So I'm a complete noob here to the laser building community. I'm not even particularly intersted in building one, unless that is the only way to achieve what I'm after. I'm basically just looking for a fun toy. Here's what I want.
I want to set up a laser with very high beam visibility in my apartment. I'm basically going to point it at something, then put little pieces of mirror all over the place so that there's a web of beams created in my room. I've done this with a simple 5mW green pen pointer. But I would like a brighter beam, perhaps in the 25-40mW range, and I would like to be able to plug my laser into the wall. I've searched a lot online, but can't seem to find any single beam lasers that use just a regular plug for their power source.
So is there somewhere to buy something like this that I haven't found? Or is there an easy modification to something to make it run on regular power? I would like to make this as easy as possible, but if it takes some learning and building, I'm willing to give it a shot.
I want to set up a laser with very high beam visibility in my apartment. I'm basically going to point it at something, then put little pieces of mirror all over the place so that there's a web of beams created in my room. I've done this with a simple 5mW green pen pointer. But I would like a brighter beam, perhaps in the 25-40mW range, and I would like to be able to plug my laser into the wall. I've searched a lot online, but can't seem to find any single beam lasers that use just a regular plug for their power source.
So is there somewhere to buy something like this that I haven't found? Or is there an easy modification to something to make it run on regular power? I would like to make this as easy as possible, but if it takes some learning and building, I'm willing to give it a shot.