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Post #AhvboEjuvQ1pe7zZuS by [email protected] |
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Properly photographing a 3.5" floppy disk for archival is annoyingly compl… |
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Post #Ahvc3Oe4NVsmiCUBIe by [email protected] |
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@foone Small turntable that just spins it while you do a long exposure? |
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Post #AhvcI22YhnOYwnv2tU by [email protected] |
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So the front is easy. The disk slides down a slide, it's stopped by a servo… |
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Post #AhvcI4leZ6efPF25Sa by [email protected] |
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How about this: I stick with the "stop disk and aim down" method, but… |
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Post #AhvcI5VjnlWBiAatI8 by [email protected] |
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The only downside then is that the focus can't be exactly right, since the … |
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Post #AhvcI6GWzmws3IUGEC by [email protected] |
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And the question of where to place the mirrors gets tricky. I'm not 100% I … |
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Post #AhvduBoQv9yADJ4S2a by [email protected] |
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Mirrors could also cause a slowdown: if I can't mount them well enough that… |
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Post #AhvduGRvgFwIaxa39s by [email protected] |
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If I can rotate the disk sideways I might be able to solve the edge problem. Th… |
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Post #AhvduHDQpdw8yHnzCS by [email protected] |
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The problem is that all possible answers for this problem (other than "don… |
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Post #AhvduHyE1fMpJPhM8W by [email protected] |
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The best designed option would probably be a sort of carrier that rotates. It&#… |
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Post #AhvduIjNCN55fdl0cq by [email protected] |
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Or just a second camera mounted roughly parallel that is on fixed focus for the… |
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Post #AhvfHrUaDqOA60dbai by [email protected] |
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@foone Turntable? With the floppy sitting in the middle, on its side edge? With… |
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Post #Ahvgir2M7gVaSNrygS by [email protected] |
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@foone I wonder if a 180 degree wide angle camera could get a decent pic that c… |
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Post #Ahvhm8DcnXBAZHGcc4 by [email protected] |
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@foone is this an elaborate joke that everyones in on |
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Post #Ahvhm8HWZ2IYlN5jgu by [email protected] |
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@unnick no, I'm just rambling to myself about ideas for how to better do fl… |
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Post #Ahvii0crBdHzoYfR56 by [email protected] |
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For reference, this is how the floppy copier works now. The disks come out the … |
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Post #Ahvj51lN7l000CcsyG by [email protected] |
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The servo arm stops them right here, and the (not currently attached) camera ta… |
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Post #Ahvj54PVHWHyDFPxnk by [email protected] |
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My idea is to replace this slide & stop-servo system with a rotating cylind… |
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Post #Ahvl1SYnkahjrXAmYa by [email protected] |
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Quick first pass/mockup. The floppies slide into this, and then it's embedd… |
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Post #AhvlGW1RA4yywWkKDw by [email protected] |
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@foone i bet they say "whee!" when they go down |
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Post #AhvlGW5guGNx9ijir2 by [email protected] |
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@ketmorco of course! |
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Post #AhvlOJoORY8JOEMk5Y by [email protected] |
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time to print it and see how it'd work. |
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Post #AhvlvWdxkwDAk8JzBw by [email protected] |
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@foone just peel off the label and scan it. 👍 |
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Post #AhvlvWhVXl2yv7yoiW by [email protected] |
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@JLab8 how am I going to make a robot that peels off the labels? |
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Post #Ahvmi8GRBeG9JyUkyG by [email protected] |
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@foone How many floppies are you photographing that you need to automate the pr… |
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Post #Ahvmi8KKx9NXW4Js36 by [email protected] |
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@The4thCircle 50 at a time, thousands over time. |
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Post #AhvoXurCNZ1okhwibw by [email protected] |
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@foone @The4thCircle I'm almost certain for the money you're spending o… |
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Post #AhvoXuvS7kQmxtw7F2 by [email protected] |
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@SvenGeier @The4thCircle where's the fun in that? |
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Post #AhxXcqd2DZXCBJ0Tse by [email protected] |
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@foone clearly the solution is to only have 5¼" and 8" floppies so t… |
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Post #AhxXcqgvz4eaNOpaxU by [email protected] |
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@altareos that's on the todo! but those are harder. I already have a floppy… |
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Post #AhzdJdalS3vUHv5V0y by [email protected] |
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My proof of concept print is done. |
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Post #AhzdXifZN1UW5d3ACu by [email protected] |
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So it gets photographed at this angle, rotates to this, then to this, and then … |
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Post #Ahzdpw0AXXnieSN3Ym by [email protected] |
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@foone Does it cover up the holes, making it hard to know type? |
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Post #AhzdyHbc6JwfyIrlCa by [email protected] |
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@Thorsted Yeah, but by this point I've already imaged the disk, so I know w… |
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Post #AhzkiYH33nQiiHh13A by [email protected] |
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@foone Would a big enough lens be able to image all three sides at once?...also… |
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Post #AhzkiYKwpIY6uNW880 by [email protected] |
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@kerio A big lens? I talk about setting up a mirror system earlier in the threa… |
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Post #AhzlVJa2TnpnKapMqe by [email protected] |
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@foone I have been looking for something like this for 20 years. Would you happ… |
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Post #AhzlVJdwFIxBWgeTvU by [email protected] |
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@mctwist I intend to release my designs once this is more finished, yeah.The bi… |
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Post #AhzqYxWsuDmfs2uQiG by [email protected] |
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Next step: Widen up the slide area a bit so it's smoother (ideally I'd … |
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Post #AhzqZ0B13z4e55hVXk by [email protected] |
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but the purpose of this print was just to hold it in my hands and confirm I was… |
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Post #AhzqZ0vSHKDkP7QavY by [email protected] |
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The servo motor might not be the best way to go, it might be better to use a ge… |
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Post #AhztyvjiUinLhXzFHU by [email protected] |
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@foone took the time to draw a hard to understand crap diagram. I'm sorry i… |
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Post #AhztyvncGDujtdoMMK by [email protected] |
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@f4grx I think that's mostly what I'm doing, I think? I just designed i… |
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Post #Ai0KQGddUH2v9dq3Ki by [email protected] |
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@foone That's awesome! I'm wondering if you can avoid having to focus t… |
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Post #Ai0KQGiFD8jTNvzjW4 by [email protected] |
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@ratfactor very nice work on the model. Yeah, I've considered this! I'l… |
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Post #Ai0MwN8n2wSsUqqaXI by [email protected] |
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@foone I don't know the actual copier mechanic: How about an old-fashioned … |
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Post #Ai0MwNDOlo9Qj90Gie by [email protected] |
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@marcel I've thought about that! The issue is illumination + moving it stea… |
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Post #Ai5cotX3IoPJhGS3vc by [email protected] |
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My first rodded-prototype failed for the very out of character reason of forget… |
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Post #Ai5dAdD8fHR7RrVC2S by [email protected] |
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(actually the reason was "Amazon sent the wrong rods and I'm still wai… |
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Post #Ai5lMVKIbWma6T1WpU by [email protected] |
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@foone May I share unsolicited printer advice? It looks in this photo as thoug… |
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Post #Ai5lMVOYLiBYJf0vSa by [email protected] |
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@k1m yeh, it's a known problem. These were done very quickly when I didn… |
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Post #Ai62szFoZGW7PT071s by [email protected] |
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@foone is it the 1.1 missing millimetre from the imperial/metric conversion? |
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Post #Ai62szK4JRv5cezVey by [email protected] |
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@altareos yeah. 3.5" floppy disks were designed by sony, who actually desi… |
