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Rotating Monitor (LCD) - Pizza Pan vs. Lazy Susan Bearing
psychotech:
That skate bearing idea sounds real good and should work great :applaud:
Remember to take lots of pictures of the project :cheers:
Zobeid:
--- Quote from: csa3d on March 14, 2008, 10:00:47 am ---I'm not so hyped on the idea of anything having to rub the bottom plate just yet. Maybe my tune will change when I've create a perfectly frictionless axel, as outlined above. I don't think, however, that gliders and bolts would be slippery enough to get the job done right.
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It appears you and I are approaching this problem with different assumptions. I have no interest in automating or motorizing my monitor. I'll simply reach down and move it by hand. I think it should be less trouble-prone, quicker and quieter that way.
I see in the video you are moving it by hand with no apparent difficulty, so maybe the lazy susan will work for me after all.
csa3d:
--- Quote from: Zobeid on March 14, 2008, 12:54:03 pm ---
--- Quote from: csa3d on March 14, 2008, 10:00:47 am ---I'm not so hyped on the idea of anything having to rub the bottom plate just yet. Maybe my tune will change when I've create a perfectly frictionless axel, as outlined above. I don't think, however, that gliders and bolts would be slippery enough to get the job done right.
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It appears you and I are approaching this problem with different assumptions. I have no interest in automating or motorizing my monitor. I'll simply reach down and move it by hand. I think it should be less trouble-prone, quicker and quieter that way.
I see in the video you are moving it by hand with no apparent difficulty, so maybe the lazy susan will work for me after all.
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Ah yes. It would be just find doing it by hand. If I was going to rotate mind by hand, I would have hacked apart and used the mount which came with the monitor stand (click link to see what I'm talking about). It rotated, had adjustable spring tensions, and "locks" at 90 degrees. This mount, however, wouldn't work for the automated rotation method.
-csa
spystyle:
Great write up :)