Turn a flashlight into a laser

Turn a flashlight into a laser

Kipkay demonstrates how to extract the laser from a DVD burner and mount it in a small flashlight to create a handheld laser burner that can light matches and burst balloons, all in this how-to video. All you need is a 16x DVD burner, a laser housing, and a flashlight. Watch this video tutorial and learn how to modify a flashlight into a relatively strong laser.

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Zim (2) 12/12/07 9:28 PM
Awesome
+2
samo-slim (1) 12/13/07 2:27 AM
Too Cool! Looks more powerful than the riki dinky key chain ones you can buy for a $1.99.
+2
ninoooit (1) 2/28/08 2:19 PM
? una cazzata
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cS c12e3D (1) 3/5/08 4:54 PM
BADASS i want to try this soo bad..
+4
Angel M (2) 5/30/08 4:03 PM
For the love of God... TALK SLOWER!!
+2
Mr Fly22 (6) 9/20/08 8:18 PM
i HAVE to try this
+2
tim tam (1) 10/2/08 7:41 AM
wish i had one of those!
+2
dwyatth (1) 10/13/08 4:32 PM
that looks freaken awsome! i have all those parts so im going to try this and comment back
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shanefrank (1) 10/21/08 7:15 PM
siiiiiiiiick!
+2
elgringo001 (1) 11/21/08 7:11 AM
mmmmmmmmmm nice
+2
WOLFGUTTS (-1) 12/4/08 11:06 AM
LASER,,,,,CCCOOOOOLLLLLLLLL
+2
idiot8899jer (1) 12/16/08 7:43 AM
do you have to use a dvd burner, or can you use a cd burner
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axxo 9/12/09 11:27 AM
good question. u must use a dvd burner,cuz cd burner have Infra red light or somethings like that....
+2
rroliveiras (1) 1/23/09 6:37 AM
GOOOOOOOOOOOOODDDDD
+2
300man04 1/23/09 9:02 PM
i wish i had that cr@p
+2
mamelman (1) 1/26/09 9:37 PM
man with this i could make stuff explode from distance, nobody knows its effectivity range?
+2
Boeti (1) 2/9/09 3:18 AM
i did it and it works...

if you hold it really still you can burst a balloon from about 7 feet. be carefull when shining towards people , and their eyes!!
+1
gamertj (2) 3/9/09 3:40 PM
lmao this looks cool o though itd b annoying to do all that work for it but still pretty baddass
+2
kingbobshayethe3rd (8) 3/16/09 7:27 AM
i'm hungrey
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kingbobshayethe3rd (8) 3/16/09 7:27 AM
and cool laser
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jcfreak (-2) 3/16/09 1:44 PM
If i had money to drop on a dvd drive....i wouldn't totally kill the drive after i bought it...
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james_wong18 (2) 4/1/09 1:27 AM
Do we need to use a axis laser housing or can we just use other housings just to support the laser dionde and does the axis laser's cover or the top have any difference with the other housings of the ordinary laser pointer.
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james_wong18 (2) 4/1/09 1:30 AM
Can I just power the laser diode with 2 AA batteries to make it burn things?
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Trilink3 (1) 4/14/09 1:18 PM
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!
+1
seattled (1) 5/4/09 7:11 AM
fire fire ....hey beavis....fire fire..
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Insatiable Desire 5/7/09 10:05 AM
Gaddamn! That's some dangerous #$%@ man... If you have a stupid little brother like I do... :P I better now try that cause of safety reasons...
+1
Kingddd333 (17) 6/14/09 6:30 PM
dang this is some good crap I gotta try this out
+2
Misterdix (1) 6/15/09 5:31 PM
I have a new plan for the safety of America. Nobody show this homemade laser video to Nick Hogan.
+1
Kingddd333 (17) 6/16/09 9:17 AM
ahahah
+1
kalle16 (-1) 7/5/09 1:01 PM
i had to see the video in slowmotion to keep upp!! lol
+1
Hunter_2000 (-4) 7/9/09 12:03 PM
good good .. any more ?
+1
TRIBALGOD73 7/11/09 11:46 PM
THAT IS A PRETTY COOL. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME MORE OF YOUR LIGHTS THAT YOU MAKE!
+1
sharon 7/12/09 11:49 AM
awsome
+1
dc2950 7/21/09 10:35 PM
dude
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nycemc (-2) 8/5/09 11:55 AM
what if you buy a 20x burner, or even a BLUE RAY BURNER LASER!! (even tho that would be expensive as hell!) will that make it more powerful ?
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nycemc (-2) 8/5/09 11:55 AM
what if you buy a 20x burner, or even a BLUE RAY BURNER LASER!! (even tho that would be expensive as hell!) will that make it more powerful ?
+1
comklene (1) 8/19/09 5:02 AM
Coooooooooooooooooool !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+1
biteme04 8/24/09 4:05 PM
Hey dumbass, we just did it. it sucks dick, it doesnt burn #$%@!
+1
jiggajed 8/27/09 10:05 PM
Can u say HOUSEFIRE!!!!
+1
mklik4 9/5/09 10:11 PM
Cool, but too complicated for the average person
+1
axxo 9/12/09 12:31 PM
LOL when he say DVD
hahahahhaahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahah
+1
Gram13000 9/14/09 12:22 PM
Wow thats nice and dangerous cool
+2
micoh (1) 10/8/09 4:39 PM
Is there a replacement for the AIAXIS coz i dont have one and cant find it also can you hit me back what i can use in replacement for that housing?
-1
bb1987 (-1) 10/29/09 8:09 PM
hey what happens if i use a laser out of a dvd player
+1
bb1987 (-1) 10/29/09 8:12 PM
will it just really suck
+1
snouks 10/31/09 10:19 AM
Use a blue ray diode! It's VERY powerful and the beam is BLUE!
+1
killer947 11/1/09 10:14 AM
for god sake,talk slower,
+1
HartKat (1) 11/25/09 8:23 AM
Im quit a pyro so I like this A LOT.:):)

Im going to be doing that this week
+1
HartKat (1) 11/25/09 8:38 AM
If you have an old hardrive you could use the diode from that.

Or laptop.
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HartKat (1) 11/25/09 8:57 AM
Dont talk so fast and go through it so fast youre goning to confuse people.
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