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by Corentin
18 Jul 2016, 07:38
Forum: Scanners and Build Threads
Topic: Need some help to identify the bolts
Replies: 6
Views: 8591

Re: Need some help to identify the bolts

I found all the parts for my bookscanner except one : the lenticular 10lpi sheet. :x
Do you know where I can buy it in Europe without buying the entire stock ? :x :x :x
by Corentin
18 Jul 2016, 07:21
Forum: Tutorials/How-To's
Topic: [the archivist] DIY inserts for the tubes
Replies: 5
Views: 12312

Re: [the archivist] DIY inserts for the tubes

I found an other place to print my pieces and they work fine. Thus, I give more details… The design Each connector comprises : - one bolt (I use a M6-10mm furniture bolt but 70mm is enought) - one M6 nut - four 3D-printing pieces : two « fixed pieces » and two « sliding pieces ». There is a snick fo...
by Corentin
12 Jul 2016, 17:35
Forum: Tutorials/How-To's
Topic: [the archivist] DIY inserts for the tubes
Replies: 5
Views: 12312

Re: [the archivist] DIY inserts for the tubes

Corentin, this will be very useful. Before I switched to making the Quill, my source for these tube insertion nuts had a minimum order of 1000 units. Which means that this is one of the hardest to source parts if you want to just make a single Archivist for yourself. That was exactly my case, 3D-pr...
by Corentin
11 Jul 2016, 10:38
Forum: Tutorials/How-To's
Topic: [the archivist] DIY inserts for the tubes
Replies: 5
Views: 12312

[the archivist] DIY inserts for the tubes

I'm building the archivist book scanner and I designed 3D-printing inserts for the tubes. The piece is quite simple, and it works well. I've just printed one insert yesterday for testing, the others will come in a few days.
diy insert (note that the bolt may be shorter)
diy insert (note that the bolt may be shorter)
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I will put more infos here when all the pieces will be done…
by Corentin
10 Oct 2015, 05:00
Forum: Scanners and Build Threads
Topic: Need some help to identify the bolts
Replies: 6
Views: 8591

Re: Need some help to identify the bolts

@duerig : thank you, it's clearer for me now ! I'll use metric system pieces only (the insertion nuts for the tubes are not a problem for me, i plan to 3D-print them)
@markvdb : cool! I PM you…
by Corentin
08 Oct 2015, 15:11
Forum: Scanners and Build Threads
Topic: Need some help to identify the bolts
Replies: 6
Views: 8591

Need some help to identify the bolts

Hello, I'm an architecture student in Belgium (EU). I fortuitously found this site and the community… and I think it's really cool, you make an amazing job here ! With some friends we're sure that building a bookscanner can serve us and many people around us. We decided to build one, the archivist, ...