Re: [sudo-discuss] DXF or SVG or? for scanner light fixture mount cutting for book scanner

i need to know the exact dimensions of what you need. On Mon, 22 Jan 2018, jacques revera wrote: I just requested the DXF. I asked for the SVG also. I will email as soon as > I see the file. I will confirm Tuesday 7p if it comes in before then. > > Jake if you could bring in or drop off that circuited FR4 which sounds > like > it should work, tuesday may be possible. > > On Mon, Jan 22, 2018 at 11:46 AM, &lt;hol(a)gaskill.com&gt; wrote: > > i can swing by tomorrow 7pm to run machine if you'll have materials >> >> On 2018-01-22 11:08, jacques revera wrote: >> >> Thanks hol. >> >> Does the SUDO have a machine to cut FR4 from a file? To do that, should I >> ask for a DXF or SVG file or something else? This is outside of my ken. >> Can >> someone else decide that and email me so I can ask for the file - and cut >> this little piece this week? I can help. >> >> Lighting assembly parts and cameras supposed to arrive today. >> >> jacques >> >> hol(a)gaskill.com wrote: >> >> i know printing a dxf as an .xps document works if you have CAD >>> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Jan 22, 2018 at 10:27 AM, &lt;hol(a)gaskill.com&gt; wrote: >> >> i know printing a dxf as an .xps document works if you have CAD >>> >>> On 2018-01-20 08:17, jacques revera wrote: >>> >>> Which format? >>> >>> "Jonathon will send us the design files for the sockets mounting plate >>> soon as I tell him what format we need to cut it at the SUDO room: DXF >>> or >>> SVG or something else?" >>> >>> I don't know anything about the machinery available at SUDO room or >>> these >>> kind of file formats. >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 2:30 PM, robb &lt;sf99er(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: >>> >>> good for solar panels 2 >>>> :) >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 2:28 PM, robb &lt;sf99er(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: >>>> >>>> i think they're on to something w/the double linear fresnel lenses >>>>> <http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/12/2091/htm> >>>>> >>>>> looks like it can hit 2 dimensions uniformly >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 1:44 PM, &lt;hol(a)gaskill.com&gt; wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Just looked at the instructions - are we overthinking how to >>>>>> illuminate a piece of paper? Could easily use an aluminum channel >>>>>> with >>>>>> white LED strip to do same task. Happy to bring these materials >>>>>> next tues. >>>>>> >>>>>> On 2018-01-18 22:37, jacques revera wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> probably less than a square foot or half of that. depends on how we >>>>>> remake the piece holding the light to raise it higher >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 10:23 PM, Jake &lt;jake(a)spaz.org&gt; wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> i have plenty of FR4 that does have copper on it, we could still use >>>>>>> it for >>>>>>> this. how much do we need? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, 18 Jan 2018, Marc Juul wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Nice! I'm not sure we have any non-circuitboard FR4. If it's not too >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> big we >>>>>>>> could just order it from e.g. seeedfusion as a circuitboard design >>>>>>>> with no >>>>>>>> exposed copper pads. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 1:54 PM, jacques revera < >>>>>>>> jacquesrevera(a)gmail.com&gt; >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I just purchased two refurbished 20 megapixel Canon PowerShot ELPH >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 160 and >>>>>>>>> the archivist lighting assembly which includes LED bulbs, sockets, >>>>>>>>> lenses, >>>>>>>>> wiring and power adapter. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Jonathon will send us the design files for the sockets mounting >>>>>>>>> plate soon >>>>>>>>> as I tell him what format we need to cut it at the SUDO room: DXF >>>>>>>>> or SVG or >>>>>>>>> something else? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ~ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> http://diybookscanner.org/archivist/index6ea9.html?page_id=267 >>>>>>>>> This is the page describing the plate. It would be convenient if >>>>>>>>> the SUDO >>>>>>>>> room has some FR4 but as long as the material is opaque, heat >>>>>>>>> proof >>>>>>>>> and can >>>>>>>>> be painted black, should be no problem. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> This plate will sit at the top center of the scanner. The plate >>>>>>>>> also >>>>>>>>> serves to block light from entering from the top direction. Since, >>>>>>>>> we need >>>>>>>>> to attach something to raise the lights higher than the original >>>>>>>>> hackerspace design, we should not cut this out yet. It does not >>>>>>>>> need to be >>>>>>>>> the same shape as the archivist plate as long as the socket >>>>>>>>> mounting holes >>>>>>>>> are the same. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Jonathon wrote last week: >>>>>>>>> ."..you can move the lights further away from the platen. Because >>>>>>>>> of >>>>>>>>> various design constraints, Daniel put the lights closer to the >>>>>>>>> platen than >>>>>>>>> is ideal on that model. For later models (like Daniel's Archivist >>>>>>>>> design), >>>>>>>>> the lights were been moved further away to reduce glare and hot >>>>>>>>> spots. You >>>>>>>>> want to reproduce this in some way. So just build a simple frame >>>>>>>>> you can >>>>>>>>> set on top of the scanner to lift the lights. There is a >>>>>>>>> mathematical way >>>>>>>>> to find the minimum distance, but it might be easiest just to do >>>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>>> empirically, pulling the lights away and taking sample photos >>>>>>>>> until >>>>>>>>> you see >>>>>>>>> that there is no reflected light source." >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> You can see how this the lights are put together on the archivist >>>>>>>>> about >>>>>>>>> halfway down this page >>>>>>>>> http://diybookscanner.org/archivist/index9bef.html?page_id=54 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Jacques >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> sudo-discuss mailing list >>>>>>>>> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>>>>>>>> https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/sudo-discuss >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> sudo-discuss mailing list >>>>>> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>>>>> https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/sudo-discuss >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> sudo-discuss mailing list >>>>>> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>>>>> https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/sudo-discuss >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>> sudo-discuss mailing list >>> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>> https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/sudo-discuss >>> >>> >>> >