff on fire like 20ft away. It’s a blast
Another Sanwu collector! Dude I love Sanwu, I've got a 1.1W 525nm green, 5.2W 470nm light blue, 1.2W 650nm red, 500mW violet, and a 150mW 488nm cyan. I blew my wallet up getting them but I'm glad I have them lol. I'm really mad at myself for not saving enough when the RGB was still available, I'm really wanting that one. I've got the money now but they aren't available, that's irony in action...
I think what scares me the most is the eye protection. I do not trust any of my glasses since I don’t have a way of physically testing them. I have two laser cutters/engravers and I’m so paranoid that I cover it with a large box while operating.
EXCELLENT REVIEW!!! at the beginning I thought you''re probably doing the review for a cut of the profit - but your 100% sincere critique about it's shortcomings (which are negligible but still valid) all made perfect sense... like the burring, the lube & the lack of a polarity sticker show that You have enough knowledge & experience in the field to be anble to present a well informed opinion to your audience!! Thank You!!
I had one of the $60 long, black, blue high powered lasers ordered on Amazon . I just cancelled the order before they shipped it, and ordered one of these. I am very excited.
Be careful. I have been using high powered lasers for 14 years and I have permanent eye damage from these and I don’t know how or when it happened, just a spot in my vision all the time, but I know it was from one of these blue ones. Even looking at the dot on a wall will cause it. Blue is particularly bad.
@@Six6ix Yes, I have glasses specifically for these, but I must have either not one day, or maybe I saw it through a gap, not sure. Damage can take weeks to appear so I really don’t how or when it happened. I’m sure the glasses work, I just assumed I messed up somewhere.
Yeah I'm going to have to order a few of these lasers, I'm looking at this blue one and the 405 700mW, I love me a good violet laser. Thanks for the recommendation, I'm a big laser hoarder and have never heard of these guys before, and I'd much prefer to give my money to the Canucks (😉) instead of some Chinese sweat shop. I've got over a dozen lasers in nine different wavelengths but I just can't resist something new and different lol.
@@NullScar yep, I've got full spectrum protection, I've got five different pairs that go from 190nm UV up to 11,000nm Co2 IR from Sky Lasers. I play with some bigger lasers, they are must have items. I've had a few whoopsie moments over the years that would have flashed my retinas if I wasn't wearing them...
@@TheExplosiveGuy Thank you for your detailed reply! Also, I only have one laser. I believe it is similar if not the same as the green laser in the video. I don’t wear safety goggles when testing it, but I am aware of the refractions while testing. I really want to show my son but I am afraid to do so because I don’t have the correct knowledge here. Should I buy goggles for children if I do plan to show a bit more of my green laser? Pretty sure it is the same in the video.
@@NullScar hey no problem. I would highly suggest everyone have goggles, it doesn't take much to cause permanent retinal damage with lasers. I wouldn't go too cheap on them either, and make sure they're in the right wavelength for your laser. If I remember right a decent intermediate set of goggles should cost around $50.
I think that the host body is from a basic china made flashlight. I have one exactly like that with the same click boot, lanyard hole and everything. I think that maybe that is how JL Laser is keeping the price down on these. I am not knocking it at all......I have always loved the shape of the cheap china light that I have.......and I will prob be picking up one of the JL Lasers as well. Thanks for all of the really thorough info.
@ballpenkennjohn3129 oh, it's out? I had completely forgotten about it tbh. Thanks for sharing! I might go buy one. Unless I see a 5W 465nm laser coming soon next to it. 🤣
Be super careful running your finger across fresh cut threads. I have a small piece of metal in my finger to this day because I ran my finger across some freshly cut thread about 15 years ago. (There was a piece of metal in my finger and I pulled it out, I didn't realize at the time that a small piece had cracked off and was left behind)
In the night shot, the camera shows the 1.6W JLaser at almost the same brightness as the 5W Blue laser. Is this how it looks in real life too or is the 5W Blue laser much more bright & Intense than the 1.6W Blue Laser?
So you can look at a laser beam from the side right? You just can’t point it in your eye if I understand correctly. So you could hold the laser and shine it up at a cloud or some thing away from you and not damage your eyes or are you actually have to wear glasses when you do that?
Yes, if the beam of pointing away from you and you are looking at the beam’s scatter, you will be fine. But, this beam is so intense that if you had the laser pointed at a nearby wall (within the interior of a house for example), I would still wear laser goggles to view the spot. Shining it at an object outside and 100’ away from you would be safe.
I wouldn't recommend it. The light is so intense in the house whenever you hit a white surface. And don't hold it in one spot for too long or you will leave a burn. The table I'm sitting at has a laminate surface with a burn in it from playing with cheap ebay blue lasers. Cheap price, but decent quality for what little I paid.
I’m a house painter and just need one for pointing at things on houses. The dollar store one isn’t powerful enough to do squat with outside. Any recommendations?
Look for a green laser.. Because of the way our eyes work, we see the green far better than red or blue. A cheap $20 505 green laser on eBay will most likely arrive at between 50-70mW, and will be easily visible even in daylight at a range up to 50 feet. If that $20 505 laser doesn't satisfy you, then I would go with a 1W+, but then extreme care should be used because of it's high output.
Amazing review! Is it ok to look at the beam of this power when it's pointed in the night sky without safety glasses? Would it still be safe as long as it doesn't hit an object or directly look at the spot if lets say you hit a tree at a far distance? Or must you wear safety glasses whenever you're using it no matter the situation? Thanks for any reply.
