Laser cigar lighter possible?

[mfo]

I find it fairly funny how kip hasn't posted here since August of '09, and all of the sudden sees this thread & replies to it. Hmm...

 

[robjdixon]

Well he has to keep an eye on the forums to find some laser related things to rip-off other members.

Remember the "WORLDS FIRST CHEAPY LASER LIGHTER?" I lost all respect for him after that dirty piece of thievery

 

[HazzWold1993]

Whose idea was the laser lighter?

 

[photonaholic]

whose idea was the laser lighter?

Just start reading this thread from the top.....

 

[Arayan]

This is the definitive response:

If you want to burn things, buy a lighter

 

[billg519]

Laser lighters have come up before. My 2W handheld will easily light a cigarette or cigar, and quite quickly. Laser goggles are mandatory. It's just easier to use a butane lighter than it is to carry laser goggles and a 2W laser around. It's just one of these ideas that's a cool experiment for a few times and then back to the butane lighter ...
My 0.02 worth.

 

[KiLLrB]

Laser lighters have come up before. My 2W handheld will easily light a cigarette or cigar, and quite quickly. Laser goggles are mandatory. It's just easier to use a butane lighter than it is to carry laser goggles and a 2W laser around. It's just one of these ideas that's a cool experiment for a few times and then back to the butane lighter ...
My 0.02 worth.

Exactly its a novelty trick but a fun one

 

[Cenobite9]

Didn't Daguin light a cigar with his first 500mW+ blu-ray? I thought I remember him posting that or I could be mistaken or maybe he was only kidding... either way, a 10x Blu-ray laser @ 400mW+ will light cigarettes but it takes a minute and you have to have a pretty steady hand. I would imagine a 12x putting out 600mW+ would do it but it wouldn't be practical... I have to agree with what everyone else has already said - use a lighter

 

[Ash]

Why is everybody so down on Kipgay?
Give the guy a break. He is just trying to make a buck with the sub-micro amount of knowledge he has. He doesn't know about laser safety, or care about the safety of others.
Fail

 

[ossumguywill]

^lol :wtf:
NSFW

 

[photonaholic]

what to hell is that about??

 

[Trevor]

Ash! Why?!

-Trevor

 

[photonaholic]

Ash! Why?!

-Trevor

My thoughts exactly... but I'm done rocking the boat for a while, someone else can.

 

[ZRTMWA]

HumanSymphony is a member here:



Now imagine more than twice that power.

 

[zaery]

When I read the title of this thread, i thought "BAD IDEA!!!!!" But i realized, if you light the cigarette while holding the laser like a police flashlight, and hold the cigarette in your other hand, then it would be quite unlikely to hurt you, but there's always a chance. Also, if you drop a butane lighter and have it break, your wallet will lose only a dollar(or less? I have no clue how much those things cost nowadays, I don't smoke)

You kinda brought it upon yourself. I can only imagine how many people built your laser flashlight hack only to have it die within the first few power-ups due to voltage spikes.

That's me!

 

[KiLLrB]

ummm Ash uhhh. yeaaa I uh... WOW ya WOW will work