--- title: 2026 Frikkin Lasers Challenge: Laser Bandsaw | daily.dev description: A maker built a manually-controlled laser cutter dubbed the 'Laser Bandsaw' using a 7W NUBM44 blue diode laser mounted in a custom copper heatsink with a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/2026-frikkin-lasers-challenge-laser-bandsaw-ostdklatw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 2026 Frikkin Lasers Challenge: Laser Bandsaw | daily.dev og:description: A maker built a manually-controlled laser cutter dubbed the 'Laser Bandsaw' using a 7W NUBM44 blue diode laser mounted in a custom copper heatsink with a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/2026-frikkin-lasers-challenge-laser-bandsaw-ostdklatw og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/oStdklaTW.png og:image:alt: 2026 Frikkin Lasers Challenge: Laser Bandsaw og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 2026 Frikkin Lasers Challenge: Laser Bandsaw **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A maker built a manually-controlled laser cutter dubbed the 'Laser Bandsaw' using a 7W NUBM44 blue diode laser mounted in a custom copper heatsink with a box-knife-blade beam dump. The device operates like a traditional bandsaw — always on and ready to cut — making it effective on balsa wood and paint removal. The project includes 3D-printed frame STLs and a pinout, submitted as an entry to the 2026 Frikkin Laser Contest. Safety concerns about uncontrolled beam reflections are noted both by the author and commenters. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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