activity:community-microscope-assembly
activity:community-microscope-assembly


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imvec "Absolutely ;D " | Read more » about 6 years ago
warren "Hi, would it be OK if we renamed this "make stages for the Community Microscope Kit"? that way people might also hand-cut them, as in https://publi..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
warren ":-) good to know!!! We're looking for slightly better webcams now too. We found this one is pretty nice, and we are getting them for about $30, al..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
shanlter "Thanks @warren, finally I bought at taobao with the price of 1.7USD each. I think you have a pretty good price for US! " | Read more » about 6 years ago
warren "Awesome!!! You can also find some cut files (but more importantly some artwork for printing instructions on them!) here: (also 3d printing files f..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
warren "Hi! It's this one or one very like it! Awesome! " | Read more » about 6 years ago
shanlter "Hi Jeff, do you have the specifications of the webcam? I found several cameras looked like this on Taobao, with variety prices. not sure which to b..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
warren "Final note as we prepare a new activity for Raspberry Pi kits: you need to remove the lens from the Pi camera, which is a bit tough. We've loosened..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
warren "I updated this with a new photo of the improved webcams, which means you can skip the inner foam tape step since the circuit board can unscrew and ..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
warren "OK, we've finally gotten some good photos of the "basic kit" version of the Community Microscope (Kickstarter link) and how to assemble it. This is..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
warren "Here is the adapter! We're making some on a lasercutter and some on a 3d printer, but it's a /very/ simple part -- the tough part for us is getting..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
warren "For Early Bird and Intro kits, we ultimately got a slightly different model of webcam -- it has a retracting cable, and an extra screw when compare..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
warren "For folks starting to connect microscope objective lenses to their microscopes as part of the Community Microscope Kit, we'll post some photos soon..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
danbeavers "I noticed the same problem that jiteovien noticed but my solution was to use a popsicle stick under the Coroplast and placing the rubber band over ..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
jiteovien "Hello! I noticed when constructing the microscope that the usage of rubber bands instead of springs may cause the Coroplast material to bend and co..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
warren "You may also be able to use any WebRTC camera app - Infragram is just one of them. Try https://pixlcore.com/demos/webcamjs/demos/large.html (or ht..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
Bronwen "Thanks for catching that: I just updated the link on the page. I am having some difficulty getting my video feed to appear in the sandbox, am wonde..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
MaggPi "try https://infragram.org/sandbox/ " | Read more » over 6 years ago
mrengy "In this section: Connect your camera On a laptop, use Photo Booth for Macs, or you can go to http://infrgram.org/sandbox/ in most browsers to a..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
warren " @warren has marked warren as a co-author. " | Read more » over 6 years ago
warren "@maggPi @partsandcrafts @wmacfarl @kgradow1 @dusjagr @gaudi @maxliboiron @j-bower @amirberagain " | Read more » over 6 years ago
warren "Folks are discussing good/cheap lighting options over on this question! https://publiclab.org/questions/stevie/01-22-2018/what-is-the-best-light-s..." | Read more » over 6 years ago