Good question! The scatter in the night air is completely safe to be looked at with your naked eye. If there is any possibility that the beam will reflect back to your eye directly (by accidentally hitting a metal or mirrored surface) then laser safety glasses should be worn. Even a fraction of a second of the beam entering your pupil could mean permanent eye damage. But in summation, I don’t wear safety glasses when I’m using it outside, but I’m carful to avoid reflective objects and airplanes.
I don’t know why you stress it so much with safety glasses especially with lasers of about 100-200mw I have a 150 mw 492nm cyan laser and I use safety glasses only when burning things and I still have my vision fully intact
Kudos to you for the emphasis on safety. Potential buyers should be considerate of wildlife & pets as well. Don't point the laser at trees where birds may be perched. Great review!
Whether it is white or black shouldn't matter. It will only affect sensitivity. White sensor will output lower voltage at same laser power level than a black thermopile. The important factor is whether the white coating/surface reflects/absorbs equally across all measured wavelengths. Colored thermopiles would not work, but black or white, the only difference is output sensitivity.
The beam divergence on that 5W 450nm is horrible, the beam is so thick it's practically a blue laser flashlight. Is that some kind of safety feature so you don't accidentally burn stuff or is it missing a lens or something?
I want to point out that that's some damn good information and thanks for the advice if I buy one of these things cuz I'm probably going to get myself in trouble I shouldn't even look at this but thanks for the tip about the glasses
The body of the laser looks different on their website. Are their pics just wrong? I'm asking because I love the look and want to make sure that's what I'll receive.
@@cheule Thanks man. I appreciate everything you do for us light hobbyists 👍. I use your videos to help so many having issues understanding Anduril2 since you are really good at explaining things 😀
@@Patriot87Travel I believe it's the 1.6w blue one. The pictures look a little different but that's the one shown in the video. Really hoping that's the correct one which I'm pretty sure it is as it's the only one with the same specs as in the video.
Can’t find any credentials or information about JLasers anywhere. No talk in forums or anything. And he’s on vacation for a month. I’m wanting to buy one but too skeptical.
@@cheule Thank you for replying!- yes, it would be big & look a tad funny, I have a little 303 that I unscrew to take one 16340 battery instead of one 18650, basically makes it half the size, then I put the Sanwu 3X beam expander on it, and it makes the laser look even smaller. Lol
When I’m using a laser to point out objects in the sky (like constellations) I do not. But if there is any chance that you might reflect the beam back at your eyes, you should.
When you shot the laser into the night sky, why did it suddenly stop at a certain distance instead of just fading as the distance increased? It looked fake because of that.
It’s called the boundary layer. Flashlights do that as well. Particulate matter is what makes the beam seen, and there is a defined boundary of particulate matter. Above that the beam still exists, but doesn’t scatter back to our eyes.
@@cheule OK, that would explain why it didn't show any reflection back to our eyes above a certain altitude. But you moved the beam up and down and the maximum visible beam length didn't get longer and shorter. The particulate "ceiling" would logically be at about the same altitude causing the beam to lengthen as you moved it more horizontal. Just trying to understand.
@@patriotclint395 It is also about angle of view, if you saw from the side, you may notice the beam go into the clouds or the horizon. But when you are behind the beam, at some distance the tip of the beam is so in front of you & you so behind that you cannot see it extend any further. It is like pointing your finger in front of you - at some angle you cannot see the fingernail.
How far will the blue burn? Dunno if I'm wording it right. Is there a distance where it loses it's energy and has no effect? Can it be magnified? Just askin!
Depending on focus, and the color and type of material, a high powered laser like this can melt something like electrical tape from 5-8’ away. But realize you can also get permanent eye damage at extremely long distances.
I ordered one and it has been over a month and still have not received it or even heard anything from them how long did it take for you to receive your laser?
I know Jim of JLasers is still putting lasers together to fill orders. Apparently he’s even upgraded the pill design since my video, so you should be getting the new design. Did you reach out to him yet asking for an ETA?
Are these lasers strong enough to damage glass? Are there ones that can go through glass without damaging the glass, but can ignite or damage other materials? Also do all these lasers shoot only a narrow beam that stays the same width throughout the entire length of the beam? Are there some that can widen the beam and increase the width, the farther it goes outward like a flashlight? For a flashlight like that I would want 1 that cannot ignite and damage things.
Have you looked into LEP flashlights? Kinda sounds like what you're explaining. An affordable one that I've been looking at is the Lumintop Thor 3. For even cheaper, but worse preformance, look at the Lumintop Thor 2.
I heard from Jim at JLasers that: 1) he ran out of all stock and had to wait for more to arrive 2) that the new lasers will be even better. Apparently he has a upgraded driver. If you’re worried, I’d shoot him an email.
Depends on what you define as "burn". If you want to light fires on wood and cut white plastic or paper you need about 5 watts, if you want to cut electrical tape a 50mW would technically work _(veeeeeeeeery slowly)._ If you want something that fits somewhere in between 500-1000mW is a good number. This laser in the video is quite a bargain, I'll probably add one to my collection, if you want a decent burning laser you can't really beat these ones.
@@doubledome2076 will it ignite a flame on the wood? I don't have anything in between 1 to 5 watts so I don't know the exact wattage threshold for flame ignition...
People are mad that some flashlights are lighting their pants on fire i cant imagine what a pocket laser like that would do hah i still want 3 of them though
@@Stefan24971 - Yep, industrial metulcutting lasers are powered and cooled from big hardware in a boxes, but it's possible to power it from portable batteries and cool from a big radiator for a few seconds per minute cycle.
