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Multimachine/Research Development/Working Concept

2011-08-06T04:29:49Z

Emacneil: /* Eric MacNeil Version */

=[[Dan Granett]]=

See also [[Multimachine_Concept_Dan_Granett]]
This is a concrete mill, where the head is attached to a top piece. Head can be rotated for horizontal or vertical milling.
[[Image:danmm.jpg|300px]]

=[[Eric MacNeil]] Version=

[[File:Base_multimachine_square_v3.jpg]]

*Head to motor connection. Spindle to be attached.

[[File:Head_multimachine_v1.jpg]]

For source, go to Open Pario Multimachine repository - [http://openpario.mime.oregonstate.edu/projects/mm]

Past revisions and progress flowchart located at: [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Multimachine_Concept]

=[[Jershonda Baker]] Spindle=

{{ToolTemplate|ToolName=Multimachine}}

[[Image:jershondaspindle.jpg|500px]][[File:YAxisTable.jpg]]
[[File:Spindle2Drawing.JPG]]

For source, go to Open Pario Multimachine repository - [http://openpario.mime.oregonstate.edu/projects/mm]

solidworks is working again I Will try to upload models of the spindle in the next couple days and designs for the slides as well. I have started making production drawings and writing steps for manufacturing each of the parts.

I'm having a few issues finding the manufacturing method for dovetail tapered gibbs. If anyone knows how they make them or where I can start looking, I have information on how to finish scrape it but the geometry i cant figure out.

bearings for spindle

33012/Q 60mm by 95mm by 27mm tapered roller bearings 2X ~100$ each

spindle pipe

2 ½” XXHY pipe 18”? 2.375 nom O.D. ~30$

3 ½” sch 80 pipe 12”? ~30$

2 x 1 ½ x 12” steel flat bar ~20$

pipe XXHY for nut on end of spindle

v-belt pulley

spacer/seat for rear seal (could be v-belt pulley)

seals 70mm by 95mm by 12mm (seats on pulley or spacer)

seal seat for front of spindle

part sources

SKF for bearings and seals but equivalent avalible from most major bearing companies (price check through mcmaster.com or internet)

west marine for resin epoxy system (523.98 for 5.29 gallons, mixed with 85% aggregate yields 35.25 gallons of E/G concrete, 4.715 cubic feet

landscaping supply for aggregate (I bought river stone 3/8in size for $4 for a five gallon bucket or some such, $6-7 per cubic foot, and play sand can be bought for ~$6 per cubic foot)

steel prices based off of discount steel (http://discountsteel.com/)

books / resources

workshop practices book series

compilation of E/G thread from practical machinist ([http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/8JoITknEKdES37FnkaCf_X9hv_H-K5irgljfRfV6x4UIWnYN6K-S05_087MG0ov2eS0iQwzhl_3nCrCauVOqTO3EX2pNK2yYslBe1E3iU-q0/Poly%20Concrete%20Uses%20in%20Machine%20Construction/EPOXY%20GRANITE%20-%20Tips%20%26%20Tricks%20posts%201-365.pdf link Tips and Tricks for castig]) (you may have to be logged in as a member of the group to look at the file, I'll ask if i can copy the file onto our wiki)

machine tool reconditioning by Edward Connelly

sites

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multimachine/

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Multimachine-Concrete-Machine-Tools/

http://www.cnccookbook.com/ (work with E/G http://www.cnccookbook.com/CCMillEpoxyFill.htm)

Proposed SubProjects

Spindle (eventually to incorporate hydrostatic bearings if feasible)

dovetail ways (ridged ways for heavy machining)

round ways( cylindrical ground for any length ways)

hydrostatic bearings (using replication techniques and epoxy granite)

anti-backlash nut for ACME thread (design on multimachine yahoo group)

[[Category: Multimachine]]

Multimachine/Research Development/Working Concept

2011-08-06T04:28:58Z

Emacneil: /* Eric MacNeil Version */

=[[Dan Granett]]=

See also [[Multimachine_Concept_Dan_Granett]]
This is a concrete mill, where the head is attached to a top piece. Head can be rotated for horizontal or vertical milling.
[[Image:danmm.jpg|300px]]

=[[Eric MacNeil]] Version=

[[File:Base_multimachine_square_v3.jpg]]

*Head to motor connection. Spindle to be attached

[[File:Head_multimachine_v1.jpg]]

For source, go to Open Pario Multimachine repository - [http://openpario.mime.oregonstate.edu/projects/mm]

Past revisions located at: [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Multimachine_Concept]

=[[Jershonda Baker]] Spindle=

{{ToolTemplate|ToolName=Multimachine}}

[[Image:jershondaspindle.jpg|500px]][[File:YAxisTable.jpg]]
[[File:Spindle2Drawing.JPG]]

For source, go to Open Pario Multimachine repository - [http://openpario.mime.oregonstate.edu/projects/mm]

solidworks is working again I Will try to upload models of the spindle in the next couple days and designs for the slides as well. I have started making production drawings and writing steps for manufacturing each of the parts.

I'm having a few issues finding the manufacturing method for dovetail tapered gibbs. If anyone knows how they make them or where I can start looking, I have information on how to finish scrape it but the geometry i cant figure out.

bearings for spindle

33012/Q 60mm by 95mm by 27mm tapered roller bearings 2X ~100$ each

spindle pipe

2 ½” XXHY pipe 18”? 2.375 nom O.D. ~30$

3 ½” sch 80 pipe 12”? ~30$

2 x 1 ½ x 12” steel flat bar ~20$

pipe XXHY for nut on end of spindle

v-belt pulley

spacer/seat for rear seal (could be v-belt pulley)

seals 70mm by 95mm by 12mm (seats on pulley or spacer)

seal seat for front of spindle

part sources

SKF for bearings and seals but equivalent avalible from most major bearing companies (price check through mcmaster.com or internet)

west marine for resin epoxy system (523.98 for 5.29 gallons, mixed with 85% aggregate yields 35.25 gallons of E/G concrete, 4.715 cubic feet

landscaping supply for aggregate (I bought river stone 3/8in size for $4 for a five gallon bucket or some such, $6-7 per cubic foot, and play sand can be bought for ~$6 per cubic foot)

steel prices based off of discount steel (http://discountsteel.com/)

books / resources

workshop practices book series

compilation of E/G thread from practical machinist ([http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/8JoITknEKdES37FnkaCf_X9hv_H-K5irgljfRfV6x4UIWnYN6K-S05_087MG0ov2eS0iQwzhl_3nCrCauVOqTO3EX2pNK2yYslBe1E3iU-q0/Poly%20Concrete%20Uses%20in%20Machine%20Construction/EPOXY%20GRANITE%20-%20Tips%20%26%20Tricks%20posts%201-365.pdf link Tips and Tricks for castig]) (you may have to be logged in as a member of the group to look at the file, I'll ask if i can copy the file onto our wiki)

machine tool reconditioning by Edward Connelly

sites

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multimachine/

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Multimachine-Concrete-Machine-Tools/

http://www.cnccookbook.com/ (work with E/G http://www.cnccookbook.com/CCMillEpoxyFill.htm)

