Makers and tinkerers looking for a new project to get their teeth into might be interested in this DIY Arduino mini lazer paper-cutter, which uses a 100mW blue/violet lazer with external battery power ...

[Jens] decided he wanted to try building his own laser cutter to see just how much you can actually cut with a fairly low power 300mW laser diode. He was inspired by a similar project from earlier ...

Gregory L Holloway based in the UK has created an awesome mini Arduino powered laser cutter and engraver called the MicroSlice which is available to pledge for £199 over on the Kickstarter crowd ...