Automatic page turn / remote Working Prototype

gregcd · 09-09-2009, 12:04 AM

Automatic page turn / remote Working Prototype

Hi all, I put this together last night.

Its good for skimming books, and avoiding arm fatiuge.

The key component is the worm gear, which slows the action down and increases torque. The cord is about 1 meter long.

The page turn rate is about 1.5 seconds at the moment. It's made from lego (technic) sold around 1995. Sets with similar components are available so you could make your own if you want.

It should be possible to make it nearly silent; this would be an improvement as you can tell from the video!

Here's hoping the members over at the developers thread can get the automatic page turn going in software, so this is unnecessary.

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Version 2 will make the second button on the remote press the page backward button (at the moment they both go forward).

gregcd · 09-09-2009, 12:07 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liUV_0kR2Wc

youtube has halved the framerate

DrMoze · 09-09-2009, 01:30 AM

gregcd · 09-09-2009, 06:51 PM

Have applied a little bit of sewing machine oil, works nearly silent now

geemac · 09-10-2009, 11:43 AM

I like it

You’re not a scientists by any chance are you? As you seem to have far too much time on your hands. Do let us know when you’re ready to go into full production

gregcd · 09-14-2009, 07:38 PM

Engineering kind of runs in the family

09-09-2009, 12:04 AM	#1
gregcd Connoisseur Posts: 90 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Zealand Device: prs-t1, prs-650 to sell	Automatic page turn / remote Working Prototype Automatic page turn / remote Working Prototype Hi all, I put this together last night. Its good for skimming books, and avoiding arm fatiuge. The key component is the worm gear, which slows the action down and increases torque. The cord is about 1 meter long. The page turn rate is about 1.5 seconds at the moment. It's made from lego (technic) sold around 1995. Sets with similar components are available so you could make your own if you want. It should be possible to make it nearly silent; this would be an improvement as you can tell from the video! Here's hoping the members over at the developers thread can get the automatic page turn going in software, so this is unnecessary. === Version 2 will make the second button on the remote press the page backward button (at the moment they both go forward). Attached Thumbnails Last edited by gregcd; 09-09-2009 at 12:10 AM.

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09-09-2009, 12:07 AM	#2
gregcd Connoisseur Posts: 90 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Zealand Device: prs-t1, prs-650 to sell	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liUV_0kR2Wc youtube has halved the framerate

09-09-2009, 01:30 AM	#3
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gregcd Connoisseur Posts: 90 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Zealand Device: prs-t1, prs-650 to sell	Have applied a little bit of sewing machine oil, works nearly silent now

09-10-2009, 11:43 AM	#5
geemac Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: London Device: Sony 505, Kindle 3G, Nook Glowlight, Nook HD+,Kobo Touch,Kindle Paper	I like it You’re not a scientists by any chance are you? As you seem to have far too much time on your hands. Do let us know when you’re ready to go into full production

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gregcd Connoisseur Posts: 90 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Zealand Device: prs-t1, prs-650 to sell	Engineering kind of runs in the family

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