Proposed SubProjects

Spindle (eventually to incorporate hydrostatic bearings if feasible)

dovetail ways (ridged ways for heavy machining)

round ways( cylindrical ground for any length ways)

hydrostatic bearings (using replication techniques and epoxy granite)

anti-backlash nut for ACME thread (design on multimachine yahoo group)

[[Category: Multimachine]]

Multimachine/Research Development/Working Concept

2011-08-06T04:27:21Z

Emacneil: /* Eric MacNeil Version */

=[[Dan Granett]]=

See also [[Multimachine_Concept_Dan_Granett]]
This is a concrete mill, where the head is attached to a top piece. Head can be rotated for horizontal or vertical milling.
[[Image:danmm.jpg|300px]]

=[[Eric MacNeil]] Version=

[[File:Base_multimachine_square_v3.jpg]]

For source, go to Open Pario Multimachine repository - [http://openpario.mime.oregonstate.edu/projects/mm]

Past revisions located at: [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Multimachine_Concept]

=[[Jershonda Baker]] Spindle=

{{ToolTemplate|ToolName=Multimachine}}

[[Image:jershondaspindle.jpg|500px]][[File:YAxisTable.jpg]]
[[File:Spindle2Drawing.JPG]]

For source, go to Open Pario Multimachine repository - [http://openpario.mime.oregonstate.edu/projects/mm]

solidworks is working again I Will try to upload models of the spindle in the next couple days and designs for the slides as well. I have started making production drawings and writing steps for manufacturing each of the parts.

I'm having a few issues finding the manufacturing method for dovetail tapered gibbs. If anyone knows how they make them or where I can start looking, I have information on how to finish scrape it but the geometry i cant figure out.

bearings for spindle

33012/Q 60mm by 95mm by 27mm tapered roller bearings 2X ~100$ each

spindle pipe

2 ½” XXHY pipe 18”? 2.375 nom O.D. ~30$

3 ½” sch 80 pipe 12”? ~30$

2 x 1 ½ x 12” steel flat bar ~20$

pipe XXHY for nut on end of spindle

v-belt pulley

spacer/seat for rear seal (could be v-belt pulley)

seals 70mm by 95mm by 12mm (seats on pulley or spacer)

seal seat for front of spindle

part sources

SKF for bearings and seals but equivalent avalible from most major bearing companies (price check through mcmaster.com or internet)

west marine for resin epoxy system (523.98 for 5.29 gallons, mixed with 85% aggregate yields 35.25 gallons of E/G concrete, 4.715 cubic feet

landscaping supply for aggregate (I bought river stone 3/8in size for $4 for a five gallon bucket or some such, $6-7 per cubic foot, and play sand can be bought for ~$6 per cubic foot)

steel prices based off of discount steel (http://discountsteel.com/)

books / resources

workshop practices book series

compilation of E/G thread from practical machinist ([http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/8JoITknEKdES37FnkaCf_X9hv_H-K5irgljfRfV6x4UIWnYN6K-S05_087MG0ov2eS0iQwzhl_3nCrCauVOqTO3EX2pNK2yYslBe1E3iU-q0/Poly%20Concrete%20Uses%20in%20Machine%20Construction/EPOXY%20GRANITE%20-%20Tips%20%26%20Tricks%20posts%201-365.pdf link Tips and Tricks for castig]) (you may have to be logged in as a member of the group to look at the file, I'll ask if i can copy the file onto our wiki)

machine tool reconditioning by Edward Connelly

sites

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multimachine/

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Multimachine-Concrete-Machine-Tools/

http://www.cnccookbook.com/ (work with E/G http://www.cnccookbook.com/CCMillEpoxyFill.htm)

Proposed SubProjects

Spindle (eventually to incorporate hydrostatic bearings if feasible)

dovetail ways (ridged ways for heavy machining)

round ways( cylindrical ground for any length ways)

hydrostatic bearings (using replication techniques and epoxy granite)

anti-backlash nut for ACME thread (design on multimachine yahoo group)

[[Category: Multimachine]]

Multimachine Concept

2011-06-22T23:27:17Z

Emacneil: /* Prototype 1 */

=Introduction=
While machining equipment is being scrapped today in industrial decay areas of the USA (such as Detroit), it is worthwhile to produce high-end CNC machining equipment that can produce advanced products (modern steam engines, hydraulic motors, etc.) on a small scale by reducing labor requirements to produce these items. High-end industrial CNC machines are expensive and typically not produced locally. Any community interested in providing lasting prosperity may want to invest in the production of advanced CNC equipment.

*Lathe, Mill, Drill capacity
*Surface grinder attachment
*Indexing head attachment - for gears
*Rotary table attachment for tapers
*Manual in first implementation, CNC in later versions
*Manual down pressure ram, for inner keyways
*Radial arm design
*Vertical and horizontal operation
*Open source dovetail design - tapered stock bolted to a block?
*3 axis, heavy duty table, 4 feet long
*Weight - 2000 lb
*Open Source Stepper Motor Controllers in later versions
*0.001 accuracy over length
*Precision acme drive for low cost
*Open Source Digital Readout (DRO) (eventually), retrofitted to microcontroller-compensation of backlash in CNC version
*Detachable hydraulic motor drive; will be able to make hydraulic motors with this Multimachine
*Highly self-replicating. All precision parts for the Multimachine, including hydraulic motors and precision drive, should be machinable on the Multimachine itself. Scrap steel should be melted and processed with rolling to produce the necessary steel (eventually)
*Cast concrete/weldment hybrid - untill press forge and induction furnace is available for forged or cast components

=Prototype 1=
*Cast base - solid mass - about 1000 lb for now
*Head and table add up to about 2000
*Start with heavy metal stock embedded in concrete base
*Start with attachable head, vertical mill, with ability to retrofit a rotating haed to accommodate lathing
*DIY dovetail design on xyz table
*Manual controls with precision acme
*Buy a DRO unit for accuracy
*Retrofittable to CNC in the future

====Base V2====
[[File:Base_multimachine_square_v2.jpg‎]]

====Base V3====
[[File:Base_multimachine_square_v3.jpg‎]]

====Head V1 Cutaway====
[[File:Head_multimachine_v1.jpg]]

=Collaboration=
[[File:multimachine_development_v3.jpg]]

=Links=

=Other=

Note: Design Rationale includes concept, general specifications, calculations, and fit in other product ecologies

[[Category: Design Rationale]]
[[Category: Multimachine]]

File:Head multimachine v1.jpg

2011-06-22T23:26:41Z

Emacneil:

MacNeil Multimachine

2011-06-22T22:28:18Z

Emacneil: /* Spindle Design */

== Spindle Design ==

Spindle Style:
*Belt Driven

Motor:
*Type - Hydraulic
*Style - Belt Drive

Low Speed:
[https://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?item=9-7469&catname=powerTrans] <br>
Available RPM:
*58
*108.75
*193.33
*362.5

