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William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Replication&diff=98861 Replication 2013-06-30T13:46:22Z

<p>William Neal: /* Tony Mensah, Mark Amo-Boateng, William Neal: Nanjing, China */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Tip|Replication Discussions|<br /> Feel free to discuss your ideas and experiences regarding replication on the [http://forum.opensourceecology.org/categories/gvcs-replication GVCS Replication category] of our forum.<br /> }}<br /> {{TOC left}}<br /> = Overview =<br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Using the [[Civilization_Starter_Kit_DVD_v0.01|Civilization Starter Kit]], people are beginning to independently build their own [[Global_Village_Construction_Set|Global Village Construction Set]] machinery throughout the world. Many of them have come to [[Factor_e_Farm|Factor e Farm]] for [[Dedicated_Project_Visits|Dedicated Project Visits]], and others have taught themselves based on our training materials. We conduct [[Evaluations|program evaluations]] to learn from and document their experiences, and '''we predict 100 independent replications by the end of 2013'''.</p><br /> <br /> = Replicators Network Surveys =<br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">The ''Replicators Network Surveys'' are designed to help us learn from independent replicators and move forward in our pursuit of identifying economic best practices. To use a metaphor, each set of documentation and the design idea they represent are like a hypothesis, and independent replications are ways of testing the soundness of our estimates. The surveys, then, help us gather information about the results of the experimentation that takes place across our global network of independent replicators. By participating in this process, you help the ''Open Source Ecology'' community learn and fulfill its mission.</p><br /> <br /> [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Evaluations_-_Replicators_Network_Survey_-_February_2012 Open Source Ecology - Replicators Network Surveys - February 2012]<br /> <br /><br /> [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aj7WbjRT9mlmdGFucEdUUUpLZHVNS2FiNXFMc2pXRHc#gid=0 Complete Responses]<br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> = Replication Activity = <br /> [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aj7WbjRT9mlmdGZKLWZQSnFpMzhvRGlSMHdDd2ZGckE#gid=0 ''Click to edit map'']<br /> <br /> <html><br /> <br /> <script type="text/javascript" src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/static/modules/gviz/1.0/chart.js"> {"dataSourceUrl":"//docs.google.com/spreadsheet/tq?key=0Aj7WbjRT9mlmdGZKLWZQSnFpMzhvRGlSMHdDd2ZGckE&transpose=0&headers=0&range=A1%3AB8&gid=0&pub=1","options":{"region":"US","vAxes":[{"viewWindowMode":"pretty","viewWindow":{}},{"viewWindowMode":"pretty","viewWindow":{}}],"booleanRole":"certainty","animation":{"duration":500},"colors":["#00ffff","#ffd966","#ffff00"],"vAxis":{"format":""},"displayMode":"markers","resolution":"provinces","useFirstColumnAsDomain":true,"hAxis":{"maxAlternations":1,"format":""},"width":600,"height":371},"state":{},"view":["{\"columns\":[0,1]}","{\"columns\":[0,1]}","{\"columns\":[0,1]}"],"chartType":"GeoChart","chartName":"Open Source Ecology - Replicators Network - United States"} </script><br /> <br /> </html><br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Stage 1 - Planning'''<br /> *'''Stage 2 - Fabrication'''<br /> *'''Stage 3 - Complete'''<br /> <br /><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> == Daniel & Hayden: Pasadena, California, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:DH_Tractors_-_02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> <h3>'''[http://dandhtractors.org/ D&H Tractors]'''</h3><br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">'''We are D & H, Daniel and Hayden, 12th grade students at the Polytechnic School in Pasadena, CA.'''</p><br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">We, along with our engineering class and several students from nearby Blair High School, intend to build a Lifetrac from the plans of Open Source Ecology. We will donate the tractor to [http://www.southcentralfarmers.com/ The South Central Farmers Cooperative], for use on their 120 acre farm in Shafter, CA.</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Our rationale for taking on this project is three pronged. By being among the first- and the first high school aged students- to replicate the Lifetrac, we are doing a service to the Open Ecology Project, and, consequently, may be helping change the future of agriculture everywhere. Our project will, likewise, benefit the South Central Farmers, who are eager to experiment with open source agricultural technology. Finally, bringing a project like this to the Polytechnic School (and, in a smaller degree to Blair High School) will provide aspiring engineers with a chance to use their skills in the field before leaving for college.</p><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Manuel Aguilar: Guatemala ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Manuel Aguilar - 02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> <br /> <h3>'''[http://quetsol.com/ Quetsol]'''</h3><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">'''Manuel is a [http://www.ted.com/profiles/bio/id/940419 TED Global Fellow] and is a co-founder of Quetsol. Quetsol offers appropriate technology solutions that sustainably provide for the energy demands of a wide variety of users at a lower social and economic cost.'''</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Our project, currently in late planning stages, is building a sustainable village for about 30 families recently displaced by extreme weather in Guatemala. The village model will approach sustainability in an integral way, from housing design and construction to agriculture and resource management. Residences, for example, will incorporate appropriate materials (CEB mostly), passive solar design, and come standard with rain-catchment systems with prefiltration, mini greenhouses, efficient wood/methane stoves, water filtration, PV for light/comm, compost toilets, water recycling. Agri and aquaculture will be efficiently designed as well as per local conditions (location TBD soon). The aim will be to demonstrate a working prototype of a self-sustainable community built for the BOP, which can, when designed and built appropriately, economically replace the current minimum denominator settlements which cause so much human and environmental hazard. Ultimately we intend to build something replicable and scalable, which is where OSE comes in.</p> <br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">OSE will integrate into our work in a variety of ways. Initially, we aim to train a skilled replicator so that some of the first GVCS machines can be built on site and facilitate village construction and development. We also plan to build and equip a workshop in which to build the initial machines and which will also eventually serve as a high-value business opportunity to some trained villager entrepreneurs. Beyond the machines built for village use, which will generate value at reduced cost - income will be generated initially from fabricating machines for local distribution. Eventually, they workshop will also expand to include training of locals, so that other such businesses may sprout in other communities. This is in keeping with the OSE ethos, and at the core of many of our intentions with our project. The village aims to demonstrate that post-scarcity abundance can be achieved, even with the lowest means found amongst the BoP, with appropriate use of technology. OSE provides a fantastic set of tools and methodologies that potentiate development precisely through intelligent open-source design and tech.</p> <br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">In terms of time frame, in the next month, we will have purchased land, identified a replicator, finished first project proposal and begin land work. April I will be travelling abroad for 3 weeks, so construction of the first living Unit will take place mid-May. During summer, June-Aug, we will build the workshop and at some point fabricate the CEB press after having the replicator receive proper training. After this is accomplised, we will build the residential units and have the families begin to move in, as they will also be helping build their own houses.</p><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Andrew Spina: Baltimore, Maryland, USA ==<br /> [[Image:Andrew-Spina---02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> <h3>'''[http://aispina.blogspot.com/ Machining Independence]'''</h3><br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">'''I'm building my own tractor''' because I want to understand it and be able to maintain it. It's also a project that will teach me many valuable skills. I've already learned a ton about machining and CAD.</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Finally, I'm interested in joining the material economy at some time in my life. So far I've earned my living by working in the knowledge economy. I think really hard and get paid to do it. I'm employed as a programmer. It's a job I love, but constrains my life quite a lot-- I work 40hr a week and have to commute to my place of work. One day, I'd like to have a bit more control-- perhaps program as a hobby.</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">What do I mean by 'material economy' ([http://www.newgreeneconomy.com/sustainable-living/item/12-transforming-the-materials-economy a green wing article])? I mean that I take ingredients and make a product. The product is a tangible thing that solves a tangible problem like hunger, need for shelter, etc. This is important because the tangible problems are the ones that force the average person to take a 9 to 5. If I can provide fixes for these root human needs, I'll have high security (someone somewhere is hungry) and be encouraging smaller scale self sufficiency. The OSE folk argue (see Village Scale [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/OSE_Spec here]) that a material economy of about 200 people is enough for comfortable modern living locally. That sounds like somewhere I'd want to live.</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">So what will I produce in the material economy? I mean really, what will my tractor produce? I don't have a firm plan, but my current thoughts are to produce pelletized biomass. With a few tools (Tractor, Hay Cutter, Hammer Mill, Pelletizer) and some land, I may be able to produce a renewable, carbon neutral (or even negative!) local fuel. I'm not yet clear on the economics-- how much land make how many pellets? How much labor for each acre of land? How much do pellets cost? Where would I sell them? But, I'm going to have a tractor regardless so if the economics don't work, I'll find a different plan.</p><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> == James Slade: Austin, Texas, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:James_Slade_-_02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> <h3>'''[[Replication-CreationFlame|Creation Flame]]'''</h3><br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">"'''October, 2011 marks the first ever replication of a complete [[GVCS]] machine by an independent third party. This is a day of historical significance for the Global Village Construction Set. Congratulations to James Slade of Texas.'''"</p><br /> ''- Marcin Jakubowski, Nov. 14, 2011''<br /> <br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">James Slade is one of the co-founder's of [http://www.CreationFlame.org Creation Flame] in Cedar Creek, Texas. In partnership with Jason Smith, Creation Flame is the first to successfully replicate a CEB press and is now getting into the business of using and selling CEB blocks. In unison with Thad from Broken Sidewalk Farm, they are starting production of a LifeTrac, self replicating CNC Plasma table, and another Powercube. Also starting to build a few [[roller table|Roller Tables]] to help with the CEB's and steel work.</p><br /> <br><br /> <br /> See corresponding [http://blog.opensourceecology.org/2011/11/historic-moment/ Blog Post]. See [[Patrick Gibbs Interview of James Slade]] regarding this replication.<br /> <br /> <br /><br /> CEB brick pressing results from Creation Flame: [[CEB_Blocks|CEB Blocks]] <br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Tom Griffing: Dallas, Texas, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Tom_Griffing_-_02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> '''<h3>[[Replication/PondusLLC|Pondus, LLC]]</h3>'''<br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">'''Tom Griffing operates Pondus LLC in Dallas, Texas.'''</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">After spending nearly a month in Missouri in August, Tom has continued his efforts in documentation, design enhancements and in replicating his first Power Cube. He is now targeting a LifeTrac after making improvements on our Power Cube Prototype 4 design.</p><br /> <br /> <br /> '''Video:''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhOphEJiCVk&feature=plcp&context=C359e526UDOEgsToPDskLmdLjD8raeWHMmtqV-8xWe Power Cube Prototype 5] - Tom's updated design of the Power Cube.<br /> <br /> '''Photo:''' [[First_Power_Cube_Sold_by_Tom_Griffing|Enhanced Power Cube]] - the first Power Cube sold by Tom.<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Luke Iseman: Austin, Texas, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Luke-Iseman---02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> '''<h3>[http://www.re-char.com re:char]</h3>'''<br /> '''<p style="text-align:justify;">Luke worked on [[CNC_Torch_Table#Suggested_steps_from_Luke_Iseman|making improvements]] to the CNC Torch Table and made a [[Luke_Iseman_Dedicated_Project_Visit_Application|dedicated project visit]] to Factor e Farm in December, 2011.</p>'''<br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Luke is chief technology officer for [http://www.re-char.com re:char]. He graduated, cum laude, from [http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/ The Wharton School] at the University of Pennsylvania, concentrating in Entrepreneurship and Operations. Luke is passionate about open source hardware, and his projects have been covered by [http://makezine.com/ Make Magazine], [http://www.re-char.com/who-we-are/rechar-team/boingboing.net/ Boingboing], [http://www.re-char.com/who-we-are/rechar-team/www.wired.com/ Wired], and [http://www.re-char.com/who-we-are/rechar-team/www.austinchronicle.com The Austin Chronicle]. Before joining the re:char team, Luke worked at a variety of software technology companies, built and managed a fleet of 25 pedicabs, invented an automated gardening computer, and wrote a book about traveling around the world. Luke is excited about using the power of the physical computing revolution to build a more sustainable world.</p><br /> <br /> <br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Dorkmo: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Dorkmo---02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> '''<h3>[[User:Dorkmo|Dorkmo]]</h3>'''<br /> '''<p style="text-align:justify;">Dorkmo is a user from Oklahoma with a background in tinkering, and he enjoys spreadsheets.</p>'''<br /> <br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">He has independently replicated the [[CEB_Press/Manufacturing_Instructions/Detroit_Fab_Lab_Solenoid_Driver_v2|Detroit Board]] and the [[CEB_Press/Manufacturing_Instructions/Controller_Box|CEB Controller Box]].<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br style="clear: both;" /><br /> <br /> == Dandelion Village: Bloomington, Indiana, USA ==<br /> <br /> Zach Dwiel is a member of [http://dandelionvillage.org/ Dandelion Village], an ecovillage in the city limits of Bloomington, Indiana. They are in the process of building their first home using a CEB Press and Power Cube. Tom built our Power Cube. For the CEB Press, James Slade fabricated the steel parts, Zach designed and built the controller board and electronics, purchased the hydraulics and Dandelion Village assembled the machine.<br /> <br /> Zach plans to build a two story house this year (2012) with the bricks from the CEB Press. More buildings are planned for next year, some of which may include bricks from the CEB Press, depending on how production goes on the first home. You can find updates on my blog: [http://dwiel.net/blog/category/house/ blog] and my house design here on this wiki: [[Dwiel House]]<br /> <br /> == Tony Mensah, Mark Amo-Boateng, William Neal: Nanjing, China == <br /> <br /> [[Image:Mark_MetricCEB.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> In May, 2012, this group, originally from Ghana and Canada, set out in Nanjing to redesign the CEB press to metric specifications and build it with the help of some engineers at a factory in Ma'anshan, Anhui, China. According to a report received on September 27th, there were some technical issues surrounding the later stages of assembly of the CEB press, particularly centred around the secondary cylinder and the soil shaker. In June, 2013, the group was finally able to test the brick press - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNWvE1HluZ8 successfully]. See [[China Replication]].<br /> <br /> =Charles Liptaak=<br /> [[Charles_Liptaak_Replication]]<br /> <br /> =Daniel & Hayden=<br /> http://imgur.com/a/eZq7t<br /> <br /> =Italy=<br /> http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.407927422606836.96582.260586650674248&type=1<br /> <br /> = Archive = <br /> <br /> For old ideas on Replication, check the [[Replication/Archive|Archive]].<br /> <br /> [[Category: Education]]<br /> [[Category: Replication]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Replication&diff=98860 Replication 2013-06-30T13:45:35Z

<p>William Neal: /* Tony Mensah, Mark Amo-Boateng, William Neal: Nanjing, China */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Tip|Replication Discussions|<br /> Feel free to discuss your ideas and experiences regarding replication on the [http://forum.opensourceecology.org/categories/gvcs-replication GVCS Replication category] of our forum.<br /> }}<br /> {{TOC left}}<br /> = Overview =<br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Using the [[Civilization_Starter_Kit_DVD_v0.01|Civilization Starter Kit]], people are beginning to independently build their own [[Global_Village_Construction_Set|Global Village Construction Set]] machinery throughout the world. Many of them have come to [[Factor_e_Farm|Factor e Farm]] for [[Dedicated_Project_Visits|Dedicated Project Visits]], and others have taught themselves based on our training materials. We conduct [[Evaluations|program evaluations]] to learn from and document their experiences, and '''we predict 100 independent replications by the end of 2013'''.</p><br /> <br /> = Replicators Network Surveys =<br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">The ''Replicators Network Surveys'' are designed to help us learn from independent replicators and move forward in our pursuit of identifying economic best practices. To use a metaphor, each set of documentation and the design idea they represent are like a hypothesis, and independent replications are ways of testing the soundness of our estimates. The surveys, then, help us gather information about the results of the experimentation that takes place across our global network of independent replicators. By participating in this process, you help the ''Open Source Ecology'' community learn and fulfill its mission.</p><br /> <br /> [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Evaluations_-_Replicators_Network_Survey_-_February_2012 Open Source Ecology - Replicators Network Surveys - February 2012]<br /> <br /><br /> [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aj7WbjRT9mlmdGFucEdUUUpLZHVNS2FiNXFMc2pXRHc#gid=0 Complete Responses]<br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> = Replication Activity = <br /> [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aj7WbjRT9mlmdGZKLWZQSnFpMzhvRGlSMHdDd2ZGckE#gid=0 ''Click to edit map'']<br /> <br /> <html><br /> <br /> <script type="text/javascript" src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/static/modules/gviz/1.0/chart.js"> {"dataSourceUrl":"//docs.google.com/spreadsheet/tq?key=0Aj7WbjRT9mlmdGZKLWZQSnFpMzhvRGlSMHdDd2ZGckE&transpose=0&headers=0&range=A1%3AB8&gid=0&pub=1","options":{"region":"US","vAxes":[{"viewWindowMode":"pretty","viewWindow":{}},{"viewWindowMode":"pretty","viewWindow":{}}],"booleanRole":"certainty","animation":{"duration":500},"colors":["#00ffff","#ffd966","#ffff00"],"vAxis":{"format":""},"displayMode":"markers","resolution":"provinces","useFirstColumnAsDomain":true,"hAxis":{"maxAlternations":1,"format":""},"width":600,"height":371},"state":{},"view":["{\"columns\":[0,1]}","{\"columns\":[0,1]}","{\"columns\":[0,1]}"],"chartType":"GeoChart","chartName":"Open Source Ecology - Replicators Network - United States"} </script><br /> <br /> </html><br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Stage 1 - Planning'''<br /> *'''Stage 2 - Fabrication'''<br /> *'''Stage 3 - Complete'''<br /> <br /><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> == Daniel & Hayden: Pasadena, California, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:DH_Tractors_-_02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> <h3>'''[http://dandhtractors.org/ D&H Tractors]'''</h3><br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">'''We are D & H, Daniel and Hayden, 12th grade students at the Polytechnic School in Pasadena, CA.'''</p><br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">We, along with our engineering class and several students from nearby Blair High School, intend to build a Lifetrac from the plans of Open Source Ecology. We will donate the tractor to [http://www.southcentralfarmers.com/ The South Central Farmers Cooperative], for use on their 120 acre farm in Shafter, CA.</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Our rationale for taking on this project is three pronged. By being among the first- and the first high school aged students- to replicate the Lifetrac, we are doing a service to the Open Ecology Project, and, consequently, may be helping change the future of agriculture everywhere. Our project will, likewise, benefit the South Central Farmers, who are eager to experiment with open source agricultural technology. Finally, bringing a project like this to the Polytechnic School (and, in a smaller degree to Blair High School) will provide aspiring engineers with a chance to use their skills in the field before leaving for college.</p><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Manuel Aguilar: Guatemala ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Manuel Aguilar - 02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> <br /> <h3>'''[http://quetsol.com/ Quetsol]'''</h3><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">'''Manuel is a [http://www.ted.com/profiles/bio/id/940419 TED Global Fellow] and is a co-founder of Quetsol. Quetsol offers appropriate technology solutions that sustainably provide for the energy demands of a wide variety of users at a lower social and economic cost.'''</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Our project, currently in late planning stages, is building a sustainable village for about 30 families recently displaced by extreme weather in Guatemala. The village model will approach sustainability in an integral way, from housing design and construction to agriculture and resource management. Residences, for example, will incorporate appropriate materials (CEB mostly), passive solar design, and come standard with rain-catchment systems with prefiltration, mini greenhouses, efficient wood/methane stoves, water filtration, PV for light/comm, compost toilets, water recycling. Agri and aquaculture will be efficiently designed as well as per local conditions (location TBD soon). The aim will be to demonstrate a working prototype of a self-sustainable community built for the BOP, which can, when designed and built appropriately, economically replace the current minimum denominator settlements which cause so much human and environmental hazard. Ultimately we intend to build something replicable and scalable, which is where OSE comes in.</p> <br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">OSE will integrate into our work in a variety of ways. Initially, we aim to train a skilled replicator so that some of the first GVCS machines can be built on site and facilitate village construction and development. We also plan to build and equip a workshop in which to build the initial machines and which will also eventually serve as a high-value business opportunity to some trained villager entrepreneurs. Beyond the machines built for village use, which will generate value at reduced cost - income will be generated initially from fabricating machines for local distribution. Eventually, they workshop will also expand to include training of locals, so that other such businesses may sprout in other communities. This is in keeping with the OSE ethos, and at the core of many of our intentions with our project. The village aims to demonstrate that post-scarcity abundance can be achieved, even with the lowest means found amongst the BoP, with appropriate use of technology. OSE provides a fantastic set of tools and methodologies that potentiate development precisely through intelligent open-source design and tech.</p> <br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">In terms of time frame, in the next month, we will have purchased land, identified a replicator, finished first project proposal and begin land work. April I will be travelling abroad for 3 weeks, so construction of the first living Unit will take place mid-May. During summer, June-Aug, we will build the workshop and at some point fabricate the CEB press after having the replicator receive proper training. After this is accomplised, we will build the residential units and have the families begin to move in, as they will also be helping build their own houses.</p><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Andrew Spina: Baltimore, Maryland, USA ==<br /> [[Image:Andrew-Spina---02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> <h3>'''[http://aispina.blogspot.com/ Machining Independence]'''</h3><br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">'''I'm building my own tractor''' because I want to understand it and be able to maintain it. It's also a project that will teach me many valuable skills. I've already learned a ton about machining and CAD.</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Finally, I'm interested in joining the material economy at some time in my life. So far I've earned my living by working in the knowledge economy. I think really hard and get paid to do it. I'm employed as a programmer. It's a job I love, but constrains my life quite a lot-- I work 40hr a week and have to commute to my place of work. One day, I'd like to have a bit more control-- perhaps program as a hobby.</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">What do I mean by 'material economy' ([http://www.newgreeneconomy.com/sustainable-living/item/12-transforming-the-materials-economy a green wing article])? I mean that I take ingredients and make a product. The product is a tangible thing that solves a tangible problem like hunger, need for shelter, etc. This is important because the tangible problems are the ones that force the average person to take a 9 to 5. If I can provide fixes for these root human needs, I'll have high security (someone somewhere is hungry) and be encouraging smaller scale self sufficiency. The OSE folk argue (see Village Scale [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/OSE_Spec here]) that a material economy of about 200 people is enough for comfortable modern living locally. That sounds like somewhere I'd want to live.</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">So what will I produce in the material economy? I mean really, what will my tractor produce? I don't have a firm plan, but my current thoughts are to produce pelletized biomass. With a few tools (Tractor, Hay Cutter, Hammer Mill, Pelletizer) and some land, I may be able to produce a renewable, carbon neutral (or even negative!) local fuel. I'm not yet clear on the economics-- how much land make how many pellets? How much labor for each acre of land? How much do pellets cost? Where would I sell them? But, I'm going to have a tractor regardless so if the economics don't work, I'll find a different plan.</p><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> == James Slade: Austin, Texas, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:James_Slade_-_02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> <h3>'''[[Replication-CreationFlame|Creation Flame]]'''</h3><br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">"'''October, 2011 marks the first ever replication of a complete [[GVCS]] machine by an independent third party. This is a day of historical significance for the Global Village Construction Set. Congratulations to James Slade of Texas.'''"</p><br /> ''- Marcin Jakubowski, Nov. 14, 2011''<br /> <br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">James Slade is one of the co-founder's of [http://www.CreationFlame.org Creation Flame] in Cedar Creek, Texas. In partnership with Jason Smith, Creation Flame is the first to successfully replicate a CEB press and is now getting into the business of using and selling CEB blocks. In unison with Thad from Broken Sidewalk Farm, they are starting production of a LifeTrac, self replicating CNC Plasma table, and another Powercube. Also starting to build a few [[roller table|Roller Tables]] to help with the CEB's and steel work.</p><br /> <br><br /> <br /> See corresponding [http://blog.opensourceecology.org/2011/11/historic-moment/ Blog Post]. See [[Patrick Gibbs Interview of James Slade]] regarding this replication.<br /> <br /> <br /><br /> CEB brick pressing results from Creation Flame: [[CEB_Blocks|CEB Blocks]] <br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Tom Griffing: Dallas, Texas, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Tom_Griffing_-_02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> '''<h3>[[Replication/PondusLLC|Pondus, LLC]]</h3>'''<br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">'''Tom Griffing operates Pondus LLC in Dallas, Texas.'''</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">After spending nearly a month in Missouri in August, Tom has continued his efforts in documentation, design enhancements and in replicating his first Power Cube. He is now targeting a LifeTrac after making improvements on our Power Cube Prototype 4 design.</p><br /> <br /> <br /> '''Video:''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhOphEJiCVk&feature=plcp&context=C359e526UDOEgsToPDskLmdLjD8raeWHMmtqV-8xWe Power Cube Prototype 5] - Tom's updated design of the Power Cube.<br /> <br /> '''Photo:''' [[First_Power_Cube_Sold_by_Tom_Griffing|Enhanced Power Cube]] - the first Power Cube sold by Tom.<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Luke Iseman: Austin, Texas, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Luke-Iseman---02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> '''<h3>[http://www.re-char.com re:char]</h3>'''<br /> '''<p style="text-align:justify;">Luke worked on [[CNC_Torch_Table#Suggested_steps_from_Luke_Iseman|making improvements]] to the CNC Torch Table and made a [[Luke_Iseman_Dedicated_Project_Visit_Application|dedicated project visit]] to Factor e Farm in December, 2011.</p>'''<br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Luke is chief technology officer for [http://www.re-char.com re:char]. He graduated, cum laude, from [http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/ The Wharton School] at the University of Pennsylvania, concentrating in Entrepreneurship and Operations. Luke is passionate about open source hardware, and his projects have been covered by [http://makezine.com/ Make Magazine], [http://www.re-char.com/who-we-are/rechar-team/boingboing.net/ Boingboing], [http://www.re-char.com/who-we-are/rechar-team/www.wired.com/ Wired], and [http://www.re-char.com/who-we-are/rechar-team/www.austinchronicle.com The Austin Chronicle]. Before joining the re:char team, Luke worked at a variety of software technology companies, built and managed a fleet of 25 pedicabs, invented an automated gardening computer, and wrote a book about traveling around the world. Luke is excited about using the power of the physical computing revolution to build a more sustainable world.</p><br /> <br /> <br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Dorkmo: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Dorkmo---02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> '''<h3>[[User:Dorkmo|Dorkmo]]</h3>'''<br /> '''<p style="text-align:justify;">Dorkmo is a user from Oklahoma with a background in tinkering, and he enjoys spreadsheets.</p>'''<br /> <br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">He has independently replicated the [[CEB_Press/Manufacturing_Instructions/Detroit_Fab_Lab_Solenoid_Driver_v2|Detroit Board]] and the [[CEB_Press/Manufacturing_Instructions/Controller_Box|CEB Controller Box]].<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br style="clear: both;" /><br /> <br /> == Dandelion Village: Bloomington, Indiana, USA ==<br /> <br /> Zach Dwiel is a member of [http://dandelionvillage.org/ Dandelion Village], an ecovillage in the city limits of Bloomington, Indiana. They are in the process of building their first home using a CEB Press and Power Cube. Tom built our Power Cube. For the CEB Press, James Slade fabricated the steel parts, Zach designed and built the controller board and electronics, purchased the hydraulics and Dandelion Village assembled the machine.<br /> <br /> Zach plans to build a two story house this year (2012) with the bricks from the CEB Press. More buildings are planned for next year, some of which may include bricks from the CEB Press, depending on how production goes on the first home. You can find updates on my blog: [http://dwiel.net/blog/category/house/ blog] and my house design here on this wiki: [[Dwiel House]]<br /> <br /> == Tony Mensah, Mark Amo-Boateng, William Neal: Nanjing, China == <br /> <br /> [[Image:Mark_MetricCEB.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> In May, 2012, this group, originally from Ghana and Canada, set out in Nanjing to redesign the CEB press to metric specifications and build it with the help of some engineers at a factory in Ma'anshan, Anhui, China. According to a report received on September 27th, there were some technical issues surrounding the later stages of assembly of the CEB press, particularly centred around the secondary cylinder and the soil shaker. In June, 2013, the group was finally able to test the brick press - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNWvE1HluZ successfully]. See [[China Replication]].<br /> <br /> =Charles Liptaak=<br /> [[Charles_Liptaak_Replication]]<br /> <br /> =Daniel & Hayden=<br /> http://imgur.com/a/eZq7t<br /> <br /> =Italy=<br /> http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.407927422606836.96582.260586650674248&type=1<br /> <br /> = Archive = <br /> <br /> For old ideas on Replication, check the [[Replication/Archive|Archive]].<br /> <br /> [[Category: Education]]<br /> [[Category: Replication]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Replication&diff=98859 Replication 2013-06-30T13:44:04Z

