Cheap DIY laser scanner is quite impressive

December 1, 2011 By 22 Comments

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With the introduction of the Kinect, obtaining a 3D representation of a room or object became a much easier task than it had been in the past. If you lack the necessary cash for one however, you have to get creative. Both the techniques and technologies behind 3D scanning are somewhat complicated, though certainly still within reach as maker [Shikai … Read the rest

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Convert a DVD-R Drive into a Lab scanner

September 25, 2007 By 17 Comments


[bodiby] was first to send in this New Scientist article about converting a DVD drive into a lab scanner. I did some digging and came up with the details. Here’s the paper describing the process and results. Here’s a basic schematic and description of the mod. A set of samples is placed onto a CDR. A photo sensor is used … Read the rest

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