There has been an idea circling around about having a laser lighter. After all, there’s nothing cooler than using a laser to light up your cigarette from a distance. Some people have even proven that it’s possible by making a laser lighter and explaining the process every step of the way. The conclusion from this experiment showed that not only is not possible to make a laser lighter, but it’s fairly easy if you have some physics knowledge beforehand. The only things used in this experiment were a Zippo lighter, some batteries and a laser.
However, as time goes on, this industry needs to feed on the new innovative ideas. Every once in a while, the lighters industry gets stuck by people only manufacturing what they were before, without any new products or designs. When this happens, the opportunity is created for someone with a great idea to penetrate the top spots in the industry for a while. This is a major opportunity because most of the global leaders in the lighters industry are Zippo, Ronson and Colibri. These companies have been in this business for almost a century. The only way for a new company to stand in the same line as these companies is by innovation. The laser lighter idea hasn’t yet been commercialized, but it looks very promising from the looks of the responses of the general public.
There have been similar ideas to the laser lighter over time. A few years ago, the first flameless lighter came out. It was working on concentrated heat and gas. It was very successful all around the world because it was very new. People get tired of the old designs, old mechanisms and they are eager for innovative ideas. Especially for something like a laser lighter, this is a part of a person’s day-to-day activities.
Nevertheless, one boy has taken this task on himself to try and build his own laser lighter from scratch. Over the process, everything is explained, and it’s easy to notice his expertise in electronics. In the process he says that even though a laser lighter hasn’t been manufactured for sale yet, he wants to see if it can be done. After the process is completed he demonstrates his results and makes a video of the laser lighter in action.
The sole idea is great because it’s only thing that hasn’t yet been done by the bigger companies. But if a electronics hobbyist can build a laser lighter from scratch so can you. The response to this video testimonial of a laser lighter only shows how much this idea is really worth. Sometimes things are left of, but in an industry that has such a high usage and profit margin, I don’t believe the laser lighter will be left aside.
If you are interested in making a laser lighter, try making it yourself before looking for a guide. Having the whole plan of the design could probably help you in the future if you decide to sell the laser lighter design.