Recent content by Archane

oh thats a nice display piece. I used to have a Neon test box with a transformer built-in and like 10 different tubes with different gases/powder mixtures for showing sign customers the different options. that was fun to play with.

So I got this game from Think Geek awhile back called Khet http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/games/7eaa/ And aside from the "wow it's a laser game" factor, it is a ton of fun to play. Now there is an expansion called Eye of Horus. This consists of 2 beam splitters (11.99 for the set) They...

Seriously, I have one of the 200mw Sky lasers and I know damn well that thing can burn my skin so I don't even chance it. hell since my goggle broke when I was moving I haven't even touched it.

for a second I thought this was a thread for how to make your own money lol. Those are some insane bills. I think the treasury would cry if anyone tried to cash even one of them.

It's nice to see more commercial applications for high powered laser being made public.

Re: I HAVE JUST MADE THE MOST AMAZING DISCOVERY!!! it's interesting how a change in light makes all the difference in the world.

Interesting, at first glance it looked like fire but then I realized it was a plasma/fire mix. Looks like you had some fun there, wonder what that would do to an old monitor, or light bulb. Yeah these are things I think about =)

Awesome info heruursciences I was looking for some of these crystal names for awhile but wasn't sure how to go about it. It's like you answered all my questions in one shot =) thank you.

Yeah you can build the driver pretty fast, you can get the parts at most electronics stores if you don't want to wait and order them online. I got all my first set from Radio Shack.

well if the laser is Red(you didn't mention the color but I assume red as all greens are easy to see) the beam even in the dark will not be easy to see. you normally need smoke/fog, hell even rain works. As far as the power, there isn't an easy way to test the power that I know of. Can you...

It's based on post could. Like how some websites use a "Star" system or some other naming convention, we use the power of lasers =)

a Green and Red laser of the same power, the Green will burn faster/better. As far as focusing them, that comes down to optics and a steady hand. One thing to remember is the further you want to burn something the harder it is because A)you need a steady hand B)you need a more powerful laser...

it could also be powered by a Stepper motor like harddrives.

Kenom, that setup is hot! did you build it? If not point me in the direction where I can buy it.

How rugged the sight is comes down to how it's constructed. One of the most important things is to make sure ALL your connections are A) tight B) Well solders C) remove as much "wiggle" room from all components as you can (example when I make mine, cause I do have one planned, I am going to...