Making a Low Tech Projector: Step Two – Construction

We met again with all our supplies, and got ready to put together our projector.

First step was cutting a circle in the end of the box. We traced around the magnifying glass, and then used our scissors (it would have been better to use an exacto-knife or cardboard cutter) to cut open the end. We had to modify the box a little by cutting off some of the extra cardboard pieces that would have been in the way of the lens.

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Now we had to attach our lens/magnifying glass. We got out the tape and secured it in place over our opening. We also had to make our box/projector more sturdy by taping the sides and corners to insure no light would be let in. img_5577

We made paperclip stands by folding out paperclips and ensuring they could hold up the phone if the box were to shake.

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This is when we were ready to try out our prototype, so we turned on our phone, found a picture of Kanye West and put it inside, flicking off the lights.

The image was upside-down on the wall, blurry, and really hard to see.

We decided we would have to make some adjustments.

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What did you think? Let me know!