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I see Bloompyle uses the same method I do for building pens, so thank you for explaining your method! What driver do you use for your 638nm pen builds? I still haven't gotten a host/driver combo for my Opnext 120mW.
Yeah I use fog. The main key to making lasers look good with fog is to use as little fog as possible. It does not take much fog to make a laser beam look really good. I try to make it so that it is hard to tell that there is any fog in the room.
The other trick is to make it homogenous. You can use a fan or look like an idiot and wave a book all around the room like I do.
The well mixed fog gives it the "lightsaber" appearance without the broken beam like you see in most videos.
There is a noticeable color difference between the single modes and the multimodes. The single mode is what I would call "true blue", whereas the 445nm just doesn't quite cut it.
Yeah I use fog. The main key to making lasers look good with fog is to use as little fog as possible. It does not take much fog to make a laser beam look really good. I try to make it so that it is hard to tell that there is any fog in the room.
The other trick is to make it homogenous. You can use a fan or look like an idiot and wave a book all around the room like I do.
The well mixed fog gives it the "lightsaber" appearance without the broken beam like you see in most videos. There is a noticeable color difference between the single modes and the multimodes. The single mode is what I would call "true blue", whereas the 445nm just doesn't quite cut it.
