Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: Chance1234 on December 17, 2012, 02:48:07 pm
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Hi,
First post,
Iam currently working on my first build, and I want to have my control panel raise up by about an inch when turned on. Does anyone have experience of such a thing ??
Regards
Chance
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Why not build it an inch higher? Just curious. :P
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purely aesthetic reasons, I just like the idea of pressing a button and everything moves into place. The Monitor is going to be folded down and raise (know how to do that part) and I want my controls to rise up to take the space that the monitor was accommodating.
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Linear actuator http://www.surpluscenter.com/sort.asp?SortBy=price&search=linear actuator&PAGELEN=20&PageNo=1 (http://www.surpluscenter.com/sort.asp?SortBy=price&search=linear actuator&PAGELEN=20&PageNo=1)
+Pololu Simple Motor Controller http://www.pololu.com/catalog/category/94 (http://www.pololu.com/catalog/category/94)
+guide rails (homemade?)
Pretty expensive thing just for slight asthetics.
It could be accomplished using the motion of the monitor being raised.
How do you plan to raise the monitor?
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Piston hinges from a kitchen cabinet ,believe it will be strong enough. Be held under tension and simple switch to release so it rises
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If you only want it to move an inch for the effect, i'd just hinge the front and have the back raise an inch.
Much easier to accomplish.
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From your links you got us thinking what I could use from a car, however whilst googling came across an electric car jack which would be perfect. Hopefully be able to pick one up in the January sales
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All I read was "hydraulics" and "use from a car"
Unfortunately this is all I can add on the subject but it should be plenty useful:
War - Low Rider (HQ Audio) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xTGrfs5TXM#)
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