Crimea_River
Marshal
How big is it?
Looking for manuals of the De Havilland Mosquito
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Crimea_River
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OK thanks. Was the part originally in 2 halves or was the cut made by the owner?
fubar57
General
Thank you Norm
MiTasol
1st Lieutenant
Thank you. A good clear copy.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Vic, not sure where you are located but many of the extant manuals and mod sheets are available for viewing and copying at the British National Archives at Kew. Unfortunately, they have not been digitized.
Thanks for that but I'm in Canada so I can't take advantage of that. I live in Ottawa (our capital for those not from here) and have started thinking about going into our archives for some documents.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Same as the copy I have. Those two sections are missing in mine as well.
MiTasol
1st Lieutenant
Hi Vic
You are mere kilometres from what is probably the worlds best collection of Mosquito manuals
According to worldcat.org the following Mosquito manuals are in Ottawa. There are a lot more - I left out most of the pilots notes
Attachments
MiTasol
1st Lieutenant
I do not know why some are shown as attachments and some as thumbnails but that gives you a rough idea of what the Canada Science and Tech Museum holds.
If you are allowed to photograph these books here are a couple of hints on how to do a good copy with a smart phone
Phone Scanner Stand
There is a better one for bound books It is in Japanese but the video is good enough to follow what to do and includes diagrams
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He has more detail in his blog but there is no link to it. I used MDF not styrofoam but what you use is your choice. I also scaled to folio pages which naturally results in lower resolution but is still reasonable with my Samsung.
There are further details here Book Shooter MK-V by Hiroshi Yanagisawa - DIY Book Scanner and a variant, in English, at
If you are allowed to photograph these books here are a couple of hints on how to do a good copy with a smart phone
Phone Scanner Stand
There is a better one for bound books It is in Japanese but the video is good enough to follow what to do and includes diagrams
.
He has more detail in his blog but there is no link to it. I used MDF not styrofoam but what you use is your choice. I also scaled to folio pages which naturally results in lower resolution but is still reasonable with my Samsung.
There are further details here Book Shooter MK-V by Hiroshi Yanagisawa - DIY Book Scanner and a variant, in English, at
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ThomasP
Senior Master Sergeant
Hey MiTasol,
Useful DIY stuff, thanks.
Useful DIY stuff, thanks.
MiTasol
1st Lieutenant
I needed to research these because the National Archives of Australia's setup is totally useless.
As you can see the manufacturers shades have been replaced with light card (manila folders). Add to that these shonky shades hang where they want (cannot be focused) and the proper bulbs have been replaced with the cheapest available instead of ones with the correct light spectrum.
The result is uneven lighting which produces results like these.
Their website says
notice there is no mention of quality there
And this is an example of their own digitizing
As you can see the manufacturers shades have been replaced with light card (manila folders). Add to that these shonky shades hang where they want (cannot be focused) and the proper bulbs have been replaced with the cheapest available instead of ones with the correct light spectrum.
The result is uneven lighting which produces results like these.
Their website says
notice there is no mention of quality there
And this is an example of their own digitizing
MiTasol,
Thank you very much for both the info on the manuals in my area and the DIY book scanner! I've been wanting to get to the museum's library for a while but their hours of operation are not conducive to someone with a day job. But when I do get there, I hope to have made the book scanner that the Japanese fellow designed. That looks like a pretty simple and good performing design.
Thank you very much for both the info on the manuals in my area and the DIY book scanner! I've been wanting to get to the museum's library for a while but their hours of operation are not conducive to someone with a day job. But when I do get there, I hope to have made the book scanner that the Japanese fellow designed. That looks like a pretty simple and good performing design.
