Hi Standscan users, I asked one of my employees today to replace the magnets in 4 places today where my Standscan didn't hold together very well. Those were the top left and right corner above the opening and the front and back corners on the left side (the back is where the cable comes out).
I still had some quarter inch rare earth magnets and while they are a bit thicker, I just peeled off the stickers that are over the existing magnets which are quite wimpy, then my employee put a bit of arrow fletching glue in the place and then we put one of the rare earth magnets there. I did replace both opposing magnets and since the glue I use is super strong I didn't even bother putting the stickers back. I think you could probably just use Crazy Glue as well, fletching glue is something like that anyways, it sets in 15 to 30 seconds and we use it in my store's hunting department for glueing the fletching on arrows. Now my Standscan snaps together like there is no tomorrow and is rock solid. The original magnets in the back always did work well. One thing that did come to mind at one point was that maybe sometimes a mistake is made and a magnet is put in place upside down. My employee at one point glued in one of the rare earth magnets the wrong way so instead of sticking together it actively pushed away, that's after all how magnets work. Just to give you an idea about the strength of these little magnets which by the way are exactly the same diameter as the original magnets they have on the Standscan, if I put 2 of them on my desk about 4 inches apart and start nudging them towards each other they jump the distance when they are maybe still 2 inches apart. Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Annie Skov Nielsen Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 5:45 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Standscan not holding together and other thoughts on the product, Hi Sandra and David. It is very important for us, that it is a box with built in light, which controls the lighting for us. It is also important, that you can place the phone as a lafthanded and a wrighthanded, it means sometimes a lot how the phone is turned to the results of the scanning. I am saticefied with the box model, but I will send Harry a couple of ideas how to improve the standscan pro. Best regards Annie. On Apr 6, 2013, at 1:37 PM, Sandratomkins <sandratomk...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Hi David and all, > > To add to what you have said, David, the StandScan Pro and other similar boxes were designed with the main-stream in mind, this is because for optimal imaging, a light box is necessary. It just so happens that this requirement works perfectly for us! Personally speaking, I love to find my solutions, as often as possible, from the mainstream. They tend to work and are, generally, competitively priced. I do remember finding a stand for the KNFB Reader, but if i remember aright, it cost something like 200 pounds!!!!! I may be wrong though, so don't quote me! I actually think, with all its apparent short-comings, the StandScan pro is our best option at the moment and doesn't break the bank. As for the cardboard issue: Plastic would have issues with the heat from the lights. Wood would be too bulky/heavy. Metal ditto and so, I think they have gone the right way with the cardboard. If I get 2/3 years of wear out of my SSp before considering replacing it, I will be delighted! Indeed, speaking as someone who likes to be able to recycle stuff, I don't know how I feel about the lamination, but will live with it for now. However, different from others on the list, i like the more eco-friendly nature of the SSP being cardboard. > > For those people who feel that this is a very expensive "shoe-box", I can only say that: > 1. I have never seen a shoe box with the dimensions necessary for effective scanning. > 2. It is more than possible to create your own light box, I did this some time ago using a box from the supermarket and cutting a hole in the side. It worked too! but was not as good as the SSP and I had to employ the built-in lighting of the phone which was not as good. > 3. Oranges aren't the only fruit! Just because we have found something that works for us, doesn't mena that there isn't room for alternatives. Bring them on! I'd love to hear of them and experiment. Meanwhile, life goes on and we can now use the OCR potential of our phones in a successful/affordable and portable way. This is brilliant as far as I am concerned. > > I shall be showing off my cardboard box, AKA the StandScan Pro, to my University soon and expect it to be received rapturously as a cost effective addition to accessibility options for the VIP/Dyslexic students. > > JMT, Sandy. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 6 Apr 2013, at 12:07, David Chittenden <dchitten...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Well, people have been suggesting different ways of making frames to support the iPhone since we first started having success with Prizmo. Until the StandScan Pro came out, nobody suggested a box. The obvious fact of the matter is nobody actually built it. Some people experimented with wire vegetable racks and such to hold the iPhone with mixed success. >> >> Those who are blind cannot tell when lighting is good enough that additional lighting isn't necessary. At the same time, those who are blind cannot tell if the lighting is too direct or too bright. So, one of the obvious flaws with your design is the need to provide constant lighting that doesn't cast shadows or glare on the paper. Also, if you want to sell said device commercially, how will you produce it in quantity at an affordable price. If you come up with a viable alternative to the StandScan which retails for a similar price, can be shipped to NZ, is portable, and so forth, I may purchase one. I do not have the time or inclination to design and manufacture my own; especially now that a viable model exists at an affordable price. >> >> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >> Email: dchitten...@gmail.com >> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 06/04/2013, at 21:52, "Bill Gallik" <wfgal...@charter.net> wrote: >> >>> I've been giving the design of Scan Stand a lot of thought and am now wondering; can anybody explain why the concept must be a box? >>> >>> What I'm getting at is this, suppose a very stable framework was designed that could hold a smartphone above a sheet of text at the optimal 6-8 inches. Wouldn't that work just as effectively as the "Shoe Box Design?" If the product were an open design no lighting would be necessary thus eliminating the cost for electrical components. This framework would be of some very light, yet sturdy material such as angle aluminum. The base could accommodate a standard sheet of letter sized paper and the top frame could be designed to hold an iPhone only one way -- using the vertical edges of the angle aluminum as a "bed" to lie the iPhone in snugly. >>> >>> OK, so what I'm proposing is: >>> - a rectangular angle aluminum frame sized to snugly hold an iPhone >>> - another angle aluminum frame (maybe only 3 angle aluminum pieces) sized to accommodate a piece of paper (or allow for a book) >>> - angle aluminum "risers" that would robustly hold the top rectangular frame the 6 to 8 inches above the bottom rectangular frame >>> - fasteners that would sturdily hold these pieces together while affording convenient assembly/disassembly (again, winged sheet metal screws) >>> >>> That this design would be an "open design" would take advantage of ambient lighting so would not require any electrical components. Although I suppose a "Deluxe Model" could include such components. Heck anybody who has ever played with Tinker Toys would find this a very feasible solution (I think)! ;-) >>> >>> ---- >>> Holland's Person, Bill >>> E-Mail: wfgal...@charter.net >>> - "Always acknowledge a fault. 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