Buy a laser (beginner)

[Blarg King]

Yeah but I imagine 556 nm is uncommon and therefore expensive and therefor not a good choice for someone just getting into the hobby

532 is the most visible of the common laser wavelengths.

Jeez you guys are so technical

 

[NightExplorer96]

Yeah but I imagine 556 nm is uncommon and therefore expensive and therefor not a good choice for someone just getting into the hobby

532 is the most visible of the common laser wavelengths.

Jeez you guys are so technical

Well I am haha, but I understand you're point of view! So in-fact yes, 532nm is the brightest

 

[The Lightning Stalker]

Since when is o-like reputable? :wtf:

I've bought from them before. You get the things. Quality though is inconsistent, and if you
buy the goggles, you'll be saying this

 

[NightExplorer96]

I've bought from them before. You get the things. Quality though is inconsistent, and if you
buy the goggles, you'll be saying this

Haha! Best video ever! :crackup:

 

[noobfrlaser]

Thank you all !

So, have you other good website to buy a laser please ?

 

[NightExplorer96]

Thank you all !

So, have you other good website to buy a laser please ?

Of Course!

JetLasers, LaserGlow, CNI, laerbtb. Those are the main ones

 

[noobfrlaser]

Thank you again!

I have two questions, I see on some laser, it is necessary to use oil for maintenance, is this normal? What type of oil? Or find?

I notice very powerful lasers "808 nm". They say it is invisible, then what good is it?

 

[The Lightning Stalker]

Don't use oil, but pure silicone if you can find it. A good hardware store will have it in the plumbing
section. It's great for the o-rings. Petroleum jelly can also be used if you can't find pure silicone.

Yes, 808nm is mostly invisible. By the time you can see it your eyes are probably already being
damaged. 808nm is useful because it can be used to pump Nd:YAG crystals to get 1064nm and some
other infrared wavelengths. 1064nm can be used for metal cutting or it can be optically doubled to
532nm green which you can see.

 

[JayC]

Laserglow Technologies - Handheld Lasers, Alignment Lasers and Lab / OEM Lasers is great. They are a bit pricey, but you pay for quality. I bought the 532nm Anser. You can see the beam if it's dark =)

 

[NightExplorer96]

Laserglow Technologies - Handheld Lasers, Alignment Lasers and Lab / OEM Lasers is great. They are a bit pricey, but you pay for quality. I bought the 532nm Anser. You can see the beam if it's dark =)

Pricey since they buy them straight from CNI

 

[Blarg King]

DragonLasers.com also has good quality lasers. And they're reasonably priced too.

 

[Tmack]

I can vouch fir dragon. Great customer service.

 

[Blarg King]

Isn't DL a CNI reseller?

 

[NightExplorer96]

Isn't DL a CNI reseller?

I think so,

It's a definite yes about LaserGlow though, they buy off CNI and sell them for a higher price :crackup:

PS: Made a new signature, and lovin the "Laser" part.

 

[Tmack]

Yeah they sell CNi products.

 

[noobfrlaser]

Thank you all for your help, your information and support. Thank you.