plate is made out of glass. it works but i think i may replace the whole thing with the original suggested design. i made this because i don't have the plastic stuff lying around. i first i used a normal door hinge but then i found this better one. works better for different book heights having two hinges. you could make the same thing if you had two door hinges with a block of wood tying them together.
i used an my old skateboard to make the carriage move back and forth and set my carriage at an angle. the carriage is removed here so you can see what it is riding on.
here is carriage in place you can see i used a door handle for the plate's handle. the side pieces are from my last project where i made a raft. it is the scrap wood of the space the 55 gallon drum sits to float the raft.
the light sockets came from a thrift store. i bought them years ago. most of my wood comes from parader flouts. some of it was parts of a bunk bed. still need to buy cameras and lights. i think it would be better to use a DC appliance power little black box. is there a reason why that is not in the schematics instead of batteries to power the switch?
