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Hey folks, been floating around here as a guest for about a week now, n figured it was time I just jumped in and got to it. Have done a lot of reading, and still really fuzzy on stuff, but as with most forums, the search button is a very helpful feature.
I've been wanting to get into lasers for a few years now, but I seem to have kept making excuses not to, finances being among the highest used. Looking at pre-built models offered by "certain companies" is a bit daunting, especially if one doesn't exactly know what they are buying. And that's why I'm here, I'm looking to build the first of hopefully many handhelds/pens, and eventually get into lab-grade devices for other projects I have been thinking about.
My technical background is scattered all over the place, primarily in pc/server builds, custom designs, overclocking, voltmodding, and extreme cooling. I do have some basic soldering skills, but amazing they are not hehe. Started dabbling with the Arduino platform, and may get into a RaspberryPi setup too, but that's on the back burner. I've been on tech forums for, well, ever, so I'm by no means new to spending weeks on end researching a new project that piques my interest.
So, thanks for having me, TIA for the info I've already gathered, and I'm sure we'll talk somewhere down the line. :beer:
I've been wanting to get into lasers for a few years now, but I seem to have kept making excuses not to, finances being among the highest used. Looking at pre-built models offered by "certain companies" is a bit daunting, especially if one doesn't exactly know what they are buying. And that's why I'm here, I'm looking to build the first of hopefully many handhelds/pens, and eventually get into lab-grade devices for other projects I have been thinking about.
My technical background is scattered all over the place, primarily in pc/server builds, custom designs, overclocking, voltmodding, and extreme cooling. I do have some basic soldering skills, but amazing they are not hehe. Started dabbling with the Arduino platform, and may get into a RaspberryPi setup too, but that's on the back burner. I've been on tech forums for, well, ever, so I'm by no means new to spending weeks on end researching a new project that piques my interest.
So, thanks for having me, TIA for the info I've already gathered, and I'm sure we'll talk somewhere down the line. :beer: