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Vortex tube

2016-02-24T10:47:51Z

2ben: Created page with "== Introduction == The vortex tube seems like a relatively unknown principle with huge potential. It can produce both heating and cooling at the same time, out of compressed a..."

== Introduction ==
The vortex tube seems like a relatively unknown principle with huge potential. It can produce both heating and cooling at the same time, out of compressed air, without any moving parts. It's a small part which when connected to an outlet for compressed air of about 7 bars, divides the air stream into a hot and a cold stream. The hot side can reach 200 degrees Celcius, and the cold side -50 degrees Celcius.

[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Tube_de_Ranque-Hilsch.png Image of a vortex tube]

This article relates to the application of [[Compressed_Air|compressed air]]. Compressed air is a energy source with a wide range of applications.

Compressed air might not be the most efficient energy source, because it cannot be produced very efficiently. A compressor produces excess heat, but this heat could also be utilized, for instance for hot water. A compressor is a simple and inexpensive piece of equipment which can be driven by a lot of different mechanical forces. For instance, a wind-driven compressor is a simple set-up which can be realised without much material costs and work. The biggest problem with compressed air is storage. Compressed air takes a lot of storage space, and high preassures represent a risk of violent explosions.

A storage tank for compressed air could be produced inexpensively from a light structure covered with a glassfibre reinforced resin. Preferably, such a tank should be buried underground, for safety in case of rupture. The external support of the earth would also enable the storage to withstand internal preassure.

== Links ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vortex_tube "Vortex tube" on en.wikipedia.org]

[[Category:Energy]]

Compressed Air

2016-02-24T10:12:01Z

2ben: Inserted a interwiki link to Vortex tube

[[File:Compressed_air.jpg|500px|thumb|right|Numerous uses for compressed air when we take back the economy]]

Compressed air is one of the basic utilities, next to water, electricity and gas. In some situations, it can replace these other utilities, providing flexibility (see product ecology, below). It could be generated by small wind installations which are mechanically coupled to air compressor. Alternatively, solar photovoltaic cells could power an electric air compressor, although this arrangement is likely more expensive.

== Applications and product ecology ==
* for '''energy storage''' (CAES, compressed air energy storage), see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressed_air_energy_storage energy storage Wikipedia]
* compressed air could be "co-fired" with [[Biogas_start_up|'''biogas''']] for '''electricity''' generation, saving gas
* '''pneumatic motors''' for all sorts of uses, replacing electric or hydraulic motors
* run '''power tools''', [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumatic_tool examples here] and [http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-some-examples-of-compressed-air-tools.htm also here]
* pneumatic '''transportation''' (see Treehugger article on [http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/12/foodtubes-tubular-idea-deliver-food-pneumatically.php FoodTubes])
*''' [[Compressed Air Water Pump]]'''
* various '''ventilation''' uses (e.g. air exchange in greenhouses, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passivhaus Passivhaus], underground mine, etc.), as an alternative to electric fans
* '''drying of fuel biomass''' (... wood, manure, etc.) before further uses, such as combustion, pyrolysis
* '''drying and processing''' of (bio-)materials using [http://vortexdehydration.com/index.htm vortex dehydration] ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windhexe ("Windhexe")]''
* using '''vortex tube''' for separation of atmospheric gases: yields nitrogen (for food preservation) and oxygen (to co-fire with gas and reach higher temperatures for metallurgical applications)
* '''aeration of water''' in [[Aquaculture|aquaculture]] and to make [http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/02/how-to-make-use-compost-tea.php compost tea]
* '''aeration of compost''': so-called "Aerated Static Pile" (ASP) composting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerated_static_pile_composting
* control air flow in updraft and other [[Gasifier|'''gasifiers''']] such as a [http://www.appropedia.org/SAPL_TLUD_gasifier_stove TLUD]
* '''inflatable structures''' (greenhouses, tents, other temporary installations)
* '''cooling''' (possibly via [[Vortex_tube|vortex tube]]); for making [[Freeze Dried Fruit Powders]]
* generate compressed air via (solar) '''heat engine''' that directly powers an air compressor
* various '''[[Category:Metalworks|metallurgy]]''' applications benefit from having very hot flames (compressed air provides increased oxygen for hotter combustion)
* hypothetical device that precisely controls the temperature of a flame by regulating the flow of compressed air into flame and using a feedback mechanism that is controlled by an Arduino (useful to generate precisely carbonized materials for example)

== Links ==
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressed_Air
* [http://www.colorado.edu/engineering/energystorage/files/Moutoux_Thesis.pdf Wind Integrated Compressed Air Energy Storage In Colorado]
* [http://www.naturalbuildingblog.com/windmill-driven-compressed-air/#more-11402 Windmill Driven Compressed Air]
* Air Car on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_car Wikipedia] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFbKINlXzRk Youtube]

[[Category:Energy]]

Microhouse on wheels

2016-02-13T03:42:48Z

2ben:

== Overview ==
The basic idea is to develop plans for a microhouse that would meet requirements for transportation along roads. It seems like in many countries, the width is restricted to 255 cm for towing without obtaining special permission. By building on a modular and digital design that can be easily modified and shared, like the WikiHouse concept, the design can easily be adapted to local requirements and needs. Another feature by the WikiHouse concept is that it utilises a standard building material like plywood/OSB, together with an uncomplicated process for manufacturing, depending mainly on access to a CNC router.

