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--- kit:ponoko_guide [2018/08/01 06:18] – admin
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-One of the easiest ways to make a CrowBox of your own is to order the housing from [[www.ponoko.com|Ponoko]]. To do so you need to:
+====== Ponoko Guide ======
-  - make your own Ponoko account,
+**NOTICE, January 22, 2023**
-  - select either the [[https://www.ponoko.com/showroom/jC3mi8b9|brown or green color scheme]] (which is then duplicated into your designs), and then
-  - press the Make It button.
+We have recently made some minor changes to the design of the Crowbox parts to make the Crowbox easier to assemble, and we are in the process of updating the Ponoko order page so that orders will be produced using the newer design.
+We estimate that this page will be updated before February 1, 2023 to include a new link to Ponoko so that you can order Crowbox parts.
 Once the parts arrive, check out our [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpfDKGsrnBESVeekIrV1mNA?view_as=subscriber|YouTube Channel]] for step-by-step assembly videos.
-Note that shipping comprises a big chunk of the final cost - it's much more price-effective if you and a friend go in on an order together.
+**Disclaimer:** //We have bought several sets of CrowBox parts from Ponoko in order to verify their quality and accuracy. We have had good customer service experiences with them, as well. For these reasons, we're happy to recommend Ponoko as a place for you to buy your parts. Ponoko charges fees for materials, manufacturing services, and shipping but we have no financial interest or affiliation with them. We receive **no** money when parts are bought at Ponoko - we're just making a service recommendation.
+//
+If you'd like to consider other online laser-cutting services, you can download the housing [[kit:geometry_files|geometry files]] from here and submit them to a service of your choosing.
+You may also download the [[kit:geometry_files|geometry files]] and take them into your local makerspace to ask about having them laser cut for you.