At last, the photos from the week making and installing the Tiree Touchtable. You can see all the photos on Flickr, but here is small selection:
The main components – projector, Kinect (on top of projector) and mini-Mac:
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The Kinect disassembled:
![](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8441/7816669566_5cceb3e2ce_n.jpg)
Platform to attach to roof beams and support projector and mini-Mac:
![](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8435/7816850916_f830274b49_n.jpg)
Add mirror:
![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7122/7816890292_ef90d64535_n.jpg)
Andrea adjusting the mirror:
![](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8287/7816793860_c0cb1cfc57_n.jpg)
It works!
![](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8422/7816763408_30c3b827bc_n.jpg)
Alan gently centre-punches location for screws on Kinect frame:
![](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8281/7816538244_29eeaec0d5_n.jpg)
note the tool … after this the Kinect didn’t work … can’t think why? But happily there was a second Kinect 🙂
Then Andrea screws Kinect to timber support:
![](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8281/7816627334_5f8cda6f57_n.jpg)
Testing on the workbench:
![](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8306/7816831720_55b72f4716_n.jpg)
Moment of truth — on the way to the Rural centre to install … second Kinect carefully cradled in Alan’s old jumper:
![](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8282/7816924272_e66227dfcc_m.jpg)
Parts laid out, ready to go:
![](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8302/7816954504_c84191bb9b_n.jpg)
Steve fits mounting brackets, Alan looks on:
![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7118/7816967684_ef2f9313ab_n.jpg)
Alan thinks, “platform looks secure”. Fiona thinks, “Alan doesn’t”.
![](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8422/7817047394_2f3018d014_n.jpg)
Gets boring standing at the bottom of the ladder
![](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8289/7817133112_68907ab002_n.jpg)
Andrea fitting Kinect drop arm:
![](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8282/7817201906_afe397f798_n.jpg)
Andrea fitting the mini-Mac:
![](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8431/7817101566_c566a2def5_n.jpg)
“Yep, that seems to be OK”
![](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8431/7817176688_aa030a3265_n.jpg)
Let there be light:
![](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8433/7817325350_667d98ba56_n.jpg)
Looking down — behold, Tiree Touchfloor:
![](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8436/7817285986_7b27bb8c4b_n.jpg)
The secret of true engineering … if the table is too low for the sensors, lift it higher:
![](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8431/7817360144_40706911e3_n.jpg)