A resource could be developed in Sketchup Make, which is free for personal and non-commercial use. The program is also very adapted for working with modular designs, as it's handling of components is good.

== Roadmap ==
* A template for modular design with 150 mm structural dimension based on 18 mm plywood/OSB sheets
* Applications
** A small house/cottage with two sleeping spaces, kitchen and bathroom
** A combined workshop and studio, with separate compartments for work and rest/study
* Templates for other dimensions of plywood/OSB sheets

== Images ==
* [[:File:Frame work-in-progress.jpg]] (Current state of design template)

[[Category:Project Logs]] [[Category:Microhouse]] [[Category:Sketchup]]

Microhouse on wheels

2016-02-13T03:38:31Z

2ben: Created page with "== Overview == The basic idea is to develop plans for a microhouse that would meet requirements for transportation along roads. It seems like in many countries, the width is r..."

== Overview ==
The basic idea is to develop plans for a microhouse that would meet requirements for transportation along roads. It seems like in many countries, the width is restricted to 255 cm for towing without obtaining special permission. By building on a modular and digital design that can be easily modified and shared, like the WikiHouse concept, the design can easily be adapted to local requirements and needs. Another feature by the WikiHouse concept is that it utilises a standard building material like plywood/OSB, together with an uncomplicated process for manufacturing, depending mainly on access to a CNC router.

A resource could be developed in Sketchup Make, which is free for personal and non-commercial use. The program is also very adapted for working with modular designs, as it's handling of components is good.

== Roadmap ==
* A template for modular design with 150 mm structural dimension based on 18 mm plywood/OSB

== Applications ==
* A small house/cottage with two sleeping spaces, kitchen and bathroom
* A combined workshop and studio, with separate compartments for work and rest/study

== Images ==
* [[:File:Frame work-in-progress.jpg]] (Current state of design template)

[[Category:Project Logs]] [[Category:Microhouse]] [[Category:Sketchup]]

File:Frame work-in-progress.jpg

2016-02-13T03:37:29Z

2ben:

User:2ben/Scratchpad

2016-02-13T03:01:03Z

2ben: Project name change

== To do ==
* [[Wiki instructions|Learn more about OSE and how to use this wiki]]
* Find the best way to make a repository for Sketchup files here

== Projects ==
* [[Microhouse on wheels]]
* [[Wiki Log]]

== Links ==
=== Links to resources for wiki-work and general research ===
* [[Special:Interwiki]]
* [[Friendly Organizations]]
=== WikiHouse-style microhouse-on-wheels links ===
==== Internal and cross-wiki ====
* [[Ultra low-cost_construction]]
* [[Tiny House Movement]]
* [[Tiny House Incubator]]
* [[OSE Microhouse|OSE Microhouse (a developed project)]]
* [[MacroHabitat]]
* [[:Category:Microhouse]]
* [[WikiHouse]]
* [[Sketchup Conversion to STL]]
=== Find a space near Oslo, Norway to make stuff links ===
==== Internal and cross-wiki links ====
* [[RepLab|RepLab - an OSE replicable FabLab or Makerspace]]
==== External links ====
* [https://bitraf.no/ Bitraf]
* [http://meshmakers.tumblr.com/ Meshmakers]
* [http://fellesverkstedet.no/ Fellesverkstedet]
* [http://spaces.makerspace.com/makerspace-directory Makerspace directory]
==== Funding ====
* [http://www.ecsite.eu/ Ecsite EU]
=== Links to materials outlets and hardware resources ===
* [http://makingsociety.com/2013/03/the-worlwide-list-of-open-source-hardware-online-stores/ Worldwide directory of online stores for scraps]
=== Collaboration Ethos ===
==== International ====
* [[Sam Rose]]
==== Norway ====
* blank

== Ideas ==
I often get ideas for projects, and most of them I quickly forget. It doesn't mean that they were bad though, just that I don't have the time or the means to work with them. All ideas are free for others to make use as long as designs are published on this wiki.

=== Pocket password keeper ===
I store my passwords encrypted on an USB key, as I think that they are best kept off-line. This is cumbersome, because it means that I have to access them with through a program on a PC. It would be nice to have the password stored on a small box with a display and a 0-9 keypad and some additional buttons (cancel/back, store, lock keypad). Letters could be entered through the number keys, like pre-smartphones. Account information would be stored encrypted on a SD-card, which could be ejected and accessed on a PC. This box could be made quite small with a Raspberry Pi, or maybe a Arduino. The biggest obstacle, as I see it, would be to find a suitable rechargeable battery for it.

=== Lightweight, modular, easy to manufacture and assemble tent to use for work space, garage, etc. ===
As I would like to have a shielded space to work with bigger projects, I would like to see plans for a modular tent system which would be easy to manufacture, assemble and raise.

