I fear I will never own a house because of lasers hahaha
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I fear I will never own a house because of lasers hahaha
"This is not "work". It's a disease, addiction and passion. Only slightly cheaper than cocaine, but similar effects."
-dnar
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1970's era ZZ Top concert in Memphis. They had a high power white-light ion. Saw that thing , what it could do, and that was it for me ..
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+1 I know exactly what you mean!Originally Posted by JD3
If you're the smartest person in the room, then you're in the wrong room.
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5mw hene beam for me
RGB laser projectors
Pangolin Beyond .NET
APC40 Midi controllers
Pangolin FB3 controllers
DZ splitter
LS MegaWatt Green Machine
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Picked up a job during my college years programming laser shows using the old LM Zap and Pangolin QM32 based Lasershow Designer. Bought my first projector using an American Lasers air cooled argon that was refurbished from a photocopier, set of DMX controlled actuators, and some effects glass for my home use. That was almost 20 years ago. I still have that projector (minus the air cooled argon) and it still works.
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Saw my first laser in Edmund Scientific Catalogs. Then got really interested due to the Amateur Scientist articles in Scientific American magazine on how to build a HeNe, Argon, Dye, and CO2 gas lasers. Attempted to build my first CO2 laser (un-successfully) while in High School. It wasn't until that I was able to buy the right equipment (laboratory grade vacuum pump, high voltage power supplies, gas cylinders, etc.) cheap on eBay that I was able to successfully build a CO2 laser from scratch. It's been an obsession ever since.
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This was my first instance of lasers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIjaTSXb7fw
but this performance completely sold it for me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMPz0Wi9yHM
Freelance Laser Operator in L.A.
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I want out, and I want my life and money back....
Frikkin Lasers
http://www.frikkinlasers.co.uk
You are using Bonetti's defense against me, ah?
I thought it fitting, considering the rocky terrain.
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Got fed up with my employer and decided that THAT evening I will google out something I'll stick with for the next 10 years.
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ELO "Out of the Blue" tour, Murfreesboro, TN, 1978.
Totally blown away when I saw them use lasers!
My signature block happened the next year.
Went on a 28-year hiatus (with the notable exception of dealing with some airborne military lasers), then bought my first Pangolin gear in 2007.
Been broke ever since...
RR
Metrologic HeNe 3.3mw Modulated laser, 2 Radio Shack motors, and a broken mirror.
1979.
Sweet.....
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