If you are following my exact setup then you will want to attach the monitor stand to the extension plate and leave enough room that the large silver gear in the Servo won’t hit the Monitor stand attachment. The hole should leave enough room that your Servo will have space above to mount. AGAIN it is VERY important to get this as close to center as possible. Next drill a 1” hole (I used a 1" hole saw and lots of metal cutting lubricant, OK it was WD40 ) in your Monitor stand extension plate (you can easily just buy a piece of 16 gauge metal with the same dimensions and save some money, but you’ll have to drill more holes). Should look something like this when done (you only need 4 holes): (I actually used a different hub shaft that had come with my previous purchase: ) I used 9/16 drill bit (EDIT: 9/64", WOW, sorry about that). Use the holes (non threaded) as guides to drill the 4 holes you will need for mounting. Line up the HUB shaft spacer and use double sided tape or some other method to attach the spacer around the center monitor. Take your VESA Monitor plate (as seen above) and locate the center and drill a hole for center reference (it's very important that you get this as close to center as possible). I am working with the following structural components: The first thing you need to do is get your monitor balanced, this is a crucial step and can’t be emphasized enough. So what worked for me was doing the following: I could get it to turn with the 755MG, however it was wobbly when turning slow, smooth when turning fast, but then because of the momentum of the monitor not strong enough to keep the monitor from over rotating when trying to hit a certain rotation positions (see videos below):
I was turning a 30” 16:10 Monitor that weighs 17lbs, and was most definitely not balanced (see pics).Īfter much trial and error and searching I realized the root of my problems was that the Servo just wasn’t strong enough to smoothly power the system (read torque). It ending up not being strong enough for my need at 200oz/inch (when using 6volts). I originally bought a Hi-Tec 755MG servo, it was listed as one of the strongest “large” servos. What power supply and controller will you use? How will you balance the monitor?(very important step, see more below)
How will you attach the motor to a sturdy structure? How will you attach the monitor to the motor? What size Monitor and aspect ratio are you going to use? There are few steps that I think are important no matter how you design your setup. So here’s what I did after much trial and error and discovery: Lots of 6-32 screws of various lengths, with 6-32 nuts and #6 washers.ĭepending on if you already have a power supply and how much work and how you design your rig, the cost can be as low as Wheel weights (there are cheaper alternatives): I ordered the D645MW with the 5:1 leverage ratio, which depending on if you have them put it together runs $100-$130.Ī 1” “pillow block” bearing(may not be necessary, see below):ġ 22awg wire 2 conductor twisted 10’ length (don’t have to buy from here any wire will do)ġ Monitor stand (not necessary, see below)ġ Monitor Arm extension bracket (not necessary, see below)ġ DC-DC converter 12V down to 7.5V(may not be necessary): EDIT: Actually since you are using Rocketlauncher to make this work, you should be able to use any front end. This tutorial is for a Servo based rotating monitor, I have put in the information needed to make it work with Hyperspin, but if you are using another fronted like Mala t here are other posts on here that will help you get the scripting portion completed (see DaOldMan's work). But by piecing together information from posts on here I did manage it, but I thought it would be helpful to outline what I did for anyone trying to do the same thing. In my search for a rotating monitor tutorial with Hyperspin I found it difficult to locate anything that outlined the process. Servo based Monitor rotation with Hyperspin (or any front end) Tutorial.