This will keep you entertained for a while, try turning a flashlight and a DVD Burner into a high power and handheld burning laser! Here’s how it’s done.
Look at that!, instant balloon popping skillz. We here at PropellerCode.com did a little research into this project and are thinking of uses for this simple laser. We are thinking of ways to connect it to some servos and controlling the beam remotely. It crossed our mind to mount it to an RC radio controlled car. We were even thinking about making it autonomous with the Parallax Propeller chip, but it may start a fire if your not careful, so that sounded like a bad idea. I do have to note here that the laser in a CD Burner will no work as well because it doesn’t put out the same amount of power as the DVD burning laser. The advantage to this flashlight design is that it is compact and easy to mount with some clamps or zip-ties. Well I hope you have fun with your new handheld burning laser!