User:2ben/Scratchpad

2016-02-09T10:43:25Z

2ben: /* Links */

== To do ==
* [[Wiki instructions|Learn more about OSE and how to use this wiki]]
* Find the best way to make a repository for Sketchup files here

== Projects ==
* [[Portable workshop]]
* [[Wiki Log]]

== Links ==
=== Links to resources for wiki-work and general research ===
* [[Special:Interwiki]]
* [[Friendly Organizations]]
=== WikiHouse-style microhouse-on-wheels links ===
==== Internal and cross-wiki ====
* [[Ultra low-cost_construction]]
* [[Tiny House Movement]]
* [[Tiny House Incubator]]
* [[OSE Microhouse|OSE Microhouse (a developed project)]]
* [[MacroHabitat]]
* [[:Category:Microhouse]]
* [[WikiHouse]]
* [[Sketchup Conversion to STL]]
=== Find a space near Oslo, Norway to make stuff links ===
==== Internal and cross-wiki links ====
* [[RepLab|RepLab - an OSE replicable FabLab or Makerspace]]
==== External links ====
* [https://bitraf.no/ Bitraf]
* [http://meshmakers.tumblr.com/ Meshmakers]
* [http://fellesverkstedet.no/ Fellesverkstedet]
* [http://spaces.makerspace.com/makerspace-directory Makerspace directory]
==== Funding ====
* [http://www.ecsite.eu/ Ecsite EU]
=== Links to materials outlets and hardware resources ===
* [http://makingsociety.com/2013/03/the-worlwide-list-of-open-source-hardware-online-stores/ Worldwide directory of online stores for scraps]
=== Collaboration Ethos ===
==== International ====
* [[Sam Rose]]
==== Norway ====
* blank

== Ideas ==
I often get ideas for projects, and most of them I quickly forget. It doesn't mean that they were bad though, just that I don't have the time or the means to work with them. All ideas are free for others to make use as long as designs are published on this wiki.

=== Pocket password keeper ===
I store my passwords encrypted on an USB key, as I think that they are best kept off-line. This is cumbersome, because it means that I have to access them with through a program on a PC. It would be nice to have the password stored on a small box with a display and a 0-9 keypad and some additional buttons (cancel/back, store, lock keypad). Letters could be entered through the number keys, like pre-smartphones. Account information would be stored encrypted on a SD-card, which could be ejected and accessed on a PC. This box could be made quite small with a Raspberry Pi, or maybe a Arduino. The biggest obstacle, as I see it, would be to find a suitable rechargeable battery for it.

=== Lightweight, modular, easy to manufacture and assemble tent to use for work space, garage, etc. ===
As I would like to have a shielded space to work with bigger projects, I would like to see plans for a modular tent system which would be easy to manufacture, assemble and raise.

User:2ben/Scratchpad

2016-02-08T21:50:39Z

2ben:

== To do ==
* [[Wiki instructions|Learn more about OSE and how to use this wiki]]
* Find the best way to make a repository for Sketchup files here

== Links ==
=== Links to resources for wiki-work and general research ===
* [[Special:Interwiki]]
* [[Friendly Organizations]]
=== WikiHouse-style microhouse-on-wheels links ===
==== Internal and cross-wiki ====
* [[Ultra low-cost_construction]]
* [[Tiny House Movement]]
* [[Tiny House Incubator]]
* [[OSE Microhouse|OSE Microhouse (a developed project)]]
* [[MacroHabitat]]
* [[:Category:Microhouse]]
* [[WikiHouse]]
* [[Sketchup Conversion to STL]]
=== Find a space near Oslo, Norway to make stuff links ===
==== Internal and cross-wiki links ====
* [[RepLab|RepLab - an OSE replicable FabLab or Makerspace]]
==== External links ====
* [https://bitraf.no/ Bitraf]
* [http://meshmakers.tumblr.com/ Meshmakers]
* [http://fellesverkstedet.no/ Fellesverkstedet]
* [http://spaces.makerspace.com/makerspace-directory Makerspace directory]
==== Funding ====
* [http://www.ecsite.eu/ Ecsite EU]
=== Links to materials outlets and hardware resources ===
* [http://makingsociety.com/2013/03/the-worlwide-list-of-open-source-hardware-online-stores/ Worldwide directory of online stores for scraps]

== Ideas ==
I often get ideas for projects, and most of them I quickly forget. It doesn't mean that they were bad though, just that I don't have the time or the means to work with them. All ideas are free for others to make use as long as designs are published on this wiki.

=== Pocket password keeper ===
I store my passwords encrypted on an USB key, as I think that they are best kept off-line. This is cumbersome, because it means that I have to access them with through a program on a PC. It would be nice to have the password stored on a small box with a display and a 0-9 keypad and some additional buttons (cancel/back, store, lock keypad). Letters could be entered through the number keys, like pre-smartphones. Account information would be stored encrypted on a SD-card, which could be ejected and accessed on a PC. This box could be made quite small with a Raspberry Pi, or maybe a Arduino. The biggest obstacle, as I see it, would be to find a suitable rechargeable battery for it.

=== Lightweight, modular, easy to manufacture and assemble tent to use for work space, garage, etc. ===
As I would like to have a shielded space to work with bigger projects, I would like to see plans for a modular tent system which would be easy to manufacture, assemble and raise.

