How to build a laser in your living room. (Pt. 2)

Took a while, but maybe the real lasers were the friends we made along the way...
The design and build of a (now successful) pulsed Nd:Glass laser in the home shop. Check out Pt. 1 for more details
===Sources and Links===
LASERS Pt. 1: • Building a Solid State...
Great Flashtube calculator: www.fenixtechn...
More flashtube design stuff: laser-caltech....
Much better video on the functional details of lasers than I could ever make: • How a Laser Works
Awesome website with some info about Solid State Lasers: www.repairfaq.o...
The Bible:
www-personal.um...
Info about flashtubes:
www.flashlamps...
@Applied Science's Ruby Laser:
• Ruby laser design process
===Attributions and Licences===
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"Ambience, Night Wildlife, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org
“The Root Of All Things” licensed via Music Vine: IAZ5UHXNLIKVXKR5