Friday, 3 May 2013

A second Kindle stand

My father-in-law has found the first Kindle stand (previous post) helpful, but has been struggling to operate the power switch, a tiny affair at the base of the reader which usually needs a well-controlled, small finger-end to operate it.

So the second prototype includes a big button which, through a sprung plunger, operates the switch with a steel rod.


It's an even more pleasing use of stock items than version 1.  Again, it uses offcuts of 13mm MDF, but now with added delights: part of an old broom handle (the knob), a screw (the steel rod), a ballpoint pen spring, and a piece of a brass hinge (the plate which retains the spring).  Oh, and a bit of glue.

It's going to be taken to Devon to be trialled next weekend.  Fingers crossed.

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6 comments:

  1. Elizabeth Musgrave3 May 2013 at 22:17

    Inspired! should be a real help.

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    1. Ian Thorpe4 May 2013 at 19:50

      Hope so - I need an expert to do the commissioning in Devon!

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  2. Wendy4 May 2013 at 12:41

    It looks terrific. I love the creative use of the stock items.

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    1. Ian Thorpe4 May 2013 at 19:51

      Thank you - it's great fun to make something useful out of the bits that usually get thrown away.

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  3. Rustic Vintage Country10 May 2013 at 09:13

    Wow, ingenious! x

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    1. Ian Thorpe10 May 2013 at 10:44

      Thanks - it was great fun to design and make.

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