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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: G0atmaster on January 16, 2008, 02:39:32 am

Title: Blu-Ray Laser Phaser
Post by: G0atmaster on January 16, 2008, 02:39:32 am: Sorry if this has been posted before, pretty cool though:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfj1n8vPWCE
Title: Re: Blu-Ray Laser Phaser
Post by: Kosh on January 16, 2008, 07:09:14 am: I'm disappointed, I thought someone made an actual phasor out of a blu-ray laser. Nuts.
Title: Re: Blu-Ray Laser Phaser
Post by: Mefustae on January 16, 2008, 07:24:59 am: Thus begins the Format War arms race. Will HD-DVD be able to field their High-Def Disruptor Cannon before it's too late?
Title: Re: Blu-Ray Laser Phaser
Post by: G0atmaster on January 16, 2008, 02:55:25 pm: Nah, the blu-ray folks blinded them with their blu-ray laser phasers too soon. They're now too blind to see what they're working on.

In all seriousness though, I wonder what would happen if the guy who turned a DVD-RW drive into a cutting laser decided to do the same with this?
Title: Re: Blu-Ray Laser Phaser
Post by: Prophet on January 17, 2008, 03:59:03 am: Quote from: G0atmaster on January 16, 2008, 02:55:25 pm
...guy who turned a DVD-RW drive into a cutting laser...
This is relevant to my interests, please proceed... :wtf:
Title: Re: Blu-Ray Laser Phaser
Post by: Kosh on January 17, 2008, 04:23:25 am: Quote from: Prophet on January 17, 2008, 03:59:03 am
Quote from: G0atmaster on January 16, 2008, 02:55:25 pm
...guy who turned a DVD-RW drive into a cutting laser...
This is relevant to my interests, please proceed... :wtf:

Yeah, how did he do that?
Title: Re: Blu-Ray Laser Phaser
Post by: achtung on January 17, 2008, 09:40:24 am: Google gave me this (http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/11/how_to_make_a_d_3.html).
Title: Re: Blu-Ray Laser Phaser
Post by: Kosh on January 17, 2008, 09:57:18 am: Eeeeeeexcelent.......

/me runs off to build The Ultimate Laser of Doom (tm)
Title: Re: Blu-Ray Laser Phaser
Post by: G0atmaster on January 17, 2008, 12:51:04 pm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zH3iHfnAI8

That's one I found. I did see a much better one though, where it showed how he made it.
Title: Re: Blu-Ray Laser Phaser
Post by: Kie99 on January 17, 2008, 02:40:41 pm: £50 for that. Christ.