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Hi I'm 20, my name is Jesse I'm a full time college student going for Liberal Arts as of right now. I plan to join the New York Police Department within the next year or two. After reading about 5 hours of stickies I would like to introduce myself since I've always been fascinated by lasers and would like to make it a hobby. My experience with them are minimal, the only lasers I have were cheap key ring ones and pressure switch lasers I have on my airsoft rifle. I think I understand things like how different nm frequency's determine the color and how mW determine the strength. Not too sure how strong the mW need to be to start doing things like being visible during day/night (I know this is also determined by the nm because humans can't see some colors as well as they can see others).
To start with I bought this laser
Adjustable Focus Burning Burn Green Laser Pointer Pen Safety Key Charger Battery | eBay
It doesn't specify the mW but I'm assuming it somewhere between 50-120.
I also purchased
HDE® Laser Eye Protection Safety Glasses W/ Free Hard Case - Amazon.com
The laser I ordered was 532nm and those filter it, it says so I hope I'm doing this correctly.
I ordered that particular laser because it shipped from the US and it cost me ~$9 since I had eBay bucks. My personal choice would be a blue laser or violet but unfortunately with a poor college kids funding that wont be possible. I would like a laser that could engrave wood but I would like a portable laser. I also know that this can be an expensive hobby much like my airsofting. I hope I can learn how to build my own laser one day possibly something around 1W that can be small and portable like WickedLasers Arctic (Yes I know it seems to be a hated site but the product they show still looks very nice). By joining this forum I'm hoping for a little guidance since I've looked at some threads before and everything looks like rocket science to me. I would like to make a collection and build my own.
Also I've read other threads and I'm still a little confused about where to buy complete lasers. Most sites take weeks for shipping it seems because they're either from another country (mostly China) or I'm assuming they need to be custom built or verified so they fit the FDAs guidelines?
Well any and all information for a beginner would be welcomed and I'm sorry for typing so much if anyone reads all of this! Thank you!
To start with I bought this laser
Adjustable Focus Burning Burn Green Laser Pointer Pen Safety Key Charger Battery | eBay
It doesn't specify the mW but I'm assuming it somewhere between 50-120.
I also purchased
HDE® Laser Eye Protection Safety Glasses W/ Free Hard Case - Amazon.com
The laser I ordered was 532nm and those filter it, it says so I hope I'm doing this correctly.
I ordered that particular laser because it shipped from the US and it cost me ~$9 since I had eBay bucks. My personal choice would be a blue laser or violet but unfortunately with a poor college kids funding that wont be possible. I would like a laser that could engrave wood but I would like a portable laser. I also know that this can be an expensive hobby much like my airsofting. I hope I can learn how to build my own laser one day possibly something around 1W that can be small and portable like WickedLasers Arctic (Yes I know it seems to be a hated site but the product they show still looks very nice). By joining this forum I'm hoping for a little guidance since I've looked at some threads before and everything looks like rocket science to me. I would like to make a collection and build my own.
Also I've read other threads and I'm still a little confused about where to buy complete lasers. Most sites take weeks for shipping it seems because they're either from another country (mostly China) or I'm assuming they need to be custom built or verified so they fit the FDAs guidelines?
Well any and all information for a beginner would be welcomed and I'm sorry for typing so much if anyone reads all of this! Thank you!