User:2ben/Scratchpad

2016-02-08T21:50:03Z

2ben: /* Ideas */

== To do ==
* [[Wiki instructions|Learn more about OSE and how to use this wiki]]
* Find the best way to make a repository for Sketchup files here

== Links ==
=== Links to resources for wiki-work and general research ===
* [[Special:Interwiki]]
* [[Friendly Organizations]]
=== WikiHouse-style microhouse-on-wheels links ===
==== Internal and cross-wiki ====
* [[Ultra low-cost_construction]]
* [[Tiny House Movement]]
* [[Tiny House Incubator]]
* [[OSE Microhouse|OSE Microhouse (a developed project)]]
* [[MacroHabitat]]
* [[:Category:Microhouse]]
* [[WikiHouse]]
* [[Sketchup Conversion to STL]]
=== Find a space near Oslo, Norway to make stuff links ===
==== Internal and cross-wiki links ====
* [[RepLab|RepLab - an OSE replicable FabLab or Makerspace]]
==== External links ====
* [https://bitraf.no/ Bitraf]
* [http://meshmakers.tumblr.com/ Meshmakers]
* [http://fellesverkstedet.no/ Fellesverkstedet]
* [http://spaces.makerspace.com/makerspace-directory Makerspace directory]
==== Funding ====
* [http://www.ecsite.eu/ Ecsite EU]
=== Links to materials outlets and hardware resources ===
* [http://makingsociety.com/2013/03/the-worlwide-list-of-open-source-hardware-online-stores/ Worldwide directory of online stores for scraps]

== Ideas ==
I often get ideas for projects, and most of them I quickly forget. It doesn't mean that they were bad though, just that I don't have the time or the means to work with them. All ideas are free for others to make use as long as designs are published on this wiki.

=== Pocket password keeper ===
I store my passwords encrypted on an USB key, as I think that they are best kept off-line. This is cumbersome, because it means that I have to access them with through a program on a PC. It would be nice to have the password stored on a small box with a display and a 0-9 keypad and some additional buttons (cancel/back, store, lock keypad). Letters could be entered through the number keys, like pre-smartphones. Account information would be stored encrypted on a SD-card, which could be ejected and accessed on a PC. This box could be made quite small with a Raspberry Pi, or maybe a Arduino. The biggest obstacle, as I see it, would be to find a suitable rechargeable battery for it.

=== Lightweight, modulat, easy to manufacture and assemble tent to use for work space, garage, etc. ===
As I would like to have a shielded space to work with bigger projects, I would like to see plans for a modular tent system which would be easy to manufacture, assemble and raise.

User:2ben/Scratchpad

2016-02-07T12:37:52Z

2ben: /* Links */

2ben personal work log

2016-02-07T12:25:57Z

2ben: /* 2016-02-07 */

{{RightTOC}}

This page will document my new found interest in the maker culture and open source ecology.

At the time being, I am working with a tinyhouse-on-wheels design using Sketchup, and my long-term goal is building one.

== Quick links ==
* [[User:2ben]]
* [[User:2ben/Scratchpad|User:2ben/Scratchpad - For keeping tracks of links, ideas, etc.]]

== 2016-02-07 ==
I made this page!
I looked for categories to add to this page, and started a list of links on my [[User:2ben/Scratchpad|user scratchpad]] page. I also made a list for ideas there and wrote down an idea I had for a pocket password keeper.

[[Category:Personal Logs]] [[Category:Housing and construction]] [[Category:Microhouse]] [[Category:Sketchup]]

2ben personal work log

2016-02-07T12:22:13Z

2ben: /* Quick links */

{{RightTOC}}

This page will document my new found interest in the maker culture and open source ecology.

At the time being, I am working with a tinyhouse-on-wheels design using Sketchup, and my long-term goal is building one.

== Quick links ==
* [[User:2ben]]
* [[User:2ben/Scratchpad|User:2ben/Scratchpad - For keeping tracks of links, ideas, etc.]]

== 2016-02-07 ==
I made this page!
I looked for categories to add to this page, and started a list of intra-wiki references. I collect links on my [[User:2ben/Scratchpad|user scratchpad]].

[[Category:Personal Logs]] [[Category:Housing and construction]] [[Category:Microhouse]] [[Category:Sketchup]]

User:2ben/Scratchpad

2016-02-07T12:18:11Z

2ben: /* Links */

== To do ==
* [[Wiki instructions|Learn more about OSE and how to use this wiki]]
* Find the best way to make a repository for Sketchup files here

== Links ==
=== Links to resources for wiki-work and general research ===
* [[Special:Interwiki]]
* [[Friendly Organizations]]
=== WikiHouse-style microhouse-on-wheels links ===
==== Internal and cross-wiki ====
* [[Ultra low-cost_construction]]
* [[Tiny House Movement]]
* [[Tiny House Incubator]]
* [[OSE Microhouse|OSE Microhouse (a developed project)]]
* [[MacroHabitat]]
* [[:Category:Microhouse]]
* [[WikiHouse]]
* [[Sketchup Conversion to STL]]
=== Find a space near Oslo, Norway to make stuff links ===
==== Internal and cross-wiki links ====
* [[RepLab|RepLab - an OSE replicable FabLab or Makerspace]]
==== External links ====
* [https://bitraf.no/ Bitraf]
* [http://meshmakers.tumblr.com/ Meshmakers]
* [http://fellesverkstedet.no/ Fellesverkstedet]
* [http://spaces.makerspace.com/makerspace-directory Makerspace directory]
==== Funding ====
* [http://www.ecsite.eu/ Ecsite EU]

== Ideas ==
I often get ideas for projects, and most of them I quickly forget. It doesn't mean that they were bad though, just that I don't have the time or the means to work with them. All ideas are free for others to make use as long as designs are published on this wiki.

