Hello all,
The past 2 years I have owned lasers I have only bought into cheap ebay pens and 301's, for safety and price reasons. Now that I have been around and operated these lasers for a while and learned about safety and the importance of goggles, I have decided that it is time for me to get a more high powered laser. In terms of protection, I ordered 190nm-540nm Eagle Pair OD 4+ goggles from survival lasers, which should arrive in the next few days. These past few days I have been looking around the forums for advice on quality and budget 1w 445nm's and I have come down to a few choices. Sci-fi lasers, Laserbtb, and Blord are the 3 manufacturers/people are I have decided that had a good rep, good lasers, and a good price.
A few questions I had before buying included:
Is it worth it to spend $35 extra for the LaserBTB host for the same power lever?
Are these 501b hosts known for durability?
Is 1w enough for general burning/stargazing, or should I could up a few extra for a better experience?
Any and all advice is welcome, and thanks all for being the go-to forum for all my past and present laser interests
The past 2 years I have owned lasers I have only bought into cheap ebay pens and 301's, for safety and price reasons. Now that I have been around and operated these lasers for a while and learned about safety and the importance of goggles, I have decided that it is time for me to get a more high powered laser. In terms of protection, I ordered 190nm-540nm Eagle Pair OD 4+ goggles from survival lasers, which should arrive in the next few days. These past few days I have been looking around the forums for advice on quality and budget 1w 445nm's and I have come down to a few choices. Sci-fi lasers, Laserbtb, and Blord are the 3 manufacturers/people are I have decided that had a good rep, good lasers, and a good price.
A few questions I had before buying included:
Is it worth it to spend $35 extra for the LaserBTB host for the same power lever?
Are these 501b hosts known for durability?
Is 1w enough for general burning/stargazing, or should I could up a few extra for a better experience?
Any and all advice is welcome, and thanks all for being the go-to forum for all my past and present laser interests