{"id":4325,"date":"2011-10-26T14:31:31","date_gmt":"2011-10-26T19:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mightyohm.com\/blog\/?p=4325"},"modified":"2022-12-27T18:19:46","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T02:19:46","slug":"behind-the-scenes-geiger-counter-case-fab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mightyohm.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/behind-the-scenes-geiger-counter-case-fab\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Scenes – Geiger Counter Case Fab"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CAD\"<\/p>\n

The new case for my Geiger Counter kit<\/a> started with a CAD drawing of the top and bottom case panels, as shown above.<\/p>\n

I am very fortunate to have access to a ULS laser cutter at ATX Hackerspace<\/a>, which is perfect for cutting 1\/8″ acrylic and has a 32×18″ bed.<\/p>\n

\"ULS<\/p>\n

I made a few quick prototypes with some scrap acrylic and hardware I had in the lab. \u00a0The version shown here is the first iteration, which had taller standoffs and no battery cutout.<\/p>\n

\"Prototype<\/p>\n

Once I was satisfied with the design, I created an array of panels. \u00a018 cases (36 individual panels) fit on a 32×18″ sheet of acrylic, which just fits in the bed of the laser cutter.<\/p>\n

\"Array\"<\/p>\n

The laser cuts out each panel in the array.<\/p>\n

\"Laser<\/p>\n

This is what the sheet looks like when the laser is done.<\/p>\n

Mmm, freshly cut cases!<\/p>\n

\"Freshly<\/p>\n

Add a few screws and standoffs and this is the result:<\/p>\n

\"Geiger<\/p>\n

A beautiful clear acrylic case for my Geiger Counter kit<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The new case for my Geiger Counter kit started with a CAD drawing of the top and bottom case panels, as shown above. I am very fortunate to have access to a ULS laser cutter at ATX Hackerspace, which is perfect for cutting 1\/8″ acrylic and has a 32×18″ bed. I made a few quick … Continue reading Behind the Scenes – Geiger Counter Case Fab<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[65],"tags":[401,329,411],"class_list":["post-4325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kits","tag-geiger","tag-hackerspace","tag-lasercut"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pioCd-17L","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5163,"url":"https:\/\/mightyohm.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/geiger-counter-kits-on-sale-this-week-online-store-closing-may-12th\/","url_meta":{"origin":4325,"position":0},"title":"Geiger Counter Kits on sale this week, online store closing May 12th","author":"Jeff","date":"May 7, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"This week only, Geiger Counter kits are on sale! 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