I can make it a very tiny plaque… but it would probably say “Beware of Asshole”.
Here are some photos of the laser/driver/air pump/nozzle:
And mounted in the mill in place of the spindle assembly:
Missed this one TP. Orsm piece of gear you have there. Now what do l need made. Hmmmm.
More gratuitous laser fun… custom key cards for a Russian Fialka cipher machine and a Sweedish Transvertex HC-9. The hole patterns are generated from a 64-bit crypto algorithm used as a random number generator. Part of the algorithm seeding uses non-deterministic noise from an A/D converter.
These were cut in some light grey cardstock using the 3 watt 445 nm laser running at around 1 watt.
Some info on the machines:
Sweetness. How does it burn holes that are so perfectly round (giving that diode image is not round)?
The 405 nm single mode laser produces a very round beam when it is focused. The 445 nm beam focuses to more of a square… actually a slight rectangle maybe .005” x .006”. The laser is mounted on a mill that draws the holes as circles. The error caused by the rectangular beam is not noticeable.
Not sure if you are aware of this LPF Group Buy for a lens they are calling the "G9" lens. It basically performs at about 95% of the famous G2 lens, but at quarter of the cost. The GB is close to closing. If they get up to 200 lenses, the price will be $8.50/lens plus shipping (Expected to be $1.50 per 10 lenses).
That’s really cool, texaspyro! This thread made me register to this forum.
I would like to replicate this – do you mind telling us where you bought the laser diode/lens? The diode (405 nm single-mode) seem to be quite common and available on ebay, but it would be great to know which lens you used to get such a small kerf.
Thanks in advance!
Hi milton. Welcome to the forum. There is a 405nm diode that has recently found to be able to hit 1W. It’s in a particular 16x Blu Ray burner. I don’t have time to find the thread right now. Search for it on LPF.
EDIT: Here’s the thread.
I bought the laser and lens from DTR Laser Shop. He now has a 1+ watt diode. The diodes come from 12X and 16X blue ray writers. They are single mode lasers that can be focused to tiny spots.
The lens is his “G-2” lens. I got them with the long barrel. The G2 lens yields around 30% more power than a 3 element lens. I also use his long focal length glass lens… supposedly allows a longer working distance from the lens to what is being cut.
The driver is the Flexmod P3 from illumination supply.
Texas, thats cool stuff right there. I have a Handheld 2D maglite modded that will fry stuff. Thats until the two 26650’s run tired. 
Thanks to a fine gentleman named TMack. I call it the Tmag Blue Genie.