Ultimate Old Laptop Recycle Kit

In between working on other personal and school projects, I've been able to build a first prototype. For this build I focused on keeping production and parts costs to a minimum. Have a look at my progress

• View of the exterior (lens retracted)

• View of the exterior (lens not retracted):

• Detachable top for easy access and laptop replacement (as this is a universal kit):

When building this kit, a case with a minimum length of 60 cm is needed as the focal point of the two fresnel lenses is 30 cm. Building a rectangular box obviously was the easiest option. But the entire point of this kit is to be usefull for a long time, as it is compatible with almost all laptops. Therefore investing some more time into a beautifull case is worth the extra time. 

I opted for using an old Fairchild 930d I found in a dumpster. This super 8 mm 'projector' adds a nostalgic look to the kit. Because it's only about 40 cm long, I decided to a flexible bellow for the extra 20 cm. This bellow resembles that of an old box camera, also very suitable for a projector kit. By making this bellow retractable the entire kit becomes more portable when not using it. 

Due to the modular design of this kit, the objective part can be swapped out easily. Therefore 2D and 3D imaging can be exchanged. 2D imaging could also be optained with a 3D projector by only using one of the two images channels, but this would decrease the resolution by half. By swapping out the 3D objective for a 2D counterpart, maximum resolution imaging is obtained in both situations! More information and schematics concerning this upgrade coming soon!

Here's my system-level diagram:

The first required 2-minute video for the 20th of August deadline is now online! Let me know what you think!