So I got my first high power blue laser(1W I think). Lights matches instantly, starts smouldering even white newsprint.
Reading all these posts here has resulted in a protocol I follow.
Laser is in box without batteries inside laser. I simply wear my goggles, then insert batteries, and then switch on laser.
With the goggles on, I can see the dot on a white wall, but its very dim. Beam is invisible, I cannot see the beam with goggles even at night.
So while burning stuff, I decided to point it at a small candle. When the wax melts, it acts as a mirror, and good I was wearing goggles, so the dot just appeared a little brighter than usual, but I shudder to think what would have happened if I was not wearing goggles.
Speaking of my red goggles, I put on a diffraction cap on the laser, and shone it on the wall through goggles, no dots appeared on the wall. The goggles simply stopped the laser.
But the takeway is that if you are melting stuff, even from a distance, be extra careful, as matt wax which does not reflect anything becomes like a mirror.
Reading all these posts here has resulted in a protocol I follow.
Laser is in box without batteries inside laser. I simply wear my goggles, then insert batteries, and then switch on laser.
With the goggles on, I can see the dot on a white wall, but its very dim. Beam is invisible, I cannot see the beam with goggles even at night.
So while burning stuff, I decided to point it at a small candle. When the wax melts, it acts as a mirror, and good I was wearing goggles, so the dot just appeared a little brighter than usual, but I shudder to think what would have happened if I was not wearing goggles.
Speaking of my red goggles, I put on a diffraction cap on the laser, and shone it on the wall through goggles, no dots appeared on the wall. The goggles simply stopped the laser.
But the takeway is that if you are melting stuff, even from a distance, be extra careful, as matt wax which does not reflect anything becomes like a mirror.
