Today I was checking out the Lumen Festival’s website which had a link to directions on how to build your own projector out of a cardboard box, a lens, and a small lcd. The instructions and pictures are on instructabes.com, my fabfav diy site.
There are step by step instructions of how to build one. The pictures show how to do it using a cereal box, a pringles can, and various small electronic parts. It seems pretty easy to make, just a bit of work to find a lens and LCD monitor.
In recent years, projectors have been getting smaller, brighter, and cheaper. This DIY version does not seem to be the brightest or smallest – but it is cheap and adaptable.
I’m thinking of having my Media Installation class work on building one by the end of the semester and telling my brother who puts on a big Halloween show for his neighborhood to take a look. He could definately use one for the upcoming Halloween pirate show next October.
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Make Your Own Homemade Projector – Instructables.com
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