Now that I've got your attention, I'll introduce myself.
Hi, I'm Xombie.
I'm quite new to lasers.
My very first laser just arrived in the mail today. It's nothing special - a DX "True" 30mW - but I've heard good things about them, especially for beginners.
I've taken the last few hours to browse through the LaserPointer forums and I've learned a lot more from you guys than from me simply googling all this stuff. I'm glad to be a part of this community.
Also I have a few questions (I thought of starting a new thread, but I hope this will do).
1. How do I know if my DX 30mW has an IR filter? Can I check? And if not, can I add one? How? And where would I get it?
2. I've only used this laser for a couple minutes at a time and already my eyes are sore from simply looking at the dot. (Obviously I didn't flash it in my eyes, but damn that thing is shiny... It's brighter than two of my friends' 30mW DX lasers, which worries me...) I got a slight headache, too. If any of you have experienced these same problems, what did you do? Maybe a good night's rest will do the trick. Otherwise I'm seriously considering buying a pair of safety goggles... which brings me to question #3.
3. If I were to get goggles, there are two pairs I've been looking at. The first pair are the Green 532nm LaserShades from WickedLasers ($40) and the second pair are from Ebay, Zonestealth's 532nm goggles (~$30) that look different (at least in the picture) from the mediocre review I read of 'em in your Safety Forum. How do these compare? Would you recommend one over the other? Or should I consider different ones entirely. NOTE: Money is an issue. Also - Would goggles even be necessary with a 30mW laser?
4. Kind of off topic but I was liking the looks of WickedLaser's "Dragon" case for green lasers. I'm thinking of buying one. Would my DX 30mW fit? (I've heard that they don't, but I just wanted to be sure; I can't compare specs because one's specs are in the Metric System and the other U.S. standard... tbh I don't feel like converting them).
5. Last but not least, now that I have this epic device... What kind of conniving things should I do with it. Give me ideas! I don't think I should be lighting matches and popping balloons without safety glasses...
Nice to meet all of you and thanks in advance for answering any of my questions.
~Xombie
EDIT: Apparently I can't post the links for the goggles, but you've got the idea... I hope.
Hi, I'm Xombie.
I'm quite new to lasers.
My very first laser just arrived in the mail today. It's nothing special - a DX "True" 30mW - but I've heard good things about them, especially for beginners.
I've taken the last few hours to browse through the LaserPointer forums and I've learned a lot more from you guys than from me simply googling all this stuff. I'm glad to be a part of this community.
Also I have a few questions (I thought of starting a new thread, but I hope this will do).
1. How do I know if my DX 30mW has an IR filter? Can I check? And if not, can I add one? How? And where would I get it?
2. I've only used this laser for a couple minutes at a time and already my eyes are sore from simply looking at the dot. (Obviously I didn't flash it in my eyes, but damn that thing is shiny... It's brighter than two of my friends' 30mW DX lasers, which worries me...) I got a slight headache, too. If any of you have experienced these same problems, what did you do? Maybe a good night's rest will do the trick. Otherwise I'm seriously considering buying a pair of safety goggles... which brings me to question #3.
3. If I were to get goggles, there are two pairs I've been looking at. The first pair are the Green 532nm LaserShades from WickedLasers ($40) and the second pair are from Ebay, Zonestealth's 532nm goggles (~$30) that look different (at least in the picture) from the mediocre review I read of 'em in your Safety Forum. How do these compare? Would you recommend one over the other? Or should I consider different ones entirely. NOTE: Money is an issue. Also - Would goggles even be necessary with a 30mW laser?
4. Kind of off topic but I was liking the looks of WickedLaser's "Dragon" case for green lasers. I'm thinking of buying one. Would my DX 30mW fit? (I've heard that they don't, but I just wanted to be sure; I can't compare specs because one's specs are in the Metric System and the other U.S. standard... tbh I don't feel like converting them).
5. Last but not least, now that I have this epic device... What kind of conniving things should I do with it. Give me ideas! I don't think I should be lighting matches and popping balloons without safety glasses...
Nice to meet all of you and thanks in advance for answering any of my questions.
~Xombie
EDIT: Apparently I can't post the links for the goggles, but you've got the idea... I hope.