<p>William Neal: /* Tony Mensah, Mark Amo-Boateng, William Neal: Nanjing, China */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Tip|Replication Discussions|<br /> Feel free to discuss your ideas and experiences regarding replication on the [http://forum.opensourceecology.org/categories/gvcs-replication GVCS Replication category] of our forum.<br /> }}<br /> {{TOC left}}<br /> = Overview =<br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Using the [[Civilization_Starter_Kit_DVD_v0.01|Civilization Starter Kit]], people are beginning to independently build their own [[Global_Village_Construction_Set|Global Village Construction Set]] machinery throughout the world. Many of them have come to [[Factor_e_Farm|Factor e Farm]] for [[Dedicated_Project_Visits|Dedicated Project Visits]], and others have taught themselves based on our training materials. We conduct [[Evaluations|program evaluations]] to learn from and document their experiences, and '''we predict 100 independent replications by the end of 2013'''.</p><br /> <br /> = Replicators Network Surveys =<br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">The ''Replicators Network Surveys'' are designed to help us learn from independent replicators and move forward in our pursuit of identifying economic best practices. To use a metaphor, each set of documentation and the design idea they represent are like a hypothesis, and independent replications are ways of testing the soundness of our estimates. The surveys, then, help us gather information about the results of the experimentation that takes place across our global network of independent replicators. By participating in this process, you help the ''Open Source Ecology'' community learn and fulfill its mission.</p><br /> <br /> [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Evaluations_-_Replicators_Network_Survey_-_February_2012 Open Source Ecology - Replicators Network Surveys - February 2012]<br /> <br /><br /> [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aj7WbjRT9mlmdGFucEdUUUpLZHVNS2FiNXFMc2pXRHc#gid=0 Complete Responses]<br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> = Replication Activity = <br /> [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aj7WbjRT9mlmdGZKLWZQSnFpMzhvRGlSMHdDd2ZGckE#gid=0 ''Click to edit map'']<br /> <br /> <html><br /> <br /> <script type="text/javascript" src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/static/modules/gviz/1.0/chart.js"> {"dataSourceUrl":"//docs.google.com/spreadsheet/tq?key=0Aj7WbjRT9mlmdGZKLWZQSnFpMzhvRGlSMHdDd2ZGckE&transpose=0&headers=0&range=A1%3AB8&gid=0&pub=1","options":{"region":"US","vAxes":[{"viewWindowMode":"pretty","viewWindow":{}},{"viewWindowMode":"pretty","viewWindow":{}}],"booleanRole":"certainty","animation":{"duration":500},"colors":["#00ffff","#ffd966","#ffff00"],"vAxis":{"format":""},"displayMode":"markers","resolution":"provinces","useFirstColumnAsDomain":true,"hAxis":{"maxAlternations":1,"format":""},"width":600,"height":371},"state":{},"view":["{\"columns\":[0,1]}","{\"columns\":[0,1]}","{\"columns\":[0,1]}"],"chartType":"GeoChart","chartName":"Open Source Ecology - Replicators Network - United States"} </script><br /> <br /> </html><br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Stage 1 - Planning'''<br /> *'''Stage 2 - Fabrication'''<br /> *'''Stage 3 - Complete'''<br /> <br /><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> == Daniel & Hayden: Pasadena, California, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:DH_Tractors_-_02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> <h3>'''[http://dandhtractors.org/ D&H Tractors]'''</h3><br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">'''We are D & H, Daniel and Hayden, 12th grade students at the Polytechnic School in Pasadena, CA.'''</p><br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">We, along with our engineering class and several students from nearby Blair High School, intend to build a Lifetrac from the plans of Open Source Ecology. We will donate the tractor to [http://www.southcentralfarmers.com/ The South Central Farmers Cooperative], for use on their 120 acre farm in Shafter, CA.</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Our rationale for taking on this project is three pronged. By being among the first- and the first high school aged students- to replicate the Lifetrac, we are doing a service to the Open Ecology Project, and, consequently, may be helping change the future of agriculture everywhere. Our project will, likewise, benefit the South Central Farmers, who are eager to experiment with open source agricultural technology. Finally, bringing a project like this to the Polytechnic School (and, in a smaller degree to Blair High School) will provide aspiring engineers with a chance to use their skills in the field before leaving for college.</p><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Manuel Aguilar: Guatemala ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Manuel Aguilar - 02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> <br /> <h3>'''[http://quetsol.com/ Quetsol]'''</h3><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">'''Manuel is a [http://www.ted.com/profiles/bio/id/940419 TED Global Fellow] and is a co-founder of Quetsol. Quetsol offers appropriate technology solutions that sustainably provide for the energy demands of a wide variety of users at a lower social and economic cost.'''</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Our project, currently in late planning stages, is building a sustainable village for about 30 families recently displaced by extreme weather in Guatemala. The village model will approach sustainability in an integral way, from housing design and construction to agriculture and resource management. Residences, for example, will incorporate appropriate materials (CEB mostly), passive solar design, and come standard with rain-catchment systems with prefiltration, mini greenhouses, efficient wood/methane stoves, water filtration, PV for light/comm, compost toilets, water recycling. Agri and aquaculture will be efficiently designed as well as per local conditions (location TBD soon). The aim will be to demonstrate a working prototype of a self-sustainable community built for the BOP, which can, when designed and built appropriately, economically replace the current minimum denominator settlements which cause so much human and environmental hazard. Ultimately we intend to build something replicable and scalable, which is where OSE comes in.</p> <br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">OSE will integrate into our work in a variety of ways. Initially, we aim to train a skilled replicator so that some of the first GVCS machines can be built on site and facilitate village construction and development. We also plan to build and equip a workshop in which to build the initial machines and which will also eventually serve as a high-value business opportunity to some trained villager entrepreneurs. Beyond the machines built for village use, which will generate value at reduced cost - income will be generated initially from fabricating machines for local distribution. Eventually, they workshop will also expand to include training of locals, so that other such businesses may sprout in other communities. This is in keeping with the OSE ethos, and at the core of many of our intentions with our project. The village aims to demonstrate that post-scarcity abundance can be achieved, even with the lowest means found amongst the BoP, with appropriate use of technology. OSE provides a fantastic set of tools and methodologies that potentiate development precisely through intelligent open-source design and tech.</p> <br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">In terms of time frame, in the next month, we will have purchased land, identified a replicator, finished first project proposal and begin land work. April I will be travelling abroad for 3 weeks, so construction of the first living Unit will take place mid-May. During summer, June-Aug, we will build the workshop and at some point fabricate the CEB press after having the replicator receive proper training. After this is accomplised, we will build the residential units and have the families begin to move in, as they will also be helping build their own houses.</p><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Andrew Spina: Baltimore, Maryland, USA ==<br /> [[Image:Andrew-Spina---02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> <h3>'''[http://aispina.blogspot.com/ Machining Independence]'''</h3><br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">'''I'm building my own tractor''' because I want to understand it and be able to maintain it. It's also a project that will teach me many valuable skills. I've already learned a ton about machining and CAD.</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Finally, I'm interested in joining the material economy at some time in my life. So far I've earned my living by working in the knowledge economy. I think really hard and get paid to do it. I'm employed as a programmer. It's a job I love, but constrains my life quite a lot-- I work 40hr a week and have to commute to my place of work. One day, I'd like to have a bit more control-- perhaps program as a hobby.</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">What do I mean by 'material economy' ([http://www.newgreeneconomy.com/sustainable-living/item/12-transforming-the-materials-economy a green wing article])? I mean that I take ingredients and make a product. The product is a tangible thing that solves a tangible problem like hunger, need for shelter, etc. This is important because the tangible problems are the ones that force the average person to take a 9 to 5. If I can provide fixes for these root human needs, I'll have high security (someone somewhere is hungry) and be encouraging smaller scale self sufficiency. The OSE folk argue (see Village Scale [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/OSE_Spec here]) that a material economy of about 200 people is enough for comfortable modern living locally. That sounds like somewhere I'd want to live.</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">So what will I produce in the material economy? I mean really, what will my tractor produce? I don't have a firm plan, but my current thoughts are to produce pelletized biomass. With a few tools (Tractor, Hay Cutter, Hammer Mill, Pelletizer) and some land, I may be able to produce a renewable, carbon neutral (or even negative!) local fuel. I'm not yet clear on the economics-- how much land make how many pellets? How much labor for each acre of land? How much do pellets cost? Where would I sell them? But, I'm going to have a tractor regardless so if the economics don't work, I'll find a different plan.</p><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> == James Slade: Austin, Texas, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:James_Slade_-_02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> <h3>'''[[Replication-CreationFlame|Creation Flame]]'''</h3><br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">"'''October, 2011 marks the first ever replication of a complete [[GVCS]] machine by an independent third party. This is a day of historical significance for the Global Village Construction Set. Congratulations to James Slade of Texas.'''"</p><br /> ''- Marcin Jakubowski, Nov. 14, 2011''<br /> <br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">James Slade is one of the co-founder's of [http://www.CreationFlame.org Creation Flame] in Cedar Creek, Texas. In partnership with Jason Smith, Creation Flame is the first to successfully replicate a CEB press and is now getting into the business of using and selling CEB blocks. In unison with Thad from Broken Sidewalk Farm, they are starting production of a LifeTrac, self replicating CNC Plasma table, and another Powercube. Also starting to build a few [[roller table|Roller Tables]] to help with the CEB's and steel work.</p><br /> <br><br /> <br /> See corresponding [http://blog.opensourceecology.org/2011/11/historic-moment/ Blog Post]. See [[Patrick Gibbs Interview of James Slade]] regarding this replication.<br /> <br /> <br /><br /> CEB brick pressing results from Creation Flame: [[CEB_Blocks|CEB Blocks]] <br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Tom Griffing: Dallas, Texas, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Tom_Griffing_-_02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> '''<h3>[[Replication/PondusLLC|Pondus, LLC]]</h3>'''<br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">'''Tom Griffing operates Pondus LLC in Dallas, Texas.'''</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">After spending nearly a month in Missouri in August, Tom has continued his efforts in documentation, design enhancements and in replicating his first Power Cube. He is now targeting a LifeTrac after making improvements on our Power Cube Prototype 4 design.</p><br /> <br /> <br /> '''Video:''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhOphEJiCVk&feature=plcp&context=C359e526UDOEgsToPDskLmdLjD8raeWHMmtqV-8xWe Power Cube Prototype 5] - Tom's updated design of the Power Cube.<br /> <br /> '''Photo:''' [[First_Power_Cube_Sold_by_Tom_Griffing|Enhanced Power Cube]] - the first Power Cube sold by Tom.<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Luke Iseman: Austin, Texas, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Luke-Iseman---02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> '''<h3>[http://www.re-char.com re:char]</h3>'''<br /> '''<p style="text-align:justify;">Luke worked on [[CNC_Torch_Table#Suggested_steps_from_Luke_Iseman|making improvements]] to the CNC Torch Table and made a [[Luke_Iseman_Dedicated_Project_Visit_Application|dedicated project visit]] to Factor e Farm in December, 2011.</p>'''<br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Luke is chief technology officer for [http://www.re-char.com re:char]. He graduated, cum laude, from [http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/ The Wharton School] at the University of Pennsylvania, concentrating in Entrepreneurship and Operations. Luke is passionate about open source hardware, and his projects have been covered by [http://makezine.com/ Make Magazine], [http://www.re-char.com/who-we-are/rechar-team/boingboing.net/ Boingboing], [http://www.re-char.com/who-we-are/rechar-team/www.wired.com/ Wired], and [http://www.re-char.com/who-we-are/rechar-team/www.austinchronicle.com The Austin Chronicle]. Before joining the re:char team, Luke worked at a variety of software technology companies, built and managed a fleet of 25 pedicabs, invented an automated gardening computer, and wrote a book about traveling around the world. Luke is excited about using the power of the physical computing revolution to build a more sustainable world.</p><br /> <br /> <br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Dorkmo: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Dorkmo---02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> '''<h3>[[User:Dorkmo|Dorkmo]]</h3>'''<br /> '''<p style="text-align:justify;">Dorkmo is a user from Oklahoma with a background in tinkering, and he enjoys spreadsheets.</p>'''<br /> <br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">He has independently replicated the [[CEB_Press/Manufacturing_Instructions/Detroit_Fab_Lab_Solenoid_Driver_v2|Detroit Board]] and the [[CEB_Press/Manufacturing_Instructions/Controller_Box|CEB Controller Box]].<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br style="clear: both;" /><br /> <br /> == Dandelion Village: Bloomington, Indiana, USA ==<br /> <br /> Zach Dwiel is a member of [http://dandelionvillage.org/ Dandelion Village], an ecovillage in the city limits of Bloomington, Indiana. They are in the process of building their first home using a CEB Press and Power Cube. Tom built our Power Cube. For the CEB Press, James Slade fabricated the steel parts, Zach designed and built the controller board and electronics, purchased the hydraulics and Dandelion Village assembled the machine.<br /> <br /> Zach plans to build a two story house this year (2012) with the bricks from the CEB Press. More buildings are planned for next year, some of which may include bricks from the CEB Press, depending on how production goes on the first home. You can find updates on my blog: [http://dwiel.net/blog/category/house/ blog] and my house design here on this wiki: [[Dwiel House]]<br /> <br /> == Tony Mensah, Mark Amo-Boateng, William Neal: Nanjing, China == <br /> <br /> [[Image:Mark_MetricCEB.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> In May, 2012, this group, originally from Ghana and Canada, set out in Nanjing to redesign the CEB press to metric specifications and build it with the help of some engineers at a factory in Ma'anshan, Anhui, China. According to a report received on September 27th, there were some technical issues surrounding the later stages of assembly of the CEB press, particularly centred around the secondary cylinder and the soil shaker. In June, 2013, the group was finally able to test the brick press - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFrQyNPpLNE successfully]. See [[China Replication]].<br /> <br /> =Charles Liptaak=<br /> [[Charles_Liptaak_Replication]]<br /> <br /> =Daniel & Hayden=<br /> http://imgur.com/a/eZq7t<br /> <br /> =Italy=<br /> http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.407927422606836.96582.260586650674248&type=1<br /> <br /> = Archive = <br /> <br /> For old ideas on Replication, check the [[Replication/Archive|Archive]].<br /> <br /> [[Category: Education]]<br /> [[Category: Replication]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=China_Replication&diff=98858 China Replication 2013-06-30T13:38:54Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div>see also [[Metric CEB Press]]<br /> =Replication - 2012=<br /> [[Image:chinarep1.jpg]]<br /> <br /> [[Image:chinarep2.jpg]]<br /> <br /> =People=<br /> [[Image:OSEchina.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> =Context=<br /> <br /> From William Neal, left in picture above:<br /> <br /> Here are a few details of the background leading up to this replication effort:<br /> <br /> When I saw the TED talk in March of 2011, I was immediately taken by the approach and vision of the OSE and applied for a dedicated project visit which I completed on July 31st of 2011. I returned to London Ontario inspired by what I saw and determined to carry through with a replication of the CEB Press in August. We sourced materials, identified a welder, secured shop space and put together a financial plan before other realities intervened: work. My position as a Vice Principal was simply too taxing and volatile to permit productive work on OSE projects. I ended up taking a different job at a different school as a teacher which, in the short term, took even more of my free time but, over the course of the year, allowed for unforeseen beneficial circumstances to arise. <br /> <br /> My OSE activities went dormant for several months as I found that much of the footage that I took at FeF was not useful (I missed the bulk of the CEB building due to delays and the design was changing rapidly before my eyes, rendering other footage obsolete!) and I learned the particulars of my new job. In March, out of the Blue, the administration of my new school asked me to travel to China for ten weeks. Meanwhile, determined to continue learning about Open Source hardware, I had just acquired the parts for a RepRap, a 3D printer also on the GVCS 50 list but with much safer and modest fabrication requirements. I took the RepRap parts to China with me and began working on that when my colleague, Tony Mensah, noticed it. He was fascinated by the idea of the 3D printer and asked to learn more about it whereupon I told him the story of the OSE and my visit to FeF. When he heard about the CEB press, Tony, originally from Ghana, became quite excited about it as he saw great potential for its immediate use in his home country. Much to my surprise, he stated that we should build a CEB press right away! When I realized that he was serious, I drew up a plan for completing this project in the remaining several weeks of my stay in China (see link). The first order of business would be to completely redesign the CEB Press to metric specifications.<br /> <br /> At first, we hoped to source the parts and bring them to a small metal shop near Tony's house and pay a welder to fabricate them. When we visited Mr. Lu at his metal supply business, that plan quickly changed. Mr. Lu became very interested in our order of metal and asked for more details. We showed him some pictures of the CEB press (video doesn't cross the Great Firewall of China that easily) and agreed to help us. On the first weekend, he brought us to the Steel Yards of Nanjing and showed us more steel than I have ever seen in my life. We clearly had our steel sourced. It was the next weekend that we realized that we had a communication issue. We arrived at his shop, hoping to pick up the steel. Instead, he asked us to get in his car. After about 90 minutes of driving, we arrived in Ma'anshan, an industrial city in Anhui province and he pulled up at a factory! Evidently, he thought that we were looking into mass production! We worked through this misunderstanding and, in the end, had the factory build the Press.<br /> <br /> The electronics and hydraulics were sourced in the subsequent weekends. We inquired about shipping these parts to the USA and found that it would not be cost effective. In fact, a Chinese-sourced CEB would likely only be cost effective under mass manufacturing conditions as the total cost is within about US$200 of the American version.<br /> <br /> During the course of the project, we received a lot of help and support from numerous individuals. Most notable among these are the following:<br /> -Mark Amo-Boateng, a friend of Tony's who joined us as a full partner in the project.<br /> -James Slade who provided photos of a new design for the Press Foot and additional video footage<br /> -James Wise who provided support for a custom build of the solenoid driver board.<br /> -Adam Messer who contributed significantly to the metric redesign of the CEB<br /> -Jacopo Amistani Guarda who contributed some CAD drawings of the CEB<br /> <br /> Additional Details are at the following locations:<br /> -Metric CEB design: OSE Wiki - search for Metric CEB<br /> -Blog entries: http://www.metaciv.org<br /> <br /> We are not finished the project as the machine now needs to be tested. Any suggestions or support in this regard would be appreciated.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Update 15 Sept. 2012==<br /> <br /> The project has undergone several delays as Tony has moved to Chengdu and William has returned to Canada. Further financing is also required to complete the testing phase. This is expected to happen soon. 'Soon' apparently takes on an interesting meaning in connection with Open Hardware Projects. Further photos and video will be posted when they become available.<br /> <br /> '''..Do tell more. Who are the Africans?'''<br /> Tony Mensah is a professor (newly hired) at a university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. He was teaching business at the same school I visited for two and a half months in Zhenjiang, China. Having earned an MBA in England, Tony has in interest in development work, particularly in his native Ghana. Prior to his involvement with the OSE, he had already begun the process of setting up an NGO. He hopes to travel to Ghana with the CEB Press and initiate some development work that empowers the people at the level of habitation.<br /> <br /> Mark Amo Boateng, originally from Ghana, is a PhD candidate at a university in Nanjing, China, a friend of Tony's who up until recently worked only a five minute walk from Tony's apartment. He has an interest in technological inventions and had been working on several agriculture and energy projects before joining our project in June.<br /> <br /> '''...What brought you to China?'''<br /> My trip to China was a result of a few circumstances lining up. I switched jobs last year after returning from FeF, trying to reduce my overall work load to allow for more focus on OSE matters. My new school, based in China with a campus in my city, definitely allowed for a reduced work after several months of adjustment. I was sent to China in April to recruit new students and visit thirty students who had already signed up for our school. I had no immediate intention of getting involved in a CEB build; when Tony Mensah saw the RepRap under construction in my room, however, his curiosity and enthusiasm led to a discussion about the OSE and to our ambitious metric CEB project.<br /> <br /> ==Update Sept. 27, 2012==<br /> <br /> From Mark Amo-Boateng, project collaborator based in Nanjing, China:<br /> <br /> "...I was in Ma'anshan as scheduled. The main frame of the CEB Press had been erected. However, we realized the engineers had some technical challenges. Most of the challenges can be attributed to the conversion of the units to from inches to mm. The hammer component of the press was missing; and was also missing in the drawings which the engineers received, so they had no idea of it. They could not also understand the functionality of the press, thus the secondary hydraulic arm was not yet installed (as they claimed the drawings they received did not specify the exact location). I will be sending the pictures we took at the place. We agreed to communicate online to resolve these issues on dimensions and after they resolved, we will go back and spend about 3 days fabricating it together with them. <br /> <br /> I went online and I realized a complete CAD drawings of the CEB Press is available. I will study it in the next few days and communicate with them, and to get to know the actual dimensional challenges they having, then I will get their responses to you guys so you can help us figure it out. "<br /> <br /> ==Update October 24, 2012==<br /> <br /> Recently, as per the September 27 update, Mark Amo-Boateng visited our host manufacturing facility in Ma'anshan, Anhui to coordinate efforts to build the Metric CEB press. Today, he has shared the first photgraphs of the completed steel components.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Mark_MetricCEB.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> ==Update June 30, 2013==<br /> <br /> In June, 2013, Tony, Mark and Mr. Lu managed to get together in Ma'anshan at the factory to test the CEB press. The tests were successful and we are glad to present raw footage of the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNWvE1HluZ8&feature=youtu.be Metric CEB press in action]<br /> <br /> [[Image:ChinaCEBTesting.JPG|400px]]<br /> [[Image:MetricCEBSecondaryArm.JPG|400px]]<br /> [[Image:MetricCEBBricks.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> =More Images=<br /> [[Image:china.jpg]]<br /> <br /> <br /> Images:<br /> <br /> [[File:china.zip]]<br /> <br /> [[File:china2.zip]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=File:MetricCEBBricks.JPG&diff=98857 File:MetricCEBBricks.JPG 2013-06-30T13:36:49Z

<p>William Neal: Metric CEB Bricks</p> <hr /> <div>Metric CEB Bricks</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=File:MetricCEBSecondaryArm.JPG&diff=98856 File:MetricCEBSecondaryArm.JPG 2013-06-30T13:36:21Z

<p>William Neal: Metric CEB Secondary Arm</p> <hr /> <div>Metric CEB Secondary Arm</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=File:ChinaCEBTesting.JPG&diff=98855 File:ChinaCEBTesting.JPG 2013-06-30T13:35:05Z

<p>William Neal: Testing of the Metric CEB Press in Ma'anshan, China</p> <hr /> <div>Testing of the Metric CEB Press in Ma'anshan, China</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=China_Replication&diff=98854 China Replication 2013-06-30T13:25:37Z

