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kit:overview_doc [2025/06/24 15:53] – external edit 127.0.0.1kit:overview_doc [2026/05/27 11:15] (current) – [4. Assemble hardware and configure software] - video series points directly to build videos steve
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 Ponoko is the easiest as they provide easy-to-use guidelines and ship everything to you, but note that the biggest price breaks come if more than one person orders at once. We’re not making any money from any of this, so if you can, combine your Ponoko order with a friend's and you'll both receive free shipping! (We don't make any money when you buy CrowBox parts from Ponoko.) Ponoko is the easiest as they provide easy-to-use guidelines and ship everything to you, but note that the biggest price breaks come if more than one person orders at once. We’re not making any money from any of this, so if you can, combine your Ponoko order with a friend's and you'll both receive free shipping! (We don't make any money when you buy CrowBox parts from Ponoko.)
  
-If you want to cut the materials yourself, chances are you already know about the necessary file formats, etc., but do take care to match the plexi thickness (3mm) and avoid bright colors. You can download all the necessary files as Open Source flat vector geometry files for laser cutters from the [[http://theCrowBox.com/wiki/doku.php?id=kit:CrowBox3_v20_bom|Bill of Materials (BOM)]].+If you want to cut the materials yourself, chances are you already know about the necessary file formats, etc., but do take care to match the plexi thickness (3mm) and avoid bright colors. You can download all the necessary files as Open Source flat vector geometry files for laser cutters from the [[http://theCrowBox.com/wiki/doku.php?id=kit:crowbox2_v20_bom|Bill of Materials (BOM)]].
  
 We don’t have any validated evidence that the birds don’t like them, but generally corvids are scared of new things so matte browns and greens seem sensible. If you’ve got questions, hit up [[http://groups.google.com/group/CrowBoxKit|the forum]]. We don’t have any validated evidence that the birds don’t like them, but generally corvids are scared of new things so matte browns and greens seem sensible. If you’ve got questions, hit up [[http://groups.google.com/group/CrowBoxKit|the forum]].
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 ===== 4. Assemble hardware and configure software ===== ===== 4. Assemble hardware and configure software =====
  
-We’ve got a complete hardware assembly guide [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpfDKGsrnBESVeekIrV1mNA?view_as=subscriber|video series]]. If there’s demand from the community for a written guide we’re totally open to someone transcribing the videos and converting them to this purpose! We’ll do our best to support people as they build their CrowBoxes, through [[http://groups.google.com/group/CrowBoxKit|the forum]].+We’ve got a complete hardware assembly guide [[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL55RinDSPfVUPfaxLV2Ef9dEO8SEhEmbo&si=5lJr4dSYYxHQo-hF|video series]]. If there’s demand from the community for a written guide we’re totally open to someone transcribing the videos and converting them to this purpose! We’ll do our best to support people as they build their CrowBoxes, through [[http://groups.google.com/group/CrowBoxKit|the forum]].
  
 You should also download and print the paper [[http://www.thecrowbox.com/wiki/doku.php?id=kit:tools_and_helpers|tools]] to go along with the video assembly. You should also download and print the paper [[http://www.thecrowbox.com/wiki/doku.php?id=kit:tools_and_helpers|tools]] to go along with the video assembly.
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