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Like many others, I watched youtube videos of people popping balloons and burning things and then said to myself "I gotta get me one of those!":drool:
Of course that lead me to start looking for the cheapest, most powerful laser available.
I was already planning out my Christmas budget to include one of the low end 1W blue lasers when I stumbled across these forums. And I have to say that I'm very grateful that I did.
I wasn't real happy to see post after post after post repeating the mantra that a 1 watt laser is way too much for a newbie. I'm not a child and haven't been for a very long time and I know how to be careful. But it didn't take much to realize that my 10+ years of 5mW laser pointer experience probably didn't prepare me for 1000mW ownership.
Thankfully, I have officially cancelled my purchase plans for the "pretty blue balloon popper of death" and after spending a lot of my recent spare time researching, I'm still a bit overwhelmed... But a bit less ignorant.
So from the bottom of my retinas, I'd like to thank everyone here for your valuable input. I'm sure my wife's retinas want to say thanks as well.
Of course that lead me to start looking for the cheapest, most powerful laser available.
I was already planning out my Christmas budget to include one of the low end 1W blue lasers when I stumbled across these forums. And I have to say that I'm very grateful that I did.
I wasn't real happy to see post after post after post repeating the mantra that a 1 watt laser is way too much for a newbie. I'm not a child and haven't been for a very long time and I know how to be careful. But it didn't take much to realize that my 10+ years of 5mW laser pointer experience probably didn't prepare me for 1000mW ownership.
Thankfully, I have officially cancelled my purchase plans for the "pretty blue balloon popper of death" and after spending a lot of my recent spare time researching, I'm still a bit overwhelmed... But a bit less ignorant.
So from the bottom of my retinas, I'd like to thank everyone here for your valuable input. I'm sure my wife's retinas want to say thanks as well.