Medium Speed:
[https://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?item=9-7368-100&catname=powerTrans] <br>
Available RPM:
*299.2
*561
*997.33
*1870

High Speed:
[https://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?catname=&qty=1&item=9-7073-150] <br>
Available RPM:
*720
*1350
*2400
*4500

Bearings:
*Type - Angular Contact Ball Bearings
*Contact Angle - 15 deg (more milling) 25 deg (more drilling)
*Tolerance - ABEC 7/9
*Preload - Light
*Bearing Setup - Duplex (Back to back/O)
*Lubrication - Grease (dependent on spindle speed & diameter)

Shaft:
*Bearing Location - TBD
*Tooling System - TBD (maybe ISO 30)
*Spindle Air Seal - TBD
*Labyrinth Seal - TBD
*Tool Retention System - TBD
*Belleville Washer Load - TBD

Spindle Housing:
*Type - Cartridge
*Bearing Location - TBD
*Air Seal Connection - TBD

== Product Links ==

Angular Contact Bearings:
*[http://www.mcmaster.com/#angular-contact-bearings/=cl7j8j McMaster Carr]
*[http://www.gmnbt.com/spindlebearings.htm GMN]
*[http://www.skf.com/portal/skf/home/products?maincatalogue=1&newlink=1_3_1&lang=en SKF]

== Design Idea Links ==

Spindle Air Shield:
*[http://www.setco.com/?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=DC51D26E-97FA-0098-C6E83BCB6DA1048B SETCO AirShield]
*[http://spindle.info/answers/contamination-sealing/how-to/prevention/74 Seal Types]

Tooling:
*[http://www.techniksusa.com/metal/pthsfi30.htm Shrink Fit ISO 30]

Bearing Pre-Load:
*[http://machinedesign.com/article/how-retaining-forces-affect-spindle-bearings-0919 Spindle Retaining Forces]

Bearings:
*[http://evolution.skf.com/zino.aspx?articleID=20 Bearings for High Speed Operations]

Other:
*[http://www.hightechsystemsllc.com/pt_rapid_changer.html Rapid Tool Changer]
*[http://henriksplace.se/cnc/new_machine_bt30_spindle.html Custom Spindle]
*[http://www.gmnusa.com/front_content.php?idcat=95&idart=381 GMN Spindles]

MacNeil Multimachine

2011-06-22T22:13:22Z

Emacneil: /* Spindle Design */

== Spindle Design ==

Spindle Style:
*Belt Driven

Motor:
*Type - Hydraulic
*Style - Belt Drive

Low Speed:
[https://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?item=9-7469&catname=powerTrans]
Available RPM:
*58
*108.75
*193.33
*362.5

Medium Speed:
[https://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?item=9-7368-100&catname=powerTrans]
Available RPM:
*299.2
*561
*997.33
*1870

High Speed:
[https://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?catname=&qty=1&item=9-7073-150]
Available RPM:
*720
*1350
*2400
*4500

Bearings:
*Type - Angular Contact Ball Bearings
*Contact Angle - 15 deg (more milling) 25 deg (more drilling)
*Tolerance - ABEC 7/9
*Preload - Light
*Bearing Setup - Duplex (Back to back/O)
*Lubrication - Grease (dependent on spindle speed & diameter)

Shaft:
*Bearing Location - TBD
*Tooling System - TBD (maybe ISO 30)
*Spindle Air Seal - TBD
*Labyrinth Seal - TBD
*Tool Retention System - TBD
*Belleville Washer Load - TBD

Spindle Housing:
*Type - Cartridge
*Bearing Location - TBD
*Air Seal Connection - TBD

== Product Links ==

Angular Contact Bearings:
*[http://www.mcmaster.com/#angular-contact-bearings/=cl7j8j McMaster Carr]
*[http://www.gmnbt.com/spindlebearings.htm GMN]
*[http://www.skf.com/portal/skf/home/products?maincatalogue=1&newlink=1_3_1&lang=en SKF]

== Design Idea Links ==

Spindle Air Shield:
*[http://www.setco.com/?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=DC51D26E-97FA-0098-C6E83BCB6DA1048B SETCO AirShield]
*[http://spindle.info/answers/contamination-sealing/how-to/prevention/74 Seal Types]

Tooling:
*[http://www.techniksusa.com/metal/pthsfi30.htm Shrink Fit ISO 30]

Bearing Pre-Load:
*[http://machinedesign.com/article/how-retaining-forces-affect-spindle-bearings-0919 Spindle Retaining Forces]

Bearings:
*[http://evolution.skf.com/zino.aspx?articleID=20 Bearings for High Speed Operations]

Other:
*[http://www.hightechsystemsllc.com/pt_rapid_changer.html Rapid Tool Changer]
*[http://henriksplace.se/cnc/new_machine_bt30_spindle.html Custom Spindle]
*[http://www.gmnusa.com/front_content.php?idcat=95&idart=381 GMN Spindles]

Multimachine Concept

2011-06-22T21:57:05Z

Emacneil:

=Introduction=
While machining equipment is being scrapped today in industrial decay areas of the USA (such as Detroit), it is worthwhile to produce high-end CNC machining equipment that can produce advanced products (modern steam engines, hydraulic motors, etc.) on a small scale by reducing labor requirements to produce these items. High-end industrial CNC machines are expensive and typically not produced locally. Any community interested in providing lasting prosperity may want to invest in the production of advanced CNC equipment.

*Lathe, Mill, Drill capacity
*Surface grinder attachment
*Indexing head attachment - for gears
*Rotary table attachment for tapers
*Manual in first implementation, CNC in later versions
*Manual down pressure ram, for inner keyways
*Radial arm design
*Vertical and horizontal operation
*Open source dovetail design - tapered stock bolted to a block?
*3 axis, heavy duty table, 4 feet long
*Weight - 2000 lb
*Open Source Stepper Motor Controllers in later versions
*0.001 accuracy over length
*Precision acme drive for low cost
*Open Source Digital Readout (DRO) (eventually), retrofitted to microcontroller-compensation of backlash in CNC version
*Detachable hydraulic motor drive; will be able to make hydraulic motors with this Multimachine
*Highly self-replicating. All precision parts for the Multimachine, including hydraulic motors and precision drive, should be machinable on the Multimachine itself. Scrap steel should be melted and processed with rolling to produce the necessary steel (eventually)
*Cast concrete/weldment hybrid - untill press forge and induction furnace is available for forged or cast components

=Prototype 1=
*Cast base - solid mass - about 1000 lb for now
*Head and table add up to about 2000
*Start with heavy metal stock embedded in concrete base
*Start with attachable head, vertical mill, with ability to retrofit a rotating haed to accommodate lathing
*DIY dovetail design on xyz table
*Manual controls with precision acme
*Buy a DRO unit for accuracy
*Retrofittable to CNC in the future

