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I've been using a glow in the dark hockey mask aka Jason the crazy guy who wears a mask mask. I do target shooting and slashes across the mask with my 405 nm pointer. You can write words or names on the forehead if you are quick . At first the mask will glow like a night light for a minute or so...

I wonder what wavelenght laser is being used. ? I've heard of mirrors left on the moon for lunar ranging measurements ,are these the mirrors? Can an amatuer astronomer point a telescope and do experiments with these mirrors ?

New book availanle on Scribd High Power Laser Handbook - H. Injeyan, G. Goodno (McGraw-Hill, 2011) BBS The High-Power Laser Handbook, edited by Hagop Injeyan and Gregory D. Goodno, is both comprehensive and timely. It is comprehensive in that the laser ... technologies discussed include gas...

If I remember correctly a 3 necked reacton vessal was used . Probalby 100 cm in volume. One neck was used to extract the fumes. The second neck held the laser. Perhaps a quartz window to protect the laser could be attached. The 3r neck was free. Flamables coul be put in there. The whole...

I couldn't pass this thread up . Its downright funny. I think the young man wants to heat up some bud under glass and then inhale the fumes. If so I would like to add a suggestion and say not to let o2 in the glass vessal or the bud would flame up and lessen the THC content. This idea was...

This thread has inspired me ! I think I'll vaporize some medical marijuanna under glass now . Thanks:beer:

I've completed an 8" f7 Newtonian . Thats a 57 inch focal length with a 12 mm eyepiece that gives me a plus100x view Its mounted on a pipe fixture along the equatorial lines. With a cement base it weights over 250 lbs . My favorite magnification is about 100x plus. I was able to view planetary...

I did some research and have not found the specifications of G2 glass lens . Is it the glass or the coating that gives G@ glass lens its property? Please understand I grind and polish my own telescope mirrors and am not afraid to take on grinding a small lens. Now the coating I don't think I...

I'm wondering how many appliances are there that have LDs in them. I wouldn't pay $200 just to harvest a LD but it amazes me to no end how much Lasers have shown up in ordinary things. We all know you can get LDs out of DVD writers . What other appliences are there that have these little...

Check this out :whistle: Rio scanning - permanent laser hair remover - YouTube Whats the story on Hair removal Lasers . On eBay some companies deny they are a Laser devive. This vid is from a company who say its a Laser and has locking devices on them . How powerful are they ? can you pop a...

Introduction to Laser Technology, 4th Edition The Laser Guidebook, second edition Thank You . I'm looking them up. Be back soon:yh::yh: This one ? The Laser Guidebook 2nd Ed - J Hecht (Mcgraw-Ill, 1999 I got it as a PDF file no frt cover from scribd . A sort of document sharing website ...

Thanks for pointing out wannburnstuff's thread on who who here at LPF . I'm impressed with this communities efforts with the Laser hobby . It was a good read. Please don't mistake me with someone who wants to be spoon fed all the secrets you guys have acquired with hands on research , finding...

Yes I'm aquainted with Sams Laser Faqs . Thats a very good source of information . I harvest LDs from DVD writers because I have a limited veterans pension but I'm sure I can get some good prices from members of this website . Besides I hate to think of good electronic parte going to waste . I...

I assume that this is an apropiate area to discuss Laser books and ebooks as media. I've downloaded some free and legal ebooks on Laser diodes and appreciate the historys of various Lasers. I hope this will help me in selection DVD writers in order to harvest LDs . What is particularly...

100 to 200 MWs would be OK unless I can get one made out of copper. I want this one with a 405 nm diode to observe the blacklight effect . I would like to use it to collect flouresent minerals .:yh: What driver would fit ?