Lumina effect from antistatic bag - worth chasing the idea?

[Datsurb]

I was taking some pictures of a new 400mW white brick laser, to complain about sending TTL modulated instead of Analog. I wanted to show that the damn thing fired up without any other connection than power. To prevent burns on the wall i placed the anti static bag in the beam-line.

WOW - on the wall next to my table, a firework of colors and psychedelic patterns like lavaerruptions. I did take som pictures and a small video of it, but i guess most of you have a antistatic bag within reach to try. I guess the white beam did the trick here, togheter with a rather low laser power.

I did not find any other threads about the subject, so i thought i could be shared.

And yes - be careful, as the anti-static bag reflects the beam, it might melt and catch fire if the beam is to powerfull.

Check it out - and be amazed. Cheaper lumina filter is hard to come by.
Can it be used safe - i dont know, but maybe someone around here can figure out a way.

Datsurb

[polishedball]

You can get similar by spreading epoxy over a mirror(this could handle power better), i know I'd torch the bag at the power I run lumia. Looks cool though thanks for sharing.

[swamidog]

the old "burn through" effect. yup it's lovely.

try it on floppy disks.

I was taking some pictures of a new 400mW white brick laser, to complain about sending TTL modulated instead of Analog. I wanted to show that the damn thing fired up without any other connection than power. To prevent burns on the wall i placed the anti static bag in the beam-line.

WOW - on the wall next to my table, a firework of colors and psychedelic patterns like lavaerruptions. I did take som pictures and a small video of it, but i guess most of you have a antistatic bag within reach to try. I guess the white beam did the trick here, togheter with a rather low laser power.

I did not find any other threads about the subject, so i thought i could be shared.

And yes - be careful, as the anti-static bag reflects the beam, it might melt and catch fire if the beam is to powerfull.

Check it out - and be amazed. Cheaper lumina filter is hard to come by.
Can it be used safe - i dont know, but maybe someone around here can figure out a way.

Datsurb

[absolom7691]

With 1 watt, the anti-static bag will give you a "burn wheel" effect.

edit: Swami got me by 1 minute!

[polishedball]

The burning wheel with smoked plexi is one of my favs


Disclaimer not the safest as the fumes can be very dangerous. Not recommending it.

[swamidog]

they don't call me "lightspeed swami" for nothing!

With 1 watt, the anti-static bag will give you a "burn wheel" effect.

edit: Swami got me by 1 minute!

[absolom7691]

I guess so!

To the OP: Expect a troll from Jon about the title of the thread

[Galvonaut]

That's pretty wicked Datsurb. I wonder if it's caused by the metallic/crystalline or nano particle coating? That's enough of an excuse for me to start igniting piles of metal under a piece of glass!

I wonder what sort of crazy effects will be possible with the emergence of all the new nano-particles?

[laserist]

I guess so!

To the OP: Expect a troll from Jon about the title of the thread

Hey I can be just as pedantic as Jon! That's lumia (sometime you have to ignore the spell check!) - as an Art Form it predates lasers. We called them abstracts or background effects at Laser Images to differentiate from scan glass effects...

The original Laserium Burn effect was a reflection off of aluminized mylar, but antistatic plastic does a pretty good imitation.

[laserist]

That's pretty wicked Datsurb. I wonder if it's caused by the metallic/crystalline or nano particle coating? That's enough of an excuse for me to start igniting piles of metal under a piece of glass!

I wonder what sort of crazy effects will be possible with the emergence of all the new nano-particles?

I think you'll find the heart of the effect is melted plastic refracting the beam and the color is because the beams aren't really that well aligned at that scale...