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Proving once again that duct tape is capable of almost anything, here’s a little DIY project for you. It looks fairly simple to build your own projector, even if it’s not particularly aesthetically pleasing.

The parts list is a little esoteric though, but check it out: a 12v LED array, Fresnel lens, an LCD screen from a spare monitor, and a magnifying glass used as a focusing lens. You might want to take a little time to build a nicer enclosure then this guy did, but it’s more important that it works, right? Go here for the step by step, and if you build one, send us a picture of it, ok?

[via Hack a Day]