engravR is a Raspberry Pi powered simple to DIY laser engraver built primarily using two old DVD RW drives.
Code for it is available at:
https://github.com/iandouglas96/engravR
Detailed building guide of base model is here:
http://funofdiy.blogspot.com/2013/10/a-raspberry-pi-controlled-mini-laser.html
See other laser project:
http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2013/09/more-diy-reprap-laser-cutters-and.html
Source:
https://www.youtube.com/user/qwertyp96?feature=watch