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How to build or where to get plans for a high powered laser?

I want to build a homemade laser system that can burn through iron/steel and impress my friends. Does anyone have any plans or have suggestions on where to find plans for this?

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Jun 24, 2009. 9:59 AM

death defyer says:

buy the evil genius book series or go on amazing1.com for plans to buy

Jun 23, 2009. 6:47 PMGeoffrey M says:

You can take a store bought(cheap) laser and then "burn" the big black thing. This will give you a laser that will burn through paper and pop balloons. But you can not make a metal burning laser and anyways it is illegal to have a super power laser in almost all of America.

Jul 16, 2009. 10:57 PMMadBricoleur says:

but won't that burn out the laser quickly?

Jun 23, 2009. 10:05 PMrobotguy4 says:

Actually, Geoffrey, you are WRONG about the metal "burning" laser. What do you think industrial lasers are? How about laser cutters? As for a laser within this guy's price range, meh. The technology doesn't exist. Not to mention that either the lasers are freakin' huge or the melting metal (MELT metal, not BURN) isn't impressive. I agree with Geof. Go with the balloon popping, paper burning kind.

Jun 23, 2009. 10:08 PMrobotguy4 says:

I would suggest Kipkay's instructable. It wont melt metal, but it will be awesome! Sort of...