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I just ordered my 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th lasers in the last 3 days. The nly laser I own and have in my possession right now is an advertised 1mW keychain red laser. That being the case, I have not yet bought safety glasses/goggles.
Now I'd assumed that laser safety goggles were going to be a bit like regular safety glasses and safety equipment, in that it protects you from the dangerous stuff, but allows you to still enjoy the hobby, or sport, or still do the work. In other words, common sense seemed to dictate that, like sunglasses or regular safety glasses, they would protect your eyes, but not completely prevent you from being able to see what the heck you are doing!
But the other day, while reading another thread here, a member seemed to be describing laser safety goggles in a way that sounded as if they actually work by completely blocking the visible laser light altogether. Oddly, if thats true, it sounds both stupid and smart at the same time!
But........if I were to get into tennis as a hobby, and someone told me I needed to buy safety equipment that would protect me, but would also be so restrictive that it would completely prevent me from moving around the court, or returning a serve, it would completely defeat the whole purpose, and make it impossible to play the game!:cryyy:
On the same token, if laser safety goggle prevent you from seeing the laser altogether, then I may as well save all the money I'd spend on lasers, and just go outside at night and point my finger in the air and pretend I can magically shoot lasers from my finger tips! What would be the difference? I wouldnt be able to see the laser anyway with the glasses on....... If all your friends put on safety goggles, then nobody could see the laser!
Whats the deal, and can you actually see 'any' of the laser light while wearing a quality pair of safety goggles?
Also, I just ordered that 3 laser value pack listed on another forum, that are proven by other members to be seriously over-spec. The red one is around 100mW+, the green one and violet ones are between 30-90Mw I believe. They are all listed as being <5mW on Amazon.com.
So, obviously I need safety goggles for 650nm red, 532nm green, and 4-something nm for violet(?)
Is there a 'safety goggle value pack' anywhere for sale that covers the "popular" wavelength's? Hopefully one that doesnt cost over $100.:thanks:
Now I'd assumed that laser safety goggles were going to be a bit like regular safety glasses and safety equipment, in that it protects you from the dangerous stuff, but allows you to still enjoy the hobby, or sport, or still do the work. In other words, common sense seemed to dictate that, like sunglasses or regular safety glasses, they would protect your eyes, but not completely prevent you from being able to see what the heck you are doing!
But the other day, while reading another thread here, a member seemed to be describing laser safety goggles in a way that sounded as if they actually work by completely blocking the visible laser light altogether. Oddly, if thats true, it sounds both stupid and smart at the same time!
But........if I were to get into tennis as a hobby, and someone told me I needed to buy safety equipment that would protect me, but would also be so restrictive that it would completely prevent me from moving around the court, or returning a serve, it would completely defeat the whole purpose, and make it impossible to play the game!:cryyy:
On the same token, if laser safety goggle prevent you from seeing the laser altogether, then I may as well save all the money I'd spend on lasers, and just go outside at night and point my finger in the air and pretend I can magically shoot lasers from my finger tips! What would be the difference? I wouldnt be able to see the laser anyway with the glasses on....... If all your friends put on safety goggles, then nobody could see the laser!
Whats the deal, and can you actually see 'any' of the laser light while wearing a quality pair of safety goggles?
Also, I just ordered that 3 laser value pack listed on another forum, that are proven by other members to be seriously over-spec. The red one is around 100mW+, the green one and violet ones are between 30-90Mw I believe. They are all listed as being <5mW on Amazon.com.
So, obviously I need safety goggles for 650nm red, 532nm green, and 4-something nm for violet(?)
Is there a 'safety goggle value pack' anywhere for sale that covers the "popular" wavelength's? Hopefully one that doesnt cost over $100.:thanks: