What Laser Do You Guys Recommend I Get Next?

[jakeyboii]

the thing is ANY rare wavelength will cost a ton per mW and wont be super high powered. try a 473nm or 589nm, either way your going to drop some money

True, but I at least want to be able to see the beam

 

[Livinloud]

yellow is similar to green iirc in that the eye picks it up very well

yellow beam shots

 

[jakeyboii]

Oh very nice!

Im in the car right now when I get home ill check the prices again and work something out with frank

 

[Livinloud]

plus i thought you had a fog machine so even at 1mW you should be able to see beams in fog

 

[Meatball]

Oh very nice!

Im in the car right now when I get home ill check the prices again and work something out with frank

You could just save up a bit. ~$2k

and then buy a real laser.

Google assignment for you:

CO2 laser
Argon laser
HeNe laser
HeCd laser
KrAr laser
Nd:YAG laser
ruby laser
laser projectors


as a start.

WARNING! READING GOOGLE "LASER" SEARCH RESULTS MAY ALMOST CERTAINLY CAUSE LEARNING.

 

[jakeyboii]

plus i thought you had a fog machine so even at 1mW you should be able to see beams in fog

Oh yeah true haha, forgot about that

You could just save up a bit. ~$2k

and then buy a real laser.

Google assignment for you:

CO2 laser
Argon laser
HeNe laser
HeCd laser
KrAr laser
Nd:YAG laser
ruby laser
laser projectors


as a start.

WARNING! READING GOOGLE "LASER" SEARCH RESULTS MAY ALMOST CERTAINLY CAUSE LEARNING.

Will be googling when I get home, those lasers sound hard to get in Australia but ill see

 

[Moistenator]

Why not do a 1W 638nm build? and a 405nm build

 

[jakeyboii]

Why not do a 1W 638nm build? and a 405nm build

i'm a buyer not a builder

 

[Livinloud]

i'm a buyer not a builder

thats how i started off but i have bought a few hosts and plan on trying a build or two of my own. worst comes to worst i go back to being a buyer

 

[jakeyboii]

thats how i started off but i have bought a few hosts and plan on trying a build or two of my own. worst comes to worst i go back to being a buyer

true, i think i'd always be a buyer, i love to appreciate others work other then my own

i also love the creations people make and like to own the lasers they build for my collection

im strange i know...

 

[Meatball]

You will get lots of satisfaction from each and every laser you own and build when you have a good appreciation of how the thing works. And when you've put something of yourself into it while learning a bunch of things along the way - building is definitely worth a shot.

I'm one of many many members that love to help someone build a laser if they are willing to try. We won't let you electrocute yourself.

 

[jakeyboii]

You will get lots of satisfaction from each and every laser you own and build when you have a good appreciation of how the thing works. And when you've put something of yourself into it while learning a bunch of things along the way - building is definitely worth a shot.

I'm one of many many members that love to help someone build a laser if they are willing to try. We won't let you electrocute yourself.

sounds like a valid hypothesis but i kind just gave up after killer a diode