Recent content by Aranthos

That's more or less what I'd plan on doing. I'd really like my burning lasers to have tripod mounts so they'd be steady when doing their work - so a beam dump makes sense in my case, though I wouldn't take it with me when I'm lighting camp fires =]

I understand the common sense requirement - it's something I've learned the easy way from lurking these forums for a while. Seems the only times people have trouble with lasers is when they're idiots with them. I daresay I should be safe, I'm putting the harsh restriction on myself that...

Oddly enough I stumbled into them a few months back when looking for goggles - they seemed to be held in pretty high regard so they were my fallback plan if I couldn't get any pens from here! =] Anything else I should get safety-wise? I'm considering a beam dump so that when burning stuff the...

My bad - I retract what I said. I didn't mean to cause any offence in case I did.

I'd say good luck, but that would imply I wanted this to happen. No offence, but you're unlikely to get any help from these guys. This is a forum with experienced members who know what the safety risks are, and will happily tell you that you're daft to do this. Seriously, going straight to...

Hey folks! I introduced myself to your forum back in Summer '10 but kinda went AWOL for a while after running out of money. Just so you know, it sucks to get interested in something, learn all about it, then suddenly your cash flow dries up before you get a chance to even start it as a...

Don't mind these guys - they're all funny buggers =] Hope you enjoy your time here anyways!

Hey man. I've been lurking these forums on and off for a while now, and I'm pretty impressed by the reviews you've been getting! I was just wondering if you could lend me your wisdom briefly to sort out what sort of kit I'd need to make a lazor. I'm not after one with a particularly high...

Well, I don't plan on leaving any time soon. I think lasers might be my new EVE Online... I live down in south west Wales, so a little bit out of the way. Unfortunately being a mostly rural area with next to no demand for computer hardware outside of me and my mates, there's nowhere around...

Hey folks! I s'pose the done thing here is to offer some background, so here I go. I'm 19 years old, bit of a geek to be honest. I've got something of a mad scientist reputation :eg: on the go since recently when I started designing all sorts of fun stuff, ranging from nigh-undetectable N2O...