<p>William Neal: /* Update June 30, 2013 */</p> <hr /> <div>see also [[Metric CEB Press]]<br /> =Replication - 2012=<br /> [[Image:chinarep1.jpg]]<br /> <br /> [[Image:chinarep2.jpg]]<br /> <br /> =People=<br /> [[Image:OSEchina.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> =Context=<br /> <br /> From William Neal, left in picture above:<br /> <br /> Here are a few details of the background leading up to this replication effort:<br /> <br /> When I saw the TED talk in March of 2011, I was immediately taken by the approach and vision of the OSE and applied for a dedicated project visit which I completed on July 31st of 2011. I returned to London Ontario inspired by what I saw and determined to carry through with a replication of the CEB Press in August. We sourced materials, identified a welder, secured shop space and put together a financial plan before other realities intervened: work. My position as a Vice Principal was simply too taxing and volatile to permit productive work on OSE projects. I ended up taking a different job at a different school as a teacher which, in the short term, took even more of my free time but, over the course of the year, allowed for unforeseen beneficial circumstances to arise. <br /> <br /> My OSE activities went dormant for several months as I found that much of the footage that I took at FeF was not useful (I missed the bulk of the CEB building due to delays and the design was changing rapidly before my eyes, rendering other footage obsolete!) and I learned the particulars of my new job. In March, out of the Blue, the administration of my new school asked me to travel to China for ten weeks. Meanwhile, determined to continue learning about Open Source hardware, I had just acquired the parts for a RepRap, a 3D printer also on the GVCS 50 list but with much safer and modest fabrication requirements. I took the RepRap parts to China with me and began working on that when my colleague, Tony Mensah, noticed it. He was fascinated by the idea of the 3D printer and asked to learn more about it whereupon I told him the story of the OSE and my visit to FeF. When he heard about the CEB press, Tony, originally from Ghana, became quite excited about it as he saw great potential for its immediate use in his home country. Much to my surprise, he stated that we should build a CEB press right away! When I realized that he was serious, I drew up a plan for completing this project in the remaining several weeks of my stay in China (see link). The first order of business would be to completely redesign the CEB Press to metric specifications.<br /> <br /> At first, we hoped to source the parts and bring them to a small metal shop near Tony's house and pay a welder to fabricate them. When we visited Mr. Lu at his metal supply business, that plan quickly changed. Mr. Lu became very interested in our order of metal and asked for more details. We showed him some pictures of the CEB press (video doesn't cross the Great Firewall of China that easily) and agreed to help us. On the first weekend, he brought us to the Steel Yards of Nanjing and showed us more steel than I have ever seen in my life. We clearly had our steel sourced. It was the next weekend that we realized that we had a communication issue. We arrived at his shop, hoping to pick up the steel. Instead, he asked us to get in his car. After about 90 minutes of driving, we arrived in Ma'anshan, an industrial city in Anhui province and he pulled up at a factory! Evidently, he thought that we were looking into mass production! We worked through this misunderstanding and, in the end, had the factory build the Press.<br /> <br /> The electronics and hydraulics were sourced in the subsequent weekends. We inquired about shipping these parts to the USA and found that it would not be cost effective. In fact, a Chinese-sourced CEB would likely only be cost effective under mass manufacturing conditions as the total cost is within about US$200 of the American version.<br /> <br /> During the course of the project, we received a lot of help and support from numerous individuals. Most notable among these are the following:<br /> -Mark Amo-Boateng, a friend of Tony's who joined us as a full partner in the project.<br /> -James Slade who provided photos of a new design for the Press Foot and additional video footage<br /> -James Wise who provided support for a custom build of the solenoid driver board.<br /> -Adam Messer who contributed significantly to the metric redesign of the CEB<br /> -Jacopo Amistani Guarda who contributed some CAD drawings of the CEB<br /> <br /> Additional Details are at the following locations:<br /> -Metric CEB design: OSE Wiki - search for Metric CEB<br /> -Blog entries: http://www.metaciv.org<br /> <br /> We are not finished the project as the machine now needs to be tested. Any suggestions or support in this regard would be appreciated.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Update 15 Sept. 2012==<br /> <br /> The project has undergone several delays as Tony has moved to Chengdu and William has returned to Canada. Further financing is also required to complete the testing phase. This is expected to happen soon. 'Soon' apparently takes on an interesting meaning in connection with Open Hardware Projects. Further photos and video will be posted when they become available.<br /> <br /> '''..Do tell more. Who are the Africans?'''<br /> Tony Mensah is a professor (newly hired) at a university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. He was teaching business at the same school I visited for two and a half months in Zhenjiang, China. Having earned an MBA in England, Tony has in interest in development work, particularly in his native Ghana. Prior to his involvement with the OSE, he had already begun the process of setting up an NGO. He hopes to travel to Ghana with the CEB Press and initiate some development work that empowers the people at the level of habitation.<br /> <br /> Mark Amo Boateng, originally from Ghana, is a PhD candidate at a university in Nanjing, China, a friend of Tony's who up until recently worked only a five minute walk from Tony's apartment. He has an interest in technological inventions and had been working on several agriculture and energy projects before joining our project in June.<br /> <br /> '''...What brought you to China?'''<br /> My trip to China was a result of a few circumstances lining up. I switched jobs last year after returning from FeF, trying to reduce my overall work load to allow for more focus on OSE matters. My new school, based in China with a campus in my city, definitely allowed for a reduced work after several months of adjustment. I was sent to China in April to recruit new students and visit thirty students who had already signed up for our school. I had no immediate intention of getting involved in a CEB build; when Tony Mensah saw the RepRap under construction in my room, however, his curiosity and enthusiasm led to a discussion about the OSE and to our ambitious metric CEB project.<br /> <br /> ==Update Sept. 27, 2012==<br /> <br /> From Mark Amo-Boateng, project collaborator based in Nanjing, China:<br /> <br /> "...I was in Ma'anshan as scheduled. The main frame of the CEB Press had been erected. However, we realized the engineers had some technical challenges. Most of the challenges can be attributed to the conversion of the units to from inches to mm. The hammer component of the press was missing; and was also missing in the drawings which the engineers received, so they had no idea of it. They could not also understand the functionality of the press, thus the secondary hydraulic arm was not yet installed (as they claimed the drawings they received did not specify the exact location). I will be sending the pictures we took at the place. We agreed to communicate online to resolve these issues on dimensions and after they resolved, we will go back and spend about 3 days fabricating it together with them. <br /> <br /> I went online and I realized a complete CAD drawings of the CEB Press is available. I will study it in the next few days and communicate with them, and to get to know the actual dimensional challenges they having, then I will get their responses to you guys so you can help us figure it out. "<br /> <br /> ==Update October 24, 2012==<br /> <br /> Recently, as per the September 27 update, Mark Amo-Boateng visited our host manufacturing facility in Ma'anshan, Anhui to coordinate efforts to build the Metric CEB press. Today, he has shared the first photgraphs of the completed steel components.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Mark_MetricCEB.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> ==Update June 30, 2013==<br /> <br /> In June, 2013, Tony, Mark and Mr. Lu managed to get together in Ma'anshan at the factory to test the CEB press. The tests were successful and we are glad to present raw footage of the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNWvE1HluZ8&feature=youtu.be Metric CEB press in action]<br /> <br /> =More Images=<br /> [[Image:china.jpg]]<br /> <br /> <br /> Images:<br /> <br /> [[File:china.zip]]<br /> <br /> [[File:china2.zip]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=China_Replication&diff=98853 China Replication 2013-06-30T13:24:44Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div>see also [[Metric CEB Press]]<br /> =Replication - 2012=<br /> [[Image:chinarep1.jpg]]<br /> <br /> [[Image:chinarep2.jpg]]<br /> <br /> =People=<br /> [[Image:OSEchina.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> =Context=<br /> <br /> From William Neal, left in picture above:<br /> <br /> Here are a few details of the background leading up to this replication effort:<br /> <br /> When I saw the TED talk in March of 2011, I was immediately taken by the approach and vision of the OSE and applied for a dedicated project visit which I completed on July 31st of 2011. I returned to London Ontario inspired by what I saw and determined to carry through with a replication of the CEB Press in August. We sourced materials, identified a welder, secured shop space and put together a financial plan before other realities intervened: work. My position as a Vice Principal was simply too taxing and volatile to permit productive work on OSE projects. I ended up taking a different job at a different school as a teacher which, in the short term, took even more of my free time but, over the course of the year, allowed for unforeseen beneficial circumstances to arise. <br /> <br /> My OSE activities went dormant for several months as I found that much of the footage that I took at FeF was not useful (I missed the bulk of the CEB building due to delays and the design was changing rapidly before my eyes, rendering other footage obsolete!) and I learned the particulars of my new job. In March, out of the Blue, the administration of my new school asked me to travel to China for ten weeks. Meanwhile, determined to continue learning about Open Source hardware, I had just acquired the parts for a RepRap, a 3D printer also on the GVCS 50 list but with much safer and modest fabrication requirements. I took the RepRap parts to China with me and began working on that when my colleague, Tony Mensah, noticed it. He was fascinated by the idea of the 3D printer and asked to learn more about it whereupon I told him the story of the OSE and my visit to FeF. When he heard about the CEB press, Tony, originally from Ghana, became quite excited about it as he saw great potential for its immediate use in his home country. Much to my surprise, he stated that we should build a CEB press right away! When I realized that he was serious, I drew up a plan for completing this project in the remaining several weeks of my stay in China (see link). The first order of business would be to completely redesign the CEB Press to metric specifications.<br /> <br /> At first, we hoped to source the parts and bring them to a small metal shop near Tony's house and pay a welder to fabricate them. When we visited Mr. Lu at his metal supply business, that plan quickly changed. Mr. Lu became very interested in our order of metal and asked for more details. We showed him some pictures of the CEB press (video doesn't cross the Great Firewall of China that easily) and agreed to help us. On the first weekend, he brought us to the Steel Yards of Nanjing and showed us more steel than I have ever seen in my life. We clearly had our steel sourced. It was the next weekend that we realized that we had a communication issue. We arrived at his shop, hoping to pick up the steel. Instead, he asked us to get in his car. After about 90 minutes of driving, we arrived in Ma'anshan, an industrial city in Anhui province and he pulled up at a factory! Evidently, he thought that we were looking into mass production! We worked through this misunderstanding and, in the end, had the factory build the Press.<br /> <br /> The electronics and hydraulics were sourced in the subsequent weekends. We inquired about shipping these parts to the USA and found that it would not be cost effective. In fact, a Chinese-sourced CEB would likely only be cost effective under mass manufacturing conditions as the total cost is within about US$200 of the American version.<br /> <br /> During the course of the project, we received a lot of help and support from numerous individuals. Most notable among these are the following:<br /> -Mark Amo-Boateng, a friend of Tony's who joined us as a full partner in the project.<br /> -James Slade who provided photos of a new design for the Press Foot and additional video footage<br /> -James Wise who provided support for a custom build of the solenoid driver board.<br /> -Adam Messer who contributed significantly to the metric redesign of the CEB<br /> -Jacopo Amistani Guarda who contributed some CAD drawings of the CEB<br /> <br /> Additional Details are at the following locations:<br /> -Metric CEB design: OSE Wiki - search for Metric CEB<br /> -Blog entries: http://www.metaciv.org<br /> <br /> We are not finished the project as the machine now needs to be tested. Any suggestions or support in this regard would be appreciated.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Update 15 Sept. 2012==<br /> <br /> The project has undergone several delays as Tony has moved to Chengdu and William has returned to Canada. Further financing is also required to complete the testing phase. This is expected to happen soon. 'Soon' apparently takes on an interesting meaning in connection with Open Hardware Projects. Further photos and video will be posted when they become available.<br /> <br /> '''..Do tell more. Who are the Africans?'''<br /> Tony Mensah is a professor (newly hired) at a university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. He was teaching business at the same school I visited for two and a half months in Zhenjiang, China. Having earned an MBA in England, Tony has in interest in development work, particularly in his native Ghana. Prior to his involvement with the OSE, he had already begun the process of setting up an NGO. He hopes to travel to Ghana with the CEB Press and initiate some development work that empowers the people at the level of habitation.<br /> <br /> Mark Amo Boateng, originally from Ghana, is a PhD candidate at a university in Nanjing, China, a friend of Tony's who up until recently worked only a five minute walk from Tony's apartment. He has an interest in technological inventions and had been working on several agriculture and energy projects before joining our project in June.<br /> <br /> '''...What brought you to China?'''<br /> My trip to China was a result of a few circumstances lining up. I switched jobs last year after returning from FeF, trying to reduce my overall work load to allow for more focus on OSE matters. My new school, based in China with a campus in my city, definitely allowed for a reduced work after several months of adjustment. I was sent to China in April to recruit new students and visit thirty students who had already signed up for our school. I had no immediate intention of getting involved in a CEB build; when Tony Mensah saw the RepRap under construction in my room, however, his curiosity and enthusiasm led to a discussion about the OSE and to our ambitious metric CEB project.<br /> <br /> ==Update Sept. 27, 2012==<br /> <br /> From Mark Amo-Boateng, project collaborator based in Nanjing, China:<br /> <br /> "...I was in Ma'anshan as scheduled. The main frame of the CEB Press had been erected. However, we realized the engineers had some technical challenges. Most of the challenges can be attributed to the conversion of the units to from inches to mm. The hammer component of the press was missing; and was also missing in the drawings which the engineers received, so they had no idea of it. They could not also understand the functionality of the press, thus the secondary hydraulic arm was not yet installed (as they claimed the drawings they received did not specify the exact location). I will be sending the pictures we took at the place. We agreed to communicate online to resolve these issues on dimensions and after they resolved, we will go back and spend about 3 days fabricating it together with them. <br /> <br /> I went online and I realized a complete CAD drawings of the CEB Press is available. I will study it in the next few days and communicate with them, and to get to know the actual dimensional challenges they having, then I will get their responses to you guys so you can help us figure it out. "<br /> <br /> ==Update October 24, 2012==<br /> <br /> Recently, as per the September 27 update, Mark Amo-Boateng visited our host manufacturing facility in Ma'anshan, Anhui to coordinate efforts to build the Metric CEB press. Today, he has shared the first photgraphs of the completed steel components.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Mark_MetricCEB.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> ==Update June 30, 2013==<br /> <br /> In June, 2013, Tony, Mark and Mr. Lu managed to get together in Ma'anshan at the factory to test the CEB press. The tests were successful and we are glad to present raw footage of the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNWvE1HluZ8&feature=youtu.be":Metric CEB press in action] <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> =More Images=<br /> [[Image:china.jpg]]<br /> <br /> <br /> Images:<br /> <br /> [[File:china.zip]]<br /> <br /> [[File:china2.zip]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=China_Replication&diff=98852 China Replication 2013-06-30T13:22:50Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div>see also [[Metric CEB Press]]<br /> =Replication - 2012=<br /> [[Image:chinarep1.jpg]]<br /> <br /> [[Image:chinarep2.jpg]]<br /> <br /> =People=<br /> [[Image:OSEchina.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> =Context=<br /> <br /> From William Neal, left in picture above:<br /> <br /> Here are a few details of the background leading up to this replication effort:<br /> <br /> When I saw the TED talk in March of 2011, I was immediately taken by the approach and vision of the OSE and applied for a dedicated project visit which I completed on July 31st of 2011. I returned to London Ontario inspired by what I saw and determined to carry through with a replication of the CEB Press in August. We sourced materials, identified a welder, secured shop space and put together a financial plan before other realities intervened: work. My position as a Vice Principal was simply too taxing and volatile to permit productive work on OSE projects. I ended up taking a different job at a different school as a teacher which, in the short term, took even more of my free time but, over the course of the year, allowed for unforeseen beneficial circumstances to arise. <br /> <br /> My OSE activities went dormant for several months as I found that much of the footage that I took at FeF was not useful (I missed the bulk of the CEB building due to delays and the design was changing rapidly before my eyes, rendering other footage obsolete!) and I learned the particulars of my new job. In March, out of the Blue, the administration of my new school asked me to travel to China for ten weeks. Meanwhile, determined to continue learning about Open Source hardware, I had just acquired the parts for a RepRap, a 3D printer also on the GVCS 50 list but with much safer and modest fabrication requirements. I took the RepRap parts to China with me and began working on that when my colleague, Tony Mensah, noticed it. He was fascinated by the idea of the 3D printer and asked to learn more about it whereupon I told him the story of the OSE and my visit to FeF. When he heard about the CEB press, Tony, originally from Ghana, became quite excited about it as he saw great potential for its immediate use in his home country. Much to my surprise, he stated that we should build a CEB press right away! When I realized that he was serious, I drew up a plan for completing this project in the remaining several weeks of my stay in China (see link). The first order of business would be to completely redesign the CEB Press to metric specifications.<br /> <br /> At first, we hoped to source the parts and bring them to a small metal shop near Tony's house and pay a welder to fabricate them. When we visited Mr. Lu at his metal supply business, that plan quickly changed. Mr. Lu became very interested in our order of metal and asked for more details. We showed him some pictures of the CEB press (video doesn't cross the Great Firewall of China that easily) and agreed to help us. On the first weekend, he brought us to the Steel Yards of Nanjing and showed us more steel than I have ever seen in my life. We clearly had our steel sourced. It was the next weekend that we realized that we had a communication issue. We arrived at his shop, hoping to pick up the steel. Instead, he asked us to get in his car. After about 90 minutes of driving, we arrived in Ma'anshan, an industrial city in Anhui province and he pulled up at a factory! Evidently, he thought that we were looking into mass production! We worked through this misunderstanding and, in the end, had the factory build the Press.<br /> <br /> The electronics and hydraulics were sourced in the subsequent weekends. We inquired about shipping these parts to the USA and found that it would not be cost effective. In fact, a Chinese-sourced CEB would likely only be cost effective under mass manufacturing conditions as the total cost is within about US$200 of the American version.<br /> <br /> During the course of the project, we received a lot of help and support from numerous individuals. Most notable among these are the following:<br /> -Mark Amo-Boateng, a friend of Tony's who joined us as a full partner in the project.<br /> -James Slade who provided photos of a new design for the Press Foot and additional video footage<br /> -James Wise who provided support for a custom build of the solenoid driver board.<br /> -Adam Messer who contributed significantly to the metric redesign of the CEB<br /> -Jacopo Amistani Guarda who contributed some CAD drawings of the CEB<br /> <br /> Additional Details are at the following locations:<br /> -Metric CEB design: OSE Wiki - search for Metric CEB<br /> -Blog entries: http://www.metaciv.org<br /> <br /> We are not finished the project as the machine now needs to be tested. Any suggestions or support in this regard would be appreciated.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Update 15 Sept. 2012==<br /> <br /> The project has undergone several delays as Tony has moved to Chengdu and William has returned to Canada. Further financing is also required to complete the testing phase. This is expected to happen soon. 'Soon' apparently takes on an interesting meaning in connection with Open Hardware Projects. Further photos and video will be posted when they become available.<br /> <br /> '''..Do tell more. Who are the Africans?'''<br /> Tony Mensah is a professor (newly hired) at a university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. He was teaching business at the same school I visited for two and a half months in Zhenjiang, China. Having earned an MBA in England, Tony has in interest in development work, particularly in his native Ghana. Prior to his involvement with the OSE, he had already begun the process of setting up an NGO. He hopes to travel to Ghana with the CEB Press and initiate some development work that empowers the people at the level of habitation.<br /> <br /> Mark Amo Boateng, originally from Ghana, is a PhD candidate at a university in Nanjing, China, a friend of Tony's who up until recently worked only a five minute walk from Tony's apartment. He has an interest in technological inventions and had been working on several agriculture and energy projects before joining our project in June.<br /> <br /> '''...What brought you to China?'''<br /> My trip to China was a result of a few circumstances lining up. I switched jobs last year after returning from FeF, trying to reduce my overall work load to allow for more focus on OSE matters. My new school, based in China with a campus in my city, definitely allowed for a reduced work after several months of adjustment. I was sent to China in April to recruit new students and visit thirty students who had already signed up for our school. I had no immediate intention of getting involved in a CEB build; when Tony Mensah saw the RepRap under construction in my room, however, his curiosity and enthusiasm led to a discussion about the OSE and to our ambitious metric CEB project.<br /> <br /> ==Update Sept. 27, 2012==<br /> <br /> From Mark Amo-Boateng, project collaborator based in Nanjing, China:<br /> <br /> "...I was in Ma'anshan as scheduled. The main frame of the CEB Press had been erected. However, we realized the engineers had some technical challenges. Most of the challenges can be attributed to the conversion of the units to from inches to mm. The hammer component of the press was missing; and was also missing in the drawings which the engineers received, so they had no idea of it. They could not also understand the functionality of the press, thus the secondary hydraulic arm was not yet installed (as they claimed the drawings they received did not specify the exact location). I will be sending the pictures we took at the place. We agreed to communicate online to resolve these issues on dimensions and after they resolved, we will go back and spend about 3 days fabricating it together with them. <br /> <br /> I went online and I realized a complete CAD drawings of the CEB Press is available. I will study it in the next few days and communicate with them, and to get to know the actual dimensional challenges they having, then I will get their responses to you guys so you can help us figure it out. "<br /> <br /> ==Update October 24, 2012==<br /> <br /> Recently, as per the September 27 update, Mark Amo-Boateng visited our host manufacturing facility in Ma'anshan, Anhui to coordinate efforts to build the Metric CEB press. Today, he has shared the first photgraphs of the completed steel components.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Mark_MetricCEB.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> ==Update June 30, 2013==<br /> <br /> In June, 2013, Tony, Mark and Mr. Lu managed to get together in Ma'anshan at the factory to test the CEB press. The tests were successful and we are glad to present raw footage of the <a href = "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNWvE1HluZ8&feature=youtu.be">Metric CEB press in action</a>. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> =More Images=<br /> [[Image:china.jpg]]<br /> <br /> <br /> Images:<br /> <br /> [[File:china.zip]]<br /> <br /> [[File:china2.zip]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Replication&diff=78022 Replication 2012-10-25T00:09:16Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Tip|Replication Discussions|<br /> Feel free to discuss your ideas and experiences regarding replication on the [http://forum.opensourceecology.org/categories/gvcs-replication GVCS Replication category] of our forum.<br /> }}<br /> {{TOC left}}<br /> = Overview =<br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Using the [[Civilization_Starter_Kit_DVD_v0.01|Civilization Starter Kit]], people are beginning to independently build their own [[Global_Village_Construction_Set|Global Village Construction Set]] machinery throughout the world. Many of them have come to [[Factor_e_Farm|Factor e Farm]] for [[Dedicated_Project_Visits|Dedicated Project Visits]], and others have taught themselves based on our training materials. We conduct [[Evaluations|program evaluations]] to learn from and document their experiences, and '''we predict 100 independent replications by the end of 2013'''.</p><br /> <br /> = Replicators Network Surveys =<br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">The ''Replicators Network Surveys'' are designed to help us learn from independent replicators and move forward in our pursuit of identifying economic best practices. To use a metaphor, each set of documentation and the design idea they represent are like a hypothesis, and independent replications are ways of testing the soundness of our estimates. The surveys, then, help us gather information about the results of the experimentation that takes place across our global network of independent replicators. By participating in this process, you help the ''Open Source Ecology'' community learn and fulfill its mission.</p><br /> <br /> [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Evaluations_-_Replicators_Network_Survey_-_February_2012 Open Source Ecology - Replicators Network Surveys - February 2012]<br /> <br /><br /> [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aj7WbjRT9mlmdGFucEdUUUpLZHVNS2FiNXFMc2pXRHc#gid=0 Complete Responses]<br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> = Replication Activity = <br /> [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aj7WbjRT9mlmdGZKLWZQSnFpMzhvRGlSMHdDd2ZGckE#gid=0 ''Click to edit map'']<br /> <br /> <html><br /> <br /> <script type="text/javascript" src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/static/modules/gviz/1.0/chart.js"> {"dataSourceUrl":"//docs.google.com/spreadsheet/tq?key=0Aj7WbjRT9mlmdGZKLWZQSnFpMzhvRGlSMHdDd2ZGckE&transpose=0&headers=0&range=A1%3AB8&gid=0&pub=1","options":{"region":"US","vAxes":[{"viewWindowMode":"pretty","viewWindow":{}},{"viewWindowMode":"pretty","viewWindow":{}}],"booleanRole":"certainty","animation":{"duration":500},"colors":["#00ffff","#ffd966","#ffff00"],"vAxis":{"format":""},"displayMode":"markers","resolution":"provinces","useFirstColumnAsDomain":true,"hAxis":{"maxAlternations":1,"format":""},"width":600,"height":371},"state":{},"view":["{\"columns\":[0,1]}","{\"columns\":[0,1]}","{\"columns\":[0,1]}"],"chartType":"GeoChart","chartName":"Open Source Ecology - Replicators Network - United States"} </script><br /> <br /> </html><br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Stage 1 - Planning'''<br /> *'''Stage 2 - Fabrication'''<br /> *'''Stage 3 - Complete'''<br /> <br /><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> == Daniel & Hayden: Pasadena, California, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:DH_Tractors_-_02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> <h3>'''[http://dandhtractors.org/ D&H Tractors]'''</h3><br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">'''We are D & H, Daniel and Hayden, 12th grade students at the Polytechnic School in Pasadena, CA.'''</p><br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">We, along with our engineering class and several students from nearby Blair High School, intend to build a Lifetrac from the plans of Open Source Ecology. We will donate the tractor to [http://www.southcentralfarmers.com/ The South Central Farmers Cooperative], for use on their 120 acre farm in Shafter, CA.</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Our rationale for taking on this project is three pronged. By being among the first- and the first high school aged students- to replicate the Lifetrac, we are doing a service to the Open Ecology Project, and, consequently, may be helping change the future of agriculture everywhere. Our project will, likewise, benefit the South Central Farmers, who are eager to experiment with open source agricultural technology. Finally, bringing a project like this to the Polytechnic School (and, in a smaller degree to Blair High School) will provide aspiring engineers with a chance to use their skills in the field before leaving for college.</p><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Manuel Aguilar: Guatemala ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Manuel Aguilar - 02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> <br /> <h3>'''[http://quetsol.com/ Quetsol]'''</h3><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">'''Manuel is a [http://www.ted.com/profiles/bio/id/940419 TED Global Fellow] and is a co-founder of Quetsol. Quetsol offers appropriate technology solutions that sustainably provide for the energy demands of a wide variety of users at a lower social and economic cost.'''</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Our project, currently in late planning stages, is building a sustainable village for about 30 families recently displaced by extreme weather in Guatemala. The village model will approach sustainability in an integral way, from housing design and construction to agriculture and resource management. Residences, for example, will incorporate appropriate materials (CEB mostly), passive solar design, and come standard with rain-catchment systems with prefiltration, mini greenhouses, efficient wood/methane stoves, water filtration, PV for light/comm, compost toilets, water recycling. Agri and aquaculture will be efficiently designed as well as per local conditions (location TBD soon). The aim will be to demonstrate a working prototype of a self-sustainable community built for the BOP, which can, when designed and built appropriately, economically replace the current minimum denominator settlements which cause so much human and environmental hazard. Ultimately we intend to build something replicable and scalable, which is where OSE comes in.</p> <br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">OSE will integrate into our work in a variety of ways. Initially, we aim to train a skilled replicator so that some of the first GVCS machines can be built on site and facilitate village construction and development. We also plan to build and equip a workshop in which to build the initial machines and which will also eventually serve as a high-value business opportunity to some trained villager entrepreneurs. Beyond the machines built for village use, which will generate value at reduced cost - income will be generated initially from fabricating machines for local distribution. Eventually, they workshop will also expand to include training of locals, so that other such businesses may sprout in other communities. This is in keeping with the OSE ethos, and at the core of many of our intentions with our project. The village aims to demonstrate that post-scarcity abundance can be achieved, even with the lowest means found amongst the BoP, with appropriate use of technology. OSE provides a fantastic set of tools and methodologies that potentiate development precisely through intelligent open-source design and tech.</p> <br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">In terms of time frame, in the next month, we will have purchased land, identified a replicator, finished first project proposal and begin land work. April I will be travelling abroad for 3 weeks, so construction of the first living Unit will take place mid-May. During summer, June-Aug, we will build the workshop and at some point fabricate the CEB press after having the replicator receive proper training. After this is accomplised, we will build the residential units and have the families begin to move in, as they will also be helping build their own houses.</p><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Andrew Spina: Baltimore, Maryland, USA ==<br /> [[Image:Andrew-Spina---02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> <h3>'''[http://aispina.blogspot.com/ Machining Independence]'''</h3><br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">'''I'm building my own tractor''' because I want to understand it and be able to maintain it. It's also a project that will teach me many valuable skills. I've already learned a ton about machining and CAD.</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Finally, I'm interested in joining the material economy at some time in my life. So far I've earned my living by working in the knowledge economy. I think really hard and get paid to do it. I'm employed as a programmer. It's a job I love, but constrains my life quite a lot-- I work 40hr a week and have to commute to my place of work. One day, I'd like to have a bit more control-- perhaps program as a hobby.