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| ananyo2012 | "Hey Jeff, Thanks for the reply. I will post my updates on replication. I see there are some Pi based upgrades as well. Curious about them as well ! " | Read more » | about 4 years ago | |||
| warren | "Hi Ananyo!!! So good to see you! A4 or letter both work fine! They'll come out slightly different sizes but they both work. " | Read more » | about 4 years ago | |||
| ananyo2012 | "Hi, I am just starting to make the new version of the papercraft spectrometer. What is the ideal size of the paper over which it should be printed ..." | Read more » | about 4 years ago | |||
| warren | "And here is one more; v2.0.10 which has a 0.375" margin on all sides: foldable-2.0.10.pdf foldable-2.0.10.svg foldable-reverse-2.0.10.svg " | Read more » | over 4 years ago | |||
| warren | "And here is version 2.0.9, resized to fit on a 6.625" x 9.375" page, so it's 1.75" wide when assembled, instead of 2". This isn't ideal but it fits..." | Read more » | over 4 years ago | |||
| joyofsoy | "Here's the most recent version of the Papercraft Spectrometer, v2.0.8. This version includes more simplified text, updated links, and a second page..." | Read more » | over 4 years ago | |||
| botho_willer | "I did this! " | Read more » | over 4 years ago | |||
| mimiss | "I did this! " | Read more » | over 4 years ago | |||
| warren | "Here's a convenient page to print a black square on the back! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ATMBoR9voChWq-a4fTnyQvniVj2sEyn-ZookA3K-Uts/..." | Read more » | over 5 years ago | |||
| UHF | "DVDs work better with smaller track separation and therefore greater diffraction. " | Read more » | almost 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "Hi! There are a few posts exploring this question here: https://publiclab.org/questions/dsvilko/06-13-2017/any-way-to-improve-on-the-dvd-grating ..." | Read more » | almost 6 years ago | |||
| jpschaaf | "I never really knew much about spectrometers (and still don't) but I happened on an article about green laser pointers which mentioned that a numbe..." | Read more » | almost 6 years ago | |||
| Swede2 | "Oh, that's great. I'm glad the comment was useful. If you are satisfied with your hand built version, I'd recommend ordering the desktop version. I..." | Read more » | almost 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "Ooh, good question on the camera! Post a question at #spectrometry and i know people have tried a lot of cameras! " | Read more » | almost 6 years ago | |||
| jpschaaf | "By the way, thanks for mentioning the use of electrical tape. Applying that suggestion took my attempt to build one from nearly worthless to vague..." | Read more » | almost 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "Great suggestion! " | Read more » | almost 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "There may also be some mis-auto-focusing by the smartphone camera. Over-exposure too, but also try getting the focus to lock on the more detailed l..." | Read more » | almost 6 years ago | |||
| stef | "Your image is way over exposed. You should be aware that this is an entry level project. The desk top is also used to stimulate discussion. Please..." | Read more » | almost 6 years ago | |||
| Swede2 | "I'm adding one more discovery. I had been using a CD-R for the window because I have plenty of scrap versions of them. I decided to sacrifice a DV..." | Read more » | almost 6 years ago | |||
| rmaltzman | "I didn't but I wish I had. I would suggest creating a template for an 'inner sleeve' or something of that sort which could be made with dark paper..." | Read more » | almost 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "That's so great! Did you darken the interior or use thicker paper? Any suggestions on improving the instructions? " | Read more » | almost 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "And with some small extra tweaks and an extra diagram: foldable-2.0.4.pdf " | Read more » | about 6 years ago | |||
| warren | " foldable-2.0.3.pdf With instructions!!! Almost there. " | Read more » | about 6 years ago | |||
| warren | "Instructions! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nLSUPLimHnQIJrKsrK4z9nqZmEezASSCkeWNZ1TxuLY/edit#slide=id.g274670c60f_0_0 Papercraft-Spectr..." | Read more » | about 6 years ago |