Brand new to the world of Lasers with ~$700 Budget. Suggestions and Opinions please!

[norty303]

My daughter has helped run the shows since she was 2. Anyone can mash buttons, right?

[buffo]

"Wanna see my private disco?" worked for my first date with the current spouse, however it may just be due to a liking for Floyd and/or being her being easy.

Dave, if your wife ever hears you calling her "easy", she'll clock you over the head with a frying pan!

I'm EXTREMELY lucky to have a beautiful girlfriend who digs lasers, thinks watching me tune scanners or use an oscilloscope is fascinating, DEMANDS lumia, AND is willing to help clean optics. She's definitely a keeper!

Yup. I agree. Better treat her right. They're few and far between.

You're living with a Unicorn. Don't F*** it up.

Can confirm. Met her at SELEM last year. Definitely a keeper. (Though I have to admit that Hitekvoop's wife is also a Unicorn of sorts. She digs lasers, digs all kinds of music, and can actually sing amazingly well, plus she didn't mind hanging around with a bunch of laser geeks for a long weekend!) One in a bazillion, that one!

Adam

[norty303]

Reference my post above....

Anyone can mash buttons right? And every laserist needs an inflatable parrot too, right?



This was what she was seeing....

[Carl B]

She has got to be the most Pro looking laserist I've seen.
A face of real concentration and looks to be doing a dam fine job looking at the beam's shot.
And wearing proper ear defenders.

[dkumpula]

Dave, if your wife ever hears you calling her "easy", she'll clock you over the head with a frying pan!

I'm smart enough to not type anything I wouldn't mind having the wife see, Adam! In fact, I confessed immediately and she thought it was funny - and perhaps a combination of the lasers, Floyd and being easy.


Norty: You set a great bar for child labor in the laser industry. (Great pics/work too!) I'll get my 20 month old to work, pronto!


-David

[norty303]

20 months is about right.
This is the 'Crew Chief' at 26 months bringing the rest of the crew to work in the morning (George Pig had to be laid off for spending too much time with Mr Dinosaur unfortunately)

And doing working at heights orientation for everyone on the stage.

[dsli_jon]

..This was what she was seeing....

..Oh, your 'retirement account-salvation hopes' are *so* history...

[dzodzo]

norty i guess she digs the psychedelic decorations too, right? i believe kids must perceive them as adults on LSD, they have much better imagination after all
very cute helper you have there

[norty303]

It's funny the things she finds interesting actually - the art is good, but it's usually the site dogs that get her attention.
We often get to work with the same crews through the year so there's always people looking out for her, and she gets the run of the place in a fairly safe fashion.
I've also been able to instill in her when it is appropriate to be hanging around, and when it's not (lifting rigging, etc) and we're very lucky that once she's told, she doesn't do it, and also 'advises' other kids (big and small)where the dangers are (did someone say 'bossy'...??)
We probably take it for granted now, but I think she's quite lucky to be able to share the experiences - I bet her 'show and tell' sessions at school sound out of this world after a weekend away!

Anyway, WAAAAAAAAY off topic..... sorry

[AnthonyGarcia]

UPDATE:
Wow. Oh wow. What a world you guys have taken me through! I am replying to my first post to 1) laugh at my idea of a $700 video projector + DAC and 2) give a huge thanks. Thank you very much PL for giving me the knowledge and advice that you are so good at giving. Especially dsli_jon. After breaking the laws of physics putting things into the van, traveling around the west coast, and learning a textbooks worth of information from you per day, I can honestly say you're most of the reason why I do what I do.

After spending a good chunk more than $700 I have just finally brought home a projector of my own (A Pluto RGB 2.0 3.5 Watt) and she's looking remarkable (after a few noted modifications). I hope that this is just one of many projectors to come.

Once again thanks to everyone at PL for holding my young hands in this industry. I hope to make every one of you proud in the near future.