DIY Book Scanner

These twin builds are inspired versions of the original DIY builds of 2009. Although they have unique design evolutions that include, but not limited to: cable route design, non-wood construction, dedicated onboard 2x preview displays, adjustable lighting and varying platen specifications.

Sturdy/stable, and weighing-in at approx. 55 lbs, (B Model is 58 lbs [glass platen]) this rig breaks down and packs into 2 boxes in 10 minutes. 5-7 minutes to rebuild. Tools required to reassemble: 1-large flathead screwdriver, 11mm boxed wrench and your hands. Tools needed for fine-tune adjustments: your hands.

Also noted in the pictures is the 'Air Platen' option for this scanner for XL-sized books and media on this scanner.

The design is versatile and caters to high-volume/high-quality scanning production for Mac or PC

Much thanks and my respect to the founders of this site, their efforts and the dedication to this craft.

6/29/10: Model A is now the property of another end-user. B model will sell summer 2010. --Best Regards.

univurshul wrote: I owe Daniel and the innovators some thanks and my respect.

...Time to cloud surf with the 3 tons of books I own!

Sweeeeeeet. Always glad to see another build, especially with super-dramatic photos like this. Congrats on your success!

Can you please post some more pics of the camera arms from your scanner?

Camera post images are attached.

Images and build notes revised above. We can move this thread to the correct hardware forum-- I was a noob and couldn't read when I tossed this build thread in here.

I can read now.

That first picture with the two scanners is SERIOUSLY INSPIRING. Great work! Your craftsmanship is excellent, too. I'll move the thread next time I make it into the admin control panel...

EDIT: YAY< IT IS IN TEH CORACT PLASE NOW

daniel_reetz wrote:That first picture with the two scanners is SERIOUSLY INSPIRING. Great work! Your craftsmanship is excellent, too.D

Thanks, Daniel. ...Doing my best, keeping my tolerances for butchered work low.

I've recently completed some finishing touches to my original "B Model" build which focuses on a multi-faceted cradle that can capacitate both paperback/magazine/loose-leaf media and hardcover books. The cradle support panels are removable as shown in the attached photos; the panel removal allows for thick, hard cover-bound to rest in a deep locked-'V' while scanning. A center-line is added for easier eyeing of book placement and camera calibration prior to scanning.

After 2 weeks researching materials, and a couple working days to draw upon a few ideas, I've managed to build a successful thin-guage polycarbonate platen for Black Iron-B.

This platen is 1/16th inch thick standard clear Lexan sheeting. It's very light, shatter-proof. There are aluminum torsion bars on the perimeter of the panes that double as a cabling harness. The best feature is how far it reaches into the book bind. It is extremely thin and the transmission quality is incredible. The sheer feather-weight makes you instinctively think it's vulnerable to shattering at this gauge, but it's surprisingly the opposite; it actually has a unique behavior that will seat closer to difficult books, once the platen reaches enough downward pressure.

SOLD: 08/17/10. If anyone is still looking for a DIY scanner of this type, I have enough components to build-up 1 more, complete to specification. That said, I'm moving onto to a new design, and ultimately a mobile smartphone design. I will post on the progress of these builds soon. Please visit the post on this in the Agora forum post (http://www.diybookscanner.org/forum/vie ... 9&start=10) and send me a email/message if you are interested in a prebuilt scanner.