Thanks for a very informative demonstration and description of these devices. I’m awaiting a few to arrive: Many Thanks to you! 😎 My big BIG Question is what brand, model number, OEM or vendor makes the Laser Power Meter (LPM) you used to so measure laser output power with a thermopile sensor??? I want a portable LPM just like yours {Affordable I hope 🙄}!!!!! 🤓….Bruce Wms
You never hear anybody talking about lasers being used as a self-defense weapon that seems like it would work if you had somebody attacking you and you pointed it straight at their eyes
@@arrow2042 Blind the attacker & then send him to God. Now, if you have a huge mob attacking you, use the laser to blind/startle them, run away & then maybe use the gun on anyone unblinded or still tracking you. A gun can never have enough bullets to take on a mob - but a few quick swipes of a high power laser can blind them enough to give you time for an escape.
it's not a self defense weapon. By the time you aim it right, your opponent will finish you off, and probably take your toy too. If you do manage to strike, it will probably be one eye, and they will be furious, and do more damage to you. If by some chance you manage to strike both their eyes and disable them, depending on where you reside, you will be criminally charged and be liable in a civil suit. So, not worth it. Like the man said..deescalate and get out of the situation.
Well, I’ve stated such in the video several times. I feel like that should suffice. At the end of the day, if someone is going to do something dumb, I don’t know if a warning message would have stopped it.
I absolutely loved this until I noticed you can only run it 1 minute then 5 minutes off with the stronger ones only having 30 seconds on and 5 minutes off. I'd love to see a green pointer with 5 watts that run continuously AND NOT COST A MORTGAGE PAYMENT still want one of theese....lol
Perhaps, but floaters are dead rental cells that have sloughed off the back of your eye and are now trapped in the vitreous humor of your eye. I'd expect a laser's energy would cause scarring rather than floaters. But all I know from how eyes work is what I learned in college Bio, so take what I say with a grain of salt.
I built a 6 inch diameter 1.7 million watt laser in my garage to see if it would work. Well, the first thing I used to see if it worked was a 3 inch thick by 10 inch square piece of hardened steel. When i turned on the laser for only 1 second it left a perfect 6 inch diameter hole right through the steel, unfortunately it also put a 6 inch hole through my garage and through my car door in only that 1 second. None of the interior started on fire I turned it off before that happened. I will be testing it later to see how thick of a piece of steel it can go through at 1 mile out in the desert. I tell you how it went.
People frequently miss the whole animal with firearms as protection. Same with mace, it’s hard to aim when needed, I’m not testing out whether I can hit the bear directly in the eye with a laser when he’s charging 😂 Another point, you wouldn’t want to permanently blind the animal as a simple deterrent either, as it would likely starve if it can’t see.
They would not make a good weapon because it's a tiny point. People use green lasers to scare off geese which is why I wanted it. I never point it physically at them because that's animal cruelty but it's fine to just point on the grass to chase them away.
You're doing this at night when some 10-year-old is probably looking out their bedroom window and thinking there is absolutely huge lightsabers having a fight in his backyard right now this is absolutely hilarious and you should use the lasers as such try to have a sword fight with them in the air (obviously I mean make the beams themselves cross like there was a fight I don't actually mean you and a friend potentially destroy your eyesight having a laser sword fight) and really mess with people this would be funny on a level that I think we could all appreciate
I have a pair of cheap ebay blur lasers. One is the Thor II. The other has no name. Both are very powerful. Dark balloons, matches from 15', all the fun stuff. While setting everything on fire I had a neat idea for the 4th of July. Fireworks will ignite if you hold the beam steady enough. Wasps on nests don't like them. One of the coolest things is hitting stop signs, street signs and license plates blocks away. They really light up because they are reflective. Other than that once you play with them for a while they sit around. I thought about keeping one by the bed for non lethal home defense.
DPMM lasers are, and they are much stronger than other types of hand held lasers. There is a lens system called a beam compressor you can use, but I actually prefer the look and weight without it.
I’m very conservative in my views and normally I say we should have access to most things ….this laser frightens me….simply because many people are really damn irresponsible and I personally would have to kill someone if they were messing around and blinded me as a innocent passerby
Sounds like someone's trying to fight the urge of buying one lol. But in all seriousness, I don't care who is holding the laser, I won't and will not trust them. Doesn't mean I'm not going to buy one though. I'll just be overly cautious and handle it like a rifle with chambered round and defective primer. You can't predict when or if it'll fire.. Just as you can't forsee every possible reflective interference.
I think you’re here for the comedy-but I’m case you’re being serious, most high power custom lasers are much bigger. I believe I show some others in my video.
@@cheule Yes I converted the Subscribe to Unsubscribe, and gave a thumbs down The fact that you are arguing and calling me a liar, means I made a correct decision Take Care
Those are garbage multididodes lazer, single diodes are much expensive at fine dot, not oblong no matter how far it travels still will be a dot. But those are 3 x more expensive.
It's stupid, useless and dangerous..
Men: *WE WANT IT*
It’s so true, isn’t it.
