Hello All,
After talking to several people at SELEM it seems there may be an interest for a GB on scanner cases to house RGB projectors. Also with the prices of blue and red dropping, the affordability of a scanner has dropped significantly.
I am looking to do all the machining myself with a custom design. The design is not finished yet but I have an idea of what I want.
I expect to get a design finalized in the next couple weeks and go into production in around 2 months. I'm quite busy with school so I want to make sure I'm not rushing on these.
I will also take input from the people in the GB so that everyone should be able to get whatever they want out of the case. I can't make each one custom for everybody but they shouldn't need to be.
The basic design will be a center base plate (I'm thinking 3/8" or 1/2") with all optics mounted on top. I will also build plates to mount each laser on that will sit on 1/4-20 threaded rod so you can adjust the height of each laser. Then four thick supports on the corners to hold all the sheet metal covers. The power supplies will all be mounted on the bottom side of the base plate so you can seal the optical deck and have fans on the bottom side only. This design should allow you to easily set up and build your scanner. If you need to make adjustments or upgrades all you have to do is remove the sheet metal covers. You will then have access from all sides to everything.
To get this going I would like to see at least 6 people with a LEGITIMATE interest. If you are iffy on wanting one please don't say you are for sure on getting one. But if you are really looking to purchase one, please state so. I will be building 5 extras on top of the group buy so I can have a stock to sell over the next year or so.
The price cant be set till I get a design finished and I know how much work is involved. However I'm shooting for $200-$250 .
Thanks all