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[Gegamega216]

Hello everyone! I am Gegamega, or Sam. Either one works. The way I was introduced into the laser hobby was by a YouTuber by the name of styropyro. He’s a super cool content creator. Anyway, lasers have always fascinated me so when I heard there was a hobby surrounding it, I was super excited to find a community of people who were just as fond of lasers as I was. Now I am very new to this and I did read the threads regarding newbies like me. So I will try to stay active here and since school is out for the summer where I live. That shouldn’t be a problem. Oh, and I live on the eastside of Washington state!

Cheers everyone

 

[Lifetime17]

Hi Sam,
Welcome to LPF here you can learn about respective way to enjoy the hobby .
be safe always..
Rich

 

[paul1598419]

Welcome to the LPF, Sam, from someone on the west side of Washington State. I have been in Tacoma for over 18 years now, but also lived in Vancouver, WA back in the 1980s.

 

[RedCowboy]

Welcome to LPF, I hope you enjoy the forum and the hobby, it is very addictive.

There's always a lot to learn about laser technology and much to enjoy as well as a lot more to come as lasers are so useful and will be evolving for the foreseeable future, just remember safety 1st and the rest is wide open.

 

[BowtieGuy]

Welcome to LPF, Sam!

Have fun, be safe, and enjoy your stay.

 

[Gegamega216]

Welcome to the LPF, Sam, from someone on the west side of Washington State. I have been in Tacoma for over 18 years now, but also lived in Vancouver, WA back in the 1980s.

Oh cool! I went to state for bowling out in Tacoma. quite a stinky place lol, but a really pretty area! How long have you been tinkering with lasers as a hobby?

 

[Gegamega216]

Welcome to LPF, I hope you enjoy the forum and the hobby, it is very addictive.

There's always a lot to learn about laser technology and much to enjoy as well as a lot more to come as lasers are so useful and will be evolving for the foreseeable future, just remember safety 1st and the rest is wide open.

Thank you! I can see myself using lasers for my other hobbies like hobby rocket building. That’s one of the main reasons I wanted to get into lasers.

 

[paul1598419]

Oh cool! I went to state for bowling out in Tacoma. quite a stinky place lol, but a really pretty area! How long have you been tinkering with lasers as a hobby?

I got my first HeNe laser in in 1980. Started making holograms.

 

[Gegamega216]

Wow that’s pretty cool! I thought holograms were like sorta Star Wars technology lol. Guess not, that would be fun to make!

 

[paul1598419]

I saw my first hologram in the physics building at Lamar University back in 1974. It was the "Kiss II". That piqued my interest in them.

 

[Gegamega216]

Wow interesting, that’s something to certainly think about as I progress through my learning about lasers!