I wouldnt say useless. You could easily start a fire if lost in the woods! Or signal rescue if lost in the woods! Or point out constellations in the sky! Endless possibilities for this thing. At least that's what i told my wife when she asked why there was a $60 charge on the credit card. 😉
@@Jeeper906 self defense is also pretty effective usage for lasers of class 3,4 since once u point one of these at ur opponent eye it will do permanent damage meaning instead of the opponent going after u once he been damaged by laser that would pretty much give u time to flee and run away or even finish the job if u want to go that way so
@@Dav624 I've often considered the idea that a laser packaged in a traditional tactical rifle style form with adjustable lens and integrated computing components for object identification and automatic aim/targeting would be one dangerously effective platform. Highly illegal and would break every conventional international arms agreement, but even with current commercially available components you could potentionally have the ability to focus near kilowatts of laser power into a relatively small point within a hundred yards with only a handful of people...
@@Jeeper906 I got a 1W (wicked lasers, back when they were the only option) blue laser for heat shrink tubing in areas that were heat/dust sensitive and couldn't have a heat gun blowing hot air around. Worked amazingly well. Used a modified dental mirror with a first surface reflector to get the back or bottom side of the tubing.
I really appreciate that you stress safety with these high power lasers. Too many people don't. Great video.
Thank you! I would be devastated if I felt like someone didn’t know and lost vision due to my video.
Why would anyone feel bad because people are stupid. #survivalofthefittest #naturalselection
I love my Sanwu lasers, all custom made.I’ve got three silver series 1.6 watt 525nm green laser, and a 4 watt 450nm blue and a 1.2 watt 525nm green laser. Little pricey but the laser output usually run a lil more over spec. Catch stuff on fire like 20ft away. It’s a blast
Sanwu are great too. I find they’re on par with the customs I have, and you’re right: they’re beasts. This laser is insane for how small it is.
Another Sanwu collector! Dude I love Sanwu, I've got a 1.1W 525nm green, 5.2W 470nm light blue, 1.2W 650nm red, 500mW violet, and a 150mW 488nm cyan. I blew my wallet up getting them but I'm glad I have them lol. I'm really mad at myself for not saving enough when the RGB was still available, I'm really wanting that one. I've got the money now but they aren't available, that's irony in action...
@@TheExplosiveGuy RGB Laser?, you mean the one with RGB Slider controls where you can actually choose the exact color of the laser output?
@@SodiumSyndicate yup.
I think what scares me the most is the eye protection. I do not trust any of my glasses since I don’t have a way of physically testing them. I have two laser cutters/engravers and I’m so paranoid that I cover it with a large box while operating.
Any easy way to test is to shine the laser through the glasses at a piece of paper. How bright is the beam on the other side?
EXCELLENT REVIEW!!!
at the beginning I thought you''re probably doing the review for a cut of the profit - but your 100% sincere critique about it's shortcomings (which are negligible but still valid) all made perfect sense... like the burring, the lube & the lack of a polarity sticker show that You have enough knowledge & experience in the field to be anble to present a well informed opinion to your audience!!
Thank You!!
Thank you for your feedback. I am definitely not a “shill.”
@@cheule this didn’t age well 😂
I had one of the $60 long, black, blue high powered lasers ordered on Amazon . I just cancelled the order before they shipped it, and ordered one of these. I am very excited.
Thank you. This is exactly the laser I’ve been waiting for. Just ordered one 👍
Be careful. I have been using high powered lasers for 14 years and I have permanent eye damage from these and I don’t know how or when it happened, just a spot in my vision all the time, but I know it was from one of these blue ones. Even looking at the dot on a wall will cause it. Blue is particularly bad.
@@jaredf6205 did you use safety glasses?
@@Six6ix Yes, I have glasses specifically for these, but I must have either not one day, or maybe I saw it through a gap, not sure. Damage can take weeks to appear so I really don’t how or when it happened. I’m sure the glasses work, I just assumed I messed up somewhere.
@@jaredf6205 yeah, gotta be careful . Hope the eye damage isn’t too bad though
I'm in for one and I see this company will soon have a 3.5 model which I will definitely get as well
I made an 8w pointer from an NUB-M44. It was the size of a lightsaber but technically a pointer. Damn buck driver kept burning out though.
Yeah I'm going to have to order a few of these lasers, I'm looking at this blue one and the 405 700mW, I love me a good violet laser. Thanks for the recommendation, I'm a big laser hoarder and have never heard of these guys before, and I'd much prefer to give my money to the Canucks (😉) instead of some Chinese sweat shop. I've got over a dozen lasers in nine different wavelengths but I just can't resist something new and different lol.
You make valid points!
Do you have safety goggles?
@@NullScar yep, I've got full spectrum protection, I've got five different pairs that go from 190nm UV up to 11,000nm Co2 IR from Sky Lasers. I play with some bigger lasers, they are must have items. I've had a few whoopsie moments over the years that would have flashed my retinas if I wasn't wearing them...
@@TheExplosiveGuy Thank you for your detailed reply! Also, I only have one laser. I believe it is similar if not the same as the green laser in the video. I don’t wear safety goggles when testing it, but I am aware of the refractions while testing. I really want to show my son but I am afraid to do so because I don’t have the correct knowledge here. Should I buy goggles for children if I do plan to show a bit more of my green laser? Pretty sure it is the same in the video.
@@NullScar hey no problem. I would highly suggest everyone have goggles, it doesn't take much to cause permanent retinal damage with lasers. I wouldn't go too cheap on them either, and make sure they're in the right wavelength for your laser. If I remember right a decent intermediate set of goggles should cost around $50.
That's awesome 👍. Couldn't help myself so I ordered one 😃
Hey, i just ordered one. did you get yours ?
@@jivjav100 Sure did. Took some time since they're hand made but it's worth the wait 😉
@@TheRealBigJake so awesome, thank you very much!
