It’s a very rough outline of the image you want but it works!įor Horton, after I traced him out using the projector, I pulled up a picture of it and free-handed it from there. You can move the chair in and out to get the image bigger or smaller. This is my fancy DIY image projector facing the wall with a piece of poster board taped up. Having to make your own projector is high-tech, right? It even gets so much more complicated! Tape the sheet protector so it doesn’t move. I then placed the image inside a clear sheet protector and taped it on the box so it hinges open.įind a bright flashlight app on your smartphone and place it in the box with the light facing out. You really just need the silhouette of the image.įor this project, I was cutting out larger letters and numbers to hang on curtains for a red carpet themed graduation party. You could also cut out a picture that you printed from online or from a magazine. I cut out the image I wanted with my Cricut Explore. I’ve used this DIY projector box for quite a few projects when I needed bigger images than I can get out of my printer.
#Diy projector how to
Seuss themed bingo night, so I thought I’d show you a quick tutorial on how to make your own projector to create large images! It’s nothing fancy, just a box and a cell phone. This is one of the cute Horton signs for the Dr. I found out how to make a simple DIY projector box and I went to town creating cute Dr.
Seuss characters and I really wanted some big poster cut-outs of them on the wall as decorations but I also needed to stay on a small budget. Have you ever wanted to make a large cut-out but are not the best artist? I came across this problem when I was decorating our school for a Dr. Simply use a box, a smartphone, and cut out image! Though that's definitely not something I wanna try for rev.A quick tutorial on how to make your own projector to create large images with.
#Diy projector driver
There's also 3) 3x LCDs + a custom image processing driver + a dichroic prism to emulate a commercial 3LCD pj and see differences between 1)/2) & 3). Interesting that we work on the same product. I still haven't researched lenses and the triplet, so if you have any suggestions, would be great. Topfoison TF60010A + Luminus CBT-140 = $350 for 2k pj with great focus
#Diy projector 1080p
hackaday.io DSI/MIPI driver + HTC screen (linked in another comment) + cheap 100W LED array = ~$110 so far for a 1080p pj, compromising focus a bit.Ģ) QUALITY.
Am I correct to say that it's $5 vs $150 for no-name vs Luminus/CREE products?ġ) CHEAP. Good to hear they give promising results.
#Diy projector install
I will install small blower fans to cool down the air near the LCD. If the air is not circulated well, your LCD will be dead with black spots.