=== Pocket password keeper ===
I store my passwords encrypted on an USB key, as I think that they are best kept off-line. This is cumbersome, because it means that I have to access them with through a program on a PC. It would be nice to have the password stored on a small box with a display and a 0-9 keypad and some additional buttons (cancel/back, store, lock keypad). Letters could be entered through the number keys, like pre-smartphones. Account information would be stored encrypted on a SD-card, which could be ejected and accessed on a PC. This box could be made quite small with a Raspberry Pi, or maybe a Arduino. The biggest obstacle, as I see it, would be to find a suitable rechargeable battery for it.

User:2ben/Scratchpad

2016-02-07T12:08:16Z

2ben: /* Makerspace links */

== To do ==
* [[Wiki instructions|Learn more about OSE and how to use this wiki]]
* Find the best way to make a repository for Sketchup files here

== Links ==
=== WikiHouse-style microhouse-on-wheels links ===
==== Internal and cross-wiki ====
* [[Ultra low-cost_construction]]
* [[Tiny House Movement]]
* [[Tiny House Incubator]]
* [[OSE Microhouse|OSE Microhouse (a developed project)]]
* [[MacroHabitat]]
* [[:Category:Microhouse]]
* [[WikiHouse]]
* [[Sketchup Conversion to STL]]
=== Find a space near Oslo, Norway to make stuff links ===
==== Internal and cross-wiki links ====
* [[RepLab|RepLab - an OSE replicable FabLab or Makerspace]]
==== External links ====
* [https://bitraf.no/ Bitraf]
* [http://meshmakers.tumblr.com/ Meshmakers]
* [http://fellesverkstedet.no/ Fellesverkstedet]
* [http://spaces.makerspace.com/makerspace-directory Makerspace directory]
==== Funding ====
* [http://www.ecsite.eu/ Ecsite EU]

== Ideas ==
I often get ideas for projects, and most of them I quickly forget. It doesn't mean that they were bad though, just that I don't have the time or the means to work with them. All ideas are free for others to make use as long as designs are published on this wiki.

=== Pocket password keeper ===
I store my passwords encrypted on an USB key, as I think that they are best kept off-line. This is cumbersome, because it means that I have to access them with through a program on a PC. It would be nice to have the password stored on a small box with a display and a 0-9 keypad and some additional buttons (cancel/back, store, lock keypad). Letters could be entered through the number keys, like pre-smartphones. Account information would be stored encrypted on a SD-card, which could be ejected and accessed on a PC. This box could be made quite small with a Raspberry Pi, or maybe a Arduino. The biggest obstacle, as I see it, would be to find a suitable rechargeable battery for it.

User:2ben/Scratchpad

2016-02-07T10:14:47Z

2ben: /* Project links */

== To do ==
* [[Wiki instructions|Learn more about OSE and how to use this wiki]]
* Find the best way to make a repository for Sketchup files here

== Links ==
=== WikiHouse-style microhouse-on-wheels links ===
==== Internal and cross-wiki ====
* [[Ultra low-cost_construction]]
* [[Tiny House Movement]]
* [[Tiny House Incubator]]
* [[OSE Microhouse|OSE Microhouse (a developed project)]]
* [[MacroHabitat]]
* [[:Category:Microhouse]]
* [[WikiHouse]]
* [[Sketchup Conversion to STL]]
=== Makerspace links ===
* [[RepLab|RepLab - an OSE replicable FabLab or Makerspace]]

== Ideas ==
I often get ideas for projects, and most of them I quickly forget. It doesn't mean that they were bad though, just that I don't have the time or the means to work with them. All ideas are free for others to make use as long as designs are published on this wiki.

=== Pocket password keeper ===
I store my passwords encrypted on an USB key, as I think that they are best kept off-line. This is cumbersome, because it means that I have to access them with through a program on a PC. It would be nice to have the password stored on a small box with a display and a 0-9 keypad and some additional buttons (cancel/back, store, lock keypad). Letters could be entered through the number keys, like pre-smartphones. Account information would be stored encrypted on a SD-card, which could be ejected and accessed on a PC. This box could be made quite small with a Raspberry Pi, or maybe a Arduino. The biggest obstacle, as I see it, would be to find a suitable rechargeable battery for it.

User:2ben/Scratchpad

2016-02-07T10:11:54Z

2ben: Created page with "== To do == * Learn more about OSE and how to use this wiki * Find the best way to make a repository for Sketchup files here == Project links == === Mic..."

== To do ==
* [[Wiki instructions|Learn more about OSE and how to use this wiki]]
* Find the best way to make a repository for Sketchup files here

== Project links ==
=== Microhouse ===
==== Internal and cross-wiki ====
* [[Ultra low-cost_construction]]
* [[Tiny House Movement]]
* [[Tiny House Incubator]]
* [[OSE Microhouse|OSE Microhouse (a developed project)]]
* [[MacroHabitat]]
* [[:Category:Microhouse]]
* [[WikiHouse]]
* [[Sketchup Conversion to STL]]
=== Makerspace ===
* [[RepLab|RepLab - an OSE replicable FabLab or Makerspace]]

== Ideas ==
I often get ideas for projects, and most of them I quickly forget. It doesn't mean that they were bad though, just that I don't have the time or the means to work with them. All ideas are free for others to make use as long as designs are published on this wiki.

