Homebrew PCBs

I have had similar thoughts after seeing this website for hacking dvd
laser diodes.

http://www.felesmagus.com/pages/lasers-howto.html
<http://www.felesmagus.com/pages/lasers-howto.html>

The thing that is holding me back from experimenting is I do not know
enough about laser safety. It is hard enough to place components
without having my retinas burned out.

>
> I have used a cheap infra-red, I can use to melt most any thin black
> material, lines so thin you need a 10x lens to see them.  With a cnc,
I
> can rasotize an image with it.  A co-2 laser is LOTS more powerful and


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