@@jivjav100 seriously grab some proper laser goggles and maybe a second pair if you want to show it off. Have to respect that thing. And have fun 😀
@@TheRealBigJake yeah i just spent twice the laser for accessories, im very excited )
Im building a laser watch at my house, that small one is the perfect size. Thanks!❤
I think that the host body is from a basic china made flashlight. I have one exactly like that with the same click boot, lanyard hole and everything. I think that maybe that is how JL Laser is keeping the price down on these. I am not knocking it at all......I have always loved the shape of the cheap china light that I have.......and I will prob be picking up one of the JL Lasers as well. Thanks for all of the really thorough info.
I agree!
Did you guys see the 3500mW 455nm laser coming soon? That's what im interested in. $30 bucks more.
I don't need more lasers. I don't need more lasers. I don't need more lasers.
@@cheule but remember, it's just for testing purposes
Oh maybe just three or four more🤔🤫
I just got the 465 3.5W in the mail yesterday... It's a beauty..
@ballpenkennjohn3129 oh, it's out? I had completely forgotten about it tbh. Thanks for sharing! I might go buy one. Unless I see a 5W 465nm laser coming soon next to it. 🤣
Very detailed video! I truly appreciate that brother. Keep up the good work.
Be super careful running your finger across fresh cut threads. I have a small piece of metal in my finger to this day because I ran my finger across some freshly cut thread about 15 years ago. (There was a piece of metal in my finger and I pulled it out, I didn't realize at the time that a small piece had cracked off and was left behind)
Thanks!
In the night shot, the camera shows the 1.6W JLaser at almost the same brightness as the 5W Blue laser. Is this how it looks in real life too or is the 5W Blue laser much more bright & Intense than the 1.6W Blue Laser?
The 5W is definitely more intense, but like maybe 50% as, not 3-4x like the wattage would suggest.
So you can look at a laser beam from the side right? You just can’t point it in your eye if I understand correctly. So you could hold the laser and shine it up at a cloud or some thing away from you and not damage your eyes or are you actually have to wear glasses when you do that?
Yes, if the beam of pointing away from you and you are looking at the beam’s scatter, you will be fine. But, this beam is so intense that if you had the laser pointed at a nearby wall (within the interior of a house for example), I would still wear laser goggles to view the spot. Shining it at an object outside and 100’ away from you would be safe.
I wouldn't recommend it. The light is so intense in the house whenever you hit a white surface. And don't hold it in one spot for too long or you will leave a burn. The table I'm sitting at has a laminate surface with a burn in it from playing with cheap ebay blue lasers. Cheap price, but decent quality for what little I paid.
I’m a house painter and just need one for pointing at things on houses. The dollar store one isn’t powerful enough to do squat with outside. Any recommendations?
Look for a green laser.. Because of the way our eyes work, we see the green far better than red or blue. A cheap $20 505 green laser on eBay will most likely arrive at between 50-70mW, and will be easily visible even in daylight at a range up to 50 feet. If that $20 505 laser doesn't satisfy you, then I would go with a 1W+, but then extreme care should be used because of it's high output.
Yeah but dude, any laser visible during the day is incredibly dangerous. One little reflection can DESTROY you or your customer's eyesight.
@@ChatGPT1111 just the reflection off the white walls in the house will give you serious eye strain
Amazing review! Is it ok to look at the beam of this power when it's pointed in the night sky without safety glasses? Would it still be safe as long as it doesn't hit an object or directly look at the spot if lets say you hit a tree at a far distance? Or must you wear safety glasses whenever you're using it no matter the situation? Thanks for any reply.
Good question! The scatter in the night air is completely safe to be looked at with your naked eye. If there is any possibility that the beam will reflect back to your eye directly (by accidentally hitting a metal or mirrored surface) then laser safety glasses should be worn. Even a fraction of a second of the beam entering your pupil could mean permanent eye damage.
But in summation, I don’t wear safety glasses when I’m using it outside, but I’m carful to avoid reflective objects and airplanes.
@@cheule Thanks for that explanation I appreciate it!
I've been looking for a laser and this was very helpful, thanks!
I want the power meter tester 😅
Is it just for a novelty? Just because or is there something you can use a laser for?
I know this might sound too obvious, but it’s perfect for pointing things out. Star constellations, strictures on a distance objects.
When you are wearing the glasses that only allow through orange - can you see any blue?
Does the safety glasses mean you don’t see the laser?
It lets about 0.01% of the blue light through. You can still see the focus point (barely) but not the beam itself.
I don’t know why you stress it so much with safety glasses especially with lasers of about 100-200mw
I have a 150 mw 492nm cyan laser and I use safety glasses only when burning things and I still have my vision fully intact
When you are just pointing a laser pointer in the sky do you need to wear the safety goggles? Is it the beam itself, or looking directly into it?
For pointing in the sky no goggle are needed.
For sky, no safety goggles needed but if a bird or large insect comes in the way & reflects the beam - you're fcked.
I wish I could get this in the UK
Where do we get the “145000” battery that’s not included with the purchase? No reference on his website
Go to LiionWholesale.com and look for vapcell 14500 button top.
Kudos to you for the emphasis on safety. Potential buyers should be considerate of wildlife & pets as well. Don't point the laser at trees where birds may be perched. Great review!
Isn't that the most eco friendly way of hunting birds?, blind the buggers.
@@SodiumSyndicate Okay
11:44 Star Wars time!