=== Pocket password keeper ===
I store my passwords encrypted on an USB key, as I think that they are best kept off-line. This is cumbersome, because it means that I have to access them with through a program on a PC. It would be nice to have the password stored on a small box with a display and a 0-9 keypad and some additional buttons (cancel/back, store, lock keypad). Letters could be entered through the number keys, like pre-smartphones. Account information would be stored encrypted on a SD-card, which could be ejected and accessed on a PC. This box could be made quite small with a Raspberry Pi, or maybe a Arduino. The biggest obstacle, as I see it, would be to find a suitable rechargeable battery for it.

2ben personal work log

2016-02-07T09:53:04Z

2ben:

{{RightTOC}}

This page will document my new found interest in the maker culture and open source ecology.

At the time being, I am working with a tinyhouse-on-wheels design using Sketchup, and my long-term goal is building one.

== Quick links ==
* [[User:2ben]]
* [[User:2ben/Scratchpad]]

== 2016-02-07 ==
I made this page!
I looked for categories to add to this page, and started a list of intra-wiki references. I collect links on my [[User:2ben/Scratchpad|user scratchpad]].

[[Category:Personal Logs]] [[Category:Housing and construction]] [[Category:Microhouse]] [[Category:Sketchup]]

2ben personal work log

2016-02-07T09:51:51Z

2ben: /* Quick link */

{{RightTOC}} [[User:2ben|User:2ben]]
This page will document my new found interest in the maker culture and open source ecology.

At the time being, I am working with a tinyhouse-on-wheels design using Sketchup, and my long-term goal is building one.

== Quick links ==
* [[User:2ben]]
* [[User:2ben/Scratchpad]]

== 2016-02-07 ==
I made this page!
I looked for categories to add to this page, and started a list of intra-wiki references. I collect links on my [[User:2ben/Scratchpad|user scratchpad]].

[[Category:Personal Logs]] [[Category:Housing and construction]] [[Category:Microhouse]] [[Category:Sketchup]]

2ben personal work log

2016-02-07T09:51:39Z

2ben:

{{RightTOC}} [[User:2ben|User:2ben]]
This page will document my new found interest in the maker culture and open source ecology.

At the time being, I am working with a tinyhouse-on-wheels design using Sketchup, and my long-term goal is building one.

== Quick link ==
* [[User:2ben]]
* [[User:2ben/Scratchpad]]

== 2016-02-07 ==
I made this page!
I looked for categories to add to this page, and started a list of intra-wiki references. I collect links on my [[User:2ben/Scratchpad|user scratchpad]].

[[Category:Personal Logs]] [[Category:Housing and construction]] [[Category:Microhouse]] [[Category:Sketchup]]

2ben personal work log

2016-02-07T09:49:36Z

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2016-02-07T09:49:17Z

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2016-02-07T09:45:55Z

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{{RightTOC}} [[User:2ben|User:2ben]]
This page will document my new found interest in the maker culture and open source ecology.

At the time being, I am working with a tinyhouse-on-wheels design using Sketchup, and my long-term goal is building one.

= 2016-02-07 =
I made this page!
I looked for categories to add to this page, and started a list of intra-wiki references.
== List of intra-wiki references ==
* [[Ultra low-cost_construction]]
* [[Tiny House Movement]]
* [[Tiny House Incubator]]
* [[OSE Microhouse|OSE Microhouse (a developed project)]]
* [[MacroHabitat]]
* [[:Category:Microhouse]]
* [[WikiHouse]]
* [[Sketchup Conversion to STL]]
* [[RepLab|RepLab - an OSE replicable FabLab or Makerspace]]

[[Category:Logs]] [[Category:Housing and construction]] [[Category:Microhouse]] [[Category:Sketchup]]

User:2ben

2016-02-07T09:39:03Z

2ben:

Man, born in Norway in 1976.

Former plumber, now teacher at a vocational college in Norway. I teach topics within the building process and HVAC.

My interest is generally the maker movement and collaborative culture, which I think is something for the future. More specific, I am interested in the WikiHouse concept and micro-/tiny-house design. I would like to develop designs for tinyhouses in collaboration with others.

I joined a makerspace in Oslo in january 2016, where I participated in training to use a laser cutter. I am looking forward to participate more in this environment, and start using the CNC machine they have at the premises.

My current plan is to first design a prototype for a tinyhouse that can be put on a trailer. Then I want to manufacture this small scale by using thin plywood and a laser cutter. If this looks promising, I'll want to build a tinyhouse and put it on a trailer.

Quick links:
* [[2ben log|2ben work log]]
* [[User:2ben/Scratchpad|2ben scratchpad with lists, etc.]]

2ben personal work log

2016-02-07T00:35:41Z

2ben:

{{RightTOC}} [[User:2ben|User:2ben]]
This page will document my new found interest in the maker culture and open source ecology.

At the time being, I am working with a tinyhouse-on-wheels design using Sketchup, and my long-term goal is building one.

