| Author | Message | ||
     catbed Unregistered guest |
is there any way to take the shell off of any cheap laser pointer and not destroying it? | ||
| AnotherAnonymous Unregistered guest |
Do you mean a cheap one like this? http://www.philohome.com/sensors/laser/pointer-t.jpg The most you want to deconstruct it is: http://www.philohome.com/sensors/laser/pointer2-t.jpg If you split the case along the length with a Dremel stone or coping saw (the type pictured above is an aluminum body) carefully, you can get it out without too much damage. Depends on the laser though. | ||
| Simon Quellen Field (Sfield) Senior Member Username: Sfield Post Number: 424 Registered: 12-2004 |
I usually just use a pair of wire cutters, and "peel" the aluminum casing off. But it is silly to go to so much trouble, and to destroy a perfectly good laser pointer. Just wrap some tape around a screw or nail and insert it where the batteries go. That way you can control the laser with a circuit, and when you are done you can put it back together and have a laser pointer again. |
