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PC purge and green laser light. Pics

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I work as an injection molding engineer. I test and qualify molds for production runs. At the start of the run we purge out a small amount of the plastic and discard it. I've found that Polycarbonate in its virgin clear form is good for special effects. As the plastic comes out of the nozzle it lays down strings of plastic that all adhere to each other. Shining the laser through the purge creates some beautiful images unlike any I've seen before. These pictures don't do it justice. There images are subtle and should be taken in high resolution.
 

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I used to work for a company that reclaimed plastics (purges, cuts, regrind, etc) and we had this guy who worked in the baling room who used to take the polycarb chunks and make mood lights (I don't remember what he used for a light source, it wasn't lasers though as this was back in 98/99) ...

Too bad I don't remember his name or I'd send him copies of your pix, probably end up with another laser fan in the ranks!

Hmm, a labby in the right housing with some PC purge would make a cool accent lamp! Nice Job!
 




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