= 2016-02-07 =
I made this page!
I looked for categories to add to this page, and started a list of intra-wiki references.
== List of intra-wiki references ==
* [[Ultra low-cost_construction]]
* [[Tiny House Movement]]
* [[Tiny House Incubator]]
* [[OSE Microhouse|OSE Microhouse (a developed project)]]
* [[MacroHabitat]]
* [[:Category:Microhouse]]
* [[WikiHouse]]
* [[Sketchup Conversion to STL]]
* [[RepLab|RepLab - an OSE replicable FabLab or Makerspace]]

[[Category:Logs]] [[Category:Housing and construction]] [[Category:Microhouse]] [[Category:Sketchup]]

Category:Sketchup

2016-02-07T00:24:35Z

2ben:

This is a category for anything relating to the 3D CAD modelling software Sketchup.

[[Category:CAD]] [[Category:Software]]

Sketchup

2016-02-07T00:23:35Z

2ben:

SketchUp is a 3D modelling program for a broad range of applications such as architectural, civil, mechanical, film as well as video game design — and available in free as well as 'professional' versions.

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SketchUp
* http://www.sketchup.com/

=OSE Case=
While Sketchup is not open source - meaning - one cannot simply take the source code and make improvements or add features as needed - it is free and widely accessible around the world. The wide accessibility allows wide-scale collaboration to happen. The problem that OSE had in the past with respect to open collaboration on CAD - was that if a user created a design in a certain CAD package, most other collaborators were not able to open it because they did not have access to the same software. This problem ran deep - because even if people did have the same software, and it was created on an older or newer version of the program - the CAD file would still not open properly.

The most common issues regarding widenspread collaboration on CAD that OSE faces are:

#'''Lack of Software''' - A collaborator does not have software to open or view a file
#'''Cross-Platform Compatibility Issues''' - CAD Software does not exist on all platforms
#'''Backwards Compatibility Issues''' - CAD file does not work with older versions of same software

One route to addressing this is using Sketchup. While not open source, it is easy to use and it is widely accessible. The solution path for OSE is to create an open source equivalent to Sketchup.

Even though Sketchup is less powerful than fully-featured CAD programs, OSE claims that it is more important to have wide access be the main selection criterion for the CAD software choice - because that allows development to happen faster. We have seen this in practice: many collaborators working piecemeal on Sketchup create design faster than a single dedicated designer on a professional package. For example, it is easier for 10 people to create fabrication drawings via Sketchup than for 1 person to use a professional CAD package which has a dedicated Fab Drawings generator. Further, recent research by DARPA on collaborative CAD work has shown that N designers can generate a design in a time less than 1/N the time it would take for a single designer to generate the same design. There is empirical evidence that collaborative design takes less cumulative time than one-person design.

Therefore, it is encouraged that any OSE collaborator becomes familiar with Sketchup. Our team will share designs via Sketchup as much as possible. Basic literacy in Sketchup - in terms of being able to open and navigate designs at the very least - is required to be an effective member of the OSE development team. Most of the existing 3D designs of OSE - such as Ironworker Machine, tractor, brick press, pulverizer, Power Cube, house designs, brick rollers - are available in Sketchup.

This does not preclude the use of other packages, such as [[FreeCAD]], and many designs for OSE have been done in FreeCAD already. The choice of the preferred OSE CAD package may change as the open source CAD solution landscape changes with time. Sketchup is the generally-used common platform of OSE in the meantime.

=Further Discussion=
[[FreeCAD]] is another option, but FreeCAD currently does not allow for the creation of assemblies or fabrication drawings. FreeCAD has a more difficult to use interface. Sketchup boasts the ability to create simple shapes, extrude them, and modify corners, adges, and faces. OSE is currently considering collaboration with [[Sunglass.io]] to develop an open source equivalent to sketchup. Why not start with FreeCAD? According to [[Kaustuv Biswas]] of Sunglass, the software architecture of standard packages such as FreeCAD, Autodesk, Solidworks, and others - comes from a paradigm based in the 1970's - where a powerful and complicated CAD kernel was reqiured. Today, Kaustuv states that we can design a much lighter CAD kernel - and make all the heavy analysis and computation on CAD models happen via add-on modules. Thus, the design of the modern CAD platform can be much more modular and lightweight, and that would be the motivation for creating an open source equivalent of Sketchup from scratch - while building on the same open source modules, as needed, that the more complicated packages use.

=Installing Plugins on Ubuntu=

=Links=
*Sketchup download - [http://www.sketchup.com/download]
*[[Sketchup_on_Linux]]
**Exporting STL files from Sketchup running in wine - [http://fablabtruck.nl/nl/projecten/138-sketchup.html]
*Makerbot on Sketchup in Wine - [http://wiki.makerbot.com/google-sketchup]
*[[Sketch Up Tutorial]]
*[[Sketchup Cube Test]]

[[Category:Software]] [[Category:Sketchup]]

Sketchup Conversion to STL

2016-02-07T00:22:30Z

2ben:

=Official STL Plugin Installation=
#The plugin is available as an RBZ file hosted from the sketchup team's github repository, download here [https://github.com/SketchUp/sketchup-stl/raw/master/sketchup-stl-1.0.0.rbz sketchup-stl-1.0.0.rbz]
#Then inside SketchUp, select Window > Preferences (Microsoft Windows) or SketchUp > Preferences (Mac OS X) > Extensions > Install Extension and select the RBZ file you just downloaded.
#Voila! SketchUp installs the extension. You'll find a new import type under File > Import and a File > Export STL menu option as well.

