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3D Claymation Zootrope

Step 2Turntable Alternative

Turntable Alternative
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If you don't have a 78rpm turntable or would like something more compact, a dc brushmotor with a built-in gearbox is a good alternative.
Use a variable dc powersupply to adjust the voltage that drives it to change how fast it spins.
The speed won't be perfectly steady but it will be good enough.
Most dc powersupplies have a voltage adjustment somewhere in their guts if you look around. Don't get electrocuted.

This motor is a 24 volt Pittman GM8713G883 with a 31:1 gear reduction. I'm happy with it.
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Tim Anderson is the author of the "Heirloom Technology" column in Make Magazine. He is co-founder of www.zcorp.com, manufacturers of "3D Printer" output devices. His detailed drawings of traditional ...
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