Just wanted to say hello and introduce myself :)
I've been lurking here for some time now and have gained much advice and knowledge from existing members and threads.
I'm not young, I'm female, slightly geeky and a huge sci-fi fan :)
The best way I can describe my obsession with light/lasers/spectrum is that I'm really big on colour. That probably sounds a bit odd but anyone with a similar 'thing' about it will know what I mean!
I started off buying a few 303 lasers a few years back and have progressed to some more powerful ones now like the Wicked Lasers Arctic Spyder III, a 445nm Thor, generic 450nm & 650nm 1w lasers from FastTech (£20) that are actually really nice. Also a cheap 635nm.
I've also just ordered a 465nm and 520nm PL-E Pro and Mini from Jet Lasers after many questions and superb advice & customer service from someone called Gray. Also ordered the 10x beam expander as I believe the beam on the 465nm is quite narrow. I like a nice thick, visible beam! It's actually the colours I like rather than the power. So looking forward to receiving those :)
While I'm here I'd just like to thank everyone who's posted so far as I've read up A LOT & gained some valuable tips & knowledge and managed to fix what I though was a dead laser (my Thor, fixed with some tin foil on the end cap!) from the advice already here :D
I'll probably continue to lurk as I don't have enough knowledge/experience to add anything constructive, but anyway...
Cheers :)
Michelle x
I've been lurking here for some time now and have gained much advice and knowledge from existing members and threads.
I'm not young, I'm female, slightly geeky and a huge sci-fi fan :)
The best way I can describe my obsession with light/lasers/spectrum is that I'm really big on colour. That probably sounds a bit odd but anyone with a similar 'thing' about it will know what I mean!
I started off buying a few 303 lasers a few years back and have progressed to some more powerful ones now like the Wicked Lasers Arctic Spyder III, a 445nm Thor, generic 450nm & 650nm 1w lasers from FastTech (£20) that are actually really nice. Also a cheap 635nm.
I've also just ordered a 465nm and 520nm PL-E Pro and Mini from Jet Lasers after many questions and superb advice & customer service from someone called Gray. Also ordered the 10x beam expander as I believe the beam on the 465nm is quite narrow. I like a nice thick, visible beam! It's actually the colours I like rather than the power. So looking forward to receiving those :)
While I'm here I'd just like to thank everyone who's posted so far as I've read up A LOT & gained some valuable tips & knowledge and managed to fix what I though was a dead laser (my Thor, fixed with some tin foil on the end cap!) from the advice already here :D
I'll probably continue to lurk as I don't have enough knowledge/experience to add anything constructive, but anyway...
Cheers :)
Michelle x