Your LPM sensor/target is white? If so how are you able to convert the optical power into heat for measurement or Is it optical instead?
Whether it is white or black shouldn't matter. It will only affect sensitivity. White sensor will output lower voltage at same laser power level than a black thermopile. The important factor is whether the white coating/surface reflects/absorbs equally across all measured wavelengths.
Colored thermopiles would not work, but black or white, the only difference is output sensitivity.
The beam divergence on that 5W 450nm is horrible, the beam is so thick it's practically a blue laser flashlight. Is that some kind of safety feature so you don't accidentally burn stuff or is it missing a lens or something?
Beam expander will fix that 5w blue divergence.
I absolutely had it slightly refocused to prevent burning my wall! Good eye!
All BLUE lasers don't produce a dot. They make rectangles. This is why they sell the 3X Beam Expander.
I want to point out that that's some damn good information and thanks for the advice if I buy one of these things cuz I'm probably going to get myself in trouble I shouldn't even look at this but thanks for the tip about the glasses
The body of the laser looks different on their website. Are their pics just wrong? I'm asking because I love the look and want to make sure that's what I'll receive.
I just received two items from them, and they are both this body. So I’m fairly confident this is the host being used.
@@cheule Thanks man. I appreciate everything you do for us light hobbyists 👍.
I use your videos to help so many having issues understanding Anduril2 since you are really good at explaining things 😀
Can someone tel me wich one on the website is the one in video?(small one i talking about) i want to make sure that i buy the right one.
@@Patriot87Travel I believe it's the 1.6w blue one. The pictures look a little different but that's the one shown in the video. Really hoping that's the correct one which I'm pretty sure it is as it's the only one with the same specs as in the video.
@@cheule How long did it take to arrive?
Can’t find any credentials or information about JLasers anywhere. No talk in forums or anything. And he’s on vacation for a month. I’m wanting to buy one but too skeptical.
I spoke to the one-man operation a few times. Helpful and responsive. I'm sure after vacation he'll get back to you.
@@cheule yes I got in contact with him. He seems like a great dude! Can’t wait to get mine.
Will a beam expander fit on this laser? ( any grooves in the front end )
Yes, it has standard threads on front for the lens although it would look really funny with a beam expander. This is a very small laser.
@@cheule Thank you for replying!- yes, it would be big & look a tad funny, I have a little 303 that I unscrew to take one 16340 battery instead of one 18650, basically makes it half the size, then I put the Sanwu 3X beam expander on it, and it makes the laser look even smaller. Lol
Do you need to wear glasses if you’re pointing it away in the distance? Not at close objects
When I’m using a laser to point out objects in the sky (like constellations) I do not. But if there is any chance that you might reflect the beam back at your eyes, you should.
Brother, where can I get one please?
Web site linked in the description.
When you shot the laser into the night sky, why did it suddenly stop at a certain distance instead of just fading as the distance increased? It looked fake because of that.
It’s called the boundary layer. Flashlights do that as well. Particulate matter is what makes the beam seen, and there is a defined boundary of particulate matter. Above that the beam still exists, but doesn’t scatter back to our eyes.
@@cheule OK, that would explain why it didn't show any reflection back to our eyes above a certain altitude. But you moved the beam up and down and the maximum visible beam length didn't get longer and shorter. The particulate "ceiling" would logically be at about the same altitude causing the beam to lengthen as you moved it more horizontal. Just trying to understand.
@@patriotclint395 It is also about angle of view, if you saw from the side, you may notice the beam go into the clouds or the horizon. But when you are behind the beam, at some distance the tip of the beam is so in front of you & you so behind that you cannot see it extend any further. It is like pointing your finger in front of you - at some angle you cannot see the fingernail.
What batteries did you use for jlasers???
Vapcell 14500 li-ion 4.2v battery.
How far will the blue burn? Dunno if I'm wording it right. Is there a distance where it loses it's energy and has no effect? Can it be magnified? Just askin!
Depending on focus, and the color and type of material, a high powered laser like this can melt something like electrical tape from 5-8’ away. But realize you can also get permanent eye damage at extremely long distances.
I ordered one and it has been over a month and still have not received it or even heard anything from them how long did it take for you to receive your laser?
I know Jim of JLasers is still putting lasers together to fill orders. Apparently he’s even upgraded the pill design since my video, so you should be getting the new design.
Did you reach out to him yet asking for an ETA?
@@cheule yes he responded said he was still putting them together and should mail it out shortly
Did you ever receive it? If so, how long did it take?
@@Thatbuckdoe99 I did receive it it took a lot longer than I thought to get but I am very happy with it can't remember I want to say a month or two
Are these lasers strong enough to damage glass? Are there ones that can go through glass without damaging the glass, but can ignite or damage other materials?
Also do all these lasers shoot only a narrow beam that stays the same width throughout the entire length of the beam? Are there some that can widen the beam and increase the width, the farther it goes outward like a flashlight? For a flashlight like that I would want 1 that cannot ignite and damage things.
Have you looked into LEP flashlights? Kinda sounds like what you're explaining. An affordable one that I've been looking at is the Lumintop Thor 3. For even cheaper, but worse preformance, look at the Lumintop Thor 2.
Ordered 2 6 weeks ago,..... still waiting..........
I heard from Jim at JLasers that:
1) he ran out of all stock and had to wait for more to arrive
2) that the new lasers will be even better. Apparently he has a upgraded driver.
If you’re worried, I’d shoot him an email.
I so want one especially at those prices.
