Full Spectrum Laser Contest 2016

You want a laser cutter and our friends at Full Spectrum Laser want to give you one! Enter any Instructable in the Full Spectrum Laser Contest for a chance to win.
Prizes include an H-Series 20x12 laser cutter (complete with lens, exhaust fan, and air compressor), a Pegasus Touch 3D printer, and more! Any project is eligible and Instructables will be judged on originality and thorough documentation. Be as creative as you can be with your project and show us that you would put a laser cutter to good use!

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Please note that this is a limited contest. See official rules to check if you live in an eligible country.

The Full Spectrum Laser Contest 2016 is closed.

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Grand Prize

WINNERS

Winners Finalists All Entries

Grand Prize (1)

DIY Life-Size Phone Controlled BB8 Droid by ASCAS

First Prize (2)

1:25 Victorian Street Miniature Model by abmodelmaking

Touch Screen Coffee Table DIY With 32" TV and Low Cost CCD Sensor by jeanotP1314

Runner Up (15)

Scan Photo With Your Mobile Phone by 陳亮

Floating Pyramid Lamp With 108 Spiritual Symbols by -Moon

Airscrew Driven RC Boat by ossum

Kids Room Wall Decoration by Gosse Adema

3D Environment Laser Scanner From Scratch by Callan Mackay

Raspberry Pi PowerHAT - Powering Your Pi, Simplified by DylanD581

Concrete Metal Lathe by Confounded Machine

The Atari Stool by Mr. Noack

A Laptop Stand... Out of Plywood! by Covey Woodworks

UltiFaker²Go 3D Printer by PaulSS

Vacuum Powered Fluidic Ink "LEDs" and Circuits by novelchip

Mage Dice Tower: Lasercut and 3D Printed by scottbr08

Minecraft Pinball by hugheswho

Edge 3D 3.0 - a $200 3D Printer by Zach Sousa

Portable Workshop by Paoson Woodwork

25 PRIZES

Grand Prize (1)

One Grand Prize winner will receive:

a Hobby laser with lens, exhaust fan, and air compressor
a Pegasus Touch 3D Printer
an Instructables prize pack including a robot t-shirt

First Prize (2)

Two First Prize winners will receive:

a Pegasus Touch 3D Printer
an Instructables prize pack including a robot t-shirt

Second Prize (7)

Seven Second Prize winners will receive:

a Dremel 4200-6/40 High Performance Rotary Tool with EZ Change, 47-Piece Kit
an Instructables prize pack including a robot t-shirt

Runner Up (15)

Fifteen runner up prize winners will receive an Instructables prize pack including a robot t-shirt.

HOW IT WORKS

Write an Instructable

Create a new Instructable that fits the guidelines outlined in the contest description above. To be eligible, Instructables must be published between Jan 11, 2016 and Apr 4, 2016 (11:59pm PT).

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Enter

Upon publishing your Instructable you'll see checkboxes for open contests. Select Full Spectrum Laser Contest 2016. If you have entries currently eligible for entry, it will also show up by clicking "Enter this Contest" on the right side of this page.

Accepting

Entries are accepted by Instructables staff within one business day Monday - Friday. What matters is the submission time, not acceptance time.

Voting

Instructables members can vote for an entry during the contest plus 3 days after the contest closes.

Judging

A panel of judges made up of Instructables staff and respected members of the community rate the finalists. The averages of the ratings determine the winners.

Winners

When the winners are decided they will be announced here on the contest page. All entrants will be notified when this happens.