The document is an assembly manual for a book holder called the Boekenhouder 1.6. It provides 24 steps to assemble the book holder along with diagrams. It includes cutting and gluing various wood, plexiglass, and metal parts. It also includes a bill of materials listing the required materials and their costs totaling approximately €80. There are also technical documents providing details on the laser-cut wood and plexiglass parts and contact information for the designers.

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2. BOEKENHOUDER 1.6
€ 80 2 hours and 5 minutes
http://boekenhouder2012.blogspot.com/ Maarten Van Overbeke / Jasmien Decancq
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3. ASSEMBLY MANUAL
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4. BOEKENHOUDER 1.6
BILL OF MATERIAL
- 1 MDF sheets (2440x500x12mm): € 15
- 1 Plexiglas sheet (600x450x6mm): € 5
- 2 Locking spring clips: € 0.10
- mouthpiece: € 4.50
- ALU extrusion profile(100xØ10mm): 1.5 €
- adhesive magnetic tape: 4,45 €
- double-sided tape: 4,99 €
- anti-slip plastic: 3 €
- acrylic foam double sided tape: 2.99 €
- nylon wire: 2.45 €
Tools: metal saw, hand drill, drill bit Ø2.5mm,
sandpaper 180 grit, cutter knife
Standard parts: 2 Locking spring clips
Tailored parts: MDF and Plexiglas sheet

5. 1 BOEKENHOUDER 1.6
DESCRIPTION Search for someone
who has a laser cutting machine. Buy the
plexiglas and mdf sheet. Dowload file_plexiglas
and file_mdf, those are available on our blog.
Put them on a USB-stick and deliver it to person
with the laser cutter machine. A few days later
you will receive your lasered parts.
Technical plan: part files on our blog
Duration time lasering: 1 hour
Laser cutting machine
Standard parts: no
Tailored parts: mouth piece, 2 reading sheets,
2 sided parts, intermediate piece, 2 small parts
and one slide part.
Action cost: 30 €

6. 2 BOEKENHOUDER 1.6
DESCRIPTION Rub all of the MDF
surfaces with sandpaper until they are smooth
enough, so you will not harm yourself while you
assemble the product.
Technical plan: no
Duration time: 15 minutes
Sandpaper 180 grit
Standard parts: no
Tailored parts: 2 sided parts, 1 intermediate
piece and 2 small parts
Action cost: no

7. 3 BOEKENHOUDER 1.6
DESCRIPTION Indicate the positioin
of the tape with a pencil. Cut the adhesive
magnet tape into pieces and glue it onto the
wood.
Technical plan: no
Duration time: 10 minutes
Magnetic tape
Standard parts: no
Tailored parts: intermediate piece
Action cost: no

8. 4 BOEKENHOUDER 1.6
DESCRIPTION Cut the adhesive
magnet tape to the correct length and paste it
onto the end of the Plexiglas strip.
Technical plan: no
Duration time: 10 minutes
Magnetic tape
Standard parts: no
Tailored parts: 2 reading sheet
Action cost: no

9. 5 BOEKENHOUDER 1.6
DESCRIPTION Cut the double-sided
tape to the correct length and paste it onto the
heat shrink thick wall.
Technical plan: no
Duration time: 2 minutes
Dubble-sided tape
Standard parts: no
Tailored parts: no
Action cost: no

10. 6 BOEKENHOUDER 1.6
DESCRIPTION
wood.
Stick it onto the MDF
Technical plan: no
Duration time: 5 minutes
Double-sided tape
Standard parts: no
Tailored parts: 2 MDF small parts
Action cost: no

11. 7 BOEKENHOUDER 1.6
DESCRIPTION Cut the aluminium
extrusion profile with a metal saw. The length of
this tubes is about 60mm.
Technical plan: no
Duration time: 5 minutes
Metal saw
Standard parts: ALU extrusion
profile(100xØ10mm):
Tailored parts: no
Action cost: no

12. 8 BOEKENHOUDER 1.6
DESCRIPTION Take your hand drill
with a drill bit size 2.5mm. Drill two holes into
the tubes. At both sides at a distance of 10mm.
Technical plan: no
Duration time: 5 minutes
Hand drill, drill bit 2.5mm
Standard parts: ALU extrusion profile
Tailored parts: no
Action cost: no

13. 9 BOEKENHOUDER 1.6
DESCRIPTION
length of minium 500mm.
Cut the nylon wire at a
Technical plan: no
Duration time: 30 seconds
Cutter knife
Standard parts: nylon wire
Tailored parts: no
Action cost: no

14. 10 BOEKENHOUDER 1.6
DESCRIPTION Tie the nylon wire
through the hole of the aluminium extrusion
profile. Do the same with the other end of the
wire.
Technical plan: no
Duration time: 1 minute
No
Standard parts: ALU extrusion profile
Tailored parts: no
Action cost: no

15. 11 BOEKENHOUDER 1.6
DESCRIPTION Cut the anti-slip plastic
at a length of 50mm and width of 8mm.
Technical plan: no
Duration time: 1 minute
Cutter knife, ruler
Standard parts: anti-slip plastic
Tailored parts: no
Action cost: no

