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Okay so nerdy as this sounds I am dressing up as a Hogwarts student and I basically am making a wand for comic con except I want to make it with a laser and possibly a bright white LED all in one that of course I could turn off and on with a button on the wand. I already took apart(by took it apart i mean cut it out of its shell) a cheap 99 cent laser pointer to see how it works and its small enough to fit in the 1/2"x 36" oak dowel I have (which i am going to cut down in length of course) I also don't have much money.
The problem I am having is:
A)the button on this or any other cheap laser pointer is really close in proximity to diode(?-forgive me if this is wrong I have only recently started researching this) and that won't work because the wand will be from my elbow to the tip of my middle finger.
B) once i took it apart i most likely shorted the tiny board because i can't get it to work once hooking it back up to the batteries.
C)would any of this catch the dowel on fire cuz i really don't want my pleated skirt going up in smoke its expensive lol ANY HELP WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED! :thanks:
ps i know i can just buy a wand that lights up and stuff but its for a bet and I want to win! My free drinks:beer: wouldn't hurt either.:shhh:
The problem I am having is:
A)the button on this or any other cheap laser pointer is really close in proximity to diode(?-forgive me if this is wrong I have only recently started researching this) and that won't work because the wand will be from my elbow to the tip of my middle finger.
B) once i took it apart i most likely shorted the tiny board because i can't get it to work once hooking it back up to the batteries.
C)would any of this catch the dowel on fire cuz i really don't want my pleated skirt going up in smoke its expensive lol ANY HELP WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED! :thanks:
ps i know i can just buy a wand that lights up and stuff but its for a bet and I want to win! My free drinks:beer: wouldn't hurt either.:shhh: