DIY Smartphone Projector

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1.  If your box has a lightly-colored or brightly colored interior now is the time to either paint it or cover it with black paper.

2.  Once your box is ready, draw an outline of the magnifying glass on the outside of the box on a short end centering the glass.  

3.  Cut inside the line you just traced.  You want your magnifying glass to fit snugly in the hole.  Line up your magnifying glass (remove the handle first if you can) and apply tape around the entire edge of your lens.  Light is the enemy here so you don't want to allow any to exit the box.  

4.  Cover any holes or openings with tape ~ NO LIGHT should exit your box other than the light from the phone itself.

5.  Make or use a stand for your smartphone.  My youngest son made me this one from Legos.  You want to be sure that there is nothing infringing on the screen so you get a good, clear view.

6.  You will need to adjust the distance of your smartphone from the lens until you get the clearest picture.

*Additional Tips

• Adjust the brightness of your screen to the highest setting on your smartphone.
• Set the picture rotation so that the screen does NOT auto rotate.  You want the picture to be upside down in the box so that as it goes through the lens it turns right side up.  I used the 
• For a bigger picture move the box away from the object you are displaying the picture on.
• Project onto a white surface for the sharpest and clearest picture.  

 The only room in my house with no windows is the upstairs bathroom so in order to show you the projector at work I had to take the picture in there with the picture being shown on a shower curtain....the quality is better than this but for the sake of getting you a picture this is the only way I could do it!

For those of you who live in Virginia and had nTelos as your carrier now is the time to make your own choice regarding your wireless service ~ I highly recommend a switch to Verizon and right now you can get a $100.00 Bill credit ~ it's a great choice ~ I chose Verizon Wireless as my carrier over 16 years ago and have never regretted it! 

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