Adafruit panning servo arm: $18.95
Birch Plywood: $4.95
Black Spray Paint: $3.98
Black Mirror: $10.00
I used the burlap, casting and molding materials, composite materials, copper board for milling, plastic used on the ShopBot to create a mold, and extra random matierals, such as solder and an extra servo motor, from my labs materials. You can find these materials on the FabLab Inventory materials and equipment list.
I would estimate this project costs around $100.00. It would have cost a lot more if I did not have access the the FabLab materials and equipment.
I approached this project by breaking it down into steps. I first completed all of the physical, hardware and mechanical work first. This included the laser cutting, composites, and casting and molding. I than moved onto electronics and finally programming. There were hills and valleys in this final project. It took me multiple weeks to finish this prototype. I took advantage of reusing previous exercise and projects as well as intergrated learned skill sets.
I realized I forgot to put a hole in the InkScape design of my wooden tabbed box for the USB cord to the computer. I used a drill and drill bit to create a hole. Furthermore, I realized I need to use multiple LEDs to get brighter spot light.