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+# Steenbeck Notch Detector
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+![Steenbeck notch detector render](./img/steenbeck_notch_detector.jpg)
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+This is a modification for Steenbeck flatbed editing tables to perform notch detection when using it as a contact printer.
+Developed in collaboration with Dianna Barrie and Richard Touhy of [nanolab](https://www.nanolab.com.au/), this notch detector is fitted on the feed side of the film path of the Steenbeck and triggers an RGB lamp to change light values when notches are detected.
+Notches can be made on the film with a hole punch and a microswitch should be attached to the printed part so that the switch closes when un-notched film passes below it and opens when there is a notch.
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