16. 12 BOEKENHOUDER 1.6
DESCRIPTION Cut 2 strips of double-
sided tape at a length of 10mm and width of
6mm. Depending on which size of tape you use.
Attention!
We use an acrylic foam tape double-sided tape
because of it’s sustainability.
Technical plan: no
Duration time: 1 minute
Cutter knife, ruler
Standard parts: acrylic foam double-sided tape
Tailored parts: no
Action cost: no

17. 13 BOEKENHOUDER 1.6
DESCRIPTION Stick the two cutted
parts of acrylic foam tape on each side of the
laser cutted mouthpiece, as shown on the
picture. On top of that, you stick the anti-slip
plastic.
Attention!
There has to be some space in between the
anti-slip plastic and the laser cutted
mouthpiece, this ensures more grip onto the
paper.
Technical plan: no
Duration time: 5 minute
No
Standard parts: no
Tailored parts: laser cutted mouthpart, parts
of page 11 and 12
Action cost: no

18. 14 BOEKENHOUDER 1.6
DESCRIPTION Buy a mouthpiece and
cut the edges from it. This provides more
comfort for the user.
Technical plan: no
Duration time: 3 minute
Cutting knife
Standard parts: mouthpiece
Tailored parts: no
Action cost: no

19. 15 BOEKENHOUDER 1.6
DESCRIPTION Put the rubber
mouthpiece onto the laser cutted mouth piece.
Technical plan: no
Duration time: 5 seconds
Cutting knife
Standard parts: Plexiglas mouth piece and
rubbber mouthpiece
Tailored parts: no
Action cost: no

20. 16 BOEKENHOUDER 1.6
DESCRIPTION Once the mouthpiece
has been assembled you can start with the
bookreader. Take the intermediate MDF part
and slide it into one sided MDF part.
Technical plan: no
Duration time: 10 seconds
No
Standard parts: No
Tailored parts: one sided mdf part and the
intermediate mdf part
Action cost: no

21. 17 BOEKENHOUDER 1.6
DESCRIPTION Take the other sided
part and slided it into the intermediate part.
Technical plan: no
Duration time: 10 seconds
No
Standard parts: No
Tailored parts: one sided mdf part and the
intermediate mdf part
Action cost: no

22. 18 BOEKENHOUDER 1.6
DESCRIPTION Take the slide MDF
part and slide it into the appropriiate holes, on
the back of the bookreader.
Technical plan: no
Duration time: 10 seconds
No
Standard parts: No
Tailored parts: slide MDF part
Action cost: no

23. 19 BOEKENHOUDER 1.6
DESCRIPTION Take the small MDF
parts and slide them into the appropriiate holes,
in the intermediate MDF part.
Technical plan: no
Duration time: 10 seconds
No
Standard parts: No
Tailored parts: 2 small MDF parts
Action cost: no

24. 20 BOEKENHOUDER 1.6
DESCRIPTION Slide the cutted
aluminium extrusion tube into the cutted hole
and insert the locking spring clip. Do the same at
the other side.
Technical plan: no
Duration time: 10 seconds
No
Standard parts: No
Tailored parts: 2 small MDF parts, 2 locking
spring clips and 2 alu extrusion tubes with
nylon wire
Action cost: no

25. 21 BOEKENHOUDER 1.6
DESCRIPTION Lay the Plexiglas book
reader sheets onto the magnetic strip.
Technical plan: no
Duration time: 10 seconds
No
Standard parts: No
Tailored parts: 2 Plexiglas bookreader sheets
Action cost: no

26. 22 BOEKENHOUDER 1.6
DESCRIPTION Open your book and
lay it onto the nylon wire. Next, set the book
reader sliders onto the appropriate distance.
Technical plan: no
Duration time: 10 seconds
Book
Standard parts: No
Tailored parts: No
Action cost: no

27. 23 BOEKENHOUDER 1.6
DESCRIPTION Hang up the
mouthpiece between the intermediate part and
the book. This ensures that the reader doesn’t
have to put the mouthpiece continuously into
his mouth while reading.
Technical plan: no
Duration time: 10 seconds
Book
Standard parts: No
Tailored parts: No
Action cost: no

28. 24 BOEKENHOUDER 1.6

29. TECHNICAL ADDENDUM
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30. Intermediate part
Material: MDF wood File: Inter_mdf.pdf
#UNITS: 1 Boekenhouder 1.6
HOWEST Date: 04/06/2012

31. Side part
Material: MDF wood File: Side_mdf.pdf
#UNITS: 2 Boekenhouder 1.6
HOWEST Date: 04/06/2012

32. Small part
Material: MDF wood File: Small_mdf.pdf
#UNITS: 2 Book Holder 1.6
HOWEST Date: 04/06/2012

33. Slide part
Material: MDF wood File: Slide_mdf.pdf
#UNITS: 2 Book Holder 1.6
HOWEST Date: 04/06/2012

34. Book reader
Material: Plexiglas File: Reader_plexiglas.pdf
#UNITS: 2 Book Holder 1.6
HOWEST Date: 04/06/2012

35. TEAM CONTACTS
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36. VANOVERBEKE.MAARTEN@GMAIL.COM
TEL +32 4 75 47 81 50
JASMIENDECANCQ@GMAIL.COM
TEL +32 4 85 25 29 87
KYLIE.BIESBROUCK @HOWEST.BE
TEL +32 4 76 41 30 95
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