DIY Micro Laser Cutter

Step by Step Instruction for building your DIY Laser Cutter

DIY Laser Cutter

Step by step instructionon how to build a small DIY laser cutter from two CD or DVD drives and a blue-ray laser module. The laser can be found on ebay (1.5-2W 445nm Blue Diode in Module W/Leads & Aixiz Glass) for about 50$ or you can extract it from a blue-ray player yourself and put it into a housing with apropriate lens (Aixiz). The laser cutter is capable of cutting or graving thin material like paper or adhesive tape.