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warren "Thank you Pablo for investigating this! Very helpful. " | Read more » about 7 years ago
pablo "The files at https://github.com/publiclab/spectrometer3/blob/master/spec3-pdf.zip when opened in inkscape gives the correct size. " | Read more » about 7 years ago
pablo "Reviewing the original .svg files I see they have the size in pixels defined, not in inches or cm. So it makes the standard conversion. Before ver..." | Read more » about 7 years ago
pablo "Mmmm, weird! The one I lasercut is 23.5cm long, as it should. I just measured it. However, all the files I am looking now in inkscape (the ones I ..." | Read more » about 7 years ago
warren "Hmm, interesting -- but are you sure the one you made wasn't mini as well? The Ponoko one I cut ended up almost exactly 19 cm long when assembled. ..." | Read more » about 7 years ago
pablo "Hey @warren, I made a test and it does fit in a 12x24 inches board. See my file: lasercut-spectrometer-3.0-12x24.svg Note, funny for my to talk i..." | Read more » about 7 years ago
pablo "I had posted the .ai file I used to cut, and I've just uploaded the original .svg, as I am not able to open that .ai (check the research note https..." | Read more » about 7 years ago
warren "Hi, @pablo - thought you might have thoughts on this, or maybe even design files to share? " | Read more » about 7 years ago
stoft "Done. " | Read more » over 7 years ago
warren "I def. agree -- that's what I was trying to get at with 'set a test here to "load test"' and @bsugar actually posted a request for a method to test..." | Read more » over 7 years ago
stoft "Thoughts: 1 - Splash-resistant, maybe, (there are holes), 2 - Masonite does not cut nicely, 3 - Acrylic (even laser-cut) tends to have very sharp e..." | Read more » over 7 years ago
warren "I think we could make cardboard, masonite and acrylic versions and set a test here to "load test" them for rigidity -- see what's the best compromi..." | Read more » over 7 years ago
warren "I'd like to put some screw holes in the side so you can attach things more easily, and a hole in the side so you can shine a light in without needi..." | Read more » over 7 years ago
abdul "What are the downsides of the acryllic like that? Cost is an obvious one, but besides that? Anything major? Could we have the acryllyc lengthened ..." | Read more » over 7 years ago
warren "Really, almost there, I guess I must not have accounted for the loss of material by the laser, but it needs to be 1/16 inch taller and wider. Maybe..." | Read more » almost 8 years ago
warren "OK, done! I just replaced the original file. " | Read more » almost 8 years ago
warren "Ugh, i must've made some mistakes in unit conversions, and it came out quite wrong. Here's a new version, more carefully measured: spec-housing-2..." | Read more » almost 8 years ago
warren "Ponoko requested that I don't let cut lines overlap, so I adjusted the cut file: spec-housing-2.1-24x12.pdf spec-housing-2.1-24x12.svg " | Read more » almost 8 years ago
warren "I like the screw-in-the-base option, but I also wonder if good coverage of strong double-sided tape is a choice we can offer too. Good thoughts; I'..." | Read more » almost 8 years ago
stoft "Just checking .... what is the mechanical relationship between the dimensions of the paper module and the inside dimensions of the laser-cut cover?..." | Read more » almost 8 years ago
warren "It's going to be $16.20, which is expensive for a cut but cheap for a prototype :-) Transparent acrylic (although I could use matte black at 22.70..." | Read more » almost 8 years ago
warren "I'm going to try getting it lasercut at http://www.ponoko.com/ -- in part to test if Ponoko is a service others could use for prototyping lasercut ..." | Read more » almost 8 years ago
warren "I like the idea of side holes for different types of spectrometry! The flap is to hold something like a leaf against the window so it's flat, and ..." | Read more » almost 8 years ago
stoft "I'm not following the flap bit. Why does the spectrometer need to be blocked? Also, from some simple experiements, I found that I needed much much ..." | Read more » almost 8 years ago