# My little scanning station

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**Category:** POP Series\
**Created:** [October 9, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.revopoint3d.com/t/my-little-scanning-station/22293 "2023-10-09T17:07:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![drkenb](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.revopoint3d.com/drkenb/32/6865_2.png) [@drkenb](https://forum.revopoint3d.com/u/drkenb)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.revopoint3d.com/t/my-little-scanning-station/22293/1 "2023-10-09T17:07:19Z")

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Before anything else, I wish I knew more in advance of the RepRap festival in Maryland two weeks ago - I would have loved to meet PUTV and folks! Hopefully next time!

I wanted to share with everyone here the little scanning station I made. I found that it really improves my scans considerably by reducing noise from the area surrounding the turntable. Since I am focused on scanning larger items (as compared to the toys/miniatures that seem popular in the 3D world) I use a larger, 14" diameter turntable from Baoshishan I purchased via Amazon. It comes with a variety of color mats, and so I used the black mat that I populated with a gazillion dots.

I built a U-Shaped frame out of some Standard 2020 V Slot Anodized Linear Rail I had left over from another project, and some Black PVC Photography Backdrop Matte, also via Amazon. The light, which is a flat round LED light I purchased off Temu, is currently free-handing from the shelf above the setup. My laptop sits besides the station as I am somewhat cramped in the space I have in this office. (My other office is worse!)

So far I am happy with the results I am getting from my scans. Mind you, even though I have had the scanner for some time now, I haven’t done much with it due to a variety of life circumstances so I am very much in the start-up phase. (I’m also trying to teach myself Fusion 360, which is a beast.)

First Photo: View of the scanning station.

 ![Scanning Station 1](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/revopoint3d/original/2X/c/c0d995cb70526fc5dd0adb3c24903172311274b0.jpeg)  
Second Photo: Station with the LED light ON.  
 ![Scanning Station 2](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/revopoint3d/original/2X/6/6f26f17fea9574ae32c53ae4fe33efeb564d5fa7.jpeg)  
Third Photo: Close-up view.  
 ![Scanning Station 3](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/revopoint3d/original/2X/2/2871d196f530a3782c73a0afdf5bab68d05be51a.jpeg)  
Fourth Photo: LED light suspended above the station.  
 ![Scanning Station 4](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/revopoint3d/original/2X/8/84b0e04fe48444afde5d34a49afe034a668541dd.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Revopoint-Jane](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.revopoint3d.com/revopoint-jane/32/12484_2.png) [@Revopoint-Jane](https://forum.revopoint3d.com/u/Revopoint-Jane)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 5:27am UTC](https://forum.revopoint3d.com/t/my-little-scanning-station/22293/2 "2023-10-10T05:27:30Z")

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Cool. It looks like a small scanning studio. 👍