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 in Laser Cutting

11K

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

247K

Second Prize (7)

3D Printed StormTrooper Action Figure! (Realistic Articulation) by mchau2 in 3D Printing

79K

My Teardrop Camper by HaleyP5 in Camping

357K

79cc Motorized Bicycle From Scratch by TheNecromancer13 in Motorcycles

86K

Laser Cut Cryptex - Puzzle Box by Da3da1u5 in Laser Cutting

114K

DVD to Laser Engraver by Aoshido in Arduino

265K

Arduino Laser Engraver Wood Design! by MichielD99 in CNC

430K

Solar Powered Air Conditioner by liquidhandwash in Homesteading

15K

Runner Up (15)

Scan Photo With Your Mobile Phone by 陳亮 in Life Hacks

284K

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

95K

Minecraft Pinball by hugheswho in Toys & Games

12K

Mage Dice Tower: Lasercut and 3D Printed by scottbr08 in Laser Cutting

8.9K

Vacuum Powered Fluidic Ink "LEDs" and Circuits by novelchip in LEDs

28K

UltiFaker²Go 3D Printer by PaulSS in 3D Printing

54K

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

11K

The Atari Stool by Mr. Noack in Woodworking

5.8K

Concrete Metal Lathe by Confounded Machine in Metalworking

81K

Raspberry Pi PowerHAT - Powering Your Pi, Simplified by DylanD581 in Raspberry Pi

27K

3D Environment Laser Scanner From Scratch by Callan Mackay in Arduino

52K

Kids Room Wall Decoration by Gosse Adema in Decorating

5.6K

Airscrew Driven RC Boat by ossum in Remote Control

47K

Floating Pyramid Lamp With 108 Spiritual Symbols by -Moon in Laser Cutting

43K

Portable Workshop by Paoson Woodwork in Woodworking

120K

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.

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 notified and announced here on the contest page.