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LCD clock schematic
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Button pusher (highlight)
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I added a microcontroller to
push the 'next' button on the
clock every minute. The Arduino
used ...
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Parts for the clock
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Lighting arrangement
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Photo frame LCD that I got on
clearance, an Arduino system
(this barebones board got
swapped out for ...
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Actually this didn't work so
well.
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Word clock
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Adding a RBBB Arduino clone to the mix
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It's totally overkill, would be
much better to use a clock chip
with a 1 minute timer.
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A hole for the power button
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To protect the power button from
stray hands, while still allow
museum staff to turn it on in
the ...
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Test fit
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Centering the monitor with shims
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With the shims in place, the
monitor fits correctly into the
frame. Now all that is left are
some ...
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Uploaded on Nov 25, 2009
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I used some scrap metal and wood
to center the monitor in the
viewhole. This fits the scrap
motif, ...
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Blueprints
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After sanding and patching (front view)
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Or in this case, green. Not
shown: 18"x10.5" sheet
of clear plastic, 1/4"
thick. I ...
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Uploaded on Nov 24, 2009
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Next step is to sand again, then
paint.
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After sanding and patching (side view)
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All glued together!
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I sanded the sides and corners
with 110 grit sandpaper on an
orbital sander, then filled in
the ...
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Uploaded on Nov 24, 2009
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Except that I got bored waiting
for the glue to dry, and nailed
the thing together as well.
Next ...
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Gluing front to sides
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Gluing the front
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Once the wood glue set on the
side and front pieces, the next
step was to glue both of ...
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The front is made of two
1/4" plywood pieces, glued
together to make a stronger
1/2" panel
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Gluing the sides
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Making the frame
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The sides are made of some
3/4" plywood strips that
were in the scrap pile.
1/2" pieces ...
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Uploaded on Nov 24, 2009
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I dug around in the scrap pile
and found some 3/4" plywood
strips and some 1/4"
plywood ...
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