</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">What do I mean by 'material economy' ([http://www.newgreeneconomy.com/sustainable-living/item/12-transforming-the-materials-economy a green wing article])? I mean that I take ingredients and make a product. The product is a tangible thing that solves a tangible problem like hunger, need for shelter, etc. This is important because the tangible problems are the ones that force the average person to take a 9 to 5. If I can provide fixes for these root human needs, I'll have high security (someone somewhere is hungry) and be encouraging smaller scale self sufficiency. The OSE folk argue (see Village Scale [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/OSE_Spec here]) that a material economy of about 200 people is enough for comfortable modern living locally. That sounds like somewhere I'd want to live.</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">So what will I produce in the material economy? I mean really, what will my tractor produce? I don't have a firm plan, but my current thoughts are to produce pelletized biomass. With a few tools (Tractor, Hay Cutter, Hammer Mill, Pelletizer) and some land, I may be able to produce a renewable, carbon neutral (or even negative!) local fuel. I'm not yet clear on the economics-- how much land make how many pellets? How much labor for each acre of land? How much do pellets cost? Where would I sell them? But, I'm going to have a tractor regardless so if the economics don't work, I'll find a different plan.</p><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> == James Slade: Austin, Texas, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:James_Slade_-_02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> <h3>'''[[Replication-CreationFlame|Creation Flame]]'''</h3><br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">"'''October, 2011 marks the first ever replication of a complete [[GVCS]] machine by an independent third party. This is a day of historical significance for the Global Village Construction Set. Congratulations to James Slade of Texas.'''"</p><br /> ''- Marcin Jakubowski, Nov. 14, 2011''<br /> <br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">James Slade is one of the co-founder's of [http://www.CreationFlame.org Creation Flame] in Cedar Creek, Texas. In partnership with Jason Smith, Creation Flame is the first to successfully replicate a CEB press and is now getting into the business of using and selling CEB blocks. In unison with Thad from Broken Sidewalk Farm, they are starting production of a LifeTrac, self replicating CNC Plasma table, and another Powercube. Also starting to build a few [[roller table|Roller Tables]] to help with the CEB's and steel work.</p><br /> <br><br /> <br /> See corresponding [http://blog.opensourceecology.org/2011/11/historic-moment/ Blog Post]. See [[Patrick Gibbs Interview of James Slade]] regarding this replication.<br /> <br /> <br /><br /> CEB brick pressing results from Creation Flame: [[CEB_Blocks|CEB Blocks]] <br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Tom Griffing: Dallas, Texas, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Tom_Griffing_-_02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> '''<h3>[[Replication/PondusLLC|Pondus, LLC]]</h3>'''<br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">'''Tom Griffing operates Pondus LLC in Dallas, Texas.'''</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">After spending nearly a month in Missouri in August, Tom has continued his efforts in documentation, design enhancements and in replicating his first Power Cube. He is now targeting a LifeTrac after making improvements on our Power Cube Prototype 4 design.</p><br /> <br /> <br /> '''Video:''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhOphEJiCVk&feature=plcp&context=C359e526UDOEgsToPDskLmdLjD8raeWHMmtqV-8xWe Power Cube Prototype 5] - Tom's updated design of the Power Cube.<br /> <br /> '''Photo:''' [[First_Power_Cube_Sold_by_Tom_Griffing|Enhanced Power Cube]] - the first Power Cube sold by Tom.<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Luke Iseman: Austin, Texas, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Luke-Iseman---02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> '''<h3>[http://www.re-char.com re:char]</h3>'''<br /> '''<p style="text-align:justify;">Luke worked on [[CNC_Torch_Table#Suggested_steps_from_Luke_Iseman|making improvements]] to the CNC Torch Table and made a [[Luke_Iseman_Dedicated_Project_Visit_Application|dedicated project visit]] to Factor e Farm in December, 2011.</p>'''<br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Luke is chief technology officer for [http://www.re-char.com re:char]. He graduated, cum laude, from [http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/ The Wharton School] at the University of Pennsylvania, concentrating in Entrepreneurship and Operations. Luke is passionate about open source hardware, and his projects have been covered by [http://makezine.com/ Make Magazine], [http://www.re-char.com/who-we-are/rechar-team/boingboing.net/ Boingboing], [http://www.re-char.com/who-we-are/rechar-team/www.wired.com/ Wired], and [http://www.re-char.com/who-we-are/rechar-team/www.austinchronicle.com The Austin Chronicle]. Before joining the re:char team, Luke worked at a variety of software technology companies, built and managed a fleet of 25 pedicabs, invented an automated gardening computer, and wrote a book about traveling around the world. Luke is excited about using the power of the physical computing revolution to build a more sustainable world.</p><br /> <br /> <br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Dorkmo: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Dorkmo---02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> '''<h3>[[User:Dorkmo|Dorkmo]]</h3>'''<br /> '''<p style="text-align:justify;">Dorkmo is a user from Oklahoma with a background in tinkering, and he enjoys spreadsheets.</p>'''<br /> <br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">He has independently replicated the [[CEB_Press/Manufacturing_Instructions/Detroit_Fab_Lab_Solenoid_Driver_v2|Detroit Board]] and the [[CEB_Press/Manufacturing_Instructions/Controller_Box|CEB Controller Box]].<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br style="clear: both;" /><br /> <br /> == Dandelion Village: Bloomington, Indiana, USA ==<br /> <br /> Zach Dwiel is a member of [http://dandelionvillage.org/ Dandelion Village], an ecovillage in the city limits of Bloomington, Indiana. They are in the process of building their first home using a CEB Press and Power Cube. Tom built our Power Cube. For the CEB Press, James Slade fabricated the steel parts, Zach designed and built the controller board and electronics, purchased the hydraulics and Dandelion Village assembled the machine.<br /> <br /> Zach plans to build a two story house this year (2012) with the bricks from the CEB Press. More buildings are planned for next year, some of which may include bricks from the CEB Press, depending on how production goes on the first home. You can find updates on my blog: [http://dwiel.net/blog/category/house/ blog] and my house design here on this wiki: [[Dwiel House]]<br /> <br /> == Tony Mensah, Mark Amo-Boateng, William Neal: Nanjing, China == <br /> <br /> [[Image:Mark_MetricCEB.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> In May, 2012, this group, originally from Ghana and Canada, set out in Nanjing to redesign the CEB press to metric specifications and build it with the help of some engineers at a factory in Ma'anshan, Anhui, China. According to a report received on September 27th, there are some technical issues surrounding the later stages of assembly of the CEB press, particularly centred around the secondary cylinder and the soil shaker. Mark has scheduled more time at the factory to work out these details. More information will be posted as it becomes available. See [[China Replication]].<br /> <br /> = Archive = <br /> <br /> For old ideas on Replication, check the [[Replication/Archive|Archive]].<br /> <br /> [[Category: Education]]<br /> [[Category: Replication]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Replication&diff=78021 Replication 2012-10-25T00:06:50Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Tip|Replication Discussions|<br /> Feel free to discuss your ideas and experiences regarding replication on the [http://forum.opensourceecology.org/categories/gvcs-replication GVCS Replication category] of our forum.<br /> }}<br /> {{TOC left}}<br /> = Overview =<br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Using the [[Civilization_Starter_Kit_DVD_v0.01|Civilization Starter Kit]], people are beginning to independently build their own [[Global_Village_Construction_Set|Global Village Construction Set]] machinery throughout the world. Many of them have come to [[Factor_e_Farm|Factor e Farm]] for [[Dedicated_Project_Visits|Dedicated Project Visits]], and others have taught themselves based on our training materials. We conduct [[Evaluations|program evaluations]] to learn from and document their experiences, and '''we predict 100 independent replications by the end of 2013'''.</p><br /> <br /> = Replicators Network Surveys =<br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">The ''Replicators Network Surveys'' are designed to help us learn from independent replicators and move forward in our pursuit of identifying economic best practices. To use a metaphor, each set of documentation and the design idea they represent are like a hypothesis, and independent replications are ways of testing the soundness of our estimates. The surveys, then, help us gather information about the results of the experimentation that takes place across our global network of independent replicators. By participating in this process, you help the ''Open Source Ecology'' community learn and fulfill its mission.</p><br /> <br /> [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Evaluations_-_Replicators_Network_Survey_-_February_2012 Open Source Ecology - Replicators Network Surveys - February 2012]<br /> <br /><br /> [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aj7WbjRT9mlmdGFucEdUUUpLZHVNS2FiNXFMc2pXRHc#gid=0 Complete Responses]<br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> = Replication Activity = <br /> [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aj7WbjRT9mlmdGZKLWZQSnFpMzhvRGlSMHdDd2ZGckE#gid=0 ''Click to edit map'']<br /> <br /> <html><br /> <br /> <script type="text/javascript" src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/static/modules/gviz/1.0/chart.js"> {"dataSourceUrl":"//docs.google.com/spreadsheet/tq?key=0Aj7WbjRT9mlmdGZKLWZQSnFpMzhvRGlSMHdDd2ZGckE&transpose=0&headers=0&range=A1%3AB8&gid=0&pub=1","options":{"region":"US","vAxes":[{"viewWindowMode":"pretty","viewWindow":{}},{"viewWindowMode":"pretty","viewWindow":{}}],"booleanRole":"certainty","animation":{"duration":500},"colors":["#00ffff","#ffd966","#ffff00"],"vAxis":{"format":""},"displayMode":"markers","resolution":"provinces","useFirstColumnAsDomain":true,"hAxis":{"maxAlternations":1,"format":""},"width":600,"height":371},"state":{},"view":["{\"columns\":[0,1]}","{\"columns\":[0,1]}","{\"columns\":[0,1]}"],"chartType":"GeoChart","chartName":"Open Source Ecology - Replicators Network - United States"} </script><br /> <br /> </html><br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Stage 1 - Planning'''<br /> *'''Stage 2 - Fabrication'''<br /> *'''Stage 3 - Complete'''<br /> <br /><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> == Daniel & Hayden: Pasadena, California, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:DH_Tractors_-_02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> <h3>'''[http://dandhtractors.org/ D&H Tractors]'''</h3><br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">'''We are D & H, Daniel and Hayden, 12th grade students at the Polytechnic School in Pasadena, CA.'''</p><br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">We, along with our engineering class and several students from nearby Blair High School, intend to build a Lifetrac from the plans of Open Source Ecology. We will donate the tractor to [http://www.southcentralfarmers.com/ The South Central Farmers Cooperative], for use on their 120 acre farm in Shafter, CA.</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Our rationale for taking on this project is three pronged. By being among the first- and the first high school aged students- to replicate the Lifetrac, we are doing a service to the Open Ecology Project, and, consequently, may be helping change the future of agriculture everywhere. Our project will, likewise, benefit the South Central Farmers, who are eager to experiment with open source agricultural technology. Finally, bringing a project like this to the Polytechnic School (and, in a smaller degree to Blair High School) will provide aspiring engineers with a chance to use their skills in the field before leaving for college.</p><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Manuel Aguilar: Guatemala ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Manuel Aguilar - 02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> <br /> <h3>'''[http://quetsol.com/ Quetsol]'''</h3><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">'''Manuel is a [http://www.ted.com/profiles/bio/id/940419 TED Global Fellow] and is a co-founder of Quetsol. Quetsol offers appropriate technology solutions that sustainably provide for the energy demands of a wide variety of users at a lower social and economic cost.'''</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Our project, currently in late planning stages, is building a sustainable village for about 30 families recently displaced by extreme weather in Guatemala. The village model will approach sustainability in an integral way, from housing design and construction to agriculture and resource management. Residences, for example, will incorporate appropriate materials (CEB mostly), passive solar design, and come standard with rain-catchment systems with prefiltration, mini greenhouses, efficient wood/methane stoves, water filtration, PV for light/comm, compost toilets, water recycling. Agri and aquaculture will be efficiently designed as well as per local conditions (location TBD soon). The aim will be to demonstrate a working prototype of a self-sustainable community built for the BOP, which can, when designed and built appropriately, economically replace the current minimum denominator settlements which cause so much human and environmental hazard. Ultimately we intend to build something replicable and scalable, which is where OSE comes in.</p> <br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">OSE will integrate into our work in a variety of ways. Initially, we aim to train a skilled replicator so that some of the first GVCS machines can be built on site and facilitate village construction and development. We also plan to build and equip a workshop in which to build the initial machines and which will also eventually serve as a high-value business opportunity to some trained villager entrepreneurs. Beyond the machines built for village use, which will generate value at reduced cost - income will be generated initially from fabricating machines for local distribution. Eventually, they workshop will also expand to include training of locals, so that other such businesses may sprout in other communities. This is in keeping with the OSE ethos, and at the core of many of our intentions with our project. The village aims to demonstrate that post-scarcity abundance can be achieved, even with the lowest means found amongst the BoP, with appropriate use of technology. OSE provides a fantastic set of tools and methodologies that potentiate development precisely through intelligent open-source design and tech.</p> <br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">In terms of time frame, in the next month, we will have purchased land, identified a replicator, finished first project proposal and begin land work. April I will be travelling abroad for 3 weeks, so construction of the first living Unit will take place mid-May. During summer, June-Aug, we will build the workshop and at some point fabricate the CEB press after having the replicator receive proper training. After this is accomplised, we will build the residential units and have the families begin to move in, as they will also be helping build their own houses.</p><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Andrew Spina: Baltimore, Maryland, USA ==<br /> [[Image:Andrew-Spina---02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> <h3>'''[http://aispina.blogspot.com/ Machining Independence]'''</h3><br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">'''I'm building my own tractor''' because I want to understand it and be able to maintain it. It's also a project that will teach me many valuable skills. I've already learned a ton about machining and CAD.</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Finally, I'm interested in joining the material economy at some time in my life. So far I've earned my living by working in the knowledge economy. I think really hard and get paid to do it. I'm employed as a programmer. It's a job I love, but constrains my life quite a lot-- I work 40hr a week and have to commute to my place of work. One day, I'd like to have a bit more control-- perhaps program as a hobby.</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">What do I mean by 'material economy' ([http://www.newgreeneconomy.com/sustainable-living/item/12-transforming-the-materials-economy a green wing article])? I mean that I take ingredients and make a product. The product is a tangible thing that solves a tangible problem like hunger, need for shelter, etc. This is important because the tangible problems are the ones that force the average person to take a 9 to 5. If I can provide fixes for these root human needs, I'll have high security (someone somewhere is hungry) and be encouraging smaller scale self sufficiency. The OSE folk argue (see Village Scale [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/OSE_Spec here]) that a material economy of about 200 people is enough for comfortable modern living locally. That sounds like somewhere I'd want to live.</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">So what will I produce in the material economy? I mean really, what will my tractor produce? I don't have a firm plan, but my current thoughts are to produce pelletized biomass. With a few tools (Tractor, Hay Cutter, Hammer Mill, Pelletizer) and some land, I may be able to produce a renewable, carbon neutral (or even negative!) local fuel. I'm not yet clear on the economics-- how much land make how many pellets? How much labor for each acre of land? How much do pellets cost? Where would I sell them? But, I'm going to have a tractor regardless so if the economics don't work, I'll find a different plan.</p><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> == James Slade: Austin, Texas, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:James_Slade_-_02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> <h3>'''[[Replication-CreationFlame|Creation Flame]]'''</h3><br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">"'''October, 2011 marks the first ever replication of a complete [[GVCS]] machine by an independent third party. This is a day of historical significance for the Global Village Construction Set. Congratulations to James Slade of Texas.'''"</p><br /> ''- Marcin Jakubowski, Nov. 14, 2011''<br /> <br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">James Slade is one of the co-founder's of [http://www.CreationFlame.org Creation Flame] in Cedar Creek, Texas. In partnership with Jason Smith, Creation Flame is the first to successfully replicate a CEB press and is now getting into the business of using and selling CEB blocks. In unison with Thad from Broken Sidewalk Farm, they are starting production of a LifeTrac, self replicating CNC Plasma table, and another Powercube. Also starting to build a few [[roller table|Roller Tables]] to help with the CEB's and steel work.</p><br /> <br><br /> <br /> See corresponding [http://blog.opensourceecology.org/2011/11/historic-moment/ Blog Post]. See [[Patrick Gibbs Interview of James Slade]] regarding this replication.<br /> <br /> <br /><br /> CEB brick pressing results from Creation Flame: [[CEB_Blocks|CEB Blocks]] <br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Tom Griffing: Dallas, Texas, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Tom_Griffing_-_02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> '''<h3>[[Replication/PondusLLC|Pondus, LLC]]</h3>'''<br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">'''Tom Griffing operates Pondus LLC in Dallas, Texas.'''</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">After spending nearly a month in Missouri in August, Tom has continued his efforts in documentation, design enhancements and in replicating his first Power Cube. He is now targeting a LifeTrac after making improvements on our Power Cube Prototype 4 design.</p><br /> <br /> <br /> '''Video:''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhOphEJiCVk&feature=plcp&context=C359e526UDOEgsToPDskLmdLjD8raeWHMmtqV-8xWe Power Cube Prototype 5] - Tom's updated design of the Power Cube.<br /> <br /> '''Photo:''' [[First_Power_Cube_Sold_by_Tom_Griffing|Enhanced Power Cube]] - the first Power Cube sold by Tom.<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Luke Iseman: Austin, Texas, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Luke-Iseman---02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> '''<h3>[http://www.re-char.com re:char]</h3>'''<br /> '''<p style="text-align:justify;">Luke worked on [[CNC_Torch_Table#Suggested_steps_from_Luke_Iseman|making improvements]] to the CNC Torch Table and made a [[Luke_Iseman_Dedicated_Project_Visit_Application|dedicated project visit]] to Factor e Farm in December, 2011.</p>'''<br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Luke is chief technology officer for [http://www.re-char.com re:char]. He graduated, cum laude, from [http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/ The Wharton School] at the University of Pennsylvania, concentrating in Entrepreneurship and Operations. Luke is passionate about open source hardware, and his projects have been covered by [http://makezine.com/ Make Magazine], [http://www.re-char.com/who-we-are/rechar-team/boingboing.net/ Boingboing], [http://www.re-char.com/who-we-are/rechar-team/www.wired.com/ Wired], and [http://www.re-char.com/who-we-are/rechar-team/www.austinchronicle.com The Austin Chronicle]. Before joining the re:char team, Luke worked at a variety of software technology companies, built and managed a fleet of 25 pedicabs, invented an automated gardening computer, and wrote a book about traveling around the world. Luke is excited about using the power of the physical computing revolution to build a more sustainable world.</p><br /> <br /> <br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Dorkmo: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Dorkmo---02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> '''<h3>[[User:Dorkmo|Dorkmo]]</h3>'''<br /> '''<p style="text-align:justify;">Dorkmo is a user from Oklahoma with a background in tinkering, and he enjoys spreadsheets.</p>'''<br /> <br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">He has independently replicated the [[CEB_Press/Manufacturing_Instructions/Detroit_Fab_Lab_Solenoid_Driver_v2|Detroit Board]] and the [[CEB_Press/Manufacturing_Instructions/Controller_Box|CEB Controller Box]].<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br style="clear: both;" /><br /> <br /> == Dandelion Village: Bloomington, Indiana, USA ==<br /> <br /> Zach Dwiel is a member of [http://dandelionvillage.org/ Dandelion Village], an ecovillage in the city limits of Bloomington, Indiana. They are in the process of building their first home using a CEB Press and Power Cube. Tom built our Power Cube. For the CEB Press, James Slade fabricated the steel parts, Zach designed and built the controller board and electronics, purchased the hydraulics and Dandelion Village assembled the machine.<br /> <br /> Zach plans to build a two story house this year (2012) with the bricks from the CEB Press. More buildings are planned for next year, some of which may include bricks from the CEB Press, depending on how production goes on the first home. You can find updates on my blog: [http://dwiel.net/blog/category/house/ blog] and my house design here on this wiki: [[Dwiel House]]<br /> <br /> == Tony Mensah, Mark Amo-Boateng, William Neal: Nanjing, China == <br /> <br /> [[Image:Mark_MetricCEB.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> In May, 2012, this group, originally from Ghana and Canada, set out to redesign the CEB press to metric specifications and build it with the help of some engineers at a factory in Ma'anshan, Anhui, China. According to a report received on September 27th, there are some technical issues surrounding the later stages of assembly of the CEB press, particularly centred around the secondary cylinder and the soil shaker. Mark has scheduled more time at the factory to work out these details. More information will be posted as it becomes available. See [[China Replication]].<br /> <br /> = Archive = <br /> <br /> For old ideas on Replication, check the [[Replication/Archive|Archive]].<br /> <br /> [[Category: Education]]<br /> [[Category: Replication]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=China_Replication&diff=78020 China Replication 2012-10-25T00:06:18Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div>see also [[Metric CEB Press]]<br /> <br /> =People=<br /> [[Image:OSEchina.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> =Context=<br /> <br /> From William Neal, left in picture above:<br /> <br /> Here are a few details of the background leading up to this replication effort:<br /> <br /> When I saw the TED talk in March of 2011, I was immediately taken by the approach and vision of the OSE and applied for a dedicated project visit which I completed on July 31st of 2011. I returned to London Ontario inspired by what I saw and determined to carry through with a replication of the CEB Press in August. We sourced materials, identified a welder, secured shop space and put together a financial plan before other realities intervened: work. My position as a Vice Principal was simply too taxing and volatile to permit productive work on OSE projects. I ended up taking a different job at a different school as a teacher which, in the short term, took even more of my free time but, over the course of the year, allowed for unforeseen beneficial circumstances to arise. <br /> <br /> My OSE activities went dormant for several months as I found that much of the footage that I took at FeF was not useful (I missed the bulk of the CEB building due to delays and the design was changing rapidly before my eyes, rendering other footage obsolete!) and I learned the particulars of my new job. In March, out of the Blue, the administration of my new school asked me to travel to China for ten weeks. Meanwhile, determined to continue learning about Open Source hardware, I had just acquired the parts for a RepRap, a 3D printer also on the GVCS 50 list but with much safer and modest fabrication requirements. I took the RepRap parts to China with me and began working on that when my colleague, Tony Mensah, noticed it. He was fascinated by the idea of the 3D printer and asked to learn more about it whereupon I told him the story of the OSE and my visit to FeF. When he heard about the CEB press, Tony, originally from Ghana, became quite excited about it as he saw great potential for its immediate use in his home country. Much to my surprise, he stated that we should build a CEB press right away! When I realized that he was serious, I drew up a plan for completing this project in the remaining several weeks of my stay in China (see link). The first order of business would be to completely redesign the CEB Press to metric specifications.<br /> <br /> At first, we hoped to source the parts and bring them to a small metal shop near Tony's house and pay a welder to fabricate them. When we visited Mr. Lu at his metal supply business, that plan quickly changed. Mr. Lu became very interested in our order of metal and asked for more details. We showed him some pictures of the CEB press (video doesn't cross the Great Firewall of China that easily) and agreed to help us. On the first weekend, he brought us to the Steel Yards of Nanjing and showed us more steel than I have ever seen in my life. We clearly had our steel sourced. It was the next weekend that we realized that we had a communication issue. We arrived at his shop, hoping to pick up the steel. Instead, he asked us to get in his car. After about 90 minutes of driving, we arrived in Ma'anshan, an industrial city in Anhui province and he pulled up at a factory! Evidently, he thought that we were looking into mass production! We worked through this misunderstanding and, in the end, had the factory build the Press.<br /> <br /> The electronics and hydraulics were sourced in the subsequent weekends. We inquired about shipping these parts to the USA and found that it would not be cost effective. In fact, a Chinese-sourced CEB would likely only be cost effective under mass manufacturing conditions as the total cost is within about US$200 of the American version.<br /> <br /> During the course of the project, we received a lot of help and support from numerous individuals. Most notable among these are the following:<br /> -Mark Amo-Boateng, a friend of Tony's who joined us as a full partner in the project.<br /> -James Slade who provided photos of a new design for the Press Foot and additional video footage<br /> -James Wise who provided support for a custom build of the solenoid driver board.<br /> -Adam Messer who contributed significantly to the metric redesign of the CEB<br /> -Jacopo Amistani Guarda who contributed some CAD drawings of the CEB<br /> <br /> Additional Details are at the following locations:<br /> -Metric CEB design: OSE Wiki - search for Metric CEB<br /> -Blog entries: http://www.metaciv.org<br /> <br /> We are not finished the project as the machine now needs to be tested. Any suggestions or support in this regard would be appreciated.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Update 15 Sept. 2012==<br /> <br /> The project has undergone several delays as Tony has moved to Chengdu and William has returned to Canada. Further financing is also required to complete the testing phase. This is expected to happen soon. 'Soon' apparently takes on an interesting meaning in connection with Open Hardware Projects. Further photos and video will be posted when they become available.<br /> <br /> '''..Do tell more. Who are the Africans?'''<br /> Tony Mensah is a professor (newly hired) at a university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. He was teaching business at the same school I visited for two and a half months in Zhenjiang, China. Having earned an MBA in England, Tony has in interest in development work, particularly in his native Ghana. Prior to his involvement with the OSE, he had already begun the process of setting up an NGO. He hopes to travel to Ghana with the CEB Press and initiate some development work that empowers the people at the level of habitation.<br /> <br /> Mark Amo Boateng, originally from Ghana, is a PhD candidate at a university in Nanjing, China, a friend of Tony's who up until recently worked only a five minute walk from Tony's apartment. He has an interest in technological inventions and had been working on several agriculture and energy projects before joining our project in June.<br /> <br /> '''...What brought you to China?'''<br /> My trip to China was a result of a few circumstances lining up. I switched jobs last year after returning from FeF, trying to reduce my overall work load to allow for more focus on OSE matters. My new school, based in China with a campus in my city, definitely allowed for a reduced work after several months of adjustment. I was sent to China in April to recruit new students and visit thirty students who had already signed up for our school. I had no immediate intention of getting involved in a CEB build; when Tony Mensah saw the RepRap under construction in my room, however, his curiosity and enthusiasm led to a discussion about the OSE and to our ambitious metric CEB project.<br /> <br /> ==Update Sept. 27, 2012==<br /> <br /> From Mark Amo-Boateng, project collaborator based in Nanjing, China:<br /> <br /> "...I was in Ma'anshan as scheduled. The main frame of the CEB Press had been erected. However, we realized the engineers had some technical challenges. Most of the challenges can be attributed to the conversion of the units to from inches to mm. The hammer component of the press was missing; and was also missing in the drawings which the engineers received, so they had no idea of it. They could not also understand the functionality of the press, thus the secondary hydraulic arm was not yet installed (as they claimed the drawings they received did not specify the exact location). I will be sending the pictures we took at the place. We agreed to communicate online to resolve these issues on dimensions and after they resolved, we will go back and spend about 3 days fabricating it together with them. <br /> <br /> I went online and I realized a complete CAD drawings of the CEB Press is available. I will study it in the next few days and communicate with them, and to get to know the actual dimensional challenges they having, then I will get their responses to you guys so you can help us figure it out. "<br /> <br /> ==Update October 24, 2012==<br /> <br /> Recently, as per the September 27 update, Mark Amo-Boateng visited our host manufacturing facility in Ma'anshan, Anhui to coordinate efforts to build the Metric CEB press. Today, he has shared the first photgraphs of the completed steel components.