will1384 wrote:I painted the book scanner, and scanned an old software manual, it was pretty thin, about
30 pages, I had a hard time keeping it still when turning pages, and when lifting up the
Plexiglas a vacuum is created along with some in rushing air that unsettles and moves what
you are scanning, I also seam to have to press down on what ever I am scanning before I
close the Plexiglas lid, but only at random times, otherwise the top page twists, I think
most of the problems I have encountered can be fixed
I may have to make an air vent, LOL and improve the base some more, well its progress
Interesting. The fabric might be creating a static charge too, adding to the problem....requires some thought. A heavy book is less prone to behave like this, and I do remember my magazines and smaller paperbacks on the dual rigs did move a lot, and that was a hard base. A little suction is kind of nice, as it aids in page-turning, but your books are floating in the black abyss...
A merchant on ebay just replied to my inquire about their charcoal-colored convoluted foam:
merchant wrote:The charcoal eggcrate foam is a soft foam type that can be compressed. This Ebay item is like a foam sponge, it should reform back to shape when the pressure is release.
They're sending a sample to me. Although it's not memory-composition, convoluted & black is something that may be more important at the moment: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 3681wt_967
I took it outside and 