Build a structured light scanner

Looking in short time for a good scanner I did arrived to consider David Laser Scaner 3.

Appear to be a good product, but appear some does simply purchase the sw and assemble by himself the various components: camera, projector, rail, calibration.

So I'm vary about spending the thousand $ for something I can build from myself with COTS components...or I did under evaluate the effort needed to select, assemble and calibrate the whole ting? Also self assembling it's a real saver, considering a good projector will cost about $800 and a DSLR camera+lens also?

I.e. there are specific needs for the projector and the camera? There are any assembly guide?

I bought the David 4 software, their calibration panels, purchased the same projector they use K132, bought my own industrial CCD camera (pretty much the same one they use), used a v-slot linear rail and 3D printed my own adjustable projector and camera mounts. I also bought a new Windows laptop just for the scanner. All in for $2100.00

Acer Aspire V15 laptop w/ 8g ram / Windows 10, Acer K132, DFK 42BUC03 CCD camera, Computar Megapixel 2/3 12mm lens, David 4.0, V-Slot 1000x20x40 linear rail, Cam and Projector mounts 3D printed.

Lots of info on the David forums.

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Acer Aspire V15 laptop w/ 8g ram / Windows 10, Acer K132, DFK 42BUC03 CCD camera, Computar Megapixel 2/3 12mm lens, David 4.0, V-Slot 1000x20x40 linear rail, Cam and Projector mounts 3D print

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Thanks! The David forum is full of info, but a bit difficult to grasp for a newbie.
Above specs appear to be of the DLS2 version, any suggestion to reach the latest DLS3 spec?

Never seen the SLS-3 but as far as I know the only difference is the newer CCD and believe me, they charge a mega premium for their camera and I don't see the value in it personally.

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Never seen the SLS-3 but as far as I know the only difference is the newer CCD and believe me, they charge a mega premium for their camera and I don't see the value in it personally.

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Thanks, will be good if you can share more info about the new CCD model, 3d model for the mounts to be printed and the eventual complexity of setup.