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Mark_MetricCEB.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> =More Images=<br /> [[Image:china.jpg]]<br /> <br /> <br /> Images:<br /> <br /> [[File:china.zip]]<br /> <br /> [[File:china2.zip]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=China_Replication&diff=78019 China Replication 2012-10-25T00:05:38Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div>see also [[Metric CEB Press]]<br /> <br /> =People=<br /> [[Image:OSEchina.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> [[Image:Mark_MetricCEB.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> =Context=<br /> <br /> From William Neal, left in picture above:<br /> <br /> Here are a few details of the background leading up to this replication effort:<br /> <br /> When I saw the TED talk in March of 2011, I was immediately taken by the approach and vision of the OSE and applied for a dedicated project visit which I completed on July 31st of 2011. I returned to London Ontario inspired by what I saw and determined to carry through with a replication of the CEB Press in August. We sourced materials, identified a welder, secured shop space and put together a financial plan before other realities intervened: work. My position as a Vice Principal was simply too taxing and volatile to permit productive work on OSE projects. I ended up taking a different job at a different school as a teacher which, in the short term, took even more of my free time but, over the course of the year, allowed for unforeseen beneficial circumstances to arise. <br /> <br /> My OSE activities went dormant for several months as I found that much of the footage that I took at FeF was not useful (I missed the bulk of the CEB building due to delays and the design was changing rapidly before my eyes, rendering other footage obsolete!) and I learned the particulars of my new job. In March, out of the Blue, the administration of my new school asked me to travel to China for ten weeks. Meanwhile, determined to continue learning about Open Source hardware, I had just acquired the parts for a RepRap, a 3D printer also on the GVCS 50 list but with much safer and modest fabrication requirements. I took the RepRap parts to China with me and began working on that when my colleague, Tony Mensah, noticed it. He was fascinated by the idea of the 3D printer and asked to learn more about it whereupon I told him the story of the OSE and my visit to FeF. When he heard about the CEB press, Tony, originally from Ghana, became quite excited about it as he saw great potential for its immediate use in his home country. Much to my surprise, he stated that we should build a CEB press right away! When I realized that he was serious, I drew up a plan for completing this project in the remaining several weeks of my stay in China (see link). The first order of business would be to completely redesign the CEB Press to metric specifications.<br /> <br /> At first, we hoped to source the parts and bring them to a small metal shop near Tony's house and pay a welder to fabricate them. When we visited Mr. Lu at his metal supply business, that plan quickly changed. Mr. Lu became very interested in our order of metal and asked for more details. We showed him some pictures of the CEB press (video doesn't cross the Great Firewall of China that easily) and agreed to help us. On the first weekend, he brought us to the Steel Yards of Nanjing and showed us more steel than I have ever seen in my life. We clearly had our steel sourced. It was the next weekend that we realized that we had a communication issue. We arrived at his shop, hoping to pick up the steel. Instead, he asked us to get in his car. After about 90 minutes of driving, we arrived in Ma'anshan, an industrial city in Anhui province and he pulled up at a factory! Evidently, he thought that we were looking into mass production! We worked through this misunderstanding and, in the end, had the factory build the Press.<br /> <br /> The electronics and hydraulics were sourced in the subsequent weekends. We inquired about shipping these parts to the USA and found that it would not be cost effective. In fact, a Chinese-sourced CEB would likely only be cost effective under mass manufacturing conditions as the total cost is within about US$200 of the American version.<br /> <br /> During the course of the project, we received a lot of help and support from numerous individuals. Most notable among these are the following:<br /> -Mark Amo-Boateng, a friend of Tony's who joined us as a full partner in the project.<br /> -James Slade who provided photos of a new design for the Press Foot and additional video footage<br /> -James Wise who provided support for a custom build of the solenoid driver board.<br /> -Adam Messer who contributed significantly to the metric redesign of the CEB<br /> -Jacopo Amistani Guarda who contributed some CAD drawings of the CEB<br /> <br /> Additional Details are at the following locations:<br /> -Metric CEB design: OSE Wiki - search for Metric CEB<br /> -Blog entries: http://www.metaciv.org<br /> <br /> We are not finished the project as the machine now needs to be tested. Any suggestions or support in this regard would be appreciated.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Update 15 Sept. 2012==<br /> <br /> The project has undergone several delays as Tony has moved to Chengdu and William has returned to Canada. Further financing is also required to complete the testing phase. This is expected to happen soon. 'Soon' apparently takes on an interesting meaning in connection with Open Hardware Projects. Further photos and video will be posted when they become available.<br /> <br /> '''..Do tell more. Who are the Africans?'''<br /> Tony Mensah is a professor (newly hired) at a university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. He was teaching business at the same school I visited for two and a half months in Zhenjiang, China. Having earned an MBA in England, Tony has in interest in development work, particularly in his native Ghana. Prior to his involvement with the OSE, he had already begun the process of setting up an NGO. He hopes to travel to Ghana with the CEB Press and initiate some development work that empowers the people at the level of habitation.<br /> <br /> Mark Amo Boateng, originally from Ghana, is a PhD candidate at a university in Nanjing, China, a friend of Tony's who up until recently worked only a five minute walk from Tony's apartment. He has an interest in technological inventions and had been working on several agriculture and energy projects before joining our project in June.<br /> <br /> '''...What brought you to China?'''<br /> My trip to China was a result of a few circumstances lining up. I switched jobs last year after returning from FeF, trying to reduce my overall work load to allow for more focus on OSE matters. My new school, based in China with a campus in my city, definitely allowed for a reduced work after several months of adjustment. I was sent to China in April to recruit new students and visit thirty students who had already signed up for our school. I had no immediate intention of getting involved in a CEB build; when Tony Mensah saw the RepRap under construction in my room, however, his curiosity and enthusiasm led to a discussion about the OSE and to our ambitious metric CEB project.<br /> <br /> ==Update Sept. 27, 2012==<br /> <br /> From Mark Amo-Boateng, project collaborator based in Nanjing, China:<br /> <br /> "...I was in Ma'anshan as scheduled. The main frame of the CEB Press had been erected. However, we realized the engineers had some technical challenges. Most of the challenges can be attributed to the conversion of the units to from inches to mm. The hammer component of the press was missing; and was also missing in the drawings which the engineers received, so they had no idea of it. They could not also understand the functionality of the press, thus the secondary hydraulic arm was not yet installed (as they claimed the drawings they received did not specify the exact location). I will be sending the pictures we took at the place. We agreed to communicate online to resolve these issues on dimensions and after they resolved, we will go back and spend about 3 days fabricating it together with them. <br /> <br /> I went online and I realized a complete CAD drawings of the CEB Press is available. I will study it in the next few days and communicate with them, and to get to know the actual dimensional challenges they having, then I will get their responses to you guys so you can help us figure it out. "<br /> <br /> ==Update October 24, 2012==<br /> <br /> Recently, as per the September 27 update, Mark Amo-Boateng visited our host manufacturing facility in Ma'anshan, Anhui to coordinate efforts to build the Metric CEB press. Today, he has shared the first photgraphs of the completed steel components.<br /> <br /> =More Images=<br /> [[Image:china.jpg]]<br /> <br /> <br /> Images:<br /> <br /> [[File:china.zip]]<br /> <br /> [[File:china2.zip]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=China_Replication&diff=78018 China Replication 2012-10-25T00:05:02Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div>see also [[Metric CEB Press]]<br /> <br /> =People=<br /> [[Image:OSEchina.jpg|400px]]<br /> [[Image:MarkMetricCEB1.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> =Context=<br /> <br /> From William Neal, left in picture above:<br /> <br /> Here are a few details of the background leading up to this replication effort:<br /> <br /> When I saw the TED talk in March of 2011, I was immediately taken by the approach and vision of the OSE and applied for a dedicated project visit which I completed on July 31st of 2011. I returned to London Ontario inspired by what I saw and determined to carry through with a replication of the CEB Press in August. We sourced materials, identified a welder, secured shop space and put together a financial plan before other realities intervened: work. My position as a Vice Principal was simply too taxing and volatile to permit productive work on OSE projects. I ended up taking a different job at a different school as a teacher which, in the short term, took even more of my free time but, over the course of the year, allowed for unforeseen beneficial circumstances to arise. <br /> <br /> My OSE activities went dormant for several months as I found that much of the footage that I took at FeF was not useful (I missed the bulk of the CEB building due to delays and the design was changing rapidly before my eyes, rendering other footage obsolete!) and I learned the particulars of my new job. In March, out of the Blue, the administration of my new school asked me to travel to China for ten weeks. Meanwhile, determined to continue learning about Open Source hardware, I had just acquired the parts for a RepRap, a 3D printer also on the GVCS 50 list but with much safer and modest fabrication requirements. I took the RepRap parts to China with me and began working on that when my colleague, Tony Mensah, noticed it. He was fascinated by the idea of the 3D printer and asked to learn more about it whereupon I told him the story of the OSE and my visit to FeF. When he heard about the CEB press, Tony, originally from Ghana, became quite excited about it as he saw great potential for its immediate use in his home country. Much to my surprise, he stated that we should build a CEB press right away! When I realized that he was serious, I drew up a plan for completing this project in the remaining several weeks of my stay in China (see link). The first order of business would be to completely redesign the CEB Press to metric specifications.<br /> <br /> At first, we hoped to source the parts and bring them to a small metal shop near Tony's house and pay a welder to fabricate them. When we visited Mr. Lu at his metal supply business, that plan quickly changed. Mr. Lu became very interested in our order of metal and asked for more details. We showed him some pictures of the CEB press (video doesn't cross the Great Firewall of China that easily) and agreed to help us. On the first weekend, he brought us to the Steel Yards of Nanjing and showed us more steel than I have ever seen in my life. We clearly had our steel sourced. It was the next weekend that we realized that we had a communication issue. We arrived at his shop, hoping to pick up the steel. Instead, he asked us to get in his car. After about 90 minutes of driving, we arrived in Ma'anshan, an industrial city in Anhui province and he pulled up at a factory! Evidently, he thought that we were looking into mass production! We worked through this misunderstanding and, in the end, had the factory build the Press.<br /> <br /> The electronics and hydraulics were sourced in the subsequent weekends. We inquired about shipping these parts to the USA and found that it would not be cost effective. In fact, a Chinese-sourced CEB would likely only be cost effective under mass manufacturing conditions as the total cost is within about US$200 of the American version.<br /> <br /> During the course of the project, we received a lot of help and support from numerous individuals. Most notable among these are the following:<br /> -Mark Amo-Boateng, a friend of Tony's who joined us as a full partner in the project.<br /> -James Slade who provided photos of a new design for the Press Foot and additional video footage<br /> -James Wise who provided support for a custom build of the solenoid driver board.<br /> -Adam Messer who contributed significantly to the metric redesign of the CEB<br /> -Jacopo Amistani Guarda who contributed some CAD drawings of the CEB<br /> <br /> Additional Details are at the following locations:<br /> -Metric CEB design: OSE Wiki - search for Metric CEB<br /> -Blog entries: http://www.metaciv.org<br /> <br /> We are not finished the project as the machine now needs to be tested. Any suggestions or support in this regard would be appreciated.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Update 15 Sept. 2012==<br /> <br /> The project has undergone several delays as Tony has moved to Chengdu and William has returned to Canada. Further financing is also required to complete the testing phase. This is expected to happen soon. 'Soon' apparently takes on an interesting meaning in connection with Open Hardware Projects. Further photos and video will be posted when they become available.<br /> <br /> '''..Do tell more. Who are the Africans?'''<br /> Tony Mensah is a professor (newly hired) at a university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. He was teaching business at the same school I visited for two and a half months in Zhenjiang, China. Having earned an MBA in England, Tony has in interest in development work, particularly in his native Ghana. Prior to his involvement with the OSE, he had already begun the process of setting up an NGO. He hopes to travel to Ghana with the CEB Press and initiate some development work that empowers the people at the level of habitation.<br /> <br /> Mark Amo Boateng, originally from Ghana, is a PhD candidate at a university in Nanjing, China, a friend of Tony's who up until recently worked only a five minute walk from Tony's apartment. He has an interest in technological inventions and had been working on several agriculture and energy projects before joining our project in June.<br /> <br /> '''...What brought you to China?'''<br /> My trip to China was a result of a few circumstances lining up. I switched jobs last year after returning from FeF, trying to reduce my overall work load to allow for more focus on OSE matters. My new school, based in China with a campus in my city, definitely allowed for a reduced work after several months of adjustment. I was sent to China in April to recruit new students and visit thirty students who had already signed up for our school. I had no immediate intention of getting involved in a CEB build; when Tony Mensah saw the RepRap under construction in my room, however, his curiosity and enthusiasm led to a discussion about the OSE and to our ambitious metric CEB project.<br /> <br /> ==Update Sept. 27, 2012==<br /> <br /> From Mark Amo-Boateng, project collaborator based in Nanjing, China:<br /> <br /> "...I was in Ma'anshan as scheduled. The main frame of the CEB Press had been erected. However, we realized the engineers had some technical challenges. Most of the challenges can be attributed to the conversion of the units to from inches to mm. The hammer component of the press was missing; and was also missing in the drawings which the engineers received, so they had no idea of it. They could not also understand the functionality of the press, thus the secondary hydraulic arm was not yet installed (as they claimed the drawings they received did not specify the exact location). I will be sending the pictures we took at the place. We agreed to communicate online to resolve these issues on dimensions and after they resolved, we will go back and spend about 3 days fabricating it together with them. <br /> <br /> I went online and I realized a complete CAD drawings of the CEB Press is available. I will study it in the next few days and communicate with them, and to get to know the actual dimensional challenges they having, then I will get their responses to you guys so you can help us figure it out. "<br /> <br /> ==Update October 24, 2012==<br /> <br /> Recently, as per the September 27 update, Mark Amo-Boateng visited our host manufacturing facility in Ma'anshan, Anhui to coordinate efforts to build the Metric CEB press. Today, he has shared the first photgraphs of the completed steel components.<br /> <br /> =More Images=<br /> [[Image:china.jpg]]<br /> <br /> <br /> Images:<br /> <br /> [[File:china.zip]]<br /> <br /> [[File:china2.zip]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=China_Replication&diff=78009 China Replication 2012-10-24T23:22:20Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div>see also [[Metric CEB Press]]<br /> <br /> =People=<br /> [[Image:OSEchina.jpg|400px]]<br /> [[Image:Mark_MetricCEB.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> =Context=<br /> <br /> From William Neal, left in picture above:<br /> <br /> Here are a few details of the background leading up to this replication effort:<br /> <br /> When I saw the TED talk in March of 2011, I was immediately taken by the approach and vision of the OSE and applied for a dedicated project visit which I completed on July 31st of 2011. I returned to London Ontario inspired by what I saw and determined to carry through with a replication of the CEB Press in August. We sourced materials, identified a welder, secured shop space and put together a financial plan before other realities intervened: work. My position as a Vice Principal was simply too taxing and volatile to permit productive work on OSE projects. I ended up taking a different job at a different school as a teacher which, in the short term, took even more of my free time but, over the course of the year, allowed for unforeseen beneficial circumstances to arise. <br /> <br /> My OSE activities went dormant for several months as I found that much of the footage that I took at FeF was not useful (I missed the bulk of the CEB building due to delays and the design was changing rapidly before my eyes, rendering other footage obsolete!) and I learned the particulars of my new job. In March, out of the Blue, the administration of my new school asked me to travel to China for ten weeks. Meanwhile, determined to continue learning about Open Source hardware, I had just acquired the parts for a RepRap, a 3D printer also on the GVCS 50 list but with much safer and modest fabrication requirements. I took the RepRap parts to China with me and began working on that when my colleague, Tony Mensah, noticed it. He was fascinated by the idea of the 3D printer and asked to learn more about it whereupon I told him the story of the OSE and my visit to FeF. When he heard about the CEB press, Tony, originally from Ghana, became quite excited about it as he saw great potential for its immediate use in his home country. Much to my surprise, he stated that we should build a CEB press right away! When I realized that he was serious, I drew up a plan for completing this project in the remaining several weeks of my stay in China (see link). The first order of business would be to completely redesign the CEB Press to metric specifications.<br /> <br /> At first, we hoped to source the parts and bring them to a small metal shop near Tony's house and pay a welder to fabricate them. When we visited Mr. Lu at his metal supply business, that plan quickly changed. Mr. Lu became very interested in our order of metal and asked for more details. We showed him some pictures of the CEB press (video doesn't cross the Great Firewall of China that easily) and agreed to help us. On the first weekend, he brought us to the Steel Yards of Nanjing and showed us more steel than I have ever seen in my life. We clearly had our steel sourced. It was the next weekend that we realized that we had a communication issue. We arrived at his shop, hoping to pick up the steel. Instead, he asked us to get in his car. After about 90 minutes of driving, we arrived in Ma'anshan, an industrial city in Anhui province and he pulled up at a factory! Evidently, he thought that we were looking into mass production! We worked through this misunderstanding and, in the end, had the factory build the Press.<br /> <br /> The electronics and hydraulics were sourced in the subsequent weekends. We inquired about shipping these parts to the USA and found that it would not be cost effective. In fact, a Chinese-sourced CEB would likely only be cost effective under mass manufacturing conditions as the total cost is within about US$200 of the American version.<br /> <br /> During the course of the project, we received a lot of help and support from numerous individuals. Most notable among these are the following:<br /> -Mark Amo-Boateng, a friend of Tony's who joined us as a full partner in the project.<br /> -James Slade who provided photos of a new design for the Press Foot and additional video footage<br /> -James Wise who provided support for a custom build of the solenoid driver board.<br /> -Adam Messer who contributed significantly to the metric redesign of the CEB<br /> -Jacopo Amistani Guarda who contributed some CAD drawings of the CEB<br /> <br /> Additional Details are at the following locations:<br /> -Metric CEB design: OSE Wiki - search for Metric CEB<br /> -Blog entries: http://www.metaciv.org<br /> <br /> We are not finished the project as the machine now needs to be tested. Any suggestions or support in this regard would be appreciated.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Update 15 Sept. 2012==<br /> <br /> The project has undergone several delays as Tony has moved to Chengdu and William has returned to Canada. Further financing is also required to complete the testing phase. This is expected to happen soon. 'Soon' apparently takes on an interesting meaning in connection with Open Hardware Projects. Further photos and video will be posted when they become available.<br /> <br /> '''..Do tell more. Who are the Africans?'''<br /> Tony Mensah is a professor (newly hired) at a university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. He was teaching business at the same school I visited for two and a half months in Zhenjiang, China. Having earned an MBA in England, Tony has in interest in development work, particularly in his native Ghana. Prior to his involvement with the OSE, he had already begun the process of setting up an NGO. He hopes to travel to Ghana with the CEB Press and initiate some development work that empowers the people at the level of habitation.<br /> <br /> Mark Amo Boateng, originally from Ghana, is a PhD candidate at a university in Nanjing, China, a friend of Tony's who up until recently worked only a five minute walk from Tony's apartment. He has an interest in technological inventions and had been working on several agriculture and energy projects before joining our project in June.<br /> <br /> '''...What brought you to China?'''<br /> My trip to China was a result of a few circumstances lining up. I switched jobs last year after returning from FeF, trying to reduce my overall work load to allow for more focus on OSE matters. My new school, based in China with a campus in my city, definitely allowed for a reduced work after several months of adjustment. I was sent to China in April to recruit new students and visit thirty students who had already signed up for our school. I had no immediate intention of getting involved in a CEB build; when Tony Mensah saw the RepRap under construction in my room, however, his curiosity and enthusiasm led to a discussion about the OSE and to our ambitious metric CEB project.<br /> <br /> ==Update Sept. 27, 2012==<br /> <br /> From Mark Amo-Boateng, project collaborator based in Nanjing, China:<br /> <br /> "...I was in Ma'anshan as scheduled. The main frame of the CEB Press had been erected. However, we realized the engineers had some technical challenges. Most of the challenges can be attributed to the conversion of the units to from inches to mm. The hammer component of the press was missing; and was also missing in the drawings which the engineers received, so they had no idea of it. They could not also understand the functionality of the press, thus the secondary hydraulic arm was not yet installed (as they claimed the drawings they received did not specify the exact location). I will be sending the pictures we took at the place. We agreed to communicate online to resolve these issues on dimensions and after they resolved, we will go back and spend about 3 days fabricating it together with them. <br /> <br /> I went online and I realized a complete CAD drawings of the CEB Press is available. I will study it in the next few days and communicate with them, and to get to know the actual dimensional challenges they having, then I will get their responses to you guys so you can help us figure it out. "<br /> <br /> ==Update October 24, 2012==<br /> <br /> Recently, as per the September 27 update, Mark Amo-Boateng visited our host manufacturing facility in Ma'anshan, Anhui to coordinate efforts to build the Metric CEB press. Today, he has shared the first photgraphs of the completed steel components.<br /> <br /> =More Images=<br /> [[Image:china.jpg]]<br /> <br /> <br /> Images:<br /> <br /> [[File:china.zip]]<br /> <br /> [[File:china2.zip]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=China_Replication&diff=78008 China Replication 2012-10-24T23:21:53Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div>see also [[Metric CEB Press]]<br /> <br /> =People=<br /> [[Image:OSEchina.jpg|400px]]<br /> [[Image:Mark\ MetricCEB.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> =Context=<br /> <br /> From William Neal, left in picture above:<br /> <br /> Here are a few details of the background leading up to this replication effort:<br /> <br /> When I saw the TED talk in March of 2011, I was immediately taken by the approach and vision of the OSE and applied for a dedicated project visit which I completed on July 31st of 2011. I returned to London Ontario inspired by what I saw and determined to carry through with a replication of the CEB Press in August. We sourced materials, identified a welder, secured shop space and put together a financial plan before other realities intervened: work. My position as a Vice Principal was simply too taxing and volatile to permit productive work on OSE projects. I ended up taking a different job at a different school as a teacher which, in the short term, took even more of my free time but, over the course of the year, allowed for unforeseen beneficial circumstances to arise. <br /> <br /> My OSE activities went dormant for several months as I found that much of the footage that I took at FeF was not useful (I missed the bulk of the CEB building due to delays and the design was changing rapidly before my eyes, rendering other footage obsolete!) and I learned the particulars of my new job. In March, out of the Blue, the administration of my new school asked me to travel to China for ten weeks. Meanwhile, determined to continue learning about Open Source hardware, I had just acquired the parts for a RepRap, a 3D printer also on the GVCS 50 list but with much safer and modest fabrication requirements. I took the RepRap parts to China with me and began working on that when my colleague, Tony Mensah, noticed it. He was fascinated by the idea of the 3D printer and asked to learn more about it whereupon I told him the story of the OSE and my visit to FeF. When he heard about the CEB press, Tony, originally from Ghana, became quite excited about it as he saw great potential for its immediate use in his home country. Much to my surprise, he stated that we should build a CEB press right away! When I realized that he was serious, I drew up a plan for completing this project in the remaining several weeks of my stay in China (see link). The first order of business would be to completely redesign the CEB Press to metric specifications.<br /> <br /> At first, we hoped to source the parts and bring them to a small metal shop near Tony's house and pay a welder to fabricate them. When we visited Mr. Lu at his metal supply business, that plan quickly changed. Mr. Lu became very interested in our order of metal and asked for more details. We showed him some pictures of the CEB press (video doesn't cross the Great Firewall of China that easily) and agreed to help us. On the first weekend, he brought us to the Steel Yards of Nanjing and showed us more steel than I have ever seen in my life. We clearly had our steel sourced. It was the next weekend that we realized that we had a communication issue. We arrived at his shop, hoping to pick up the steel. Instead, he asked us to get in his car. After about 90 minutes of driving, we arrived in Ma'anshan, an industrial city in Anhui province and he pulled up at a factory! Evidently, he thought that we were looking into mass production! We worked through this misunderstanding and, in the end, had the factory build the Press.<br /> <br /> The electronics and hydraulics were sourced in the subsequent weekends. We inquired about shipping these parts to the USA and found that it would not be cost effective. In fact, a Chinese-sourced CEB would likely only be cost effective under mass manufacturing conditions as the total cost is within about US$200 of the American version.<br /> <br /> During the course of the project, we received a lot of help and support from numerous individuals. Most notable among these are the following:<br /> -Mark Amo-Boateng, a friend of Tony's who joined us as a full partner in the project.<br /> -James Slade who provided photos of a new design for the Press Foot and additional video footage<br /> -James Wise who provided support for a custom build of the solenoid driver board.<br /> -Adam Messer who contributed significantly to the metric redesign of the CEB<br /> -Jacopo Amistani Guarda who contributed some CAD drawings of the CEB<br /> <br /> Additional Details are at the following locations:<br /> -Metric CEB design: OSE Wiki - search for Metric CEB<br /> -Blog entries: http://www.metaciv.org<br /> <br /> We are not finished the project as the machine now needs to be tested. Any suggestions or support in this regard would be appreciated.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Update 15 Sept. 2012==<br /> <br /> The project has undergone several delays as Tony has moved to Chengdu and William has returned to Canada. Further financing is also required to complete the testing phase. This is expected to happen soon. 'Soon' apparently takes on an interesting meaning in connection with Open Hardware Projects. Further photos and video will be posted when they become available.<br /> <br /> '''..Do tell more. Who are the Africans?'''<br /> Tony Mensah is a professor (newly hired) at a university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. He was teaching business at the same school I visited for two and a half months in Zhenjiang, China. Having earned an MBA in England, Tony has in interest in development work, particularly in his native Ghana. Prior to his involvement with the OSE, he had already begun the process of setting up an NGO. He hopes to travel to Ghana with the CEB Press and initiate some development work that empowers the people at the level of habitation.<br /> <br /> Mark Amo Boateng, originally from Ghana, is a PhD candidate at a university in Nanjing, China, a friend of Tony's who up until recently worked only a five minute walk from Tony's apartment. He has an interest in technological inventions and had been working on several agriculture and energy projects before joining our project in June.<br /> <br /> '''...What brought you to China?'''<br /> My trip to China was a result of a few circumstances lining up. I switched jobs last year after returning from FeF, trying to reduce my overall work load to allow for more focus on OSE matters. My new school, based in China with a campus in my city, definitely allowed for a reduced work after several months of adjustment. I was sent to China in April to recruit new students and visit thirty students who had already signed up for our school. I had no immediate intention of getting involved in a CEB build; when Tony Mensah saw the RepRap under construction in my room, however, his curiosity and enthusiasm led to a discussion about the OSE and to our ambitious metric CEB project.