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jimjim
4.99mW Green Laser Toy
Joined: 23 Mar 2009
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 Posted: 6/25/09, 1:02 PM Post subject: burning he |
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| Hello, I am an avid herbal smoker. I do not smoke illegal herbs such as marijuana, but herbs like Scutellaria and Pedicularis. These are legal herbs that have been used for relaxing, mainly in the pacific culture. As a true connoisseur of herbal smoking I am always trying to find the purest ways to smoke. As I stumbled across wicked lasers, and eventually this forum, I found my self wondering if I can use a laser to burn my herbs, thus not adding unwanted chemicals to my smoke such as butane from a lighter? Since my herbs are generally green, I am assuming that a red laser is the color spectrum i want to go... Right? Any idea how powerful of a laser i will need to burn my herbs? Thanks for the help. |
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Lazyboy
Modified 10mW Greenie
Joined: 16 May 2009
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| Posted: 6/28/09, 8:44 AM Post subject: |
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| This will probably not work out well. My GXII will start a smoldering fire only if you hold it very still, which requires you to be close, but will you really wear goggles to do it? If not, it is like a welders arc. Even then, the amount of heat is, well, milliwatts, and the smoke may deposit on and damage the diode. Only a small amount will be lit. An ordinary powerful flashlight with momentary switch, plus a focusing lens, (magnifying glass) will put some serious wattage on the spot, and you can use ordinary sunglasses. |
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InnerSpace
Nexus Laser
Joined: 11 Jul 2008
Posts: 96
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| Posted: 6/29/09, 1:52 PM Post subject: |
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| You should check out the Torch flashlight, I light my cigarettes with this thing all the time. |
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Athoul
Wicked Lasers God
Joined: 13 Sep 2005
Posts: 7717
Location: Canada
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| Posted: 7/09/09, 1:23 AM Post subject: |
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The torch would definately work much better. However you are correct in that a red laser would be best (other then a CO2 laser of course).
Using a laser for this is not very practical, though it can be done. You can use a fousing lens to gain more energy/area and better results. The main issue though is eye safety.
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onyx86
25mW Classic Wicked Laser
Joined: 17 Aug 2009
Posts: 42
Location: South Carolina, USA
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| Posted: 8/21/09, 6:48 PM Post subject: |
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I find that burning "herbs" is best done at first with a lighter. Then, once the green matter has turned to black with red embers, its easy to keep stoked with the laser beam. Im using a 75mW executive with the cap set....and lasershades of course.
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