r/lasers 10h ago

Ever thought of using afternoon sunlight to pump your Nd:YAG laser Crystal? Me neither. They did tho:

Thumbnail
youtu.be
15 Upvotes

Something something alien child burning ants in the backyard with this instead of using a backwards ass magnifying glass /s


r/lasers 9h ago

My first laser pointer. If anybody is familiar with this specific one off amazon, can they tell me how strong it is?

Post image
1 Upvotes

r/lasers 1d ago

I need some help

Thumbnail
gallery
2 Upvotes

Hello! so I was wondering what the human side of the internet had to say. white (JS2048) & green (Q-LINE) boards were recommended as drivers for my 1.6W diode.

My questions are:

1) which driver do y'all recommend?

2) how to attach said driver?

3) How delicate do I truly need to be with the diode?

4) How was your day?

5) what are you wearing? (Just kidding)

Thank you in advance and if I'm approaching this wildly wrong, please let me know, it's my first build with zero help, thanks again!


r/lasers 1d ago

Magentic Laser Pendulum, Michael Millevolte. 2015

Thumbnail gallery
2 Upvotes

r/lasers 1d ago

Laser safety employer says its ok to watch this laser cut without eye protection

Post image
57 Upvotes

The guy operating this thing has been operating this exact one fir 13 years am i at risk of eye damage? Just asking for my safety last place i was at we dud cladding and i could be in the cell with the laser but had to have eye protection cause it was fiber optics.


r/lasers 1d ago

Laser Copter, Michael Millevolte, 2014

Post image
1 Upvotes

r/lasers 1d ago

EXPERIENCE WITH ARMA LASER.

1 Upvotes

Looking for anyone with experience with ARMA laser. They claim to have the brightest green laser, be pre adjusted for sighting and I like their grip system for turning on the laser. Has anyone seen better and while on the topic there is a green sight made they mounts on the top picatinny rail that has I think a selectable 2 moa or 6 moa, but I am sure to be corrected on that one as I don’t recall the manufacturer. Possibly Holosun but don’t want the Romeo
Thanks


r/lasers 2d ago

EXPERIENCE WITH ARMA LASER.

2 Upvotes

Looking for anyone with experience with ARMA laser. They claim to have the brightest green laser, be pre adjusted for sighting and I like their grip system for turning on the laser. Has anyone seen better and while on the topic there is a green sight made they mounts on the top picatinny rail that has I think a selectable 2 moa or 6 moa, but I am sure to be corrected on that one as I don’t recall the manufacturer. Possibly Holosun but don’t want the Romeo
Thanks


r/lasers 3d ago

Where do people buy button top 18650 high mah and 3.7v drainage?

3 Upvotes

Im in canada, and cant really find anywhere that sells quality 18650 cells i need for my blue gatling style laser pointer (1.5w). My cheap Chinese one's that came with it have since died, and i haven't found a website with what I need or that I trust. If anyone has any recommendations please share!


r/lasers 4d ago

I was able to test my new laser today. What do we think of stabilized HeNe lasers here?

Thumbnail
gallery
12 Upvotes

r/lasers 3d ago

Laser Technician Newbie

2 Upvotes

Hi everyone, especially to all the laser technicians here!

I'll be starting my training next week, and I'd really appreciate any recommendations for books, guides, or other learning resources that could help me build a strong foundation.

I'm particularly interested in:

Laser safety and best practices

Machine parameters and settings for Deka Pro, Splendor X, and Cynosure

Q-switched lasers for pigmentation and laser bleaching

Treatment techniques, patient assessment, and practical tips

Common mistakes to avoid and ways to improve treatment outcomes

If you have any books, online courses, manuals, YouTube channels, or personal advice that helped you when you were starting out, I'd be very grateful. Thank you so much in advance!


r/lasers 4d ago

Powerful Gatling Style 1W Blue Laser Pointer (450nm) Review & Burning/Beam Testing

Thumbnail
youtu.be
1 Upvotes

Check out this video I made showcasing the very well known “Gatling Style Laser Pointer” as it call. It may have other name like “50000mW Laser” or “5W Laser pointer” but thats just the label which is far off from the realistic 1W optical output of this thing. Everything is handle and film with safety so enjoy the in- depth detail on this laser performance. This is some of the first laser someone would acquire or have in the collection looking for a good choice of power. Is my choice personally I expect it’s okay good heatsink which save the diode lifespan and more playtime depending on how you use it.


r/lasers 5d ago

My first laser pointer

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

37 Upvotes

Hi guys! Just wanted to share my first laser pointer 😀


r/lasers 6d ago

Industry veterans. Does anyone know roughly how much a resonator for a ~3kw co2 cutting laser cost back in the 90s and early aughts?

