Daguin-Built 200 mW 6x Kryton

[daguin]

I LOVE good beam shots

Peace,
dave

 

[phoenix77]

When you guys were putting together the price list for the laser "Thoughts" bought from Dave, y'all forgot the MOST IMPORTANT item, which has an incalculable cost, but still must be taken into account. That is the wealth of knowledge that Dave has acquired over his many years of designing & building, sometimes only by trial & error but at only his OWN cost, of the plethora of ingenious lasers that have come out of his creative thought processes. This kind of knowledge isn't something that a person can just read from a book. Granted, SOME of it can, but the majority of it stems from someone who has, not only the 'smarts' about how a laser functions, but also has a creative side. This is what sets Dave apart from most other laser builder/designers. This type of information is only gained by a deep seated drive to create something out of real parts, that was first conceived on paper or maybe just in the brain. Most anybody can THINK of building a laser that looks like 'X', and performs like 'Y', but not too many people can take 'X' + 'Y' & come up with 'Z', the finished product. Dave is in a small, but elite group of people that are capable of completing that equation. This group includes members like IGOR, MILOS, JAYROB, Dr. LAVA, DAEDAL, Dark_Horse, to name just a few. If I did not mention your name here, PLEASE don't take offense, as there are MANY more out there that are labeled as dreamers. But they take that dream, & transform it into a design, & then build a finished project from that 'dream'. As I said, almost anyone can do the 'X' & the 'Y', but it takes someone like Dave & the others I mentioned ( & the ones I didn't ) to get to the 'Z'. Dave & the others like him are PROs in the truest sense of the word. We ALL owe them a thanks for their dedication to our laser 'addictions' ;D, because without them we would still be ooooing & aaaaaahing over our 5mW RED lasers. So the next time anybody figures up the cost of a laser, don't forget the most expensive part of the total cost, the accumulated knowledge behind each & every one of the lasers that you're figuring a cost break-down of. PWEW, this posting turned into more of a tribute to the laser PROs that are members of this Forum, than just a reminder to figure in the cost of the labor involved when building a laser. Oh well, it's good PR for all the EXPERTS that we are fortunate to have as members of our Forum rob

 

[BrewCityMusic]

Well spoken, Rob - EXACTLY why I bought from Dave, and will continue to do so!

Ask and ye shall recieve with the beamies

 

[BrewCityMusic]

And last but not least, my favorite ... I'll go play in "Multimedia" where I belong now ;D