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I've been here for a month now, and I totally forgot to post a hi-all thread! I just jumped into the forum because I had a lot I wanted to ask and never took the time to introduce myself :na:
My name is Dave. I'm a laser-holic. **Group says "Hi Dave"**
I've been playing/toying with lasers since I was about... 16 or so in High School. My first REAL laser experience was when I was around 13 though when a friend of mine's dad had a 650nm diode laser. The beam was like 6mm wide, and VERY dim. Maybe 2mw tops.
From there, I moved onto my own red pointers when my dad brought one home from work... It was a 650nm Red (<5mw) and it took off from there. My first greenie was an e-bay special when greenie's FIRST came out *the 5mw DPSS pointers* and paid like 60$ for it. It was love at first bright.
I've had TONNES of different e-bay pointers, and broken TONNES of e-bay pointers lol
I stopped playing with lasers for a while (5 years or so) and just recently started getting back into it. I have more money now then I did then, and so this time I can get into NICE lasers.
But to my shock and surprise, blue lasers are now more available than when I left lasers. Blue lasers were still 800$ for a 5mw pointer when I left the "game" but when I came back, 445nm 1-1.5W lasers are in handhelds.
WOW.
About myself - I'm a technology professional working for BlackBerry as one of their Principal Technical Instructors, focusing on the server side of things. I also have a certification in IT Network Security, as well as SQL 2000-2005-2008, and Exchange 2003.
I also attended university for Classical Piano, and am a part-time musician outside of my IT/Teaching job.
I have a rubik's cube obsession, and have MANY cubes of many different sizes. My 3x3 average is 18 seconds with a personal best of 9.97 seconds for a single solve.
I am a new homeowner, I love Honda (Have a Honda Civic 2010 Sport), and I like big TV's. I don't like eating vegetables but I do because they're good for you. I'm a closet psychologist, having read a few books on social psychology and have had a lot of friends lie on my couch. I'm a guitar hero expert, and have traveled through North America playing competitions and winning some of them. *Guitar Hero 3 mostly but I play them all. I prefer it to Rock Band lol*
Sooo...
That's a little about me
My name is Dave. I'm a laser-holic. **Group says "Hi Dave"**
I've been playing/toying with lasers since I was about... 16 or so in High School. My first REAL laser experience was when I was around 13 though when a friend of mine's dad had a 650nm diode laser. The beam was like 6mm wide, and VERY dim. Maybe 2mw tops.
From there, I moved onto my own red pointers when my dad brought one home from work... It was a 650nm Red (<5mw) and it took off from there. My first greenie was an e-bay special when greenie's FIRST came out *the 5mw DPSS pointers* and paid like 60$ for it. It was love at first bright.
I've had TONNES of different e-bay pointers, and broken TONNES of e-bay pointers lol
I stopped playing with lasers for a while (5 years or so) and just recently started getting back into it. I have more money now then I did then, and so this time I can get into NICE lasers.
But to my shock and surprise, blue lasers are now more available than when I left lasers. Blue lasers were still 800$ for a 5mw pointer when I left the "game" but when I came back, 445nm 1-1.5W lasers are in handhelds.
WOW.
About myself - I'm a technology professional working for BlackBerry as one of their Principal Technical Instructors, focusing on the server side of things. I also have a certification in IT Network Security, as well as SQL 2000-2005-2008, and Exchange 2003.
I also attended university for Classical Piano, and am a part-time musician outside of my IT/Teaching job.
I have a rubik's cube obsession, and have MANY cubes of many different sizes. My 3x3 average is 18 seconds with a personal best of 9.97 seconds for a single solve.
I am a new homeowner, I love Honda (Have a Honda Civic 2010 Sport), and I like big TV's. I don't like eating vegetables but I do because they're good for you. I'm a closet psychologist, having read a few books on social psychology and have had a lot of friends lie on my couch. I'm a guitar hero expert, and have traveled through North America playing competitions and winning some of them. *Guitar Hero 3 mostly but I play them all. I prefer it to Rock Band lol*
Sooo...
That's a little about me
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