IsaacT
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Does anyone other than me miss the wonder of getting your first high powered laser?
I remember mine like it was yesterday. I had ordered a 50mW 532nm and a 200mW 650nm Laser from Rayfoss. They were waterproof. The 532nm one wasn't focusable but I just remember being in awe of the pure green beam. To be fair it was the first 532nm laser I ever remember encountering somehow. And the 650nm burned and it just amazed me how light could transfer energy to the point of damaging things.
It has been a long time since then but I sometimes miss that "in awe" feeling I got when using those lasers. I think maybe making your own lasers takes away some of the mystery of it.
Now...don't get me wrong, building my own lasers is the best thing since sliced bread. When I make it, I get what I want and how I want it and in the host that I want it. But it is a completely different experience than how I started this hobby.
Anyway enough of my nostalgic rant. I am still in awe of lasers, but there is a small piece of that wonder that is gone and I cannot put my finger on it. Anyone else feel this way or am I the only one?
Thanks,
Isaac
I remember mine like it was yesterday. I had ordered a 50mW 532nm and a 200mW 650nm Laser from Rayfoss. They were waterproof. The 532nm one wasn't focusable but I just remember being in awe of the pure green beam. To be fair it was the first 532nm laser I ever remember encountering somehow. And the 650nm burned and it just amazed me how light could transfer energy to the point of damaging things.
It has been a long time since then but I sometimes miss that "in awe" feeling I got when using those lasers. I think maybe making your own lasers takes away some of the mystery of it.
Now...don't get me wrong, building my own lasers is the best thing since sliced bread. When I make it, I get what I want and how I want it and in the host that I want it. But it is a completely different experience than how I started this hobby.
Anyway enough of my nostalgic rant. I am still in awe of lasers, but there is a small piece of that wonder that is gone and I cannot put my finger on it. Anyone else feel this way or am I the only one?
Thanks,
Isaac