=Links=
*[http://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/sketchup-stl SketchUp STL (Import and Export STL files for 3D printing)]
*[http://sketchupdate.blogspot.com/2013/01/stls-for-3d-printing-in-and-out-of.html Sketchup Blog - STL's for 3D printing: in-and-out of SketchUp in two clicks]
*[https://github.com/SketchUp/sketchup-stl/ Sketchup Team Github Repository - sketchup-stl plugin]

[[Category:Sketchup]]

Category:Sketchup

2016-02-07T00:21:39Z

2ben: Created page with "This is a category for anything relating to the 3D CAD modelling software Sketchup. Category:CAD"

This is a category for anything relating to the 3D CAD modelling software Sketchup.

[[Category:CAD]]

2ben personal work log

2016-02-07T00:20:17Z

2ben:

{{RightTOC}} [[User:2ben|User:2ben]]
This page will document my new found interest in the maker culture and open source ecology.

At the time being, I am working with a tinyhouse-on-wheels design using Sketchup, and my long-term goal is building one.

= 2016-02-07 =
I made this page!
I looked for categories to add to this page, and started a list of intra-wiki references.
== List of intra-wiki references ==
* [[Ultra low-cost_construction]]
* [[Tiny House Movement]]
* [[Tiny House Incubator]]
* [[OSE Microhouse|OSE Microhouse (a developed project)]]
* [[MacroHabitat]]
* [[:Category:Microhouse]]
* [[WikiHouse]]
* [[Sketchup Conversion to STL]]

[[Category:Logs]] [[Category:Housing and construction]] [[Category:Microhouse]] [[Category:Sketchup]]

2ben personal work log

2016-02-07T00:04:33Z

2ben:

{{RightTOC}} [[User:2ben|User:2ben]]
This page will document my new found interest in the maker culture and open source ecology.

At the time being, I am working with a tinyhouse-on-wheels design using Sketchup, and my long-term goal is building one.

= 2016-02-07 =
I made this page!
I looked for categories to add to this page, and started a list of intra-wiki references.
== List of intra-wiki references ==
* [[Ultra low-cost_construction]]
* [[Tiny House Movement]]
* [[Tiny House Incubator]]
* [[OSE Microhouse|OSE Microhouse (a developed project)]]
* [[MacroHabitat]]
* [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Category:Microhouse Category page for Microhouse]

[[Category:Logs]] [[Category:Housing and construction]] [[Category:Microhouse]]

2ben personal work log

2016-02-07T00:03:37Z

2ben:

{{RightTOC}} [[User:2ben|User:2ben]]
This page will document my new found interest in the maker culture and open source ecology.

At the time being, I am working with a tinyhouse-on-wheels design using Sketchup, and my long-term goal is building one.

= 2016-02-07 =
I made this page!
I looked for categories to add to this page, and started a list of intra-wiki references.
== List of intra-wiki references ==
* [[Ultra low-cost_construction]]
* [[Tiny House Movement]]
* [[Tiny House Incubator]]
* [[OSE Microhouse|OSE Microhouse (a developed project)]]
* [[MacroHabitat]]
* [[Category:Microhouse|Category page for Microhouse]]

[[Category:Logs]] [[Category:Housing and construction]] [[Category:Microhouse]]

2ben personal work log

2016-02-07T00:01:10Z

2ben:

{{RightTOC}} [[User:2ben|User:2ben]]
This page will document my new found interest in the maker culture and open source ecology.

At the time being, I am working with a tinyhouse-on-wheels design using Sketchup, and my long-term goal is building one.

= 2016-02-07 =
I made this page!
I looked for categories to add to this page, and started a list of intra-wiki references.
== List of intra-wiki references ==
* [[Ultra low-cost_construction]]
* [[Tiny House Movement]]
* [[Tiny House Incubator]]
* [[OSE Microhouse|OSE Microhouse (a developed project)]]
* [[MacroHabitat]]

[[Category:Logs]] [[Category:Housing and construction]] [[Catergory:Microhouse]]

2ben personal work log

2016-02-07T00:00:23Z

2ben: Created page with "{{RightTOC}} User:2ben Category:Logs Category:Housing and construction Catergory:Microhouse This page will document my new found interest in the mak..."

{{RightTOC}} [[User:2ben|User:2ben]] [[Category:Logs]] [[Category:Housing and construction]] [[Catergory:Microhouse]]

This page will document my new found interest in the maker culture and open source ecology.

At the time being, I am working with a tinyhouse-on-wheels design using Sketchup, and my long-term goal is building one.

= 2016-02-07 =
I made this page!
I looked for categories to add to this page, and started a list of intra-wiki references.
== List of intra-wiki references ==
* [[Ultra low-cost_construction]]
* [[Tiny House Movement]]
* [[Tiny House Incubator]]
* [[OSE Microhouse|OSE Microhouse (a developed project)]]
* [[MacroHabitat]]

User:2ben

2016-02-06T23:39:35Z

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