admiralrevan
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Howdy
I'm a radio guy in the Air Force, and I'm in the process of getting out after my 4 year contract, with plans to head back to college. I've been getting into new hobbies (namely 3d printing, small electronics) this past corona year, and this seems like a neat one to have a poke at. Especially since I have most of the tools I need to start already, save for some eye protection which is on the way. I'm still relatively new and inexperienced with DIY electronics, but I'm trying to find ways to expand my knowledge.
I found this forum a couple days ago looking for testimonials on laser eye protection vendors, since I'm not really looking to gamble my eyesight on the lowest bidder. But after looking around a bit on this forum, my interest has been piqued. Now I'm looking for some decent starter guides on laser building. I've found a couple on here, but the links and pictures seem to be dead and/or very old. In fact, it took me a while just to find a decent forum like this that seemed reputable. This hobby seems delightfully obscure (or I'm real bad at my research), but with that comes some difficulty in finding reputable vendors and reliable information.
If someone has a link to a good guide, I'd really appreciate a nudge in the right direction, and apologies if my eyes skipped over a sticky answering my questions. I'm not looking to create a lightsaber or something stupid powerful, just building something that works with my own hands would be super neat.
And in case you were wondering why I was looking for some eye protection, I bought a laser engraver module for my 3d printer to mess with, and the eye pro it shipped with didn't have its frequency range or OD labeled, and they were green. I'm not super experienced with lasers, but I know enough to understand those weren't going to protect me in the slightest from a blue laser. I did test them against some red LEDs though, and they're real good at blocking those.
Regards
I'm a radio guy in the Air Force, and I'm in the process of getting out after my 4 year contract, with plans to head back to college. I've been getting into new hobbies (namely 3d printing, small electronics) this past corona year, and this seems like a neat one to have a poke at. Especially since I have most of the tools I need to start already, save for some eye protection which is on the way. I'm still relatively new and inexperienced with DIY electronics, but I'm trying to find ways to expand my knowledge.
I found this forum a couple days ago looking for testimonials on laser eye protection vendors, since I'm not really looking to gamble my eyesight on the lowest bidder. But after looking around a bit on this forum, my interest has been piqued. Now I'm looking for some decent starter guides on laser building. I've found a couple on here, but the links and pictures seem to be dead and/or very old. In fact, it took me a while just to find a decent forum like this that seemed reputable. This hobby seems delightfully obscure (or I'm real bad at my research), but with that comes some difficulty in finding reputable vendors and reliable information.
If someone has a link to a good guide, I'd really appreciate a nudge in the right direction, and apologies if my eyes skipped over a sticky answering my questions. I'm not looking to create a lightsaber or something stupid powerful, just building something that works with my own hands would be super neat.
And in case you were wondering why I was looking for some eye protection, I bought a laser engraver module for my 3d printer to mess with, and the eye pro it shipped with didn't have its frequency range or OD labeled, and they were green. I'm not super experienced with lasers, but I know enough to understand those weren't going to protect me in the slightest from a blue laser. I did test them against some red LEDs though, and they're real good at blocking those.
Regards