The livroscope |
||
Homepage Astronomy Equatorial Table Hydraulic Focussing Stepper Motor How To Make A Telescope Information for Beginners Links And Bibliography Gastronomy Recipe Schematics Recipes To Bake A Well-Risen Cake Links Photography Astronomy Architecture Animals Landscape Crafts Livroscope Read Html Books On Screen High Rise Handlebars Bike Dominoes Power Electronics Heatsink Impedance Chess http://queribus.free.fr |
An articulated arm Bed is a very uncomfortable place to read for a long time. Your arms
get tired, your legs stiff and eventually, you stop reading because
your muscles and your joints decide so. As reading is an intellectual
activity, not a manual one, you must free your hands. The book must be
hanged above the reader without your arms holding it. Only eyes stick out Practically,
only your eyes stick out of the blanket. Your arms only need to get out
to turn pages. As your body lies in a comfortable position, you do not
stop reading anymore because of your joints that hurt but because you
stop concentrating. That way you can read longer. To profitabilize the time to fall asleep This
exercise is particularly recommended for people who spend a long time
to fall asleep or for those who suffer from insomnia. The livroscope
helps you falling asleep by leaving the body in a comfortable position. Reduce eyestrain The
distance between eyes and text is usually 30 to 40 cm (12 to
16"). Increasing this distance reduces eye focussing effort. With a
normal eyesight, nothing forbids you to read further except the length
of your arms. The livroscope enables you to hold the book more than 60
cm away (2'), and even 1 m (40"), ie twice the usual distance. Download complete drawings (117 ko):
Adapt dimensions of the book holding plate to the documents you wish to read (pocket books, binders...).
Use carpenter's glue drying in 24 hours. Apply glue on both faces. Follow manufacturer's instructions. Press parts with clamps. Hold them when tightenning clamps to prevent them from moving. Drill holes after arm assembly. Depending on what documents you read, the tension of bungees needs to be adapted. Attach clamps where bungees would be hooked. Install bungees and check that their tension and position is adapted to your heaviest documents. Fold bungees 3 or 4 times to get a tension adapted to the length available. Bungees tend to loosen with time. Balance does not need to be perfect, you can tighten butterfly nuts to make up for imbalance. Better stretch bungees too much and add weight to the livroscope for light books. To attach a book, use strong clamps yet easy to release. |
Using the livroscope increased my reading time by 30%.
CAUTION The
force required to hold the book and the upper arm is enormous. The
tension of the bungees is high enough to hurt somebody if one of them
snapped. Therefore, it is necessary to follow gluing instructions and
to make sure bungees are securely attached.
A few virtual libraries
CARRIE: http://kuhttp.cc.ukans.edu/carrie/stacks/stacks_main.html ABU: http://abu.cnam.fr/BIB/auteurs/ Bibliothèque Nationale de France: http://www.bnf.fr/web-bnf/liens/index.htm |