New 007 Laser Weapon - Revealed!

The world's first look at James Bond's new blu-burning laser weapon! Watch it burn through things and learn how to make your own!

That's me playing James Bond in the video intro!
(I built that in After Effects)

Step 1 What You Need...

1. Walther PPK CO2 Pistol
2. Laser guide for pistol. Mine was from a JKX-313. The Umarex just didn't fit the bill.
3. Get the Blu Diode Here
4. Housing for Laser Diode also from Build-a-Blue-Laser
5. LM317, 100 ohm variable pot, 1 ohm resistor, circuit board.

Comments

[the dashing hero]

it burns stuff. why point it at camera?!

[fireblast_1212]

How much would it cost me if I wanted to buy one of those from you?

[jharwood1]

one word liability. He'll say NO. (probably) . He has 1st amendment protection for now, but he probably won't build one for you, if you want him to , I suggest you contact him somehow without using a media monitored by the government. Every word U or I have ever typed on the net is still available for "THEM" to pull it up and "use against you in a court of law". Go underground.

[Thinkman]

Scary to think that this is a stepping stone to the real near future of bigger and better laser guns! Star Treck has arrived!

[jharwood1]

NO, 1984(Orwell) is coming there will never be Star Trek. Sorry,,no one more than myself. Just watch Raytheon exoskeleton on Youtube, not one mention of helping crippled people ,just get that soldier to kill faster , better, and for longer. ANd now the Gov't has a new boogie man for us to fear for us to cry take our rights away, Xrape me at the airport. I intend to get a Hickory Farms Sausage and slip it down my pants next time I fly. I wonder will they find it funny, I know I won't find the cavity search funny , but someone has to do the absurd to these jerks. Yesterday this guy wasn't qualified for garbage man, now he gets to see me NAKED(virtually), 19 terrorists made it on board. HOW, incompetence? Or, did the Nation of Islam infiltrate airport security? They know this already. Gun Control laws, Criminals don't obey laws,hence the word criminal. Star Trek is a dream that will never be.

[frankensteinberger]

what if someone cant' get a XBOX 360 without paying for one. people aren't junking them yet. should we wait for the next XBOX to come out before we can get one of those?

[jharwood1]

No, get a real gun and stock up on ammo and hide it and remember dogs can sniff out guns and ammo so don't use your attic .

[qwertyman10]

I think you can buy the diode for cheap,or if you want to buy the hd dvd drive on ebay. Will this also work on a blu-ray player?

[11richie21]

warranty on those are really cheap so people can just fix em

[coolpizzadude]

Does the laser housing do something to the laser or just look cool.

[jharwood1]

it does as it says , it houses it, (holds it in place), you'll probably need a heat sink(kinda like a radiator).

[davidemil55]

looks cool and probably keeps it safe from damage

[kacarot]

'i had a dvd player i broke it to gain the laser but it is not so powerfull what is wrong with it?'

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[jharwood1]

look up wicked lasers dot com, but go with about 500 bucks and low expectations of it ever getting to you.

[usb key]

is a housing really necessary? Because I'm cheap, and it looks useless.

[gonzowizard]

very interesting and seems pretty simple. Is there any way one could increase the burning power of the laser to cut, say, weapon-grade 1060 carbon steel?

[fogman103]

I don't know what battery the JKX-313 takes, but you could hack it so it takes an A23 (12v) lithium ion battery.

[CodeKid1001]

Could you provide a link to the video pls?
thx

[a_tu_vieja_en_tanga]

WOw

[northernmagnet]

because this is safe in the hands of evil?
i mean come on what if oddjob got a hold of this?
its about as safe as the man with the Golden Gun!!
only let Bond... James bond wield this...
wow i could make a lot more references but i chose not too...

[Vissy]

Sounds like an ad for a website that sells $10 blue lasers for $50 (yes, $50).

No trigger control, and uses a voltage regulator instead of a dc/dc converter...not really a good choice, will have 1/10th the battery life. Thanks but uh...nope.

[the_burrito_master]

Can I use a diode from any old dvd player?

[Compgeek789]

dvd burner

[Robert L]

 Sorry if this is a stupid question but how do you bench test s laser for its mW

[Opcom]

if you do not have a laser power meter, you may be able to make a laser power meter yourself using a quite small metal square of known area and material (copper or aluminum come to mind), and from books you can know the metal-to-air thermal resistance. Then you can coat the plate with carbon or soot or flat black paint if nothing else is available (lampblack may do). Then attach a thermal probe to the backside of the plate. Measure the normal temp of the plate, then heat with laser until equilibrium is reached, and knowing the ambient temp, temperature rise, and the thermal characteristics of what you have made, you can reasonably estimate the laser power. Note the soot or black coating is intended to absorb the laser beam, that is, prevent its diffuse or specular reflection, so that as much as possible of the laser energy is transferred to the metal plate as heat. There might be an instructible on making your own laser power meter. I would not doubt it with all the geniuses areound here.

[Robert L]

 Thanks I'll try it maybe after i build the laser and get it working right .

[Opcom]

Nice job Kipkay! That is a real classic hack there. From the frontispiece, I admit I was sort of expecting a 1064nm pulse to issue forth though. Maybe the blue jobbie could become the aiming device, and after gutting the toy gun and finding a souped up SSY-1.. well nevermind .. probably a bad idea, ehe. 

[KnexFreek]

 Hey kipkay, please check the links you made. they are no longer working links. (the links on step 1)

[KnexFreek]

  HELLOOOOOO??????  READ MY MESSAGE ABOVE THIS.

[james.mcglashan]

ca u make this into a pen and with another switch that will change the voltage of the laser so u can have a safe laser and a dangerous laser in 1

[Xellers]

Yes, all that you would need to do is have two fixed resistors in place of the variable resistor in the driver circuit and switch between them - one would increase the LM317's voltage and the other one would decrease it.

[temp]

u can use two lasers and two switches but that isnt quite the same

[seandogue]

Yes

[Bartboy]

LOL, this would be pointless if you used a real gun.

[xproplayer]

it would be backup if you ran out of bullets

[temp]

or if u were trying 2 burn something that isnt moving and u dont want to waste ammo

[seandogue]

And were standing three feet away from your intended victim. that laser isn't going to hurt a fly at fifty yards.

[Bartboy]

True, you proved me wrong! And also when you reload.