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Can I use the laser from a DVD player?

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No, a DVD reader laser is not powerful enough to burn. However, it would make a simple, fun pet laser pointer.

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How big does the flashlight have to be?

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This depends on your Aziz laser housings size and the average would be a medium sized flashlight that could fit an AA battery.

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Can a burning laser light a candle?

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It depends on how powerful the laser itself is. If you can make smoke from a laser, it can light a candle.

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Can it go through wood?

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If the laser beam is concentrated on one point for an extended period of time, yes, it's likely it could burn through wood.

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Is this burning laser a lethal weapon?

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No, it's not a lethal weapon.

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Can a burning laser go through cloth?

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If the laser is strong enough, it can go through cloth. It could even set the cloth on fire.

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Can I hook this up to the PSU or a 9-volt?

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It depends on how much your diode requires. If you buy a simple laser diode from an electronic shop for DIY projects, they will give you a diode in brass casing - those can be connected directly to 9-volt. It's a DVD one, you will need a particular circuit.

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Can the laser penetrate tungsten?

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No, the laser here isn't strong enough. It is more useful to use an actual plasma cutter.

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What would be the best diode to use?

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The best diode depends on what you want your laser to do. The best diode for visibility or seeing the beam is any diode with a wavelength closes to 555nm. The best color diode for burning is usually green. Here is a link to a diode that is very visible and powerful.

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Can the laser cause damage to the skin?

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Whenever you see a "burning laser" your skin is something that it can burn. So, yes it can burn your skin.

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If I use 4 drivers and diodes and run them all together in parallel, focusing on a singular point, would I need more then one lens to center and focus the beam?

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Technically, yes but your diodes would need to be in a perfect semi-tight circle that you could fit a lens over, or you could use a knife edge laser beam combination to join the beams into a tight line to focus, but that is more work than the first option because you need reflectors, modules, and a large power supply.

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This article doesn't specifically say what the materials I will need are. What are they?

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You need a laser driver, two AA batteries, battery holder, laser diode and a laser casing.

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