julianthedragon
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This might come off as a dumb question but I wanted to open it up for discussion nevertheless. I've wanted to get more into custom builds and the hands-on electronics side of this hobby for a while. My "excuse" that I've only realized consciously recently is always that I don't have the proper space to do it. I can't work out of a garage, or a special lab space. I have my bedroom and basement at home. Not proper ventillation, and not great places to make a huge mess, set anything on fire, or even shine a powerful laser around as things currently stand. I've found amazing resources about building, and the electronics and physics that go into building lasers on here, that I'd love to put to use. I wouldn't start with machining custom parts or anything crazy, just fitting a diode or dpss module into a host, connecting a driver, power button, the basics. Are there lots of others here who build lasers in less-than-ideal spaces, and if so, what are your experiences? Should I throw out all these concerns and just go for it?