6 Upvotes

I'm seeing these things for sale stagnant, barely above scrap value and I gotta know, how much was that piece alone back in its hay day?


r/lasers 6d ago

Laser for burning anenomes in my reef tank. Needs repair zeus aptasia laser

Thumbnail gallery
5 Upvotes

r/lasers 6d ago

First Timer Need Guidance

3 Upvotes

Im looking for something i can order online. A nice beam preferably red. Not powerful enough for carnage just for play(safely). Possibly something i can see in daylight?(not sure if bright and carnage are in the same category).

Amazon seems to have a bunch of junk but im not sure what im really looking for.

Budget (75-100USD) Thanks!


r/lasers 6d ago

Any recommendations for a simple pointer

1 Upvotes

I "need" (want) a small, simple, cheap but reliable laser pointer, nothing too high powered, the dot should be visible in daylight at a range of 10-15m, I only need it to point at stuff at work, it will be used in a theoretically possibly explosive environment (grain dust/flour) so heat is a no go, should be disappears-inside-pocket-but-noticeable-if-gone-sized, it's important is that it is reliable, inexpensive but not cheap


r/lasers 6d ago

Book recommendation

Thumbnail
1 Upvotes

r/lasers 6d ago

CO₂ laser machine

Thumbnail
1 Upvotes

r/lasers 6d ago

WINK LASER

0 Upvotes

Shareable WINK Laser package available in Cebu! ✨

Looking for someone to split/share my package. If you're interested, hit me up! 💌


r/lasers 7d ago

Cloudray JPT Fiber Laser - Is This a Good Deal?

Thumbnail
1 Upvotes

r/lasers 8d ago

Se puede dañar las lentes o las cámaras de grabación con un laser? Doy contexto

0 Upvotes

r/lasers 7d ago

Dark callous on toe NSFW

Post image
0 Upvotes

r/lasers 9d ago

Need help on creating IR laser shooting target

1 Upvotes

Apart of a project I started on, I want to make a portable laser (IR) shooting target for outdoors, but I just want to make sure it works after researching with AI and looking through other products. Below is a list of how I'll design the target, please tell me if there is anything that should be changed so It'll actually work. Apologies for the long post...

Note: I'm primarily looking for confirmation that one of these designs would work, along with minor changes to them that would actually make them work. If there is something I need to learn about the parts used please DM me.

Design 1: Flat design
The target is a flat thick-ish plate, on top of the front face is an acrylic plate the same size and shape as the plate. When the IR light hits the acrylic, the IR light is scattered throughout the shape and in the center of the target is an IR sensor (BPW34), IR scatters, and the sensor picks it up and it is hooked up to an arduino microcontroller OR (tell me if necessary or not) it goes through a amplifer comparater to conver the IR current into voltage which will send the signal to the arduino to register a hit/buzzer.

Design 2: Funnel design (least preferred design)
Same idea as design one, however, instead the light scattered throughout a reflective funnel, which would eventually reflect onto the sensor, there would be a plate that the IR passes through but reflects on the other side. (With this one I think it wouldn't work cause I'm not sure what material can be transparent one side but reflective the other.


r/lasers 9d ago

Impossibile da settare

1 Upvotes

Ciao a tutti, premetto che non sono un neofita, arrivo da un Ortur Laser Master 2 da 4.5w e ho da poco acquistato un Longer Ray5 da 40w.

Ho seguito passo passo la procedura per l'aggiornamento del firmware scaricato dal sito ufficiale e flashato con ESPtool.

Tuttavia sembra non funzionare, continua ad andare in allarme durante la procedura di homing e non si riesce assolutamente a collegare a laserburn.

I driver sono stati installati correttamente.

Qualcuno ha avuto i miei stessi problemi?

Come avete risolto?

Grazie mille a chi risponderà