Comments on: Laser projector zippo

By: chrispy

chrispy — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:21:17 +0000

KICK A55 that is AWSOME !!!!

By: mbailey

mbailey — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:22:23 +0000

Heh… If you’re commenting on hackaday to complain about the “pointlessness” of a posted project, you obviously don’t get this website. Go back to reading cnet.

By: dan

dan — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:23:44 +0000

funky thing. nice to hear a british accent, too!

By: bryan

bryan — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:10:30 +0000

why not? I want one!

By: g

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:41:38 +0000

Yeah I can see someone forgetting its in their pocket in the airport and then trying to explain to the useless homeland security guards that its not a “laser guided missle system” or something of that nature.

By: rog8811

rog8811 — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:29:04 +0000

Hi guys, Nice to see a split vote :)….

nice design , nicely done. suggest adding a verible resister to motor
I had a pot on there at one point but it caused problems with the motor and would not always run so I took it off.

Someone above hit the nail right on the head, I did it to see if I could, Turning something with a specific purpose into something unexpectedly different is my thing.

Regards rog8811

By: dcj2

dcj2 — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:18:15 +0000

Ironic that while I’m reading these comments, my page is adorned with an ad for ‘The Original Pocket Torch. Hot Enough to Melt a Penny!’ I wonder how many of you “what’s-the-point?” people would have no problem carrying one of those.

By: memals

memals — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:18:51 +0000

@Louis II, you should of faked a seizure or death and seen what happened.
Or to play to the crowd, faked blindness and walked into lamp posts etc.

By: lorddef

lorddef — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:39:51 +0000

What’s the point in that? Very very spazzy idea.

By: punmaster

punmaster — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:40:27 +0000

For those who are asking “why bother”:
1) Lasers are just cool. I mean, it’s a spinning laser, cmon! :)
2) It’s a masterpiece of miniaturization.
3) It’s a fun project.
4) You now have a nice portable way to impress your friends and show off your electronic / mechanical skills.

Nice job. I like it.

By: Flixssoft

Flixssoft — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:17:07 +0000

nice design , nicely done. suggest adding a verible resister to motor , so can adjust speed or vibration of mirror , would allow for more designs with simple turn. :)

By: dunker

dunker — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:55:50 +0000

W.T.F?

By: supernova_hq

supernova_hq — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:40:10 +0000

Good luck EVER getting through an airport!

By: Spork

Spork — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:07:41 +0000

Kinda tough to make a cell phone jammer work well inside a metal case.

Also they’re not very legal, because of the possibility that a cell phone may need to be used in an emergency…

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:46:46 +0000

Great. I’ve loved Zippos since I was a kid and played with my dad’s from WW2. Unfortunately(?), I don’t smoke so never had a good excuse to carry one. Now I do, or maybe I could squeeze a cell-phone jammer into one!