Tag Archive for: suctionbox

Posts

[Video] E30 - Will it suck? Will it flip? - We reached a HUGE Milestone!

September 17, 2019

In this Episode we chase out some more bugs. We found out that…

[Video] E29 - fixing Bugs and closing the suction box

February 14, 2019

In this Episode I chase out some more bugs. I found out that…

[Video] E20 - I like to move it, move it - First Sucess! - then FAIL!

August 16, 2018

In this Episode I get help from Segfault and together we try…

[Video] E11 - assembling all the Modules of Libreflip

June 14, 2018

Finally all the Modules come together and we can see the machine…

[Video] E10 assembling the Heart of the machine - the suctionbox

June 7, 2018

In this Episode I am assembling the suctionbox - the heart of…

Latest news

[Video] E33 – Searching reflections! Do I need to rebuild the suction box?October 31, 2019 - 19:58
In this Video, I verify and check that the geometry of the suctionbox is correct by checking if there are visible reflections of the light on a scanned page. Unfortunately a reflection exist, but luckily it is not too much in the way and probably can be moved a bit further. This means that I […]
[Video] E32 – The new Stepper Driver works and I am taking apart the old scanner.October 19, 2019 - 19:14
In this Episode we get the new stepper driver to work and then we decide that Libreflip has to leave the workshop, to be more accessible for the team to continue the software- and firmware development. Because of this, I need to take apart the old book scanner. The old book scanner will continue its […]
[Video] E31 – Exchanging the Stepper Driver and discussing “COTS” vs “Custom PCB”October 7, 2019 - 19:09
In this Episode we exchange the stepper driver from Episode 30 and replace it with a new, much more intelligent stepper driver. Also we discuss, explain and ask for your Input and Opinion on the question of “Consumer-off-the-shelf” vs “Custom PCB”. Support Libreflip! Libreflip has no marketing budget and will never have one. The book scanner […]
[Video] E30 – Will it suck? Will it flip? – We reached a HUGE Milestone!September 17, 2019 - 14:20
In this Episode we chase out some more bugs. We found out that the suction box has still some holes and was leaking. We also found out that the blower fan worked and had the right timing, but was switched off. We also found a solution that works without gravity, tested the counterweight and the […]