<br /> <br /> ==Update Sept. 27, 2012==<br /> <br /> From Mark Amo-Boateng, project collaborator based in Nanjing, China:<br /> <br /> "...I was in Ma'anshan as scheduled. The main frame of the CEB Press had been erected. However, we realized the engineers had some technical challenges. Most of the challenges can be attributed to the conversion of the units to from inches to mm. The hammer component of the press was missing; and was also missing in the drawings which the engineers received, so they had no idea of it. They could not also understand the functionality of the press, thus the secondary hydraulic arm was not yet installed (as they claimed the drawings they received did not specify the exact location). I will be sending the pictures we took at the place. We agreed to communicate online to resolve these issues on dimensions and after they resolved, we will go back and spend about 3 days fabricating it together with them. <br /> <br /> I went online and I realized a complete CAD drawings of the CEB Press is available. I will study it in the next few days and communicate with them, and to get to know the actual dimensional challenges they having, then I will get their responses to you guys so you can help us figure it out. "<br /> <br /> ==Update October 24, 2012==<br /> <br /> Recently, as per the September 27 update, Mark Amo-Boateng visited our host manufacturing facility in Ma'anshan, Anhui to coordinate efforts to build the Metric CEB press. Today, he has shared the first photgraphs of the completed steel components.<br /> <br /> =More Images=<br /> [[Image:china.jpg]]<br /> <br /> <br /> Images:<br /> <br /> [[File:china.zip]]<br /> <br /> [[File:china2.zip]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=China_Replication&diff=78007 China Replication 2012-10-24T23:19:48Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div>see also [[Metric CEB Press]]<br /> <br /> =People=<br /> [[Image:OSEchina.jpg|400px]]<br /> [[Image:MarkMetricCEB.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> =Context=<br /> <br /> From William Neal, left in picture above:<br /> <br /> Here are a few details of the background leading up to this replication effort:<br /> <br /> When I saw the TED talk in March of 2011, I was immediately taken by the approach and vision of the OSE and applied for a dedicated project visit which I completed on July 31st of 2011. I returned to London Ontario inspired by what I saw and determined to carry through with a replication of the CEB Press in August. We sourced materials, identified a welder, secured shop space and put together a financial plan before other realities intervened: work. My position as a Vice Principal was simply too taxing and volatile to permit productive work on OSE projects. I ended up taking a different job at a different school as a teacher which, in the short term, took even more of my free time but, over the course of the year, allowed for unforeseen beneficial circumstances to arise. <br /> <br /> My OSE activities went dormant for several months as I found that much of the footage that I took at FeF was not useful (I missed the bulk of the CEB building due to delays and the design was changing rapidly before my eyes, rendering other footage obsolete!) and I learned the particulars of my new job. In March, out of the Blue, the administration of my new school asked me to travel to China for ten weeks. Meanwhile, determined to continue learning about Open Source hardware, I had just acquired the parts for a RepRap, a 3D printer also on the GVCS 50 list but with much safer and modest fabrication requirements. I took the RepRap parts to China with me and began working on that when my colleague, Tony Mensah, noticed it. He was fascinated by the idea of the 3D printer and asked to learn more about it whereupon I told him the story of the OSE and my visit to FeF. When he heard about the CEB press, Tony, originally from Ghana, became quite excited about it as he saw great potential for its immediate use in his home country. Much to my surprise, he stated that we should build a CEB press right away! When I realized that he was serious, I drew up a plan for completing this project in the remaining several weeks of my stay in China (see link). The first order of business would be to completely redesign the CEB Press to metric specifications.<br /> <br /> At first, we hoped to source the parts and bring them to a small metal shop near Tony's house and pay a welder to fabricate them. When we visited Mr. Lu at his metal supply business, that plan quickly changed. Mr. Lu became very interested in our order of metal and asked for more details. We showed him some pictures of the CEB press (video doesn't cross the Great Firewall of China that easily) and agreed to help us. On the first weekend, he brought us to the Steel Yards of Nanjing and showed us more steel than I have ever seen in my life. We clearly had our steel sourced. It was the next weekend that we realized that we had a communication issue. We arrived at his shop, hoping to pick up the steel. Instead, he asked us to get in his car. After about 90 minutes of driving, we arrived in Ma'anshan, an industrial city in Anhui province and he pulled up at a factory! Evidently, he thought that we were looking into mass production! We worked through this misunderstanding and, in the end, had the factory build the Press.<br /> <br /> The electronics and hydraulics were sourced in the subsequent weekends. We inquired about shipping these parts to the USA and found that it would not be cost effective. In fact, a Chinese-sourced CEB would likely only be cost effective under mass manufacturing conditions as the total cost is within about US$200 of the American version.<br /> <br /> During the course of the project, we received a lot of help and support from numerous individuals. Most notable among these are the following:<br /> -Mark Amo-Boateng, a friend of Tony's who joined us as a full partner in the project.<br /> -James Slade who provided photos of a new design for the Press Foot and additional video footage<br /> -James Wise who provided support for a custom build of the solenoid driver board.<br /> -Adam Messer who contributed significantly to the metric redesign of the CEB<br /> -Jacopo Amistani Guarda who contributed some CAD drawings of the CEB<br /> <br /> Additional Details are at the following locations:<br /> -Metric CEB design: OSE Wiki - search for Metric CEB<br /> -Blog entries: http://www.metaciv.org<br /> <br /> We are not finished the project as the machine now needs to be tested. Any suggestions or support in this regard would be appreciated.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Update 15 Sept. 2012==<br /> <br /> The project has undergone several delays as Tony has moved to Chengdu and William has returned to Canada. Further financing is also required to complete the testing phase. This is expected to happen soon. 'Soon' apparently takes on an interesting meaning in connection with Open Hardware Projects. Further photos and video will be posted when they become available.<br /> <br /> '''..Do tell more. Who are the Africans?'''<br /> Tony Mensah is a professor (newly hired) at a university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. He was teaching business at the same school I visited for two and a half months in Zhenjiang, China. Having earned an MBA in England, Tony has in interest in development work, particularly in his native Ghana. Prior to his involvement with the OSE, he had already begun the process of setting up an NGO. He hopes to travel to Ghana with the CEB Press and initiate some development work that empowers the people at the level of habitation.<br /> <br /> Mark Amo Boateng, originally from Ghana, is a PhD candidate at a university in Nanjing, China, a friend of Tony's who up until recently worked only a five minute walk from Tony's apartment. He has an interest in technological inventions and had been working on several agriculture and energy projects before joining our project in June.<br /> <br /> '''...What brought you to China?'''<br /> My trip to China was a result of a few circumstances lining up. I switched jobs last year after returning from FeF, trying to reduce my overall work load to allow for more focus on OSE matters. My new school, based in China with a campus in my city, definitely allowed for a reduced work after several months of adjustment. I was sent to China in April to recruit new students and visit thirty students who had already signed up for our school. I had no immediate intention of getting involved in a CEB build; when Tony Mensah saw the RepRap under construction in my room, however, his curiosity and enthusiasm led to a discussion about the OSE and to our ambitious metric CEB project.<br /> <br /> ==Update Sept. 27, 2012==<br /> <br /> From Mark Amo-Boateng, project collaborator based in Nanjing, China:<br /> <br /> "...I was in Ma'anshan as scheduled. The main frame of the CEB Press had been erected. However, we realized the engineers had some technical challenges. Most of the challenges can be attributed to the conversion of the units to from inches to mm. The hammer component of the press was missing; and was also missing in the drawings which the engineers received, so they had no idea of it. They could not also understand the functionality of the press, thus the secondary hydraulic arm was not yet installed (as they claimed the drawings they received did not specify the exact location). I will be sending the pictures we took at the place. We agreed to communicate online to resolve these issues on dimensions and after they resolved, we will go back and spend about 3 days fabricating it together with them. <br /> <br /> I went online and I realized a complete CAD drawings of the CEB Press is available. I will study it in the next few days and communicate with them, and to get to know the actual dimensional challenges they having, then I will get their responses to you guys so you can help us figure it out. "<br /> <br /> ==Update October 24, 2012==<br /> <br /> Recently, as per the September 27 update, Mark Amo-Boateng visited our host manufacturing facility in Ma'anshan, Anhui to coordinate efforts to build the Metric CEB press. Today, he has shared the first photgraphs of the completed steel components.<br /> <br /> =More Images=<br /> [[Image:china.jpg]]<br /> <br /> <br /> Images:<br /> <br /> [[File:china.zip]]<br /> <br /> [[File:china2.zip]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=China_Replication&diff=78005 China Replication 2012-10-24T23:11:41Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div>see also [[Metric CEB Press]]<br /> <br /> =People=<br /> [[Image:OSEchina.jpg|400px]]<br /> [[Image:MarkMetricCEB.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> =Context=<br /> <br /> From William Neal, left in picture above:<br /> <br /> Here are a few details of the background leading up to this replication effort:<br /> <br /> When I saw the TED talk in March of 2011, I was immediately taken by the approach and vision of the OSE and applied for a dedicated project visit which I completed on July 31st of 2011. I returned to London Ontario inspired by what I saw and determined to carry through with a replication of the CEB Press in August. We sourced materials, identified a welder, secured shop space and put together a financial plan before other realities intervened: work. My position as a Vice Principal was simply too taxing and volatile to permit productive work on OSE projects. I ended up taking a different job at a different school as a teacher which, in the short term, took even more of my free time but, over the course of the year, allowed for unforeseen beneficial circumstances to arise. <br /> <br /> My OSE activities went dormant for several months as I found that much of the footage that I took at FeF was not useful (I missed the bulk of the CEB building due to delays and the design was changing rapidly before my eyes, rendering other footage obsolete!) and I learned the particulars of my new job. In March, out of the Blue, the administration of my new school asked me to travel to China for ten weeks. Meanwhile, determined to continue learning about Open Source hardware, I had just acquired the parts for a RepRap, a 3D printer also on the GVCS 50 list but with much safer and modest fabrication requirements. I took the RepRap parts to China with me and began working on that when my colleague, Tony Mensah, noticed it. He was fascinated by the idea of the 3D printer and asked to learn more about it whereupon I told him the story of the OSE and my visit to FeF. When he heard about the CEB press, Tony, originally from Ghana, became quite excited about it as he saw great potential for its immediate use in his home country. Much to my surprise, he stated that we should build a CEB press right away! When I realized that he was serious, I drew up a plan for completing this project in the remaining several weeks of my stay in China (see link). The first order of business would be to completely redesign the CEB Press to metric specifications.<br /> <br /> At first, we hoped to source the parts and bring them to a small metal shop near Tony's house and pay a welder to fabricate them. When we visited Mr. Lu at his metal supply business, that plan quickly changed. Mr. Lu became very interested in our order of metal and asked for more details. We showed him some pictures of the CEB press (video doesn't cross the Great Firewall of China that easily) and agreed to help us. On the first weekend, he brought us to the Steel Yards of Nanjing and showed us more steel than I have ever seen in my life. We clearly had our steel sourced. It was the next weekend that we realized that we had a communication issue. We arrived at his shop, hoping to pick up the steel. Instead, he asked us to get in his car. After about 90 minutes of driving, we arrived in Ma'anshan, an industrial city in Anhui province and he pulled up at a factory! Evidently, he thought that we were looking into mass production! We worked through this misunderstanding and, in the end, had the factory build the Press.<br /> <br /> The electronics and hydraulics were sourced in the subsequent weekends. We inquired about shipping these parts to the USA and found that it would not be cost effective. In fact, a Chinese-sourced CEB would likely only be cost effective under mass manufacturing conditions as the total cost is within about US$200 of the American version.<br /> <br /> During the course of the project, we received a lot of help and support from numerous individuals. Most notable among these are the following:<br /> -Mark Amo-Boateng, a friend of Tony's who joined us as a full partner in the project.<br /> -James Slade who provided photos of a new design for the Press Foot and additional video footage<br /> -James Wise who provided support for a custom build of the solenoid driver board.<br /> -Adam Messer who contributed significantly to the metric redesign of the CEB<br /> -Jacopo Amistani Guarda who contributed some CAD drawings of the CEB<br /> <br /> Additional Details are at the following locations:<br /> -Metric CEB design: OSE Wiki - search for Metric CEB<br /> -Blog entries: http://www.metaciv.org<br /> <br /> We are not finished the project as the machine now needs to be tested. Any suggestions or support in this regard would be appreciated.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Update 15 Sept. 2012==<br /> <br /> The project has undergone several delays as Tony has moved to Chengdu and William has returned to Canada. Further financing is also required to complete the testing phase. This is expected to happen soon. 'Soon' apparently takes on an interesting meaning in connection with Open Hardware Projects. Further photos and video will be posted when they become available.<br /> <br /> '''..Do tell more. Who are the Africans?'''<br /> Tony Mensah is a professor (newly hired) at a university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. He was teaching business at the same school I visited for two and a half months in Zhenjiang, China. Having earned an MBA in England, Tony has in interest in development work, particularly in his native Ghana. Prior to his involvement with the OSE, he had already begun the process of setting up an NGO. He hopes to travel to Ghana with the CEB Press and initiate some development work that empowers the people at the level of habitation.<br /> <br /> Mark Amo Boateng, originally from Ghana, is a PhD candidate at a university in Nanjing, China, a friend of Tony's who up until recently worked only a five minute walk from Tony's apartment. He has an interest in technological inventions and had been working on several agriculture and energy projects before joining our project in June.<br /> <br /> '''...What brought you to China?'''<br /> My trip to China was a result of a few circumstances lining up. I switched jobs last year after returning from FeF, trying to reduce my overall work load to allow for more focus on OSE matters. My new school, based in China with a campus in my city, definitely allowed for a reduced work after several months of adjustment. I was sent to China in April to recruit new students and visit thirty students who had already signed up for our school. I had no immediate intention of getting involved in a CEB build; when Tony Mensah saw the RepRap under construction in my room, however, his curiosity and enthusiasm led to a discussion about the OSE and to our ambitious metric CEB project.<br /> <br /> ==Update Sept. 27, 2012==<br /> <br /> From Mark Amo-Boateng, project collaborator based in Nanjing, China:<br /> <br /> "...I was in Ma'anshan as scheduled. The main frame of the CEB Press had been erected. However, we realized the engineers had some technical challenges. Most of the challenges can be attributed to the conversion of the units to from inches to mm. The hammer component of the press was missing; and was also missing in the drawings which the engineers received, so they had no idea of it. They could not also understand the functionality of the press, thus the secondary hydraulic arm was not yet installed (as they claimed the drawings they received did not specify the exact location). I will be sending the pictures we took at the place. We agreed to communicate online to resolve these issues on dimensions and after they resolved, we will go back and spend about 3 days fabricating it together with them. <br /> <br /> I went online and I realized a complete CAD drawings of the CEB Press is available. I will study it in the next few days and communicate with them, and to get to know the actual dimensional challenges they having, then I will get their responses to you guys so you can help us figure it out. "<br /> <br /> ==Update October 24, 2012==<br /> <br /> Recently, Mark Amo-Boateng visited our host manufacturing facility in Ma'anshan, Anhui to coordinate efforts to build the Metric CEB press. The engineers there successfully assembled the steel components. There are several technical challenges that still need to be met in order to press the first brick. Even so, it is a great pleasure to announce that there has been clear progress!<br /> <br /> =More Images=<br /> [[Image:china.jpg]]<br /> <br /> <br /> Images:<br /> <br /> [[File:china.zip]]<br /> <br /> [[File:china2.zip]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=China_Replication&diff=78003 China Replication 2012-10-24T23:10:23Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div>see also [[Metric CEB Press]]<br /> <br /> =People=<br /> [[Image:OSEchina.jpg|400px]]<br /> [[Image:Mark MetricCEB.JPG|400px]]<br /> <br /> =Context=<br /> <br /> From William Neal, left in picture above:<br /> <br /> Here are a few details of the background leading up to this replication effort:<br /> <br /> When I saw the TED talk in March of 2011, I was immediately taken by the approach and vision of the OSE and applied for a dedicated project visit which I completed on July 31st of 2011. I returned to London Ontario inspired by what I saw and determined to carry through with a replication of the CEB Press in August. We sourced materials, identified a welder, secured shop space and put together a financial plan before other realities intervened: work. My position as a Vice Principal was simply too taxing and volatile to permit productive work on OSE projects. I ended up taking a different job at a different school as a teacher which, in the short term, took even more of my free time but, over the course of the year, allowed for unforeseen beneficial circumstances to arise. <br /> <br /> My OSE activities went dormant for several months as I found that much of the footage that I took at FeF was not useful (I missed the bulk of the CEB building due to delays and the design was changing rapidly before my eyes, rendering other footage obsolete!) and I learned the particulars of my new job. In March, out of the Blue, the administration of my new school asked me to travel to China for ten weeks. Meanwhile, determined to continue learning about Open Source hardware, I had just acquired the parts for a RepRap, a 3D printer also on the GVCS 50 list but with much safer and modest fabrication requirements. I took the RepRap parts to China with me and began working on that when my colleague, Tony Mensah, noticed it. He was fascinated by the idea of the 3D printer and asked to learn more about it whereupon I told him the story of the OSE and my visit to FeF. When he heard about the CEB press, Tony, originally from Ghana, became quite excited about it as he saw great potential for its immediate use in his home country. Much to my surprise, he stated that we should build a CEB press right away! When I realized that he was serious, I drew up a plan for completing this project in the remaining several weeks of my stay in China (see link). The first order of business would be to completely redesign the CEB Press to metric specifications.<br /> <br /> At first, we hoped to source the parts and bring them to a small metal shop near Tony's house and pay a welder to fabricate them. When we visited Mr. Lu at his metal supply business, that plan quickly changed. Mr. Lu became very interested in our order of metal and asked for more details. We showed him some pictures of the CEB press (video doesn't cross the Great Firewall of China that easily) and agreed to help us. On the first weekend, he brought us to the Steel Yards of Nanjing and showed us more steel than I have ever seen in my life. We clearly had our steel sourced. It was the next weekend that we realized that we had a communication issue. We arrived at his shop, hoping to pick up the steel. Instead, he asked us to get in his car. After about 90 minutes of driving, we arrived in Ma'anshan, an industrial city in Anhui province and he pulled up at a factory! Evidently, he thought that we were looking into mass production! We worked through this misunderstanding and, in the end, had the factory build the Press.<br /> <br /> The electronics and hydraulics were sourced in the subsequent weekends. We inquired about shipping these parts to the USA and found that it would not be cost effective. In fact, a Chinese-sourced CEB would likely only be cost effective under mass manufacturing conditions as the total cost is within about US$200 of the American version.<br /> <br /> During the course of the project, we received a lot of help and support from numerous individuals. Most notable among these are the following:<br /> -Mark Amo-Boateng, a friend of Tony's who joined us as a full partner in the project.<br /> -James Slade who provided photos of a new design for the Press Foot and additional video footage<br /> -James Wise who provided support for a custom build of the solenoid driver board.<br /> -Adam Messer who contributed significantly to the metric redesign of the CEB<br /> -Jacopo Amistani Guarda who contributed some CAD drawings of the CEB<br /> <br /> Additional Details are at the following locations:<br /> -Metric CEB design: OSE Wiki - search for Metric CEB<br /> -Blog entries: http://www.metaciv.org<br /> <br /> We are not finished the project as the machine now needs to be tested. Any suggestions or support in this regard would be appreciated.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Update 15 Sept. 2012==<br /> <br /> The project has undergone several delays as Tony has moved to Chengdu and William has returned to Canada. Further financing is also required to complete the testing phase. This is expected to happen soon. 'Soon' apparently takes on an interesting meaning in connection with Open Hardware Projects. Further photos and video will be posted when they become available.<br /> <br /> '''..Do tell more. Who are the Africans?'''<br /> Tony Mensah is a professor (newly hired) at a university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. He was teaching business at the same school I visited for two and a half months in Zhenjiang, China. Having earned an MBA in England, Tony has in interest in development work, particularly in his native Ghana. Prior to his involvement with the OSE, he had already begun the process of setting up an NGO. He hopes to travel to Ghana with the CEB Press and initiate some development work that empowers the people at the level of habitation.<br /> <br /> Mark Amo Boateng, originally from Ghana, is a PhD candidate at a university in Nanjing, China, a friend of Tony's who up until recently worked only a five minute walk from Tony's apartment. He has an interest in technological inventions and had been working on several agriculture and energy projects before joining our project in June.<br /> <br /> '''...What brought you to China?'''<br /> My trip to China was a result of a few circumstances lining up. I switched jobs last year after returning from FeF, trying to reduce my overall work load to allow for more focus on OSE matters. My new school, based in China with a campus in my city, definitely allowed for a reduced work after several months of adjustment. I was sent to China in April to recruit new students and visit thirty students who had already signed up for our school. I had no immediate intention of getting involved in a CEB build; when Tony Mensah saw the RepRap under construction in my room, however, his curiosity and enthusiasm led to a discussion about the OSE and to our ambitious metric CEB project.<br /> <br /> ==Update Sept. 27, 2012==<br /> <br /> From Mark Amo-Boateng, project collaborator based in Nanjing, China:<br /> <br /> "...I was in Ma'anshan as scheduled. The main frame of the CEB Press had been erected. However, we realized the engineers had some technical challenges. Most of the challenges can be attributed to the conversion of the units to from inches to mm. The hammer component of the press was missing; and was also missing in the drawings which the engineers received, so they had no idea of it. They could not also understand the functionality of the press, thus the secondary hydraulic arm was not yet installed (as they claimed the drawings they received did not specify the exact location). I will be sending the pictures we took at the place. We agreed to communicate online to resolve these issues on dimensions and after they resolved, we will go back and spend about 3 days fabricating it together with them. <br /> <br /> I went online and I realized a complete CAD drawings of the CEB Press is available. I will study it in the next few days and communicate with them, and to get to know the actual dimensional challenges they having, then I will get their responses to you guys so you can help us figure it out. "<br /> <br /> ==Update October 24, 2012==<br /> <br /> Recently, Mark Amo-Boateng visited our host manufacturing facility in Ma'anshan, Anhui to coordinate efforts to build the Metric CEB press. The engineers there successfully assembled the steel components. There are several technical challenges that still need to be met in order to press the first brick. Even so, it is a great pleasure to announce that there has been clear progress!<br /> <br /> =More Images=<br /> [[Image:china.jpg]]<br /> <br /> <br /> Images:<br /> <br /> [[File:china.zip]]<br /> <br /> [[File:china2.zip]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=File:Mark_MetricCEB.jpg&diff=78001 File:Mark MetricCEB.jpg 2012-10-24T23:08:05Z

<p>William Neal: Mark Amo-Boateng with the Metric CEB in Ma'anshan, Anhui, China</p> <hr /> <div>Mark Amo-Boateng with the Metric CEB in Ma'anshan, Anhui, China</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Replication&diff=74668 Replication 2012-09-27T12:41:53Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Tip|Replication Discussions|<br /> Feel free to discuss your ideas and experiences regarding replication on the [http://forum.opensourceecology.org/categories/gvcs-replication GVCS Replication category] of our forum.<br /> }}<br /> {{TOC left}}<br /> = Overview =<br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Using the [[Civilization_Starter_Kit_DVD_v0.01|Civilization Starter Kit]], people are beginning to independently build their own [[Global_Village_Construction_Set|Global Village Construction Set]] machinery throughout the world. Many of them have come to [[Factor_e_Farm|Factor e Farm]] for [[Dedicated_Project_Visits|Dedicated Project Visits]], and others have taught themselves based on our training materials. We conduct [[Evaluations|program evaluations]] to learn from and document their experiences, and '''we predict 100 independent replications by the end of 2013'''.</p><br /> <br /> = Replicators Network Surveys =<br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">The ''Replicators Network Surveys'' are designed to help us learn from independent replicators and move forward in our pursuit of identifying economic best practices. To use a metaphor, each set of documentation and the design idea they represent are like a hypothesis, and independent replications are ways of testing the soundness of our estimates. The surveys, then, help us gather information about the results of the experimentation that takes place across our global network of independent replicators. By participating in this process, you help the ''Open Source Ecology'' community learn and fulfill its mission.</p><br /> <br /> [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Evaluations_-_Replicators_Network_Survey_-_February_2012 Open Source Ecology - Replicators Network Surveys - February 2012]<br /> <br /><br /> [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aj7WbjRT9mlmdGFucEdUUUpLZHVNS2FiNXFMc2pXRHc#gid=0 Complete Responses]<br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> = Replication Activity = <br /> [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aj7WbjRT9mlmdGZKLWZQSnFpMzhvRGlSMHdDd2ZGckE#gid=0 ''Click to edit map'']<br /> <br /> <html><br /> <br /> <script type="text/javascript" src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/static/modules/gviz/1.0/chart.js"> {"dataSourceUrl":"//docs.google.com/spreadsheet/tq?key=0Aj7WbjRT9mlmdGZKLWZQSnFpMzhvRGlSMHdDd2ZGckE&transpose=0&headers=0&range=A1%3AB8&gid=0&pub=1","options":{"region":"US","vAxes":[{"viewWindowMode":"pretty","viewWindow":{}},{"viewWindowMode":"pretty","viewWindow":{}}],"booleanRole":"certainty","animation":{"duration":500},"colors":["#00ffff","#ffd966","#ffff00"],"vAxis":{"format":""},"displayMode":"markers","resolution":"provinces","useFirstColumnAsDomain":true,"hAxis":{"maxAlternations":1,"format":""},"width":600,"height":371},"state":{},"view":["{\"columns\":[0,1]}","{\"columns\":[0,1]}","{\"columns\":[0,1]}"],"chartType":"GeoChart","chartName":"Open Source Ecology - Replicators Network - United States"} </script><br /> <br /> </html><br /> <br /> <br /> *'''Stage 1 - Planning'''<br /> *'''Stage 2 - Fabrication'''<br /> *'''Stage 3 - Complete'''<br /> <br /><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> == Daniel & Hayden: Pasadena, California, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:DH_Tractors_-_02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> <h3>'''[http://dandhtractors.org/ D&H Tractors]'''</h3><br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">'''We are D & H, Daniel and Hayden, 12th grade students at the Polytechnic School in Pasadena, CA.'''</p><br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">We, along with our engineering class and several students from nearby Blair High School, intend to build a Lifetrac from the plans of Open Source Ecology. We will donate the tractor to [http://www.southcentralfarmers.com/ The South Central Farmers Cooperative], for use on their 120 acre farm in Shafter, CA.</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Our rationale for taking on this project is three pronged. By being among the first- and the first high school aged students- to replicate the Lifetrac, we are doing a service to the Open Ecology Project, and, consequently, may be helping change the future of agriculture everywhere. Our project will, likewise, benefit the South Central Farmers, who are eager to experiment with open source agricultural technology. Finally, bringing a project like this to the Polytechnic School (and, in a smaller degree to Blair High School) will provide aspiring engineers with a chance to use their skills in the field before leaving for college.</p><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Manuel Aguilar: Guatemala ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Manuel Aguilar - 02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> <br /> <h3>'''[http://quetsol.com/ Quetsol]'''</h3><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">'''Manuel is a [http://www.ted.com/profiles/bio/id/940419 TED Global Fellow] and is a co-founder of Quetsol. Quetsol offers appropriate technology solutions that sustainably provide for the energy demands of a wide variety of users at a lower social and economic cost.'''