Hi again after 3 years

[Kizaru]

I have sort of dropped the laser building hobby and have picked up a few different hobbies since then. Lately, I've been wondering lately what sort of crazy laser diodes and laser tech have come out in the last three years, and so here i am. Might even get back into the hobby sometime. Was never very good at soldering, so eventually i'm thinking of picking up a soldering kit and learning how to do it properly. That way i can take apart my existing builds and replace all the shoddy soldering i remember doing back then :undecided:

See yall around. :wave:

 

[Laser Chick]

Hi Kizaru :wave:

Welcome back to the forum. A lot has changed in the last 3 years. Poke around and enjoy!!

 

[pucho]

Welcome back:lasergun:

 

[NightExplorer96]

Welcome :yh:

-Alex

 

[Isaac Clarke]

welcome back!!!

 

[OVNI]

Hi Kizaru. I like your cat. All better now?

 

[marcuspeh]

Welcome back

 

[Alien Laser]

welcome back yeah see my pictures and nice laser hosts hehehehe :lasergun:

 

[SyKo]

Welcome Back!

Great too see another Aussie around !

 

[Kizaru]

Thanks, Glad to be back!

Hi Kizaru. I like your cat. All better now?

Yeah all good now, that was a few years ago

welcome back yeah see my pictures and nice laser hosts hehehehe :lasergun:

Love the 3W pen build!

 

[Lifetime17]

Hi,
And welcome back K,
Hey instead of taking your working lasers apart to practice your soldering skills, Take some scrap laser wire and try soldering them over and over . Take them apart and keep soldering them back again . Cut and strip and flux over and over on scraps. Thats how i learned before i even touched a driver or diode. A cheap adjustable soldering station is the way to go. This way you can used to adjusting the temp, it only takes a touch to solder small wires 2 seconds. Well glad to hear you came back Mate..

Rich

 

[Kizaru]

Hi,
And welcome back K,
Hey instead of taking your working lasers apart to practice your soldering skills, Take some scrap laser wire and try soldering them over and over . Take them apart and keep soldering them back again . Cut and strip and flux over and over on scraps. Thats how i learned before i even touched a driver or diode. A cheap adjustable soldering station is the way to go. This way you can used to adjusting the temp, it only takes a touch to solder small wires 2 seconds. Well glad to hear you came back Mate..

Rich

Mate that is a brilliant idea, although I do have one build where the wires have come off. I will hopefully be looking into soldering sets soon.