Greetings from sunny Ireland!

[CMC]

Hey there LPF!

I've been lurking around here for quite a while and decided to join :yh:

I got into lasers a couple of years ago when I was working for a company who were installing lasers into night clubs, but I wasn't there long since the company went out of business. :yabbem: So recently I ordered my first laser. I started small and ordered a cheap "5mw" 532nm laser pen. Luckily I had goggles from the job I was doing back then because it is able to burn through a black plastic bag in a few seconds, clearly overspec I have a 100mw 532nm "SD301" on the way aswell it will be interesting to see how it compares. I'll probably use a more reputable company like laserbtb for my next purchase, maybe a blue or violet

Well that's me. If you've any questions ask away!

 

[ru124t]

Welcome to the forum! Like you I started out with a wee greenie sd303. Just today I got the other two lasers in my signature. I have really good safety glasses and next I want to build one!

 

[OrionBLF]

Welcome to LPF, CMC! Bet that hand held bears a nice Irish green beam seen by your eyes. There are a number of your fellow country men amongst our member list. From your intro, sounds like you have had more experiences with lasers than average. But do take the time to get acquainted with our stickies. Enjoy!:beer:

 

[NightExplorer96]

Welcome on board CMC!

 

[ru124t]

Btw, I am from newfoundland Canada ,just a slight jump across the Atlantic and you are here!

 

[CMC]

Thank you for the wonderful replies

I'm not an expert on lasers but I saw a couple of cool ones in my time around them including a 15+ year old water cooled ILDA RGB laser. Never got up close to it since it was so high up in the venue, but it's case was 8 foot long, it was also running on 3 phase power if I remember correctly. B-)

I've handled a few 1, 2 & 3W 532nm as well, and designed a share of shows in Pangolin Designer. Time to start my own collection

Does anyone know what the story is with shipping batteries? A laser I ordered seemingly has batteries shipped with it, do you think I'll encounter any problems in regards to customs? :O

 

[CMC]

Canada isn't too far there's a load of Irish there now, the whole country is immigrating

 

[NightExplorer96]

Does anyone know what the story is with shipping batteries? A laser I ordered seemingly has batteries shipped with it, do you think I'll encounter any problems in regards to customs? :O

Nobody can say for sure as some countries inspect packages differently than others. If you laser is legal in your country, and it's shipped with batteries then you have nothing to worry about.

On the other hand, if the imported laser is illegal, and batteries are shipped with it, there is a higher chance for it to get seized. Pretty much comes down to luck!

 

[CMC]

That should be ok. I just found out they ship the batteries seperatley so it should be alright B-)

 

[CruiseHI]

Welcome! Greetings from WA.

 

[gismo]

Welcome to a wonderful world of lpf.com, CMC. Good to see another laser enthusiast active in Éire. I'm sure you'll find a lot of useful information around here while reading the stickies and other posts to your likings. Enjoy your staying and have fun with lasers while being safe:beer:.

Partially sunny it was alright today, but rather "floody" in recent weeks...

 

[jimdt7]

Welcome to LPF my friend! :beer:
Make sure you spend some time reading the stickies!

Jim