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I don't know what your access to Xbox parts is like, but an Xbox Kinect can be used for this with a simple USB adapter that connects to a laptop.
Wow tjeubare cheap now.
Ill gove that a try
Use a Xbox 360 Kinect and Skanect software. You'll need a power/USB adapter for it
I built one probably over 10 years ago now. Worked well enough to scan and print my head, but I had a lot of stitching to do on the file. Was still pretty blown away though. I can’t seem to find a photo of it right now, but I’ll post it if I dig it up later.
Doubt it would be super accurate for small things though.
Found the file, can’t find the photo of the print though.
It's absolutely not accurate for small objects. I had a few laying around and was interested in making one but didn't bother until a coworker asked me to print out a custom part for one of his Gundam models. I threw it together (using the better XBOne Kinect) and tried to scan the 4" tall Gundam and just got a little blob regardless of which method I used to scan (both rotating the object or rotating the Kinect around the object). I think it would definitely be more useful for something like OPs project or scanning something much larger.
I also used the 360 Kinect to build a kinetic sandbox which operates on the same principle but without the same output and that worked really well.