Community Sourced Test Subjects

[lunasigma]

I want people to give me suggestions as to what I should expose to my spyder 3 arctic. It outputs 2.3 watts of power on its high setting, and I own the optional lens kit that they sell with it.

I'm looking for interesting things to expose to laser radiation. So far the most interesting one has been a tube of phosphorescent paint that my step-daughter owns; I can draw on the paint with the light from my laser, and clear green airsoft pellets which take the 445nm light and turn it into some wavelength of greener, much brighter light.

Effectively, cutting tape and burning cardboard has gotten less than exciting, so I implore my fellow laser enthusiasts to give me ideas for tests to perform!

And there will be pictures.

 

[The Lightning Stalker]

Some drinks containing corn syrup will fluoresce with 532nm, so probably 445nm will as well.

If you shine the laser on a rough white surface such as a textured ceiling, the speckle pattern reflection
will produce large speckles. They will dance around as your hand shakes.

Raindrops on a widow will produce lumia-like effects.

A car's rearview mirror will produce multiple reflections.

Maybe you have already done so, but that laser will easily "write" on wood.

 

[bloompyle]

I've got an 18"x18" square of GITD duct tape on my wall that I occasionally write on with a 405 or 445

 

[lunasigma]

My laser tends to write on white walls or ceilings, but I do like that effect. Never heard about the rearview mirror or the corn syrup drink thing before.

My step daughter owns this fluorescent paint for her art stuff, when I shine my 445nm laser on it, it glows almost as brightly as a dollar store red pointer.

Keep the tips coming! And if there's anything you guys want to see, I'll video it up and get it posted pronto-like.

 

[cantthinkofone]

I personally favor steel wool and flash paper. You could always try and burn through a dark colored pop can. Also why is there a dollar store ruby rod laser in your sig? Last I checked they don't make ruby rod lasers portable

 

[NightExplorer96]

I want people to give me suggestions as to what I should expose to my spyder 3 arctic. It outputs 2.3 watts of power on its high setting, and I own the optional lens kit that they sell with it.

I'm looking for interesting things to expose to laser radiation. So far the most interesting one has been a tube of phosphorescent paint that my step-daughter owns; I can draw on the paint with the light from my laser, and clear green airsoft pellets which take the 445nm light and turn it into some wavelength of greener, much brighter light.

Effectively, cutting tape and burning cardboard has gotten less than exciting, so I implore my fellow laser enthusiasts to give me ideas for tests to perform!

And there will be pictures.

You can always aim it at "Glow-in-the-dark" materials, if you do decide this, you don't need to put it at full power. It will look real fancy though when you write on the surface.

 

[lunasigma]

I personally favor steel wool and flash paper. You could always try and burn through a dark colored pop can. Also why is there a dollar store ruby rod laser in your sig? Last I checked they don't make ruby rod lasers portable

Well it's made of cheap parts, but the thing came out of a gun sight that I rewired into a pointer. It's not the same intensity or color you would find out of one of those silver cylindrical dealies with the flimsy shiny plastic diffraction caps.

 

[Things]

Definitely not a ruby rod, you'd need a backpack full of batteries to make those portable, and they only run for very brief pulses. You can get red diodes in other wavelengths, but even the cheap ones are made so cheaply they can drift.

 

[lunasigma]

My mistake. I'll update the sig to reflect that. Sorry for that

 

[Leodahsan]

It would be so amazing to have a wall painted with this:

Damnit they don't sell to BR. :cryyy:

Link

 

[Fritz The Cat]

I've been using a glow in the dark hockey mask aka Jason the crazy guy who wears a mask mask.
I do target shooting and slashes across the mask with my 405 nm pointer. You can write words or names on the forehead if you are quick . At first the mask will glow like a night light for a minute or so . Sort of warm and cozy:evil:

Im going to buy some paint you guys brought up and do my bedroom ceiling

Soda pop that glows in the dark ? Cool ! What brand pop is best ?