Clemd's DIY build in photos
Clemd's DIY build in photos
| Builder: | clemd973 |
| Forum Post: | Clemd New Standard Build |
| Material: | Wood |
| Platen Angle: | 90° |
| Camera Setup: | dual |
| Camera Models: | Canon A480 |
Post by clemd973 » 24 Nov 2010, 19:45
WARNING: I've included about 75 photos (from a total of 87 www.kodakgallery.com) of my build from start to finish; yes, it is a lot, so if you don't want to sit through that many pictures, you might want to move on now. But if you stick around, I'd appreciate hearing your comments.
I took Daniel's "New 'Standard Scanner'" instructions and made a few modifications. Wanted to share my experience with anyone who was interested. I'm not a carpenter, and I know many of us aren't, but a close friend is so I enlisted his help…AND his tools. Sometimes it's not what you know, it's who you know. (Thanks, Ed!)
Hardware
Camera
I began by using A1000's but went with the 480's because they have a separate A/V out - the A1000's didn't. I connect the cameras, via the A/V out, to the LCD monitors to better view the pages. Hopefully, I'll be able to upload some pictures of that part as well. The Red and Blue combination works well in keeping things straight: Red on Right, Blue on Left. Wish the SD card slot was on the side, though, so that I wouldn't have to take the cameras off the mounts to remove the cards. I did, however, buy a 15' USB-A to USB-B transfer cable. Simply unlock the cards, put them back in the camera, and plug the transfer cable from the camera to the Mac. No hassle with card readers that seem to crap out after a while.
Light
The specs: Shell Material : High Strength Aluminum, Cover Material: 5mm High Strength Glass, LED Emitter: 10W Led, Color Temp: 5000~6500K(white), Work Voltage : 100~240VAc 50/60Hz, Power Factor : >0.90, CRI: >80, LifeSpan Time : > 60,000 hours, Dimensions : 114mm(W) x 86mm(H) x 88mm(T). It's a blinding white-light that seems to work well under the "Cloudy" preset on Canons, and they output a much lower heat temperature.
Trigger
QR: Clemd, in your built SDM remote has 3 wires coming out of it but the seller's line up shows only 2. What is a third one for? I wanna order the right one.
AC: Russca, the third wire goes to a digital timer that can be set to go off at different intervals so that if you time how long it takes you to raise the Platen, turn the page, and lower the Platen, the timer can be set to fire the switch for you - sort of an automated operation. It's not really needed, but I like bells and whistles. It might come in handy also if you don't/can't mount the switch to the Platen handle for some reason. The switch does work fine depressed with your thumb if it's attached to the handle as in my photo so the timer is not necessary. Again, I just like bells and whistles. You can view a photo of the timer'd switch here under "A".
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fvdk3d/4823557573/in/set-72157624151791739/
Build
Base
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Let's get started.
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Drawer slide placed on the base.
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Daniel is right…countersink your screws.
Cradle
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Cutting the MDF for the cradle.
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No, you don't have to have many tools to complete this build, but it sure makes it a lot cooler when your friend has a
saw with a laser guide!
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The underside of the cradle.
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Remember to pre-drill your holes and not to tighten the screws too much in the MDF board. After this, we replaced the
angled support braces with plywood. We kept the MDF for the book support because that type of board is very straight.
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Drill press for ease and accuracy.
Support
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The upright support (back side)
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The upright support (front side). The fender washers are a big help.
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Upright support now attached to the base.
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Cradle now attached to the base.
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Cradle complete.
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Cradle, left side.
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Cradle, right side.
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Drilling holes for the camera support arms.
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Right and Left camera support arms attached.
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Clamp lamps attached.
Platen
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Beginning the Platen. Chose against the MDF here because it's a heavy wood.
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Doubled the wood and attached it with glue and many screws.
Handle
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Making the handle level. Decided to change from the Heavy Duty door pull to a more ergonomic handle. Will change back to
the door pull later in order to incorporate the camera switch.
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Handle attached.
Acrylic
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Measure and mark your holes on the acrylic. Used 1/8" glare-free acrylic.
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Even if you don't have a drill press, drill with a low rpm, and before drilling, place a dab of liquid soap over the
place where you will drill the hole. (helps prevent cracking and lots of frustration)
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Measure and line up the acrylic on the platen underside in order to mark where to pre-drill the screw holes.
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Don't forget to pull back the sticky paper before screwing the acrylic to the platen.
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Don't forget to pre-drill ALL the holes.
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After the holes are pre-drilled, screw the acrylic to the platen.
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Done.
Drawer-slide spacers
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Pre-drilling the holes for the platen drawer-slide spacers. This is a minor modification from the original plans.
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Attaching the Platen slides.
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The spacers allow for the Platen to be attached with more screws since there isn't much support in the Platen itself.
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Leveling the Platen before attaching it.
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Padded feet at the bottom of the base to help prevent it from moving.
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Handle
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Replacing the handle with the heavy duty drawer pull.
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Trigger
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Hot glued the Van de Kamp switch to the drawer pull.
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Wrapped one end in electrical tape to add extra support to the switch on the handle.
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Attached handle and switch to the Platen after I painted the scanner black.
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Added a short cable to suspend the Platen in mid-air while not in use in order to protect the acrylic from getting
scratched on the cradle.
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Top hook.
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Used a gate latch in the front and back to secure the scanner to a table I set it on.
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Support arms
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Notice…I replaced the camera support arms with microphone goosneck extensions. This modification helps me get a better
camera angle to decrease keystoning.
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Left camera.
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Right camera.
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Camera support attachment for the gooseneck extensions. Attaches like to a tripod.
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Attached each gooseneck extension with two conduit clamps.
== Try-out ==
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Notice the keystoning with the cameras attached to the original camera support arms.
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Again, keystoning on the other page.
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Cameras here are attached to the microphone gooseneck extensions, which eliminated the keystoning. Note: these were test
shots. A true project would call for more exact camera angle placement and rotation.
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No keystoning, post processed with Scan Tailor; however, still a test-shot. Would need more exact placement to eliminate
image rotation.
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Bracket
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Bracket for the LCD monitors.
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Painting the LCD monitor black.
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Both monitors attached to the bracket.
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Rear of the monitors are exposed.
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Nuts and bolts used to attache monitors to bracket.
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Monitors attached to the upright support.
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LCD's both work, I only had one cable for the demo in this pic.
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Black bars at the top are 1/2" PVC, painted black, that serve as curtain rods for a black drape I use to block outside
glare. Not pictured here are two 10W LED lights, which replace the clamp lamps, and the black drape. Will upload those pics
soon.
LED lamps
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Painting LED's black. I like uniformity.
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Don't forget the bracket.
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My build now complete, showing the LED's and the black drape used to block out outside glare.
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LED's finally attached. 2-10W LED's attached and shining on each page. I am going to add one extra for a total of 30W of
LED light…very bright. A little bluish though…cameras need to be on "Cloudy" setting.
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Light cord fixed with coaxial cable clips.
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Both LCD displays working properly. Don't forget to attach the Right camera to the Left display and vsv.
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Voila! C'est fini.
Thanks for sticking around and checking out my build. I look forward to uploading some of my scans soon to the "Book
Projects" thread.
Clemd