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  "Cutting a large section around it out with a dremel might be a good start, then carefully removing the excess material, a little a time, with dental picks and such."
  
  That's exactly how I did it, and it worked find. Patience, caution, and planning ahead worked (all traits that are normally foreign to me).

  Posted by DaveBarak on August 09, 2007 at 18:09:15 Pacific Time

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  Well, I think different DVD burners probably have different attachment methods. Did you get the same exact burner as was discussed in the article?
  
  Regardless, it's entirely possible to remove an epoxied laser diode, you just have to be really careful. Cutting a large section around it out with a dremel might be a good start, then carefully removing the excess material, a little a time, with dental picks and such. I've done similar to remove epoxied PLCC chips, and managed to liberate the chips without damaging the socket or the chip.
  
  I am sorry that you had bad luck with this article.. I have yet to attempt it, but may do so ..!

  Posted by dculberson on June 19, 2007 at 07:06:37 Pacific Time

• mini high powered laser
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  so I have gotten Make since it was first published and it has been great. I have done several projects and they have all worked because the parts are relatively easy to get.
  
  however I recently tried the mini high-powered laser from volume 10. It is impossible to get the lasers out of the DVD burner. they are epoxied in there. I tried to remove them and they were destroyed. I wasted 40 bucks on it. Thats completely ridiculous.
  
  If you write an article explaining how to do something, make sure you have actually done it before you tell someone how to do it.

  Posted by walker237720 on May 24, 2007 at 21:30:40 Pacific Time

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  so I have gotten Make since it was first published and it has been great. I have done several projects and they have all worked because the parts are relatively easy to get.
  
  however I recently tried the mini high-powered laser from volume 10. It is impossible to get the lasers out of the DVD burner. they are epoxied in there. I tried to remove them and they were destroyed. I wasted 40 bucks on it. Thats completely ridiculous.
  
  If you write an article explaining how to do something, make sure you have actually done it before you tell someone how to do it.

  Posted by walker237720 on May 24, 2007 at 21:30:12 Pacific Time