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| RyoriNoTetsujin:
--- Quote from: Cretster on November 19, 2014, 03:17:58 pm ---But yeah, primarily it's the challenge of building something slightly different and seeing it work that I really enjoyed. I love doing projects and trying to do things that are a little outside the norm. --- End quote --- Say no more, my friend! Believe me, I totally get it -- that's how I got to the Final Stage! :) I'm not saying it was a bad project at all, or didn't work (or that the idea of a transformer is somehow "bad"). I built it because I wanted it, and I wanted to see it work. And it did work, and then I moved on, that's all. Thing is, you never know what's going to come out of projects like these. I'm not around here much anymore, but I'll be interested to see how this develops. |
| Cretster:
Thanks buddy. Sounds like the same sort of wavelength. :) Don't hold your breath as it might take a while before I get stuck into it, and there's always a chance I never do as I have too many projects all the time, but generally speaking when I get an idea that I want to do then sooner or later I end up doing it. Apparently I have a big list of house related DIY chores to be done before I even think about doing this. I'd start building it on the sly out in the shed if I could (and might) but it'd be pretty conspicuous to suddenly swap the cabinets out one day! :lol |
| Cretster:
Ok, I've powered up that ram and it has 13.25" of travel. Takes 30-40 seconds to move but that was with a weak power source less than it should be. Now the screen on my upright is bordering on low currently. I'm quite happy with it myself but when I look objectively and measure I think ideally it would be a touch higher. From where it is though, and if I'm sitting on a seat base say 14" above the ground, a drop of 13.25" of the screen would bring it to a perfectly usable height for a sit down machine after getting the tape measure out and sitting in a seat around that height etc. So it's doable in terms of the logistics of the ram unit(s) moving the monitor module. I think it would need 4 drawer runners perhaps (one on each corner) unless there's a nicer/smoother way of having effectively a box moving up & down. Actually, now I think on it, I bought 4 linear bearing blocks a while ago for a timelapse rail I was building and they would actually be PERFECT for the module to slide super smooth and without any wobble. YES!! So I have a set of these: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4pcs-SMA16UU-16mm-Linear-shaft-block-bearing-Pellow-Bolck-unit-with-LM16U-/251487511800?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3a8dd2e4f8 So they would mount on the sides of the monitor module, with 16mm rods/tubes on the main carcass for them to move on, and the ram lifting it up & down. The ram also has an integrated stop switch at each end. I did consider earlier that I could just build a low level cabinet with protruding controls (that fold back out of the way), and just sit in a tub chair, for an easier life, but it just sort of feels like cheating. It's possible I'll end up doing that but I really love the idea of the converting cabinet. What I need to figure out in terms of dimensions and mechanism are the control panel, and the seat arrangement. I have a rough idea for both... |
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