Progress V2
[[File:Base_multimachine_square_v2.jpg‎]]

Progress V3
[[File:Base_multimachine_square_v3.jpg‎]]

=Collaboration=
[[File:multimachine_development_v3.jpg]]

=Links=

=Other=

Note: Design Rationale includes concept, general specifications, calculations, and fit in other product ecologies

[[Category: Design Rationale]]
[[Category: Multimachine]]

File:Multimachine development v3.jpg

2011-06-22T21:56:30Z

Emacneil:

Multimachine Concept

2011-06-22T20:46:48Z

Emacneil:

=Introduction=
While machining equipment is being scrapped today in industrial decay areas of the USA (such as Detroit), it is worthwhile to produce high-end CNC machining equipment that can produce advanced products (modern steam engines, hydraulic motors, etc.) on a small scale by reducing labor requirements to produce these items. High-end industrial CNC machines are expensive and typically not produced locally. Any community interested in providing lasting prosperity may want to invest in the production of advanced CNC equipment.

*Lathe, Mill, Drill capacity
*Surface grinder attachment
*Indexing head attachment - for gears
*Rotary table attachment for tapers
*Manual in first implementation, CNC in later versions
*Manual down pressure ram, for inner keyways
*Radial arm design
*Vertical and horizontal operation
*Open source dovetail design - tapered stock bolted to a block?
*3 axis, heavy duty table, 4 feet long
*Weight - 2000 lb
*Open Source Stepper Motor Controllers in later versions
*0.001 accuracy over length
*Precision acme drive for low cost
*Open Source Digital Readout (DRO) (eventually), retrofitted to microcontroller-compensation of backlash in CNC version
*Detachable hydraulic motor drive; will be able to make hydraulic motors with this Multimachine
*Highly self-replicating. All precision parts for the Multimachine, including hydraulic motors and precision drive, should be machinable on the Multimachine itself. Scrap steel should be melted and processed with rolling to produce the necessary steel (eventually)
*Cast concrete/weldment hybrid - untill press forge and induction furnace is available for forged or cast components

=Prototype 1=
*Cast base - solid mass - about 1000 lb for now
*Head and table add up to about 2000
*Start with heavy metal stock embedded in concrete base
*Start with attachable head, vertical mill, with ability to retrofit a rotating haed to accommodate lathing
*DIY dovetail design on xyz table
*Manual controls with precision acme
*Buy a DRO unit for accuracy
*Retrofittable to CNC in the future

Progress V2
[[File:Base_multimachine_square_v2.jpg‎]]

Progress V3
[[File:Base_multimachine_square_v3.jpg‎]]

=Collaboration=
[[File:multimachine_development_v2.jpg]]

=Links=

=Other=

Note: Design Rationale includes concept, general specifications, calculations, and fit in other product ecologies

[[Category: Design Rationale]]
[[Category: Multimachine]]

File:Base multimachine square v3.jpg

2011-06-22T20:45:48Z

Emacneil:

Multimachine Concept

2011-06-22T20:45:16Z

Emacneil:

=Introduction=
While machining equipment is being scrapped today in industrial decay areas of the USA (such as Detroit), it is worthwhile to produce high-end CNC machining equipment that can produce advanced products (modern steam engines, hydraulic motors, etc.) on a small scale by reducing labor requirements to produce these items. High-end industrial CNC machines are expensive and typically not produced locally. Any community interested in providing lasting prosperity may want to invest in the production of advanced CNC equipment.

*Lathe, Mill, Drill capacity
*Surface grinder attachment
*Indexing head attachment - for gears
*Rotary table attachment for tapers
*Manual in first implementation, CNC in later versions
*Manual down pressure ram, for inner keyways
*Radial arm design
*Vertical and horizontal operation
*Open source dovetail design - tapered stock bolted to a block?
*3 axis, heavy duty table, 4 feet long
*Weight - 2000 lb
*Open Source Stepper Motor Controllers in later versions
*0.001 accuracy over length
*Precision acme drive for low cost
*Open Source Digital Readout (DRO) (eventually), retrofitted to microcontroller-compensation of backlash in CNC version
*Detachable hydraulic motor drive; will be able to make hydraulic motors with this Multimachine
*Highly self-replicating. All precision parts for the Multimachine, including hydraulic motors and precision drive, should be machinable on the Multimachine itself. Scrap steel should be melted and processed with rolling to produce the necessary steel (eventually)
*Cast concrete/weldment hybrid - untill press forge and induction furnace is available for forged or cast components

=Prototype 1=
*Cast base - solid mass - about 1000 lb for now
*Head and table add up to about 2000
*Start with heavy metal stock embedded in concrete base
*Start with attachable head, vertical mill, with ability to retrofit a rotating haed to accommodate lathing
*DIY dovetail design on xyz table
*Manual controls with precision acme
*Buy a DRO unit for accuracy
*Retrofittable to CNC in the future

Progress V2
[[File:Base_multimachine_square_v2.jpg‎]]

Progress V3
[[File:Base_multimachine_square_v2.jpg‎]]

=Collaboration=
[[File:multimachine_development_v2.jpg]]

=Links=

=Other=

Note: Design Rationale includes concept, general specifications, calculations, and fit in other product ecologies

[[Category: Design Rationale]]
[[Category: Multimachine]]

Category:MacNeil Multimachine

2011-06-03T18:14:21Z

Emacneil: /* Product Links */

== Spindle Design ==

Spindle Style:
*Belt Driven

Motor:
*Type - Hydraulic
*Style - Belt Drive

Bearings:
*Type - Angular Contact Ball Bearings
*Contact Angle - 15 deg (more milling) 25 deg (more drilling)
*Tolerance - ABEC 7/9
*Preload - Light
*Bearing Setup - Duplex (Back to back/O)
*Lubrication - Grease (dependent on spindle speed & diameter)

Shaft:
*Bearing Location - TBD
*Tooling System - TBD (maybe ISO 30)
*Spindle Air Seal - TBD
*Labyrinth Seal - TBD
*Tool Retention System - TBD
*Belleville Washer Load - TBD

Spindle Housing:
*Type - Cartridge
*Bearing Location - TBD
*Air Seal Connection - TBD

== Product Links ==

Angular Contact Bearings:
*[http://www.mcmaster.com/#angular-contact-bearings/=cl7j8j McMaster Carr]
*[http://www.gmnbt.com/spindlebearings.htm GMN]
*[http://www.skf.com/portal/skf/home/products?maincatalogue=1&newlink=1_3_1&lang=en SKF]

== Design Idea Links ==

Spindle Air Shield:
*[http://www.setco.com/?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=DC51D26E-97FA-0098-C6E83BCB6DA1048B SETCO AirShield]
*[http://spindle.info/answers/contamination-sealing/how-to/prevention/74 Seal Types]

Tooling:
*[http://www.techniksusa.com/metal/pthsfi30.htm Shrink Fit ISO 30]

