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Rotary Gravity Slide Projector
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22. Septemba 2026SE
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Rotary Gravity Slide Projector

Straight slide magazines pushed slides sideways and jammed. Kodak's round tray, designed by David E. Hansen, stood the slides on edge in a ring above the projector: each one fell into the gate by gravity when it reached the drop point and was lifted back when the tray moved on, so nothing had to push a slide sideways. **US 3,276,314**, "Automatic slide projector", Herbert T. Robinson, assigned to Eastman Kodak, filed 1. June 1965 (continuing an application of 23. February 1962), granted 4. October 1966: a tray of two relatively movable portions with a passageway "through which the slides are adapted to pass substantially vertically, one at a time, in coordination with relative movement of the portions". **You build the mechanism**: a 12-slot tray turned by a stepper, a servo that lifts each slide back, a torch and a lens to project it.
Juu
6 hours

Maagizo

1

Make twelve slides

Cut 50 x 50 mm frames from black card with a 36 x 24 mm window. Draw or print images on transparency film and tape one behind each window. Number them 0 to 11.

Vifaa kwa hatua hii:

Kadi nzito nyeusiKadi nzito nyeusi2 karatasi
Filamu ya uwazi ya printa ya winoFilamu ya uwazi ya printa ya wino2 karatasi

Zana zinazohitajika:

Kisu cha kazi za mikonoKisu cha kazi za mikono
Kalamu ya Wino wa KudumuKalamu ya Wino wa Kudumu
RulaRula
2

Build the tray

Glue two 240 mm foam-board discs together. Cut 12 radial slots 4 mm wide and 55 mm long, 30 degrees apart, open underneath so a slide can fall through. Glue a hub on the motor shaft and the tray on the hub.

Vifaa kwa hatua hii:

Mabamba ya Povu ya Kutengeneza VigezoMabamba ya Povu ya Kutengeneza Vigezo2 karatasi
Motor ya hatuaMotor ya hatua1 kipande

Zana zinazohitajika:

Kisu cha kazi za mikonoKisu cha kazi za mikono
Bastola ya gundi ya motoBastola ya gundi ya moto
3

Base, gate and lift

On a plywood base cut one drop slot under the tray. Below it, build a foam-board gate channel that holds a dropped slide upright between the torch and a 100 mm convex lens. Mount the servo so its arm, raised, pushes the slide back up into the tray.

Vifaa kwa hatua hii:

Bati la mbao za kubandikaBati la mbao za kubandika1 kipande
Motori Ndogo ya Servo ya SG90 (5)Motori Ndogo ya Servo ya SG90 (5)1 paketi
Seti ya lenzi mbonyeoSeti ya lenzi mbonyeo1 seti

Zana zinazohitajika:

Msumeno wa mkonoMsumeno wa mkono
Bastola ya gundi ya motoBastola ya gundi ya moto
Tochi ya LED ya ukaguziTochi ya LED ya ukaguzi
4

Wire and flash

EasyDriver STEP to D3, DIR to D4, motor coils to A and B, 12 V supply to its power input, GND shared with the Uno. Servo signal D9. Button between D2 and GND. Set the EasyDriver current adjuster low - the tray is light. Turn the tray by hand so slot 0 is over the gate before powering up.
rotary_slide_tray.inocpp
// Rotary gravity slide tray - batch 99, after US 3,276,314
// EasyDriver: STEP D3, DIR D4, motor on A/B, 12 V to PWR IN. Lift servo D9. Advance button D2 -> GND.
#include <Servo.h>

const int STEP_PIN = 3, DIR_PIN = 4, BTN = 2;
const long STEPS_PER_REV = 3200;     // 400-step motor x 8 microsteps (EasyDriver default)
const int SLOTS = 12;
const int LIFT_DOWN = 10, LIFT_UP = 100;   // servo angles: arm clear / slide pushed back into tray

Servo lift;
int slot = 0;
long position = 0;                   // absolute microsteps from the start slot

void stepTo(long target) {
  digitalWrite(DIR_PIN, target > position ? HIGH : LOW);
  while (position != target) {
    digitalWrite(STEP_PIN, HIGH); delayMicroseconds(400);
    digitalWrite(STEP_PIN, LOW);  delayMicroseconds(400);
    position += (target > position) ? 1 : -1;
  }
}

void setup() {
  pinMode(STEP_PIN, OUTPUT); pinMode(DIR_PIN, OUTPUT); pinMode(BTN, INPUT_PULLUP);
  lift.attach(9); lift.write(LIFT_DOWN);
  Serial.begin(115200);
  Serial.println(F("Slot 0 in the gate. Press to advance."));
}

void loop() {
  if (digitalRead(BTN) == HIGH) return;
  lift.write(LIFT_UP);  delay(600);            // push the shown slide back up into its slot
  slot = (slot + 1) % SLOTS;
  // target from the ABSOLUTE slot number, so the 266.67-step fraction never accumulates
  long target = (long)slot * STEPS_PER_REV / SLOTS;
  if (slot == 0) target = STEPS_PER_REV;        // finish the turn forwards...
  stepTo(target);
  if (slot == 0) position = 0;                   // ...then call it zero again
  lift.write(LIFT_DOWN); delay(600);           // the next slide drops into the gate by gravity
  Serial.print(F("showing slot ")); Serial.println(slot);
  while (digitalRead(BTN) == LOW) {}
}

Vifaa kwa hatua hii:

Kiendeshi cha motor ya hatuaKiendeshi cha motor ya hatua1 kipande
Kibonyezo kidogo (kinachoendeshwa kwa mkono wa kibao)Kibonyezo kidogo (kinachoendeshwa kwa mkono wa kibao)1 kipande
Seti ya nyaya za Dupont (dume-jike)Seti ya nyaya za Dupont (dume-jike)1 seti

Zana zinazohitajika:

Arduino Uno R3Arduino Uno R3
Chanzo cha nishati ya mkondo wa moja kwa mojaChanzo cha nishati ya mkondo wa moja kwa moja
Bao la MajaribioBao la Majaribio
Kebo ya USB-BKebo ya USB-B
5

Why the steps must not drift

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6

Show

Load the slides upside down and reversed (a projector inverts the image). Darken the room, focus the lens on a wall, and press to advance. Count misfeeds over two full turns.

Zana zinazohitajika:

Tepi ya kupimiaTepi ya kupimia
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History & Context

**What the patent specifies:** a projector for a tray of two relatively movable portions, slides passing substantially vertically through a passageway one at a time in step with the tray's movement. **Modern build (derived):** foam-board tray, stepper, servo lift and a torch. Kodak made Carousel projectors from 1961 until 2004; a round tray held 80 slides. The limits: bent or thick mounts jam the gate, and the gravity drop needs the projector level.
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