These were created from a combination of styrene, PVC, Bondo, and other epoxy. The first two pieces to be completed for the plasma cutter are the two front “arms”. The lasers don’t translate all too well in the photographs. One of the laser diodes was defective when it arrived so a replacement has been shipped and I am waiting on it to arrive. However, these lasers are still very bright and fairly powerful so common sense still applies when it comes to not shining them directly in anyone’s eyes and eye protection is still recommended. Lasers that can do all of these things can cost hundreds of dollars for a single laser. Unfortunately these lasers wont be powerful enough to light matches or pop balloons and you won’t be able to see the beam itself without some atmospheric assistance ( smoke, etc.). There are three in total (of course) each wired to its own micro boost drive and connected to the power supply.

I began gathering materials and hardware almost immediately and the first components to arrive, and perhaps the coolest part of the build, were the lasers! After much research I decided to go with mini blue laser diodes due to the small amount of space available in the front of the cutter.

You can see a sample of the blueprint below.

Coming in at just over 16 inches this is going to be quite intimidating when completed. Using these references I then drew up some blueprints to give myself a template for creating the pieces and scaled it to the right proportions. To get started I gathered up any and all references I could find of the new Plasma Cutter including an excellent concept sketch from the dev team limited edition of the game. The goal for this project is to not only incorporate the iconic three-point laser sight into the design, but also allow the front of the cutter to rotate as it does in the game. I was recently commissioned to build a replica of the New Dead Space 3 Plasma Cutter. Personally, the style of the new Plasma Cutter is my favorite so far so I was very excited to get the opportunity to build it.

Dead space 3 plasma cutter hd model