Bearing Pre-Load:
*[http://machinedesign.com/article/how-retaining-forces-affect-spindle-bearings-0919 Spindle Retaining Forces]

Bearings:
*[http://evolution.skf.com/zino.aspx?articleID=20 Bearings for High Speed Operations]

Other:
*[http://www.hightechsystemsllc.com/pt_rapid_changer.html Rapid Tool Changer]
*[http://henriksplace.se/cnc/new_machine_bt30_spindle.html Custom Spindle]
*[http://www.gmnusa.com/front_content.php?idcat=95&idart=381 GMN Spindles]

Category:MacNeil Multimachine

2011-06-03T18:11:14Z

Emacneil: /* Design Idea Links */

== Spindle Design ==

Spindle Style:
*Belt Driven

Motor:
*Type - Hydraulic
*Style - Belt Drive

Bearings:
*Type - Angular Contact Ball Bearings
*Contact Angle - 15 deg (more milling) 25 deg (more drilling)
*Tolerance - ABEC 7/9
*Preload - Light
*Bearing Setup - Duplex (Back to back/O)
*Lubrication - Grease (dependent on spindle speed & diameter)

Shaft:
*Bearing Location - TBD
*Tooling System - TBD (maybe ISO 30)
*Spindle Air Seal - TBD
*Labyrinth Seal - TBD
*Tool Retention System - TBD
*Belleville Washer Load - TBD

Spindle Housing:
*Type - Cartridge
*Bearing Location - TBD
*Air Seal Connection - TBD

== Product Links ==

Angular Contact Bearings:
*[http://www.mcmaster.com/#angular-contact-bearings/=cl7j8j McMaster Carr]

== Design Idea Links ==

Spindle Air Shield:
*[http://www.setco.com/?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=DC51D26E-97FA-0098-C6E83BCB6DA1048B SETCO AirShield]
*[http://spindle.info/answers/contamination-sealing/how-to/prevention/74 Seal Types]

Tooling:
*[http://www.techniksusa.com/metal/pthsfi30.htm Shrink Fit ISO 30]

Bearing Pre-Load:
*[http://machinedesign.com/article/how-retaining-forces-affect-spindle-bearings-0919 Spindle Retaining Forces]

Bearings:
*[http://evolution.skf.com/zino.aspx?articleID=20 Bearings for High Speed Operations]

Other:
*[http://www.hightechsystemsllc.com/pt_rapid_changer.html Rapid Tool Changer]
*[http://henriksplace.se/cnc/new_machine_bt30_spindle.html Custom Spindle]
*[http://www.gmnusa.com/front_content.php?idcat=95&idart=381 GMN Spindles]

Category:MacNeil Multimachine

2011-06-03T18:01:01Z

Emacneil: /* Design Idea Links */

== Spindle Design ==

Spindle Style:
*Belt Driven

Motor:
*Type - Hydraulic
*Style - Belt Drive

Bearings:
*Type - Angular Contact Ball Bearings
*Contact Angle - 15 deg (more milling) 25 deg (more drilling)
*Tolerance - ABEC 7/9
*Preload - Light
*Bearing Setup - Duplex (Back to back/O)
*Lubrication - Grease (dependent on spindle speed & diameter)

Shaft:
*Bearing Location - TBD
*Tooling System - TBD (maybe ISO 30)
*Spindle Air Seal - TBD
*Labyrinth Seal - TBD
*Tool Retention System - TBD
*Belleville Washer Load - TBD

Spindle Housing:
*Type - Cartridge
*Bearing Location - TBD
*Air Seal Connection - TBD

== Product Links ==

Angular Contact Bearings:
*[http://www.mcmaster.com/#angular-contact-bearings/=cl7j8j McMaster Carr]

== Design Idea Links ==

Spindle Air Shield:
*[http://www.setco.com/?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=DC51D26E-97FA-0098-C6E83BCB6DA1048B SETCO AirShield]
*[http://spindle.info/answers/contamination-sealing/how-to/prevention/74 Seal Types]

Tooling:
*[http://www.techniksusa.com/metal/pthsfi30.htm Shrink Fit ISO 30]

Bearing Pre-Load:
*[http://machinedesign.com/article/how-retaining-forces-affect-spindle-bearings-0919 Spindle Retaining Forces]

Bearings:
*[http://evolution.skf.com/zino.aspx?articleID=20 Bearings for High Speed Operations]

Category:MacNeil Multimachine

2011-06-03T17:57:27Z

Emacneil: /* Design Idea Links */

== Spindle Design ==

Spindle Style:
*Belt Driven

Motor:
*Type - Hydraulic
*Style - Belt Drive

Bearings:
*Type - Angular Contact Ball Bearings
*Contact Angle - 15 deg (more milling) 25 deg (more drilling)
*Tolerance - ABEC 7/9
*Preload - Light
*Bearing Setup - Duplex (Back to back/O)
*Lubrication - Grease (dependent on spindle speed & diameter)

Shaft:
*Bearing Location - TBD
*Tooling System - TBD (maybe ISO 30)
*Spindle Air Seal - TBD
*Labyrinth Seal - TBD
*Tool Retention System - TBD
*Belleville Washer Load - TBD

Spindle Housing:
*Type - Cartridge
*Bearing Location - TBD
*Air Seal Connection - TBD

== Product Links ==

Angular Contact Bearings:
*[http://www.mcmaster.com/#angular-contact-bearings/=cl7j8j McMaster Carr]

== Design Idea Links ==

Spindle Air Shield:
*[http://www.setco.com/?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=DC51D26E-97FA-0098-C6E83BCB6DA1048B SETCO AirShield]
*[http://spindle.info/answers/contamination-sealing/how-to/prevention/74 Seal Types]

Tooling:
*[http://www.techniksusa.com/metal/pthsfi30.htm Shrink Fit ISO 30]

Bearing Pre-Load:
*[http://machinedesign.com/article/how-retaining-forces-affect-spindle-bearings-0919 Spindle Retaining Forces]

Category:MacNeil Multimachine

2011-06-03T17:55:20Z

Emacneil: /* Design Idea Links */

Category:MacNeil Multimachine

2011-06-03T17:54:54Z

Emacneil:

Category:MacNeil Multimachine

2011-06-03T17:53:28Z

Emacneil: /* Spindle Design */

Category:MacNeil Multimachine

2011-06-03T17:53:09Z

Emacneil: /* Spindle Design */

Category:MacNeil Multimachine

2011-06-03T17:52:26Z

Emacneil: /* Spindle Design */

== Spindle Design ==

Spindle Style:
Belt Driven

Motor:
Type - Hydraulic
Style - Belt Drive

Bearings:
Type - Angular Contact Ball Bearings
Contact Angle - 15 deg (more milling) 25 deg (more drilling)
Tolerance - ABEC 7/9
Preload - Light
Bearing Setup - Duplex (Back to back/O)
Lubrication - Grease (dependent on spindle speed & diameter)

Shaft:
Bearing Location - TBD
Tooling System - TBD (maybe ISO 30)
Spindle Air Seal - TBD
Labyrinth Seal - TBD
Tool Retention System - TBD
Belleville Washer Load - TBD

Spindle Housing:
Type - Cartridge
Bearing Location - TBD
Air Seal Connection - TBD

== Design Idea Links ==

Spindle Air Shield:
[http://www.setco.com/?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=DC51D26E-97FA-0098-C6E83BCB6DA1048B SETCO AirShield]
[http://spindle.info/answers/contamination-sealing/how-to/prevention/74 Seal Types]

Tooling:
[http://www.techniksusa.com/metal/pthsfi30.htm Shrink Fit ISO 30]

Category:MacNeil Multimachine

2011-06-03T17:50:03Z

Emacneil: Created page with " == Spindle Design == Spindle Style: Belt Driven Motor: Type - Hydraulic Style - Belt Drive Bearings: Type - Angular Contact Ball Bearings Contact Angle - 15 deg (more milli..."

