Thank yazall for the positive comments even though puzzles are not everyone's cuppa T.

The first was a tad easy, however, if turned side on and you couldn't visualise any part of the maze, the degree of difficulty went from a "swan dive" to one with a twist.

The new one threw in a few somersaults... wit a belly whacker is turned side on.

Currently working on a new twist,
fortunately, the laser is not constrained by enclosed curves. While even this may look simple, remember the solver is moving blind... plenty of dead ends. 

If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD