Hello..
So many awesome rotating monitor projects going on at the moment. Great software controlled stuff, etc. U guys rule!
So, I just had to try and build one for myself too
It's just that I can't code worth **** (PHP/MySQL/JavaScript/etc. won't help me here..). So, gimme a semiautomatic and away I blow!
One thing though - might be I've missed too many threads - is that quite a few of those older great implementations haven't been too closely documented? Yes, I know, this is not that good a document either but if anyones interested, just ask for more info and I'll add the info to this thread.
(Semiautomatic? With a simple ON-ON switch you make the screen either horizontal or vertical. Simple logic. Even I can do this..)
So..
Here's my take at a (semiautomatic) rotating monitor.
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Thanks to
weisshaupt &
Cornchip for documenting their builds ..Awesome ideas & great sources of inspiration !
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Alright, it's some kind of a hybrid: semiautomatic LCD rotation with friction drive. (Still waiting for a suitable bicycle chain/wheel combination to come my way:) )
Some leftover MDF, wire and 2 microswitches and it's almost done? Add a DPDT switch (ON-ON) and it is.
! The bearing for this version is taken from a 165mm diameter wheel (2.95 €), 46mm deep, and is inserted/mounted in a hole drilled through three layers of 16mm MDF !
(Almost) everything in these pictures is actually upside down.. Keep that in mind
12 pictures, you decide..
And it goes like this:
01. 19" HP LCD facing down with a 16mm MDF plate on top.. Four wheels to add some friction and small "L"-brackets to trigger the microswitches..
02. Closer.. Zebra wheels to help me ascertain theres absolutely no give/play in the bearing/mounting .. The actual mounting plate goes between the two spacers...
03. Another picture of the same stuff. And yes, it would work even without the wheels. There's no "play".. It's just that LCD's don't weight enough..
04. The LCD plate's axle goes here. So, it's the bearing with the microswitches in place and all wired for action. (Hey, this picture is from up ..so, actually just right......)
05. The wires from the switches seen in the above picture go to a "terminal strip" (whatever, it's a "sokeripalaliitin") .
06. The main mount seen from below. Motor up. Metal reinforced bearings center...
07. A closeup of the motor sandwiched between two pieces of 18mm pine (the motor is just about 18mms.. useable info..). The almost intact L-bracket secures the motor in place..
08. Well, it is upside down in the picture. And the "motorized" side stays in place.
09. Another angle of the same solution. And working like a charm.
10. Well, tried to take a picture of the solution. Hope it at least gives you ideas
11. Overall.. With the main Vertical/Horizontal switch in the picture.
12. Not "too much" slack in this implementation...
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Yeah, I know, now I only need a cab to use this in...
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Questions, ideas, etc. ?