Multimachine Concept

2011-05-10T22:49:47Z

Emacneil: /* Collaboration */

=Introduction=
While machining equipment is being scrapped today in industrial decay areas of the USA (such as Detroit), it is worthwhile to produce high-end CNC machining equipment that can produce advanced products (modern steam engines, hydraulic motors, etc.) on a small scale by reducing labor requirements to produce these items. High-end industrial CNC machines are expensive and typically not produced locally. Any community interested in providing lasting prosperity may want to invest in the production of advanced CNC equipment.

*Lathe, Mill, Drill capacity
*Surface grinder attachment
*Indexing head attachment - for gears
*Rotary table attachment for tapers
*Manual in first implementation, CNC in later versions
*Manual down pressure ram, for inner keyways
*Radial arm design
*Vertical and horizontal operation
*Open source dovetail design - tapered stock bolted to a block?
*3 axis, heavy duty table, 4 feet long
*Weight - 2000 lb
*Open Source Stepper Motor Controllers in later versions
*0.001 accuracy over length
*Precision acme drive for low cost
*Open Source Digital Readout (DRO) (eventually), retrofitted to microcontroller-compensation of backlash in CNC version
*Detachable hydraulic motor drive; will be able to make hydraulic motors with this Multimachine
*Highly self-replicating. All precision parts for the Multimachine, including hydraulic motors and precision drive, should be machinable on the Multimachine itself. Scrap steel should be melted and processed with rolling to produce the necessary steel (eventually)
*Cast concrete/weldment hybrid - untill press forge and induction furnace is available for forged or cast components

=Prototype 1=
*Cast base - solid mass - about 1000 lb for now
*Head and table add up to about 2000
*Start with heavy metal stock embedded in concrete base
*Start with attachable head, vertical mill, with ability to retrofit a rotating haed to accommodate lathing
*DIY dovetail design on xyz table
*Manual controls with precision acme
*Buy a DRO unit for accuracy
*Retrofittable to CNC in the future
[[File:Base_multimachine_square_v2.jpg‎]]

=Collaboration=
[[File:multimachine_development_v2.jpg]]

=Links=

=Other=

Note: Design Rationale includes concept, general specifications, calculations, and fit in other product ecologies

[[Category: Design Rationale]]
[[Category: Multimachine]]

File:Multimachine development v2.jpg

2011-05-10T22:49:19Z

Emacneil:

Multimachine Concept

2011-05-10T22:47:30Z

Emacneil: /* Prototype 1 */

=Introduction=
While machining equipment is being scrapped today in industrial decay areas of the USA (such as Detroit), it is worthwhile to produce high-end CNC machining equipment that can produce advanced products (modern steam engines, hydraulic motors, etc.) on a small scale by reducing labor requirements to produce these items. High-end industrial CNC machines are expensive and typically not produced locally. Any community interested in providing lasting prosperity may want to invest in the production of advanced CNC equipment.

*Lathe, Mill, Drill capacity
*Surface grinder attachment
*Indexing head attachment - for gears
*Rotary table attachment for tapers
*Manual in first implementation, CNC in later versions
*Manual down pressure ram, for inner keyways
*Radial arm design
*Vertical and horizontal operation
*Open source dovetail design - tapered stock bolted to a block?
*3 axis, heavy duty table, 4 feet long
*Weight - 2000 lb
*Open Source Stepper Motor Controllers in later versions
*0.001 accuracy over length
*Precision acme drive for low cost
*Open Source Digital Readout (DRO) (eventually), retrofitted to microcontroller-compensation of backlash in CNC version
*Detachable hydraulic motor drive; will be able to make hydraulic motors with this Multimachine
*Highly self-replicating. All precision parts for the Multimachine, including hydraulic motors and precision drive, should be machinable on the Multimachine itself. Scrap steel should be melted and processed with rolling to produce the necessary steel (eventually)
*Cast concrete/weldment hybrid - untill press forge and induction furnace is available for forged or cast components

=Prototype 1=
*Cast base - solid mass - about 1000 lb for now
*Head and table add up to about 2000
*Start with heavy metal stock embedded in concrete base
*Start with attachable head, vertical mill, with ability to retrofit a rotating haed to accommodate lathing
*DIY dovetail design on xyz table
*Manual controls with precision acme
*Buy a DRO unit for accuracy
*Retrofittable to CNC in the future
[[File:Base_multimachine_square_v2.jpg‎]]

=Collaboration=
[[File:multimachine_development.jpeg]]

=Links=

=Other=

Note: Design Rationale includes concept, general specifications, calculations, and fit in other product ecologies

[[Category: Design Rationale]]
[[Category: Multimachine]]

File:Base multimachine square v2.jpg

2011-05-10T22:46:57Z

Emacneil:

Multimachine Concept

2011-05-06T17:00:39Z

Emacneil: /* Prototype 1 */

=Introduction=
While machining equipment is being scrapped today in industrial decay areas of the USA (such as Detroit), it is worthwhile to produce high-end CNC machining equipment that can produce advanced products (modern steam engines, hydraulic motors, etc.) on a small scale by reducing labor requirements to produce these items. High-end industrial CNC machines are expensive and typically not produced locally. Any community interested in providing lasting prosperity may want to invest in the production of advanced CNC equipment.