What wattage does it take to burn
I have a 50mw / 505nm cyan green pocket laser from Sanwu ( the size of a 100mm cigarette) that will light matches.
It varies depending on focus, color, and color of object (darker ignites easier). But I’d say a 150mW blue is plenty.
Depends on what you define as "burn". If you want to light fires on wood and cut white plastic or paper you need about 5 watts, if you want to cut electrical tape a 50mW would technically work _(veeeeeeeeery slowly)._ If you want something that fits somewhere in between 500-1000mW is a good number. This laser in the video is quite a bargain, I'll probably add one to my collection, if you want a decent burning laser you can't really beat these ones.
@@TheExplosiveGuy you don't need 5 watts to burn wood- my 3 watt will do that. My 50mw 505nm will light matches, etc..
@@doubledome2076 will it ignite a flame on the wood? I don't have anything in between 1 to 5 watts so I don't know the exact wattage threshold for flame ignition...
The small pocket laser how far can it shine? For something this small I'm very much speechless
How do you charge?
On this: ua-cam.com/video/Ea7lWORLWJw/v-deo.html
Really like smaller laser pointers hope they are back in stock soon. Iv bought from wicked lasers in the past but they don’t ship to the us anymore
9:41 - Since you care (because you did so earlier in the video), I'll point out that you failed to blu8r the license plate at 9:41.
Why the hell don't these lasers come with a lens cap/cover??
This is a dumb question , but what do you guts use these for ?
U can use it for self defense if someone has a weapon and threatening your life you just shine it in their Eyes!!
Which 14500 battery would you recommend?
Vapcel is fine, get button top
People are mad that some flashlights are lighting their pants on fire i cant imagine what a pocket laser like that would do hah i still want 3 of them though
10:58 is that someone else with a blue laser?
If you mean the blue in the bottom of frame for a moment, that is the typical “spill” from any extremely high powered DPSS laser.
@@cheule I meant mid screen moving left to right through your beam is a dot.
Is there 50-100w laser on a 32700, or bigger, battery?
for that range you need a laser tube and watercooling.
Bro a 100W laser would have to be welded to a table in a laboratory somewhere in Asia
@@Stefan24971 - Yep, industrial metulcutting lasers are powered and cooled from big hardware in a boxes, but it's possible to power it from portable batteries and cool from a big radiator for a few seconds per minute cycle.
@@hztn also the beams on wood or metal cutting lasers can not even go a more than a couple centimetres
@@Stefan24971 - It all dependant of power. Also fire distance is meters, not kilometers as in commercial cause of refraction, etc. I know.
Respect for the neighbours/random npc’s!
Where can I buy a jlaser
Information is in the video description.
I guess the 100mw invisible laser splitters at work are as dangerous as they tell us
Actually way more dangerous as you can't even see the IR beams & their scatters until it is too late.
@@SodiumSyndicate thank you
15:47 Lube time
Get me one of these and start trying to land some UFOs at night
Watch out they mite point there's at u and beam u up😂
Thanks for a very informative demonstration and description of these devices. I’m awaiting a few to arrive: Many Thanks to you! 😎
My big BIG Question is what brand, model number, OEM or vendor makes the Laser Power Meter (LPM) you used to so measure laser output power with a thermopile sensor??? I want a portable LPM just like yours {Affordable I hope 🙄}!!!!! 🤓….Bruce Wms
Please note that the laser he's using is spec'd for 10 sec on, 30 off.
Who doesn’t like to live dangerously?
Radiation
I know the answer to this one…. Yes? Wait! no?
Why does anyone call those blue when they look purple??
they look blue to me
I have a UV laser, that’s looks very purple. These are definitely blue to me.
You never hear anybody talking about lasers being used as a self-defense weapon that seems like it would work if you had somebody attacking you and you pointed it straight at their eyes
I would think that even blinded attackers could do damage. I think the best course of action is to deescalate and disengage in most cases.
A permanently blinded attacker can sue you to bankruptcy. A dead attacker can not. Buy a gun
@@arrow2042 Blind the attacker & then send him to God. Now, if you have a huge mob attacking you, use the laser to blind/startle them, run away & then maybe use the gun on anyone unblinded or still tracking you. A gun can never have enough bullets to take on a mob - but a few quick swipes of a high power laser can blind them enough to give you time for an escape.
it's not a self defense weapon. By the time you aim it right, your opponent will finish you off, and probably take your toy too. If you do manage to strike, it will probably be one eye, and they will be furious, and do more damage to you. If by some chance you manage to strike both their eyes and disable them, depending on where you reside, you will be criminally charged and be liable in a civil suit. So, not worth it. Like the man said..deescalate and get out of the situation.
Obviously I am all for deescalation. It’s just a thought.
Why do people need such devises?
Other than they want to feel they have power,
Every 303 laser I have ever had has been garbage. Green or blue.. I can't find the good one I used to have it was 10mw and it was only $8
It does not have reverse polarity. You will fry the driver.
Yes, you should be careful to avoid that.
the importance of goggles and avoiding aircraft is high. i think enough that maybe a warning message in the beginning of this video is necessary.
Well, I’ve stated such in the video several times. I feel like that should suffice. At the end of the day, if someone is going to do something dumb, I don’t know if a warning message would have stopped it.
