ThingiverseBinary to Decimal Converter
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UPDATE!!!
There are 2 new STL files, in case you want to use a piece of filament as the axis for the plates. They have 2 mm holes so a 1.75 mm filament should run through them freely. Just heat up both tips of the "rod" and flatten them, making a kind of rivet to hold it in place.
This is a simple binary-decimal converter, with 10 bits.
Print the body and 10 copies of the plate, later using a metal or plastic rod to serve as a pivot/axis so the plates can cover the numbers (powers of 2: 1, 2, 4, 8, etc.) on the bottom half.
To convert from binary to decimal:
Build the binary number on the top part, lifting the plates when you need a 1 and lowering them when you need a 0. Always align the number to the right, following the logic of a calculator.
Sum all the powers of 2 the are uncovered by plates to get the decimal number.
Example: Convert 101110 to decimal.
1) Build the number, aligning to the right. The top part will read: 0000101110 (check images).
2) The covered pow