</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Our project, currently in late planning stages, is building a sustainable village for about 30 families recently displaced by extreme weather in Guatemala. The village model will approach sustainability in an integral way, from housing design and construction to agriculture and resource management. Residences, for example, will incorporate appropriate materials (CEB mostly), passive solar design, and come standard with rain-catchment systems with prefiltration, mini greenhouses, efficient wood/methane stoves, water filtration, PV for light/comm, compost toilets, water recycling. Agri and aquaculture will be efficiently designed as well as per local conditions (location TBD soon). The aim will be to demonstrate a working prototype of a self-sustainable community built for the BOP, which can, when designed and built appropriately, economically replace the current minimum denominator settlements which cause so much human and environmental hazard. Ultimately we intend to build something replicable and scalable, which is where OSE comes in.</p> <br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">OSE will integrate into our work in a variety of ways. Initially, we aim to train a skilled replicator so that some of the first GVCS machines can be built on site and facilitate village construction and development. We also plan to build and equip a workshop in which to build the initial machines and which will also eventually serve as a high-value business opportunity to some trained villager entrepreneurs. Beyond the machines built for village use, which will generate value at reduced cost - income will be generated initially from fabricating machines for local distribution. Eventually, they workshop will also expand to include training of locals, so that other such businesses may sprout in other communities. This is in keeping with the OSE ethos, and at the core of many of our intentions with our project. The village aims to demonstrate that post-scarcity abundance can be achieved, even with the lowest means found amongst the BoP, with appropriate use of technology. OSE provides a fantastic set of tools and methodologies that potentiate development precisely through intelligent open-source design and tech.</p> <br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">In terms of time frame, in the next month, we will have purchased land, identified a replicator, finished first project proposal and begin land work. April I will be travelling abroad for 3 weeks, so construction of the first living Unit will take place mid-May. During summer, June-Aug, we will build the workshop and at some point fabricate the CEB press after having the replicator receive proper training. After this is accomplised, we will build the residential units and have the families begin to move in, as they will also be helping build their own houses.</p><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Andrew Spina: Baltimore, Maryland, USA ==<br /> [[Image:Andrew-Spina---02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> <h3>'''[http://aispina.blogspot.com/ Machining Independence]'''</h3><br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">'''I'm building my own tractor''' because I want to understand it and be able to maintain it. It's also a project that will teach me many valuable skills. I've already learned a ton about machining and CAD.</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Finally, I'm interested in joining the material economy at some time in my life. So far I've earned my living by working in the knowledge economy. I think really hard and get paid to do it. I'm employed as a programmer. It's a job I love, but constrains my life quite a lot-- I work 40hr a week and have to commute to my place of work. One day, I'd like to have a bit more control-- perhaps program as a hobby.</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">What do I mean by 'material economy' ([http://www.newgreeneconomy.com/sustainable-living/item/12-transforming-the-materials-economy a green wing article])? I mean that I take ingredients and make a product. The product is a tangible thing that solves a tangible problem like hunger, need for shelter, etc. This is important because the tangible problems are the ones that force the average person to take a 9 to 5. If I can provide fixes for these root human needs, I'll have high security (someone somewhere is hungry) and be encouraging smaller scale self sufficiency. The OSE folk argue (see Village Scale [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/OSE_Spec here]) that a material economy of about 200 people is enough for comfortable modern living locally. That sounds like somewhere I'd want to live.</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">So what will I produce in the material economy? I mean really, what will my tractor produce? I don't have a firm plan, but my current thoughts are to produce pelletized biomass. With a few tools (Tractor, Hay Cutter, Hammer Mill, Pelletizer) and some land, I may be able to produce a renewable, carbon neutral (or even negative!) local fuel. I'm not yet clear on the economics-- how much land make how many pellets? How much labor for each acre of land? How much do pellets cost? Where would I sell them? But, I'm going to have a tractor regardless so if the economics don't work, I'll find a different plan.</p><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> == James Slade: Austin, Texas, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:James_Slade_-_02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> <h3>'''[[Replication-CreationFlame|Creation Flame]]'''</h3><br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">"'''October, 2011 marks the first ever replication of a complete [[GVCS]] machine by an independent third party. This is a day of historical significance for the Global Village Construction Set. Congratulations to James Slade of Texas.'''"</p><br /> ''- Marcin Jakubowski, Nov. 14, 2011''<br /> <br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">James Slade is one of the co-founder's of [http://www.CreationFlame.org Creation Flame] in Cedar Creek, Texas. In partnership with Jason Smith, Creation Flame is the first to successfully replicate a CEB press and is now getting into the business of using and selling CEB blocks. In unison with Thad from Broken Sidewalk Farm, they are starting production of a LifeTrac, self replicating CNC Plasma table, and another Powercube. Also starting to build a few [[roller table|Roller Tables]] to help with the CEB's and steel work.</p><br /> <br><br /> <br /> See corresponding [http://blog.opensourceecology.org/2011/11/historic-moment/ Blog Post]. See [[Patrick Gibbs Interview of James Slade]] regarding this replication.<br /> <br /> <br /><br /> CEB brick pressing results from Creation Flame: [[CEB_Blocks|CEB Blocks]] <br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Tom Griffing: Dallas, Texas, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Tom_Griffing_-_02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> '''<h3>[[Replication/PondusLLC|Pondus, LLC]]</h3>'''<br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">'''Tom Griffing operates Pondus LLC in Dallas, Texas.'''</p><br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">After spending nearly a month in Missouri in August, Tom has continued his efforts in documentation, design enhancements and in replicating his first Power Cube. He is now targeting a LifeTrac after making improvements on our Power Cube Prototype 4 design.</p><br /> <br /> <br /> '''Video:''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhOphEJiCVk&feature=plcp&context=C359e526UDOEgsToPDskLmdLjD8raeWHMmtqV-8xWe Power Cube Prototype 5] - Tom's updated design of the Power Cube.<br /> <br /> '''Photo:''' [[First_Power_Cube_Sold_by_Tom_Griffing|Enhanced Power Cube]] - the first Power Cube sold by Tom.<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Luke Iseman: Austin, Texas, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Luke-Iseman---02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> '''<h3>[http://www.re-char.com re:char]</h3>'''<br /> '''<p style="text-align:justify;">Luke worked on [[CNC_Torch_Table#Suggested_steps_from_Luke_Iseman|making improvements]] to the CNC Torch Table and made a [[Luke_Iseman_Dedicated_Project_Visit_Application|dedicated project visit]] to Factor e Farm in December, 2011.</p>'''<br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">Luke is chief technology officer for [http://www.re-char.com re:char]. He graduated, cum laude, from [http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/ The Wharton School] at the University of Pennsylvania, concentrating in Entrepreneurship and Operations. Luke is passionate about open source hardware, and his projects have been covered by [http://makezine.com/ Make Magazine], [http://www.re-char.com/who-we-are/rechar-team/boingboing.net/ Boingboing], [http://www.re-char.com/who-we-are/rechar-team/www.wired.com/ Wired], and [http://www.re-char.com/who-we-are/rechar-team/www.austinchronicle.com The Austin Chronicle]. Before joining the re:char team, Luke worked at a variety of software technology companies, built and managed a fleet of 25 pedicabs, invented an automated gardening computer, and wrote a book about traveling around the world. Luke is excited about using the power of the physical computing revolution to build a more sustainable world.</p><br /> <br /> <br /> <br style="clear: both" /><br /> <br /> == Dorkmo: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA ==<br /> <br /> [[Image:Dorkmo---02.jpg|left|400px]]<br /> '''<h3>[[User:Dorkmo|Dorkmo]]</h3>'''<br /> '''<p style="text-align:justify;">Dorkmo is a user from Oklahoma with a background in tinkering, and he enjoys spreadsheets.</p>'''<br /> <br /> <br /> <p style="text-align:justify;">He has independently replicated the [[CEB_Press/Manufacturing_Instructions/Detroit_Fab_Lab_Solenoid_Driver_v2|Detroit Board]] and the [[CEB_Press/Manufacturing_Instructions/Controller_Box|CEB Controller Box]].<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br style="clear: both;" /><br /> <br /> == Dandelion Village: Bloomington, Indiana, USA ==<br /> <br /> Zach Dwiel is a cofounder of Dandelion Village, an ecovillage in the city limits of Bloomington, Indiana. We are in the process of assembling a CEB Press. James Slade fabricated the steel parts, and Dandelion Village designed and built the controller board and electronics, purchased the hydraulics and assembled the machine.<br /> <br /> We plan to build a two story house this year (2012) with the bricks from the CEB Press. More buildings are planned for next year, some of which may include bricks from the CEB Press, depending on how production goes on the first home.<br /> <br /> == Tony Mensah, Mark Amo-Boateng, William Neal: Nanjing, China == <br /> <br /> In May, 2012, this group, originally from Ghana and Canada, set out to redesign the CEB press to metric specifications and build it with the help of some engineers at a factory in Ma'anshan, Anhui, China. According to a report received on September 27th, there are some technical issues surrounding the later stages of assembly of the CEB press, particularly centred around the secondary cylinder and the soil shaker. Mark has scheduled more time at the factory to work out these details. More information will be posted as it becomes available.<br /> <br /> <br /> = Archive = <br /> <br /> For old ideas on Replication, check the [[Replication/Archive|Archive]].<br /> <br /> [[Category: Education]]<br /> [[Category: Replication]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=China_Replication&diff=74667 China Replication 2012-09-27T12:35:20Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div>see also [[Metric CEB Press]]<br /> <br /> =People=<br /> [[Image:OSEchina.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> =Context=<br /> <br /> From William Neal, left in picture above:<br /> <br /> Here are a few details of the background leading up to this replication effort:<br /> <br /> When I saw the TED talk in March of 2011, I was immediately taken by the approach and vision of the OSE and applied for a dedicated project visit which I completed on July 31st of 2011. I returned to London Ontario inspired by what I saw and determined to carry through with a replication of the CEB Press in August. We sourced materials, identified a welder, secured shop space and put together a financial plan before other realities intervened: work. My position as a Vice Principal was simply too taxing and volatile to permit productive work on OSE projects. I ended up taking a different job at a different school as a teacher which, in the short term, took even more of my free time but, over the course of the year, allowed for unforeseen beneficial circumstances to arise. <br /> <br /> My OSE activities went dormant for several months as I found that much of the footage that I took at FeF was not useful (I missed the bulk of the CEB building due to delays and the design was changing rapidly before my eyes, rendering other footage obsolete!) and I learned the particulars of my new job. In March, out of the Blue, the administration of my new school asked me to travel to China for ten weeks. Meanwhile, determined to continue learning about Open Source hardware, I had just acquired the parts for a RepRap, a 3D printer also on the GVCS 50 list but with much safer and modest fabrication requirements. I took the RepRap parts to China with me and began working on that when my colleague, Tony Mensah, noticed it. He was fascinated by the idea of the 3D printer and asked to learn more about it whereupon I told him the story of the OSE and my visit to FeF. When he heard about the CEB press, Tony, originally from Ghana, became quite excited about it as he saw great potential for its immediate use in his home country. Much to my surprise, he stated that we should build a CEB press right away! When I realized that he was serious, I drew up a plan for completing this project in the remaining several weeks of my stay in China (see link). The first order of business would be to completely redesign the CEB Press to metric specifications.<br /> <br /> At first, we hoped to source the parts and bring them to a small metal shop near Tony's house and pay a welder to fabricate them. When we visited Mr. Lu at his metal supply business, that plan quickly changed. Mr. Lu became very interested in our order of metal and asked for more details. We showed him some pictures of the CEB press (video doesn't cross the Great Firewall of China that easily) and agreed to help us. On the first weekend, he brought us to the Steel Yards of Nanjing and showed us more steel than I have ever seen in my life. We clearly had our steel sourced. It was the next weekend that we realized that we had a communication issue. We arrived at his shop, hoping to pick up the steel. Instead, he asked us to get in his car. After about 90 minutes of driving, we arrived in Ma'anshan, an industrial city in Anhui province and he pulled up at a factory! Evidently, he thought that we were looking into mass production! We worked through this misunderstanding and, in the end, had the factory build the Press.<br /> <br /> The electronics and hydraulics were sourced in the subsequent weekends. We inquired about shipping these parts to the USA and found that it would not be cost effective. In fact, a Chinese-sourced CEB would likely only be cost effective under mass manufacturing conditions as the total cost is within about US$200 of the American version.<br /> <br /> During the course of the project, we received a lot of help and support from numerous individuals. Most notable among these are the following:<br /> -Mark Amo-Boateng, a friend of Tony's who joined us as a full partner in the project.<br /> -James Slade who provided photos of a new design for the Press Foot and additional video footage<br /> -James Wise who provided support for a custom build of the solenoid driver board.<br /> -Adam Messer who contributed significantly to the metric redesign of the CEB<br /> -Jacopo Amistani Guarda who contributed some CAD drawings of the CEB<br /> <br /> Additional Details are at the following locations:<br /> -Metric CEB design: OSE Wiki - search for Metric CEB<br /> -Blog entries: http://www.metaciv.org<br /> <br /> We are not finished the project as the machine now needs to be tested. Any suggestions or support in this regard would be appreciated.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Update 15 Sept. 2012==<br /> <br /> The project has undergone several delays as Tony has moved to Chengdu and William has returned to Canada. Further financing is also required to complete the testing phase. This is expected to happen soon. 'Soon' apparently takes on an interesting meaning in connection with Open Hardware Projects. Further photos and video will be posted when they become available.<br /> <br /> '''..Do tell more. Who are the Africans?'''<br /> Tony Mensah is a professor (newly hired) at a university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. He was teaching business at the same school I visited for two and a half months in Zhenjiang, China. Having earned an MBA in England, Tony has in interest in development work, particularly in his native Ghana. Prior to his involvement with the OSE, he had already begun the process of setting up an NGO. He hopes to travel to Ghana with the CEB Press and initiate some development work that empowers the people at the level of habitation.<br /> <br /> Mark Amo Boateng, originally from Ghana, is a PhD candidate at a university in Nanjing, China, a friend of Tony's who up until recently worked only a five minute walk from Tony's apartment. He has an interest in technological inventions and had been working on several agriculture and energy projects before joining our project in June.<br /> <br /> '''...What brought you to China?'''<br /> My trip to China was a result of a few circumstances lining up. I switched jobs last year after returning from FeF, trying to reduce my overall work load to allow for more focus on OSE matters. My new school, based in China with a campus in my city, definitely allowed for a reduced work after several months of adjustment. I was sent to China in April to recruit new students and visit thirty students who had already signed up for our school. I had no immediate intention of getting involved in a CEB build; when Tony Mensah saw the RepRap under construction in my room, however, his curiosity and enthusiasm led to a discussion about the OSE and to our ambitious metric CEB project.<br /> <br /> ==Update Sept. 27, 2012==<br /> <br /> From Mark Amo-Boateng, project collaborator based in Nanjing, China:<br /> <br /> "...I was in Ma'anshan as scheduled. The main frame of the CEB Press had been erected. However, we realized the engineers had some technical challenges. Most of the challenges can be attributed to the conversion of the units to from inches to mm. The hammer component of the press was missing; and was also missing in the drawings which the engineers received, so they had no idea of it. They could not also understand the functionality of the press, thus the secondary hydraulic arm was not yet installed (as they claimed the drawings they received did not specify the exact location). I will be sending the pictures we took at the place. We agreed to communicate online to resolve these issues on dimensions and after they resolved, we will go back and spend about 3 days fabricating it together with them. <br /> <br /> I went online and I realized a complete CAD drawings of the CEB Press is available. I will study it in the next few days and communicate with them, and to get to know the actual dimensional challenges they having, then I will get their responses to you guys so you can help us figure it out. "<br /> <br /> <br /> =More Images=<br /> [[Image:china.jpg]]<br /> <br /> <br /> Images:<br /> <br /> [[File:china.zip]]<br /> <br /> [[File:china2.zip]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=China_Replication&diff=74089 China Replication 2012-09-19T01:27:09Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div>see also [[Metric CEB Press]]<br /> <br /> =People=<br /> [[Image:OSEchina.jpg|400px]]<br /> <br /> =Context=<br /> <br /> From William Neal, left in picture above:<br /> <br /> Here are a few details of the background leading up to this replication effort:<br /> <br /> When I saw the TED talk in March of 2011, I was immediately taken by the approach and vision of the OSE and applied for a dedicated project visit which I completed on July 31st of 2011. I returned to London Ontario inspired by what I saw and determined to carry through with a replication of the CEB Press in August. We sourced materials, identified a welder, secured shop space and put together a financial plan before other realities intervened: work. My position as a Vice Principal was simply too taxing and volatile to permit productive work on OSE projects. I ended up taking a different job at a different school as a teacher which, in the short term, took even more of my free time but, over the course of the year, allowed for unforeseen beneficial circumstances to arise. <br /> <br /> My OSE activities went dormant for several months as I found that much of the footage that I took at FeF was not useful (I missed the bulk of the CEB building due to delays and the design was changing rapidly before my eyes, rendering other footage obsolete!) and I learned the particulars of my new job. In March, out of the Blue, the administration of my new school asked me to travel to China for ten weeks. Meanwhile, determined to continue learning about Open Source hardware, I had just acquired the parts for a RepRap, a 3D printer also on the GVCS 50 list but with much safer and modest fabrication requirements. I took the RepRap parts to China with me and began working on that when my colleague, Tony Mensah, noticed it. He was fascinated by the idea of the 3D printer and asked to learn more about it whereupon I told him the story of the OSE and my visit to FeF. When he heard about the CEB press, Tony, originally from Ghana, became quite excited about it as he saw great potential for its immediate use in his home country. Much to my surprise, he stated that we should build a CEB press right away! When I realized that he was serious, I drew up a plan for completing this project in the remaining several weeks of my stay in China (see link). The first order of business would be to completely redesign the CEB Press to metric specifications.<br /> <br /> At first, we hoped to source the parts and bring them to a small metal shop near Tony's house and pay a welder to fabricate them. When we visited Mr. Lu at his metal supply business, that plan quickly changed. Mr. Lu became very interested in our order of metal and asked for more details. We showed him some pictures of the CEB press (video doesn't cross the Great Firewall of China that easily) and agreed to help us. On the first weekend, he brought us to the Steel Yards of Nanjing and showed us more steel than I have ever seen in my life. We clearly had our steel sourced. It was the next weekend that we realized that we had a communication issue. We arrived at his shop, hoping to pick up the steel. Instead, he asked us to get in his car. After about 90 minutes of driving, we arrived in Ma'anshan, an industrial city in Anhui province and he pulled up at a factory! Evidently, he thought that we were looking into mass production! We worked through this misunderstanding and, in the end, had the factory build the Press.<br /> <br /> The electronics and hydraulics were sourced in the subsequent weekends. We inquired about shipping these parts to the USA and found that it would not be cost effective. In fact, a Chinese-sourced CEB would likely only be cost effective under mass manufacturing conditions as the total cost is within about US$200 of the American version.<br /> <br /> During the course of the project, we received a lot of help and support from numerous individuals. Most notable among these are the following:<br /> -Mark Amo-Boateng, a friend of Tony's who joined us as a full partner in the project.<br /> -James Slade who provided photos of a new design for the Press Foot and additional video footage<br /> -James Wise who provided support for a custom build of the solenoid driver board.<br /> -Adam Messer who contributed significantly to the metric redesign of the CEB<br /> -Jacopo Amistani Guarda who contributed some CAD drawings of the CEB<br /> <br /> Additional Details are at the following locations:<br /> -Metric CEB design: OSE Wiki - search for Metric CEB<br /> -Blog entries: http://www.metaciv.org<br /> <br /> We are not finished the project as the machine now needs to be tested. Any suggestions or support in this regard would be appreciated.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Update Sep 2012==<br /> <br /> The project has undergone several delays as Tony has moved to Chengdu and William has returned to Canada. Further financing is also required to complete the testing phase. This is expected to happen soon. 'Soon' apparently takes on an interesting meaning in connection with Open Hardware Projects. Further photos and video will be posted when they become available.<br /> <br /> '''..Do tell more. Who are the Africans?'''<br /> Tony Mensah is a professor (newly hired) at a university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. He was teaching business at the same school I visited for two and a half months in Zhenjiang, China. Having earned an MBA in England, Tony has in interest in development work, particularly in his native Ghana. Prior to his involvement with the OSE, he had already begun the process of setting up an NGO. He hopes to travel to Ghana with the CEB Press and initiate some development work that empowers the people at the level of habitation.<br /> <br /> Mark Amo Boateng, originally from Ghana, is a PhD candidate at a university in Nanjing, China, a friend of Tony's who up until recently worked only a five minute walk from Tony's apartment. He has an interest in technological inventions and had been working on several agriculture and energy projects before joining our project in June.<br /> <br /> '''...What brought you to China?'''<br /> My trip to China was a result of a few circumstances lining up. I switched jobs last year after returning from FeF, trying to reduce my overall work load to allow for more focus on OSE matters. My new school, based in China with a campus in my city, definitely allowed for a reduced work after several months of adjustment. I was sent to China in April to recruit new students and visit thirty students who had already signed up for our school. I had no immediate intention of getting involved in a CEB build; when Tony Mensah saw the RepRap under construction in my room, however, his curiosity and enthusiasm led to a discussion about the OSE and to our ambitious metric CEB project.<br /> <br /> <br /> =More Images=<br /> [[Image:china.jpg]]<br /> <br /> <br /> Images:<br /> <br /> [[File:china.zip]]<br /> <br /> [[File:china2.zip]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Metric_CEB_Press&diff=70291 Metric CEB Press 2012-08-02T13:56:11Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div>{{OrigLang}}<br /> <br /> ==Introduction==<br /> <br /> There is an effort to redesign the CEB press to Metric specifications underway as of June 1, 2012.<br /> <br /> [[File:Metric-Frame-Stage-10.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Metric CEB Under Sketchup Construction]]<br /> <br /> The most crucial changes have been made to the drawer and the frame. The metric frame is based on 16cm U-Channel (C-Channel) steel instead of 6" steel. The drawer is now 18cm high. Quantities were rounded up so as not to dilute the strength of the design. Some modifications were made to the relative thicknesses of the drawer components. The net strength should be about the same. M24 bolts have been selected as the main frame fasteners. These come in metric "10.9" stength specification which appears to be about the same as the grade 8 bolts used in the original design.<br /> <br /> The hopper has retained its original length and width dimensions; the thickness of the steel has been changed to 3mm from 1/8" (3.17"). This is a notable exception to the rounding up design procedure mentioned above.<br /> <br /> So far, a preliminary reworking of the drawer, frame, arms, legs, feet, grate and hopper has been done in Google Sketchup. A spreadsheet file of metric part sizes is also to be made available soon. More work needs to be done on sketchup models of the sensors, holders, shaker mount and a few other details. The new CEB modifications made by James Slade are also to be incorporated. A Chinese version of the Bill of Materials has been created. <br /> <br /> Please contact William Neal (william(dot)j(dot)a(dot)neal(at)gmail(dot)com) and Adam Messer messerad ==at) gmail (dot__ com with any comments or questions or also check out [http://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/cebmachines CEB Machines Mailing List]<br /> <br /> Here are some associated files (more to follow). These may serve as a basis for creating a metric version of the build instructions. The original files were prepared with extensive use of Chinese characters so that the Chinese engineers could use them. An English-only version of the files is under preparation.<br /> <br /> ==Bill of Materials - China==<br /> <br /> Most of the required parts have been sourced in Nanjing, China. A few were obtained from "TaoBao", the Chinese "Ebay" site.<br /> <br /> ==Electronics==<br /> <br /> Source: http://www.nj-hl.com/ - Hua Long Electronics Shop - 110 East Zhong Shan Road, Central Nanjing.<br /> <ul><br /> <li>PCB Board<br /> <li>Resistors<br /> <li>Wire<br /> <li>LEDs<br /> <li>Terminals<br /> <li>Reset Switch<br /> <li>Diodes<br /> </ul><br /> <br /> Source: TaoBao (These links tend to change - recommend looking in the parts list and finding fresh URLS)<br /> <ul><li>MOSFETS <br /> <li>Hall Effect Sensors<br /> <li>Magnets<br /> </ul><br /> <br /> ==Steel==<br /> Source: A steel supplier in Nanjing (lost contact information; looking for it)<br /> <br /> ==Hydraulics==<br /> Source: <br /> A hydraulics supplier in Nanjing (lost contact information; looking for it) who orders Tonger Hydraulics from Taiwan<br /> <br /> ==Drawings and Other Files==<br /> <br>[[Metric CEB Press - English]]<br /> <br>[[Metric CEB Press - Chinese]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=CEB_Press_Control_Code&diff=66848 CEB Press Control Code 2012-06-24T09:42:01Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div>=Overview=<br /> <br /> The Compressed Earth Brick Press operation is automated using a microcontroller.<br /> <br /> Code is uploaded to the microcontroller and the microcontroller saves the code; when the microcontroller is turned on, it will run the saved code to control the other CEB Press electronics; the CEB Press operation code is written to loop so that the operator does not need to reset the microcontroller for each brick.<br /> <br /> The code commands the microcontroller to send digital signals to the solenoid driver, which powers the hydraulic solenoid valves. The hydraulic solenoid valves open hydraulic flow to the hydraulic cylinders for motion.<br /> <br /> =Regular Operation (Continuously Press Bricks)=<br /> <br /> *'''Download the Operation Code File.''' This file contains the code that you will upload to the Arduino microcontroller. (Right-click the link and choose '''Save Link As'''. After downloading, ensure that the file extension is '''.ino'''. If not, rename the file. This file can also be used with older versions of Arduino IDE by changine extension to .pde.)'''<br /> <br /> http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:CEBControl.ino<br /> <br /> *'''Upload the Code to the Arduino Microcontroller'''. The steps are explained in the following link.<br /> <br /> http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/CEB_Press/Manufacturing_Instructions/Code_Upload<br /> <br /> *'''Power Off the CEB Press Electronics'''. Turning off the power to the microcontroller and solenoid driver ensures that the hydraulic solenoid valves are not activated when turning on hydraulic flow. You can do this by disconnecting the CEB electronics from both the battery and the computer.<br /> <br /> *'''Perform CEB Press Area Safety Check'''. Ensure that no unintended objects are in or around the CEB Press area.<br /> <br /> *'''Turn On Hydraulic Flow'''. Because the hydraulic solenoid valves are not activated, they will be in their neutral, '''open''' position, which allows the hydraulic fluid to '''directly''' return to the pump. '''If you experience operation problems, disconnect the CEB Press electronics from the battery or shut off hydraulic flow.<br /> <br /> *'''Power On the CEB Press Electronics'''. Connect the battery to the CEB Press Electronics. The microcontroller's LEDs should light up to show that the code is running. The solenoid driver's LEDs should light up to show which direction the hydraulic solenoid valves are being powered, if any.<br /> <br /> *'''Check Proper CEB Press Operation'''. Look at the motion of the CEB Press and ensure that the soil loading, soil compression, and brick ejection movements are correct. Note that the CEB Press has an '''initialization sequence''' that is not part of the operation loop.