In Norway all green lasers are illegal
I absolutely loved this until I noticed you can only run it 1 minute then 5 minutes off with the stronger ones only having 30 seconds on and 5 minutes off. I'd love to see a green pointer with 5 watts that run continuously AND NOT COST A MORTGAGE PAYMENT still want one of theese....lol
Think I made eye floaters in my eyes from playing eith 5w blue laser my friend had
Perhaps, but floaters are dead rental cells that have sloughed off the back of your eye and are now trapped in the vitreous humor of your eye. I'd expect a laser's energy would cause scarring rather than floaters. But all I know from how eyes work is what I learned in college Bio, so take what I say with a grain of salt.
Where are these lights manufactured from?
Hand assembled in Canada by Jim!
@@cheule awesome
I built a 6 inch diameter 1.7 million watt laser in my garage to see if it would work. Well, the first thing I used to see if it worked was a 3 inch thick by 10 inch square piece of hardened steel. When i turned on the laser for only 1 second it left a perfect 6 inch diameter hole right through the steel, unfortunately it also put a 6 inch hole through my garage and through my car door in only that 1 second. None of the interior started on fire I turned it off before that happened. I will be testing it later to see how thick of a piece of steel it can go through at 1 mile out in the desert. I tell you how it went.
Cool
wow
I smell bullshit
I heard you melted the desert sand using the beam & now the government is using the strip of molten land as a landing strip for a makeshift airport.
i wonder why are not these used as defensive weapons against large animals like bears. some bicycle guys use green 303 against dogs.
I think some animals (like bears) might charge even if blinded. Just guessing here.
People frequently miss the whole animal with firearms as protection. Same with mace, it’s hard to aim when needed, I’m not testing out whether I can hit the bear directly in the eye with a laser when he’s charging 😂
Another point, you wouldn’t want to permanently blind the animal as a simple deterrent either, as it would likely starve if it can’t see.
They would not make a good weapon because it's a tiny point. People use green lasers to scare off geese which is why I wanted it. I never point it physically at them because that's animal cruelty but it's fine to just point on the grass to chase them away.
You'll be much better off with a gun and/or bear spray.
You're doing this at night when some 10-year-old is probably looking out their bedroom window and thinking there is absolutely huge lightsabers having a fight in his backyard right now this is absolutely hilarious and you should use the lasers as such try to have a sword fight with them in the air (obviously I mean make the beams themselves cross like there was a fight I don't actually mean you and a friend potentially destroy your eyesight having a laser sword fight) and really mess with people this would be funny on a level that I think we could all appreciate
I have a pair of cheap ebay blur lasers. One is the Thor II. The other has no name. Both are very powerful. Dark balloons, matches from 15', all the fun stuff. While setting everything on fire I had a neat idea for the 4th of July. Fireworks will ignite if you hold the beam steady enough. Wasps on nests don't like them. One of the coolest things is hitting stop signs, street signs and license plates blocks away. They really light up because they are reflective.
Other than that once you play with them for a while they sit around. I thought about keeping one by the bed for non lethal home defense.
Why al the blue lasers are like freakins lines !!!!
DPMM lasers are, and they are much stronger than other types of hand held lasers. There is a lens system called a beam compressor you can use, but I actually prefer the look and weight without it.
I’m very conservative in my views and normally I say we should have access to most things ….this laser frightens me….simply because many people are really damn irresponsible and I personally would have to kill someone if they were messing around and blinded me as a innocent passerby
It's definitely a concern! But I'm not going to go after lasers if we are unwilling to go after guns. First things first I suppose.
good luck finding them once you're blind
good thing flame throwers are just a farm utensil... keep eyeing those guns and lasers.
Sounds like someone's trying to fight the urge of buying one lol. But in all seriousness, I don't care who is holding the laser, I won't and will not trust them. Doesn't mean I'm not going to buy one though. I'll just be overly cautious and handle it like a rifle with chambered round and defective primer. You can't predict when or if it'll fire.. Just as you can't forsee every possible reflective interference.
Lasers that will put out someone's eyesight should not be used by kids or kid like minds.
I would Never recommend shining a laser in the sky. It’s extremely dangerous.
Actually it’s very common practice for amateur astronomers. But as with something like a gun, always be aware of what you’re pointing it at.
All modern led are lasers
Gotta love them federal offences.
I guess these aren’t good for playing with my cat? Lol.
Out of stock!
He told me that he’s gotten a lot of orders. Did you email him? Maybe he’s temporarily out of stock?
I ordered mine a month ago and still haven’t heard anything about shipping
@@tylerstites3364 tyler!!! Your laser has shipped! LOL I sent you 3 emails. I think they got sent to spam..
@@Deadwindshadow oh wow, sorry about that. It did get moved to spam. Thanks a lot!
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Tiny? It's at least average!
Sure bud. Whatever she tells you..
I think you’re here for the comedy-but I’m case you’re being serious, most high power custom lasers are much bigger. I believe I show some others in my video.
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stop lasering that guys house do it to your own house.. its not cool that your doing that
As stated in the video, I know him and he was away.
LOL, What An advertisement Video For Stupid Things Nobody Actually Needs In Normal Life.
… and we all love. Yes!
overly cautious, name a person blinded by a laser, lol
I have unsubscribed now because you promote lasers
Sorry to see you go, but I don’t think were ever really subbed, because that’s an old video :)
@@cheule Yes I converted the Subscribe to Unsubscribe, and gave a thumbs down
The fact that you are arguing and calling me a liar, means I made a correct decision
Take Care
Those are garbage multididodes lazer, single diodes are much expensive at fine dot, not oblong no matter how far it travels still will be a dot. But those are 3 x more expensive.
You’re right, along with the price.