Astronometria
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Hi,
I am a new member.
I own a 3d printer, and I tough of upgrading my printer with a laser module for cutting and engraving things. So I bought china a 3500mw laser wich is taggued 450nm on it.
Thats was 3 years ago.
The module came with a cheap chinesse goggles, and I immediatly tough about safety. I never actually plugued it in 3 years! I started to read about safety for using lasers. 3500mw seem like a shit load of power! .The more than I read, the more I realize "OMFG how can people could sell those diy laser module without safety notice , warning and appropriate safety goggles?!"
How many peoples fryed their eyes with this? I see a lot of video on internet about modded 3d printer and hobbyist CNC laser engraver, but its all seem all right to just start the machine and see the beam engrave like its cool yeah no problem.
Man this is watts of power, this is not all right. I thank my inner safety warning voice that told me " heuuu that could be dangerous to use" and I thank the stiky post of the guy that got his beam in his eye and fryed it (sorry friend, but thank you for sharing that maybe saved me of doing bad thing).
Ok now, 3 years later, I told myself this is the time. I took the laser out of the box , stamp say :450nm 3500mw. Then I researched safety google suitable for this wavelenght and power. I find this forum this way. After reading a lot about Optical density, squared distance power, and full of cool things about laser safety, I finally bought a safety goggles for my laser.
I bought these from survivallaser :Eagle_Pair__190-540nm_OD6_Slip_Over_Laser_Safety_Goggles ( sorry cant post link I dont have enought post for this)
My question is it a good goggles for this laser? is 450nm laser are the same as 445nm? Are the 450nm leak in Infrared red? Can I would be able to focus the dot safely with these goggles?
I plan to upgrade to a 20watts laser is things go well, to actually be able to cut and not just engrave, thats googles with its OD of 6 should be enought for 3.5w and 20 watts right?
Thank you.
I am a new member.
I own a 3d printer, and I tough of upgrading my printer with a laser module for cutting and engraving things. So I bought china a 3500mw laser wich is taggued 450nm on it.
Thats was 3 years ago.
The module came with a cheap chinesse goggles, and I immediatly tough about safety. I never actually plugued it in 3 years! I started to read about safety for using lasers. 3500mw seem like a shit load of power! .The more than I read, the more I realize "OMFG how can people could sell those diy laser module without safety notice , warning and appropriate safety goggles?!"
How many peoples fryed their eyes with this? I see a lot of video on internet about modded 3d printer and hobbyist CNC laser engraver, but its all seem all right to just start the machine and see the beam engrave like its cool yeah no problem.
Man this is watts of power, this is not all right. I thank my inner safety warning voice that told me " heuuu that could be dangerous to use" and I thank the stiky post of the guy that got his beam in his eye and fryed it (sorry friend, but thank you for sharing that maybe saved me of doing bad thing).
Ok now, 3 years later, I told myself this is the time. I took the laser out of the box , stamp say :450nm 3500mw. Then I researched safety google suitable for this wavelenght and power. I find this forum this way. After reading a lot about Optical density, squared distance power, and full of cool things about laser safety, I finally bought a safety goggles for my laser.
I bought these from survivallaser :Eagle_Pair__190-540nm_OD6_Slip_Over_Laser_Safety_Goggles ( sorry cant post link I dont have enought post for this)
My question is it a good goggles for this laser? is 450nm laser are the same as 445nm? Are the 450nm leak in Infrared red? Can I would be able to focus the dot safely with these goggles?
I plan to upgrade to a 20watts laser is things go well, to actually be able to cut and not just engrave, thats googles with its OD of 6 should be enought for 3.5w and 20 watts right?
Thank you.