*Lathe, Mill, Drill capacity
*Surface grinder attachment
*Indexing head attachment - for gears
*Rotary table attachment for tapers
*Manual in first implementation, CNC in later versions
*Manual down pressure ram, for inner keyways
*Radial arm design
*Vertical and horizontal operation
*Open source dovetail design - tapered stock bolted to a block?
*3 axis, heavy duty table, 4 feet long
*Weight - 2000 lb
*Open Source Stepper Motor Controllers in later versions
*0.001 accuracy over length
*Precision acme drive for low cost
*Open Source Digital Readout (DRO) (eventually), retrofitted to microcontroller-compensation of backlash in CNC version
*Detachable hydraulic motor drive; will be able to make hydraulic motors with this Multimachine
*Highly self-replicating. All precision parts for the Multimachine, including hydraulic motors and precision drive, should be machinable on the Multimachine itself. Scrap steel should be melted and processed with rolling to produce the necessary steel (eventually)
*Cast concrete/weldment hybrid - untill press forge and induction furnace is available for forged or cast components

=Prototype 1=
*Cast base - solid mass - about 1000 lb for now
*Head and table add up to about 2000
*Start with heavy metal stock embedded in concrete base
*Start with attachable head, vertical mill, with ability to retrofit a rotating haed to accommodate lathing
*DIY dovetail design on xyz table
*Manual controls with precision acme
*Buy a DRO unit for accuracy
*Retrofittable to CNC in the future
[[File:Base_multimachine_square_dimensions.jpg]]

=Collaboration=
[[File:multimachine_development.jpeg]]

=Links=

=Other=

Note: Design Rationale includes concept, general specifications, calculations, and fit in other product ecologies

[[Category: Design Rationale]]
[[Category: Multimachine]]

File:Base multimachine square dimensions.jpg

2011-05-06T17:00:24Z

Emacneil:

Multimachine Concept

2011-05-06T16:56:38Z

Emacneil: /* Prototype 1 */

=Introduction=
While machining equipment is being scrapped today in industrial decay areas of the USA (such as Detroit), it is worthwhile to produce high-end CNC machining equipment that can produce advanced products (modern steam engines, hydraulic motors, etc.) on a small scale by reducing labor requirements to produce these items. High-end industrial CNC machines are expensive and typically not produced locally. Any community interested in providing lasting prosperity may want to invest in the production of advanced CNC equipment.

*Lathe, Mill, Drill capacity
*Surface grinder attachment
*Indexing head attachment - for gears
*Rotary table attachment for tapers
*Manual in first implementation, CNC in later versions
*Manual down pressure ram, for inner keyways
*Radial arm design
*Vertical and horizontal operation
*Open source dovetail design - tapered stock bolted to a block?
*3 axis, heavy duty table, 4 feet long
*Weight - 2000 lb
*Open Source Stepper Motor Controllers in later versions
*0.001 accuracy over length
*Precision acme drive for low cost
*Open Source Digital Readout (DRO) (eventually), retrofitted to microcontroller-compensation of backlash in CNC version
*Detachable hydraulic motor drive; will be able to make hydraulic motors with this Multimachine
*Highly self-replicating. All precision parts for the Multimachine, including hydraulic motors and precision drive, should be machinable on the Multimachine itself. Scrap steel should be melted and processed with rolling to produce the necessary steel (eventually)
*Cast concrete/weldment hybrid - untill press forge and induction furnace is available for forged or cast components

=Prototype 1=
*Cast base - solid mass - about 1000 lb for now
*Head and table add up to about 2000
*Start with heavy metal stock embedded in concrete base
*Start with attachable head, vertical mill, with ability to retrofit a rotating haed to accommodate lathing
*DIY dovetail design on xyz table
*Manual controls with precision acme
*Buy a DRO unit for accuracy
*Retrofittable to CNC in the future
[[File:Base_multimachine_square.jpg]]

=Collaboration=
[[File:multimachine_development.jpeg]]

=Links=

=Other=

Note: Design Rationale includes concept, general specifications, calculations, and fit in other product ecologies

[[Category: Design Rationale]]
[[Category: Multimachine]]

File:Base multimachine square.jpg

2011-05-06T16:56:05Z

Emacneil:

Multimachine Concept

2011-05-06T16:52:43Z

Emacneil: /* Collaboration */

=Introduction=
While machining equipment is being scrapped today in industrial decay areas of the USA (such as Detroit), it is worthwhile to produce high-end CNC machining equipment that can produce advanced products (modern steam engines, hydraulic motors, etc.) on a small scale by reducing labor requirements to produce these items. High-end industrial CNC machines are expensive and typically not produced locally. Any community interested in providing lasting prosperity may want to invest in the production of advanced CNC equipment.

*Lathe, Mill, Drill capacity
*Surface grinder attachment
*Indexing head attachment - for gears
*Rotary table attachment for tapers
*Manual in first implementation, CNC in later versions
*Manual down pressure ram, for inner keyways
*Radial arm design
*Vertical and horizontal operation
*Open source dovetail design - tapered stock bolted to a block?
*3 axis, heavy duty table, 4 feet long
*Weight - 2000 lb
*Open Source Stepper Motor Controllers in later versions
*0.001 accuracy over length
*Precision acme drive for low cost
*Open Source Digital Readout (DRO) (eventually), retrofitted to microcontroller-compensation of backlash in CNC version
*Detachable hydraulic motor drive; will be able to make hydraulic motors with this Multimachine
*Highly self-replicating. All precision parts for the Multimachine, including hydraulic motors and precision drive, should be machinable on the Multimachine itself. Scrap steel should be melted and processed with rolling to produce the necessary steel (eventually)
*Cast concrete/weldment hybrid - untill press forge and induction furnace is available for forged or cast components

=Prototype 1=
*Cast base - solid mass - about 1000 lb for now
*Head and table add up to about 2000
*Start with heavy metal stock embedded in concrete base
*Start with attachable head, vertical mill, with ability to retrofit a rotating haed to accommodate lathing
*DIY dovetail design on xyz table
*Manual controls with precision acme
*Buy a DRO unit for accuracy
*Retrofittable to CNC in the future

=Collaboration=
[[File:multimachine_development.jpeg]]

=Links=

=Other=

Note: Design Rationale includes concept, general specifications, calculations, and fit in other product ecologies

[[Category: Design Rationale]]
[[Category: Multimachine]]

File:Multimachine development.jpeg

2011-05-06T16:51:47Z

Emacneil:

Multimachine Concept

2011-04-29T17:16:14Z

Emacneil: /* Prototype 1 */

=Introduction=
While machining equipment is being scrapped today in industrial decay areas of the USA (such as Detroit), it is worthwhile to produce high-end CNC machining equipment that can produce advanced products (modern steam engines, hydraulic motors, etc.) on a small scale by reducing labor requirements to produce these items. High-end industrial CNC machines are expensive and typically not produced locally. Any community interested in providing lasting prosperity may want to invest in the production of advanced CNC equipment.

