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hey everyone, i'm new here. this is my first time even coming to this site and i gotta say, wow, friendly and informative. i've always been interested in lasers and little nicknacks, like lasers, rubik's cubes, things of that nature. novelties if you will.
the only lasers ive had were the cheap 5 dollar ones you can get at convient stores that have no power in them at all. then i watched this video from youtube user kipkay, and hes just a fanatic laser enthusiast. then i saw his review of a product from wicked lasers, and i looked at one, and just had to have one for myself.
so thats an introduction to myself and the LPF community. but before i let you go, my order i placed didn't seem to go through. i didn't keep records and deleted the e-mail. sure the tracking might've come into my spam, but i clear my spam, shame on me. however, i just recently placed a new order for a better laser. the first was an E2 series, the 2nd was an E3. i placed 2 E2 orders and canceled one, thinking, oh, they're sorting it out and so forth. but on their forums, people have been waiting several months for a laser, and when they finally received it, it was something other than what they ordered. am i a victim wasting my time waiting for communication that wont happen between me and WL? lemme know.
i'm also curious on the technical numbers that almost every, that i've seen so far, company provide. can someone give me an in-depth detail on what they mean? examples, 200mW. 600nm. i know they mean milliwatts or something along that, and nanometer, again (i feel so repetitive) along those lines. but how do i use these numbers to shop for lasers? and if i can get recommendations for companies, more people recommending a single laser the better.
THANKS!
the only lasers ive had were the cheap 5 dollar ones you can get at convient stores that have no power in them at all. then i watched this video from youtube user kipkay, and hes just a fanatic laser enthusiast. then i saw his review of a product from wicked lasers, and i looked at one, and just had to have one for myself.
so thats an introduction to myself and the LPF community. but before i let you go, my order i placed didn't seem to go through. i didn't keep records and deleted the e-mail. sure the tracking might've come into my spam, but i clear my spam, shame on me. however, i just recently placed a new order for a better laser. the first was an E2 series, the 2nd was an E3. i placed 2 E2 orders and canceled one, thinking, oh, they're sorting it out and so forth. but on their forums, people have been waiting several months for a laser, and when they finally received it, it was something other than what they ordered. am i a victim wasting my time waiting for communication that wont happen between me and WL? lemme know.
i'm also curious on the technical numbers that almost every, that i've seen so far, company provide. can someone give me an in-depth detail on what they mean? examples, 200mW. 600nm. i know they mean milliwatts or something along that, and nanometer, again (i feel so repetitive) along those lines. but how do i use these numbers to shop for lasers? and if i can get recommendations for companies, more people recommending a single laser the better.
THANKS!
