Instructables burning laser watch

I will show you how to make an instructables watch which contains a a burning laser,
Best of all, this is an extremly cheap project. I was impressed by the quality of my own for the price i paid for these materials.
This is inspired by the 007 laser watch that was worn by James Bond .



***DO NOT POINT LASER AT ANY LIVING THING***
***ALWAYS WEAR LASER SAFTEY GLASSES WHEN OPERATING A LASER***

Step 1: MATERIALS

For this project, you will need:

(1) Cheap watch(preferably plastic)- Got mine at the local McDonalds, but available at dollar stores too. (58cents)
(1) 5mw laser(any kind)- Walmart,Walgreens or Petsmart (about $2-6 depending on the type of laser)
wire (doesnt matter the brand or type, just plain wire)-Radio Shack($3)
(1) slide switch( any one will do)-Radio Shack(80cents)
A drill
A soldering iron 
A screwdriver
A3v button cell battery

Optional:
dremel
super glue/hot glue/epoxy 

Comments

[Electo4fun]

A better way of doing this would be to get your own laser diode and put it in a module and then into the watch. Most laser pointer diodes aren't made to put out >5mw and therefore will burn out. The screw you mention is not common with low power red pointers.

[Ragnarocker]

hello, wonderful instructable BTW, but the lasers I can get my hands on for cheap in Toronto are the type without a voltage regulator. Instead, the have a micro capacitor (i think its a capacitor) a tiny rectangular prism shape, black in colour, with tiny numbers on it. I have all the materials required to make the laser burn, minus the voltage regulator component. Any suggestions? perhaps installing one? If you can get me through this you have solved the "turn a dollar laser into a burning laser" and made my wish come true. Thanks!

[batman9089]

Step six is a confusing one.

[john henry]

reminds me of bond
james bond...

[tesla man]

The laser you are talking about isn't anywhere near close enough to being able to burn things. sorry

[neeull]

Was your second watch with the red laser able to burn a match? And was your 1st watch with the voltage regulator the same size as the second? Also, where and what type did you get the first laser?

[vishalapr]

I like thiis ible, I'll try and make one for my own.

[B00GYman]

ur a mug!!!!!!!!!! the laser dosent actually burn dose it?!?!?!

[AirViper]

Wait..so do u solder the switch to the actual laser pointer, or to the diode?

[DiyProjects]

The actual laser pointer, you take the old laser switch off and connect a slide switch where the old laser was

[AirViper]

I got a laser at petsmart, but am havng trouble taking the diode out. Any tips?

[mhertel]

I dont understand, a 5mw laser does not have enough power to start a fire! the laser would have to be 45 times more powerful!

[voter2]

iN CREASE THE output of voltage

[mhertel]

I dont understand how this laser can burn. 5mw is not powerful enough to burn

[voter2]

when you increase the out put it is

[AirViper]

Where did u get the laser? I have one, but am having trouble getting the diode out.

[rocketman217]

looks like a different laser.

[dombeef]

Yeah. definitely fake

[grover]

how is it fake?, he just explained like 50 times on how that was an example of a laser, and how he built two

[dombeef]

Also fake until a video is shown, the pictures show two types of lasers

[dombeef]

The laser he used was a regular two dollar laser, they don't have potentiometers like the better kinds. You can't adjust the power of them

[Build it and Fix it]

i dont know if my other comments showed up but i like it

[CyberDoomKnight]

How did you put the blue wire there? Before its not there, now it is!

[joeismydad]

hey mr bond you stole that image from here: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2363157/hack_a_laser_make_it_a_burner/

[CyberDoomKnight]

that is sick awesome!!!! the only thing is im confused about the left and right side thing about that screw.

[DiyProjects]

Just tighten your screw to the right and it will enable it to burn, that's all you need to know, rate me 5 stars

[CyberDoomKnight]

i definitely rate you 5 stars. thanks for clearing that situation up!

[DiyProjects]

no problem

[joeismydad]

you cant pot mod a red laser, can you?

[Tredman21]

Yes you can
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DjypkuY2LTec%26safesearch%3D1&v=jypkuY2LTec&gl=US&safesearch=1

[rog8811]

you cant pot mod a red laser, can you?
Correct joeismydad, the dime store laser being taken apart in the photo's contains a surface mount laser chip and a surface mount limiting resistor. there is nothing adjustable You could increase the voltage to the laser and all that would happen is it will burn out. there is no way of making it light matches or pop balloons.

Mr bond you are perpetuating the old myth of converting a 5mw green into a burning laser, you say... and I quote:-
Take your screwdriver and tighten the screw to the right
***DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN THE SCREW****

You make it sound like it is nut and bolted together!  5 or 6 years ago some manufacturers built IR pumped green lasers that would allow a small adjustment of a trim pot (what you describe as a screw) which could do one of two things, make the laser more powerful or burn it out immediately. those days are long gone. 

Mr Bean Bond, good luck with your entry but I would advise anyone who wants to make a burning laser not to follow this instructable.

[iminthebathroom]

um yeah, this really would be awesome if the laser you show being taken apart was the one being pot modded in step 6.... but its not.

[DiyProjects]

That was the first laser i made and in the picture was the second

[iminthebathroom]

I see

[Lazerdude21]

I second mr bond. u indeed can pot mod a red laser, I think rog8811 is confused because he doesn't know that was the second watch you built.

[rog8811]

Show me how it is done please lazerdude as I know nothing about lasers.

In step 4
mr bond is clearly taking apart a laser pointer with an SM laser chip and an SM resistor, could I have a close up of the screw I need to adjust, please?

Please don't tell me it is the one shown in step 6 as that is not the same laser and with the best will in the world adjusting that laser will not make the first one brighter...

[guys no]

dude you dont know anything kipkay did it which means it can be done. kipkay is the god of making things dont question his authority

[DiyProjects]

Yes there is, you turn the screw to the right and it will enable them to burn

[DiyProjects]

Yep, only certian ones., but green is more common to pot mod

[DiyProjects]

green is way more common, i used a green laser in the first watch i built