*Lathe, Mill, Drill capacity
*Surface grinder attachment
*Indexing head attachment - for gears
*Rotary table attachment for tapers
*Manual in first implementation, CNC in later versions
*Manual down pressure ram, for inner keyways
*Radial arm design
*Vertical and horizontal operation
*Open source dovetail design - tapered stock bolted to a block?
*3 axis, heavy duty table, 4 feet long
*Weight - 2000 lb
*Open Source Stepper Motor Controllers in later versions
*0.001 accuracy over length
*Precision acme drive for low cost
*Open Source Digital Readout (DRO) (eventually), retrofitted to microcontroller-compensation of backlash in CNC version
*Detachable hydraulic motor drive; will be able to make hydraulic motors with this Multimachine
*Highly self-replicating. All precision parts for the Multimachine, including hydraulic motors and precision drive, should be machinable on the Multimachine itself. Scrap steel should be melted and processed with rolling to produce the necessary steel (eventually)
*Cast concrete/weldment hybrid - untill press forge and induction furnace is available for forged or cast components

=Prototype 1=
*Cast base - solid mass - about 1000 lb for now
*Head and table add up to about 2000
*Start with heavy metal stock embedded in concrete base
*Start with attachable head, vertical mill, with ability to retrofit a rotating haed to accommodate lathing
*DIY dovetail design on xyz table
*Manual controls with precision acme
*Buy a DRO unit for accuracy
*Retrofittable to CNC in the future

[[File:base_multimachine.jpg]]

=Collaboration=

=Links=

=Other=

[[Category:Design Rationale]]

Note: Design Rationale includes concept, general specifications, calculations, and fit in other product ecologies
'''Bold text'''

File:Base multimachine.jpg

2011-04-29T17:15:42Z

Emacneil: Initial concept of multimachine base.

Initial concept of multimachine base.

Eric MacNeil

2011-04-20T02:05:13Z

Emacneil: /* WHO are you? */

=Team Culturing Information=

last updated: 19. April, 2011

==='''WHO''' are you?===
*''Name/Nationality/Ethnicity'' - Eric MacNeil, American

*''Location'' – Jersey City, NJ

*''Contact Information'' –

*''Introductory Video'' -

*''Resume/CV'' –

*''Hobbies and Pastimes'' - photography, music production, cooking, robotics, electronics, building things

==='''WHY''' are you motivated to support/develop this work?===
*''Do you endorse open source culture?''
I believe that open source is more versatile and useful. Being able to modify something to your specific needs can produce a much more efficient end product.

*''Why are you interested in this work?''
I believe that farm equipment should be easy to use, simple to repair, and cheap to make or buy. Modern farm equipment is none of these.

*''Are you interested in teaching about the GVCS?''
Yes.

*Are you interested in economic relocalization possibilities arising from the GVCS?'
Yes.

*''Do you want to use the GVCS technologies yourself? Do you want to build them yourself?''
No, but potentially in the future if i have need for them.

*''Are you interested in starting up enterprise using the GVCS technologies?''
No, but I would be open to the idea.

*''Are you interested in having the GVCS technologies fabricated by your local custom fabricator?''
No.

*''Are you interested in applying the GVCS to third world development? To redevelopment of crisis areas? To development of derelict areas in the developed world?''
Yes, I think it would help immensely to not have to ship equipment around the world and to third world countries. Machinery could be made with materials that are already local to the people or crisis area.

*''Are you interested in starting up Industry 2.0 flexible fabrication enterprises for your local community, by drawing from a global repository of freely down-loadable designs and fabricating using open source fabrication equipment?''
No

*''Are you interested in the potential of the GVCS for developing local food systems?''
Yes

*''Are you interested in doing academic studies/papers, publishing books, or doing other analysis of our efforts?''
No.

*Are you interested in financial investment opportunities arising from our work?
No

*''Are you interested in the distributive economic aspects of our work, and if so, how do you see this playing out?''
Not sure.

*''Are you interested in building renewable energy production facilities based on open hardware (solar concentrator electric, wind, biomass power).''
No

*''Are you interested in building resilient communities based on access to the GVCS?''
I don't have any plans but I like the idea.

*''Are you interested in creating a bug-out hut using GVCS technologies?''
No

*''How do you think that the GVCS can help alleviate the instabilities of global monetary systems?''
GVCS can keep money in a locality, so the fabricator, who purchases materials from a local supplier, can provide the product to the local people.

*''How do you think that the GVCS can address issues related to resource conflicts?''
GVCS can be modified to work with local materials and supplies. By being open and modifiable, each locality can have its own version for the cheapest possible end cost while not relying on conflict materials or regions.

*''How do you think that the GVCS can address issues of overpopulation?''
I don't think it can address the problem, but It could provide better housing.

*''How do you think that the GVCS can address issues of resource depletion and environmental degradation?''
By sourcing from locally available materials, products can be made in a way that local people can see the entire impact of creating one machine.

*''Other comments''
I'd like to say that this sounds like a great project and could be useful to so many people around the world. I hope I can help and I hope it takes off.

==='''WHAT'''===
*''What have you already contributed to the OSE project? (technical contributions, blogging about us, financial support, organizing events, translations, interviews, video editing, publications, publicity work, behind-the-scenes work, CAD work, wiki contributions, computer support, etc)''
Not yet, but hopefully soon.

'''Communications'''
*I can write technical documentation if required.

'''Organizational'''
*No.

'''Computer Support'''
*I am very familiar with Linux. I have some web design experience.

'''Finances'''
*No.

'''Sociology'''
*No.

'''Home Economics'''
*I love cooking, but my last attempts at growing food were foiled by squirrels.

'''Design'''
*I have experience with CAD as well as some simple circuit designs.

'''Building'''
*I have experience with machine tools, cnc programming, and woodwork.

'''Electronics and Magnetics'''
*Very little experience.

'''Automation'''
*I have some experience with stepper motors and servos, mostly for hobby robotics.

'''Metallurgy'''
*I have experience in annealing.

'''Engineering'''
*I am a mechanical engineer. I also do hobby robotics and have a big interest in materials.

==='''HOW''' can you help?''===
*''How are you interested in contributing to the work of GVCS development?''
Design, CAD, fabrication.

*''Can you volunteer to work with us, and if so, how many hours per week?''
Yes. Time would vary week to week, but most likely around 10 hours per week.

*''Are you interested in working with us for pay? If so, what services can you offer, and what is your hourly or per-project rate?''
Yes. I can offer mechanical design and CAD support. Hourly rate is flexible depending on work.

*''Are you interested in purchasing equipment from us to help bootstrap development?''
No

*''Are you interested in bidding for consulting/design/prototyping work?''
Possibly.

*''Are you a [http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=True_Fans True Fan]? If not, why not?''
Yes. I'm very interested in seeing this idea take off.

*''Would you like to see yourself working with us on a full-time basis?''
Yes

*''Are you interested in using the technologies that we are developing directly?''
Potentially if I'm living in an area where they would be useful to me directly.

*''Are you interested in being part of the world's first, open source, resilient community? The GVCS is the preparatory step for the OSE Village Experiment – a 2 year, immersion experiment (2013-2014) for testing whether a real, thriving, modern-day prototype community of 200 people can be built on 200 acres using local resources and open access to information? We are looking for approximately 200 people to fill a diverse array of roles, according to the Social Contract that is being developed. This may be the boldest social experiment on earth - a pioneering community whose goal is to extend the index of possibilities regarding harmonious existence of humans, ecology, and technology – as a beacon of light to benefit of all people on Earth.
Possibly

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