Hello! I am a completely new user to LPF and Lasers in general. I have been watching a lot of Styropyro's YouTube videos on lasers for a bit of a while now and have been wanting to get into laser building thanks to him. I have been wanting to start small at first, considering I am still completely new to the hobby of laser building, and I have been. I have spent the last few minutes on this website reading on laser safety: the 4 different classes, the ALESA test, the need for safety goggles, etc. I am mainly asking for things a Newbie like me could do in order to start laser building at first.
I have read in one of the stickied threads in general about JAD kits. I have also read in another thread asking a similar question that if they want to start building, they should start with the Laser Diode from a DVD burner. Would this be a good place to start for me if I wanted to build from scratch or is this too advanced at the moment?
Thanks in advance
I have read in one of the stickied threads in general about JAD kits. I have also read in another thread asking a similar question that if they want to start building, they should start with the Laser Diode from a DVD burner. Would this be a good place to start for me if I wanted to build from scratch or is this too advanced at the moment?
Thanks in advance