How to Make a Laser Pointer from Mini Maglite Flashlight

Mini Maglite (or MiniMag) flashlight is a normal flash light that uses normal light bulb mainly for personal use. While laser flashlight is a high power beam that does not mean for everybody, and often more costly. If you have a unused CD/DVD optical drive that you no longer wants, it’s possible to retrieve and take out the laser LED diode on the optical drive to mount onto Mini Mag-Lite to make the flashlight to become a laser pointer with burning power capability.

The video above shows detailed instructions on how to hack and turn a Mini Maglite flashlight to become a burning laser pointer that can light matches and burst balloons. For detailed instructions, visit instructables.com.



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2 Responses to “How to Make a Laser Pointer from Mini Maglite Flashlight”

  1. FredThompson
    April 14th, 2008 03:20
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    There is a reason this type of laser power is not sold as a pointer. It’s can cause permanent eye damage. Please be careful with this type of information. Eye damage is permanent.

  2. Salman
    April 14th, 2008 15:11
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    wow !
    it’s tooo dangerous .. but I’ll try it
    thanks

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