<br /> <br /> *'''Load Soil'''. Safely dump soil into the CEB Press hopper. You may want to view the CEB Press operation from the top of the hopper to check whether the soil is loading into the soil drawer; observe safely.<br /> <br /> *'''Check Compression Pressure'''. Observe the reading on the hydraulic pressure gauge during the compression. The value should be at least 2000 psi.<br /> <br /> *'''Check Compressed Earth Brick'''. Check the physical characteristics of the brick. Ensure that the brick is not warped (ex. curved).<br /> <br /> =Testing (Use a computer interface to control the solenoid valves independently)= <br /> <br /> *'''Download the Testing Code File.''' This file contains the code that you will upload to the Arduino microcontroller. (Right-click the link and choose '''Save Link As'''. After downloading, ensure that the file extension is '''.ino'''. If not, rename the file)<br /> <br /> http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:CEBTesting.ino<br /> <br /> *'''Upload the Testing Code to the Arduino Microcontroller'''. The steps are explained in the following link.<br /> <br /> http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/CEB_Press/Manufacturing_Instructions/Code_Upload<br /> <br /> *'''Download the Testing Interface Code File.''' This file contains the code that you will run in a Python interpreter. (Go to the openpario link, click on the file, then click download. After downloading, ensure that the file extension is '''.py'''. If not, rename the file)<br /> <br /> If you are using Arduino Uno, go to the following webpage and download the CEBTestingV2Uno.py file:<br /> <br /> http://openpario.net/documents/1261<br /> <br /> If you are using Arduino Duemilanove, go to the following webpage and download the CEBTestingV2.py file:<br /> <br /> http://openpario.net/documents/1260<br /> <br /> *'''Open the Testing Interface'''. This consists of running the Testing Code in a python interpreter.<br /> <br /> For Linux users, open terminal and navigate in terminal to the folder containing the Testing Interface Code File. Then type '''python CEBTestingV2.py''' (Uno) or '''python CEBTestingV2.py''' (Duemilanove). The graphical user interface should pop up in a new window.<br /> <br /> For Windows users, Install Python 2.7, PySerial(http://pyserial.sourceforge.net/) and PIL (http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/). Open IDLE and then open the CEBTestingV2.py file.<br /> <br /> For Mac users, <br /> <br /> *'''Power On the CEB Press Electronics'''. Connect the battery to the CEB Press Electronics. The microcontroller's LEDs should light up to show that the code is running. <br /> <br /> *'''Connect to the Microcontroller'''. In the Interface Window, click '''Open Connection'''. Click other buttons to test the CEB Press.<br /> <br /> Mosfet C11: starts the shaker<br /> <br /> Mosfet C10: moves the drawer right<br /> <br /> Mosfet C9: moves the drawer left<br /> <br /> Mosfet C6: moves the pressfoot up<br /> <br /> Mosfet C3 moves the pressfoot down<br /> ==Sensors==<br /> <br /> '''Sensors''': Take one of the two sensor assemblies. There should be a mark on the sensor assembly noting the correct side of the sensor that you must put closest to the magnets. The Hall Effect Sensor inside the sensor tube is about 1/2" from the end of the sensor tube. When the sensor is moved over a magnet, one of the two sensor LEDs on the controller board should light up. This defines the magnet orientation for turning on the sensor. If the LED does not light up, flip the magnet onto its other face. This applies to each of the sensors. The main cylinder is connected to pin A0, and secondary cylinder is connected to pin A1. See [[CEB_Press/Manufacturing_Instructions/ElectrohydraulicIntegration]] for wiring diagram:<br /> <br /> [[Image:ElectrohydraulicIntegration_part2.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> *'''Setting Sensor Magnets''': To set the 3 magnets for each cylinder - orient the outer magnets such that they turn the sensor on when the magnets pass the sensor assembly, and orient the middle magnet such that it turns the sensor off. <br /> <br /> [[Image:sensormark.jpg|300px]]<br /> <br /> [[Image: CEBPressV1SensorMagnet.png]]<br /> <br /> <html><br /> <iframe width="300" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed//THEihsXIiQU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /> </html><br /> <br /> *'''Identifying the Sensors'''. The secondary cylinder (A1) sensor is connected to the upper pin of the middle terminal on the Solenoid Driver Board, and the main cylinder sensor (A0) is connected to the lower pin of the middle terminal:<br /> <br /> <html><iframe width="300" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed//amzcSkGPX6E" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></html><br /> <br /> LED Blink: lights the sensor LEDs on the solenoid driver board intermittently<br /> <br /> Note: see the annotations within the code using a text editor for more details on the testing procedure<br /> <br /> Note: look for the LEDs of the solenoid driver board and of the solenoid valves lighting up as you click on the relevant buttons within the GUI.<br /> <br /> *'''Perform CEB Press Area Safety Check'''. Ensure that no unintended objects are in or around the CEB Press area.<br /> <br /> *'''Lower Hydraulic Pressure for Testing'''. For safety lower hydraulic pressure to minimum setting by turning the pressure relief screw counterclockwise until it's loose.<br /> <br /> <html><iframe width="300" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed//k3nudqMA3O4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></html><br /> <br /> *'''Turn On Hydraulic Flow'''. Because the hydraulic solenoid valves are not activated, they will be in their neutral, '''open''' position, which allows the hydraulic fluid to '''directly''' return to the pump. '''If you experience control problems, disconnect the CEB Press electronics from the battery or shut off hydraulic flow.'''<br /> <br /> *'''Check Proper CEB Press Operation'''. Look at the motion of the CEB Press and ensure that Interface commands cause the correct CEB Press movements.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Civilization_Starter_Kit_DVD}}</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=CEB_Press_Control_Code&diff=66847 CEB Press Control Code 2012-06-24T09:40:15Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div>=Overview=<br /> <br /> The Compressed Earth Brick Press operation is automated using a microcontroller.<br /> <br /> Code is uploaded to the microcontroller and the microcontroller saves the code; when the microcontroller is turned on, it will run the saved code to control the other CEB Press electronics; the CEB Press operation code is written to loop so that the operator does not need to reset the microcontroller for each brick.<br /> <br /> The code commands the microcontroller to send digital signals to the solenoid driver, which powers the hydraulic solenoid valves. The hydraulic solenoid valves open hydraulic flow to the hydraulic cylinders for motion.<br /> <br /> =Regular Operation (Continuously Press Bricks)=<br /> <br /> *'''Download the Operation Code File.''' This file contains the code that you will upload to the Arduino microcontroller. (Right-click the link and choose '''Save Link As'''. After downloading, ensure that the file extension is '''.ino'''. If not, rename the file. This file can also be used with older versions of Arduino IDE by changine extension to .pde.)'''<br /> <br /> http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:CEBControl.ino<br /> <br /> *'''Upload the Code to the Arduino Microcontroller'''. The steps are explained in the following link.<br /> <br /> http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/CEB_Press/Manufacturing_Instructions/Code_Upload<br /> <br /> *'''Power Off the CEB Press Electronics'''. Turning off the power to the microcontroller and solenoid driver ensures that the hydraulic solenoid valves are not activated when turning on hydraulic flow. You can do this by disconnecting the CEB electronics from both the battery and the computer.<br /> <br /> *'''Perform CEB Press Area Safety Check'''. Ensure that no unintended objects are in or around the CEB Press area.<br /> <br /> *'''Turn On Hydraulic Flow'''. Because the hydraulic solenoid valves are not activated, they will be in their neutral, '''open''' position, which allows the hydraulic fluid to '''directly''' return to the pump. '''If you experience operation problems, disconnect the CEB Press electronics from the battery or shut off hydraulic flow.<br /> <br /> *'''Power On the CEB Press Electronics'''. Connect the battery to the CEB Press Electronics. The microcontroller's LEDs should light up to show that the code is running. The solenoid driver's LEDs should light up to show which direction the hydraulic solenoid valves are being powered, if any.<br /> <br /> *'''Check Proper CEB Press Operation'''. Look at the motion of the CEB Press and ensure that the soil loading, soil compression, and brick ejection movements are correct. Note that the CEB Press has an '''initialization sequence''' that is not part of the operation loop.<br /> <br /> *'''Load Soil'''. Safely dump soil into the CEB Press hopper. You may want to view the CEB Press operation from the top of the hopper to check whether the soil is loading into the soil drawer; observe safely.<br /> <br /> *'''Check Compression Pressure'''. Observe the reading on the hydraulic pressure gauge during the compression. The value should be at least 2000 psi.<br /> <br /> *'''Check Compressed Earth Brick'''. Check the physical characteristics of the brick. Ensure that the brick is not warped (ex. curved).<br /> <br /> =Testing (Use a computer interface to control the solenoid valves independently)= <br /> <br /> *'''Download the Testing Code File.''' This file contains the code that you will upload to the Arduino microcontroller. (Right-click the link and choose '''Save Link As'''. After downloading, ensure that the file extension is '''.ino'''. If not, rename the file)<br /> <br /> http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:CEBTesting.ino<br /> <br /> *'''Upload the Testing Code to the Arduino Microcontroller'''. The steps are explained in the following link.<br /> <br /> http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/CEB_Press/Manufacturing_Instructions/Code_Upload<br /> <br /> *'''Download the Testing Interface Code File.''' This file contains the code that you will run in a Python interpreter. (Go to the openpario link, click on the file, then click download. After downloading, ensure that the file extension is '''.py'''. If not, rename the file)<br /> <br /> If you are using Arduino Uno, go to the following webpage and download the CEBTestingV2Uno.py file:<br /> <br /> http://openpario.net/documents/1261<br /> <br /> If you are using Arduino Duemilanove, go to the following webpage and download the CEBTestingV2.py file:<br /> <br /> http://openpario.net/documents/1260<br /> <br /> *'''Open the Testing Interface'''. This consists of running the Testing Code in a python interpreter.<br /> <br /> For Linux users, open terminal and navigate in terminal to the folder containing the Testing Interface Code File. Then type '''python CEBTestingV2.py''' (Uno) or '''python CEBTestingV2.py''' (Duemilanove). The graphical user interface should pop up in a new window.<br /> <br /> For Windows users, Install Python 2.7, <a href = "http://pyserial.sourceforge.net/">PySerial</a> and <a href = "http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/">PIL</a>. Open IDLE and then open the CEBTestingV2.py file.<br /> <br /> For Mac users, <br /> <br /> *'''Power On the CEB Press Electronics'''. Connect the battery to the CEB Press Electronics. The microcontroller's LEDs should light up to show that the code is running. <br /> <br /> *'''Connect to the Microcontroller'''. In the Interface Window, click '''Open Connection'''. Click other buttons to test the CEB Press.<br /> <br /> Mosfet C11: starts the shaker<br /> <br /> Mosfet C10: moves the drawer right<br /> <br /> Mosfet C9: moves the drawer left<br /> <br /> Mosfet C6: moves the pressfoot up<br /> <br /> Mosfet C3 moves the pressfoot down<br /> ==Sensors==<br /> <br /> '''Sensors''': Take one of the two sensor assemblies. There should be a mark on the sensor assembly noting the correct side of the sensor that you must put closest to the magnets. The Hall Effect Sensor inside the sensor tube is about 1/2" from the end of the sensor tube. When the sensor is moved over a magnet, one of the two sensor LEDs on the controller board should light up. This defines the magnet orientation for turning on the sensor. If the LED does not light up, flip the magnet onto its other face. This applies to each of the sensors. The main cylinder is connected to pin A0, and secondary cylinder is connected to pin A1. See [[CEB_Press/Manufacturing_Instructions/ElectrohydraulicIntegration]] for wiring diagram:<br /> <br /> [[Image:ElectrohydraulicIntegration_part2.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> *'''Setting Sensor Magnets''': To set the 3 magnets for each cylinder - orient the outer magnets such that they turn the sensor on when the magnets pass the sensor assembly, and orient the middle magnet such that it turns the sensor off. <br /> <br /> [[Image:sensormark.jpg|300px]]<br /> <br /> [[Image: CEBPressV1SensorMagnet.png]]<br /> <br /> <html><br /> <iframe width="300" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed//THEihsXIiQU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /> </html><br /> <br /> *'''Identifying the Sensors'''. The secondary cylinder (A1) sensor is connected to the upper pin of the middle terminal on the Solenoid Driver Board, and the main cylinder sensor (A0) is connected to the lower pin of the middle terminal:<br /> <br /> <html><iframe width="300" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed//amzcSkGPX6E" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></html><br /> <br /> LED Blink: lights the sensor LEDs on the solenoid driver board intermittently<br /> <br /> Note: see the annotations within the code using a text editor for more details on the testing procedure<br /> <br /> Note: look for the LEDs of the solenoid driver board and of the solenoid valves lighting up as you click on the relevant buttons within the GUI.<br /> <br /> *'''Perform CEB Press Area Safety Check'''. Ensure that no unintended objects are in or around the CEB Press area.<br /> <br /> *'''Lower Hydraulic Pressure for Testing'''. For safety lower hydraulic pressure to minimum setting by turning the pressure relief screw counterclockwise until it's loose.<br /> <br /> <html><iframe width="300" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed//k3nudqMA3O4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></html><br /> <br /> *'''Turn On Hydraulic Flow'''. Because the hydraulic solenoid valves are not activated, they will be in their neutral, '''open''' position, which allows the hydraulic fluid to '''directly''' return to the pump. '''If you experience control problems, disconnect the CEB Press electronics from the battery or shut off hydraulic flow.'''<br /> <br /> *'''Check Proper CEB Press Operation'''. Look at the motion of the CEB Press and ensure that Interface commands cause the correct CEB Press movements.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Civilization_Starter_Kit_DVD}}</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Factor_e_Farm_Roles_and_Responsibilities&diff=66723 Factor e Farm Roles and Responsibilities 2012-06-23T03:48:16Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div>(part of strategic plan)<br /> <br /> =Introduction=<br /> <br /> Factor e Farm is a a community-in-the-making. It is not just any community. The intent is a '''Post-Scarcity, Autonomous, Modern, Open Source, Distributive Enterprise, Learning, Contract Community.''' It is an experimental community with a population limit of 30 people - on 30 acres - engaging in demonstrating the limits to creating a modern economy based on local, on-site resources. Our aim is to create a modern standard of living, up to production of semiconductors and metals, on the small scale of a farm - while requiring 2 hours of labor per day to provide all trappings of modern civilization. The basic governance is meritocracy: role-based authority, where individuals are - by merit - entrusted with stewardship over various parts of the community.<br /> <br /> The community consists of a college-like Campus:<br /> <br /> <html><img src="https://docs.google.com/drawings/pub?id=1_VNvTsoiIjSPpUT8DN-LD6WSM8KSSn8kCZplG447bok&amp;w=380&amp;h=240"></html><br /> <br /> =Core Values=<br /> <br /> These are the core values:<br /> <br /> <html><img src="https://docs.google.com/drawings/pub?id=1YjZFLJ_yfwdPp3FHYeB_OjOcbkyHA2GuaNZNtsO-658&amp;w=400&amp;h=300"></html><br /> <br /> =General Guidelines=<br /> <br /> *Factor e Farm is primarily a meritocracy. People with merit take on specific roles.<br /> *Authority is gained by fulfilling roles and developing a track record of success.<br /> *In general, be respectful of other people's domains.<br /> *Ask questions before criticizing others in order to understand why things are done the way they are.<br /> *In general, propose solutions instead of focusing on problems.<br /> *Authorized people only in workshop.<br /> *Check in with domain leaders to identify their boundaries. Feel free to ask them why those boundaries exist so that you understand them.<br /> <br /> ==Social==<br /> <br /> *We promote a culture where people express their needs non-violently and in a mature way. We advocate takings to express yourself.<br /> <br /> =Core People=<br /> <br /> These are the people which are intended to produce a modern civilization at two hours of labor per day. It p2p may seem ambitious to claim aluminum or semiconductor fabrication with 1 person guiding that effort. We will explore these points in detail. See [[Core Team Character Values]].<br /> <br /> (Person - colloquial - purpose - responsibilities - authority over resources - transparency - reporting - collaboration)<br /> <br /> #'''Founder''' - Benign Dictator. The lead organizer and protector of the community mission. Determines the long-term character and direction of the community, and invites community members to join based on a voluntary social contract. Runs community like an enterprise of life-work integration. Inspires the community to learn. Lead contributor of strategic development priorities. Steward of natural resources of community in conjunction with Farm Director, Site Manager, and Construction Director.<br /> #'''Executive Assistant''' - Assistant to the Founder. Maintains organizational structure and land stewardship legalities in good standing. <br /> #'''Community Manager''' - Facilitates positive on-site relationships and conflict resolution. Provides hospitality and tours. Prepares participation contracts. Responsible for recruiting, interviewing, hiring and firing. Organizes Flash Mobs for development.<br /> #'''Farm Director''' - Manages all farm operations including field crops, garden, orchard, nursery, aquaculture, fiber crops, animal husbandry, and others. Produces a full, year-round diet for participants. Generates approximately $100k of value-added agricultural value per year from 30 acres.<br /> #'''Food Alchemist''' - manages a wide range of food processing operations, including grain storage, bakery, dairy, fermentation, distillation, oil expression, and others. Collaborates with Farm Director on feedstock production.<br /> #'''Forest Farmer''' - Provides various forest- and biomass products. Produces edible forest-scape, lumber, mushrooms, pelletized biomass fuel, forage zones, and bioplastics.<br /> #'''Production Director''' - Manages collaborative production runs for bootstrap funding the community. Guides producers in making technological artifacts. Produces GVCS tools on-demand.<br /> #'''Site Manager''' - manages energy provision, fuel production, waterworks, site grooming, material cycles, and tours.<br /> #'''Construction Director''' - manages creation and maintenance of the built environment. Manages fiber crop planting. Directs natural building workshops. Experiments with building innovation.<br /> #'''Community Health Provider''' - The Doctor's Nemesis. Community nurse + emergency medic, cook, internal and external exercise instructor and provider. Maintains ping-pong table, swimming pool, and sauna. Understands food as medicine, promotes lifestyle habits as preventive medicine. a<br /> #'''Blogger''' - Journals about community and project progress via social media. Manages online presence, social networks. <br /> #'''Videographer''' - aka [[Factor e Farm Documenter]] - produces video - both instructionals and day-to-day documentation of community and technical development.<br /> #'''CAD Director''' - Oversees development of open source CAD platform, and manages CAD Sprints.<br /> #'''Documentation Community Manager''' - Nurtures a documentation community and organizes Book Sprints.<br /> #'''Librarian''' - manages Civilization Starter Kit and other publishing. Responsible for layout, graphic design, animation, augmented reality training materials.<br /> #'''Digital Blacksmith''' - Manages the development of precision machining infrastructure, hot metal processing, automated production, and other fabrication optimization developments. Advances production techniques for use by the Production Director. Generalist crazy engineer.<br /> #'''Strategic Partnerships Director''' - Generates collaboration with allied efforts.<br /> #'''Web Director''' - maintains servers, develops online collaboration platform<br /> #'''Communications Director''' - manages wireless communications and mesh networks between Factor e Farm and other communities<br /> #'''Financial Director''' - manages community finances + bean counting, provides radical financial transparency, fabricates resource-based currency<br /> #'''Semiconductor Engineer''' - runs a silicon foundry and clean room.<br /> #'''Metallurgist''' - manages melting, casting, and alloying operations with scrap steel as feedstock.<br /> #'''Materials Artist''' - The Open Source Industrial Chemist. Provides pottery, ceramics, cloth, cement, aluminum, bioplastic, glass, carbon, oxygen, and other matieral resource transformations from on-site materials.<br /> #'''Interns''' - 5 interns for agriculture, production, and construction.<br /> <br /> ==Documenters==<br /> #'''Resource Developer''' - leverages nonprofit sources for funding and in-kind donations.<br /> #'''Curriculum Developer''' - manages the production of rapid-learning materials. Distills curriculum into crash courses. Organizes on-site cross-training sessions and participates in them. Organizes hands-on training workshops on-site.<br /> <br /> =Role Descriptions=<br /> Everyone is required to cross train one day per week, and to participate in 'barnraising' construction tasks as well as group plantout/harvest sessions. Participants are all required to maintain a blog of their activity, with weekly video updates in conjunction with the videographer.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Governance]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Metric_CEB_Press&diff=66571 Metric CEB Press 2012-06-21T15:35:01Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div>{{OrigLang}}<br /> <br /> ==Introduction==<br /> <br /> There is an effort to redesign the CEB press to Metric specifications underway as of June 1, 2012.<br /> <br /> [[File:Metric-Frame-Stage-10.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Metric CEB Under Sketchup Construction]]<br /> <br /> The most crucial changes have been made to the drawer and the frame. The metric frame is based on 16cm U-Channel (C-Channel) steel instead of 6" steel. The drawer is now 18cm high. Quantities were rounded up so as not to dilute the strength of the design. Some modifications were made to the relative thicknesses of the drawer components. The net strength should be about the same. M24 bolts have been selected as the main frame fasteners. These come in metric "10.9" stength specification which appears to be about the same as the grade 8 bolts used in the original design.<br /> <br /> The hopper has retained its original length and width dimensions; the thickness of the steel has been changed to 3mm from 1/8" (3.17"). This is a notable exception to the rounding up design procedure mentioned above.<br /> <br /> So far, a preliminary reworking of the drawer, frame, arms, legs, feet, grate and hopper has been done in Google Sketchup. A spreadsheet file of metric part sizes is also to be made available soon. More work needs to be done on sketchup models of the sensors, holders, shaker mount and a few other details. The new CEB modifications made by James Slade are also to be incorporated. A Chinese version of the Bill of Materials has been created. <br /> <br /> Please contact William Neal (william(dot)j(dot)a(dot)neal(at)gmail(dot)com) and Adam Messer messerad ==at) gmail (dot__ com with any comments or questions or also check out [http://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/cebmachines CEB Machines Mailing List]<br /> <br /> Here are some associated files (more to follow). These may serve as a basis for creating a metric version of the build instructions. The original files were prepared with extensive use of Chinese characters so that the Chinese engineers could use them. An English-only version of the files is under preparation.<br /> <br /> ==Bill of Materials - China==<br /> <br /> Most of the required parts have been sourced in Nanjing, China. A few were obtained from "TaoBao", the Chinese "Ebay" site.<br /> <br /> ==Electronics==<br /> <br /> Source: http://www.nj-hl.com/ - Hua Long Electronics Shop - 110 East Zhong Shan Road, Central Nanjing.<br /> <ul><br /> <li>PCB Board<br /> <li>Resistors<br /> <li>Wire<br /> <li>LEDs<br /> <li>Terminals<br /> <li>Reset Switch<br /> <li>Diodes<br /> </ul><br /> <br /> Source: TaoBao (These links tend to change - recommend looking in the parts list and finding fresh URLS)<br /> <ul><li>MOSFETS <br /> <li>Hall Effect Sensors<br /> <li>Magnets<br /> </ul><br /> <br /> ==Steel==<br /> Source: <br /> <br /> ==Hydraulics==<br /> Source: <br /> <br /> ==Drawings and Other Files==<br /> <br>[[Metric CEB Press - English]]<br /> <br>[[Metric CEB Press - Chinese]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Metric_CEB_Press&diff=66566 Metric CEB Press 2012-06-21T15:26:56Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div>{{OrigLang}}<br /> <br /> ==Introduction==<br /> <br /> There is an effort to redesign the CEB press to Metric specifications underway as of June 1, 2012.<br /> <br /> [[File:Metric-Frame-Stage-10.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Metric CEB Under Sketchup Construction]]<br /> <br /> The most crucial changes have been made to the drawer and the frame. The metric frame is based on 16cm U-Channel (C-Channel) steel instead of 6" steel. The drawer is now 18cm high. Quantities were rounded up so as not to dilute the strength of the design. Some modifications were made to the relative thicknesses of the drawer components. The net strength should be about the same. M24 bolts have been selected as the main frame fasteners. These come in metric "10.9" stength specification which appears to be about the same as the grade 8 bolts used in the original design.<br /> <br /> The hopper has retained its original length and width dimensions; the thickness of the steel has been changed to 3mm from 1/8" (3.17"). This is a notable exception to the rounding up design procedure mentioned above.<br /> <br /> So far, a preliminary reworking of the drawer, frame, arms, legs, feet, grate and hopper has been done in Google Sketchup. A spreadsheet file of metric part sizes is also to be made available soon. More work needs to be done on sketchup models of the sensors, holders, shaker mount and a few other details. The new CEB modifications made by James Slade are also to be incorporated. A Chinese version of the Bill of Materials has been created. <br /> <br /> Please contact William Neal (william(dot)j(dot)a(dot)neal(at)gmail(dot)com) and Adam Messer messerad ==at) gmail (dot__ com with any comments or questions or also check out [http://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/cebmachines CEB Machines Mailing List]<br /> <br /> Here are some associated files (more to follow). These may serve as a basis for creating a metric version of the build instructions. The original files were prepared with extensive use of Chinese characters so that the Chinese engineers could use them. An English-only version of the files is under preparation.<br /> <br /> ==Bill of Materials - China==<br /> <br /> Most of the required parts have been sourced in Nanjing, China. A few were obtained from "TaoBao", the Chinese "Ebay" site.<br /> <br /> ==Electronics==<br /> <br /> Source: http://www.nj-hl.com/ - Hua Long Electronics Shop - 110 East Zhong Shan Road, Central Nanjing.<br /> <ul><br /> <li>PCB Board<br /> <li>Resistors<br /> <li>Wire<br /> <li>LEDs<br /> <li>Terminals<br /> <li>Reset Switch<br /> <li>Diodes<br /> </ul><br /> <br /> Source: TaoBao (These links tend to change - recommend looking in the parts list and finding fresh URLS)<br /> <ul><li>MOSFETS <br /> <li>Hall Effect Sensors<br /> <li>Magnets<br /> </ul><br /> <br /> ==Drawings and Other Files==<br /> <br>[[Metric CEB Press - English]]<br /> <br>[[Metric CEB Press - Chinese]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Metric_CEB_Press_-_Chinese&diff=66382 Metric CEB Press - Chinese 2012-06-20T09:53:28Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div><b>Engineering Drawings:</b><br /> Permalink: http://metaciv.org/wordpress/?p=543<br /> <br /> <br /> <br>[[File:Metric_CEB_Cut_List_-_China.ods|Metric Cut List]]<br /> <br>[[File:SoilDrawer.pdf|left|Drawer]]<br /> <br>[[File:Frame.pdf|left|Frame]]<br /> <br>[[File:Grate.pdf|left|Grate]]<br /> <br>[[File:Hopper.pdf|left|Hopper]]<br /> <br>[[File:Arms_and_Legs.pdf|Arms and Legs]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Back_Hopper_Plate.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Back Hopper Plate]]<br /> [[File:Brick_Holder_Plate.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Brick Holder Plate]]<br /> [[File:Dirt_Keeper_Plate.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Dirt Keeper Plate]]<br /> [[File:Frame_Bolts.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Frame Bolts]]<br /> [[File:Frame_Construction - Members Attached, Jig Removed.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Frame Construction, Jig Removed, Members Attached]]<br /> [[File:Grate_Frame.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Grate Frame]]<br /> [[File:Hinge_Measurements.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hinge Measurements]]<br /> [[File:Hinge_Plates.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hinge Plates]]<br /> [[File:Hopper_Mounting_Plate_1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hopper Mounting Plate]]<br /> [[File:Hopper_Plate.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hopper Plate]]<br /> [[File:Hopper_Side_2.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hopper Side]]<br /> [[File:Magnet_Holder.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Magnet Holder]]<br /> [[File:MetricCEBPartialSheet.png|200px|thumb|left|Metric CEB Partial Sheet Cut Pattern]]<br /> [[File:MetricCEBSheet.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Metric CEB Sheet Cut Pattern]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Frame_Stage_2-_-_pics.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Metric Frame "Stage 2" Pictures]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Left_Primary_Arm_-_B.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Left Primary Arm - B]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Left_Primary_Arm.gif|200px|thumb|left|Left Primary Arm]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Leg.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Metric Leg]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Roller_Guide.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Metric Roller Guide]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Soil_Drawer_Assembly.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Metric Soil Drawer Assembly]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Soil_Drawer.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Metric Soil Drawer]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Soil_Drawer_-_Tongue_Weld.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Metric Soil Drawer Tongue Weld]]<br /> [[File:Secondary_Arms.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Scondary Arms]]<br /> [[File:Sensor_Holders.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Sonsor Holders]]<br /> [[File:Side_Plate.gif|200px|thumb|left|Side Plate]]<br /> [[File:Valve_Mount.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Valve Mount]]<br /> [[File:Wide_Cylinder_Supports.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Wide Cylinder Supports]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=File:Metric_CEB_Steel_-_EN.xls&diff=66381 File:Metric CEB Steel - EN.xls 2012-06-20T08:51:47Z

<p>William Neal: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Metric CEB Steel - EN.xls&quot;: File...</p> <hr /> <div></div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=File:Metric_CEB_Steel_-_EN.xls&diff=66380 File:Metric CEB Steel - EN.xls 2012-06-20T08:50:49Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div></div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=File:Metric_CEB_Cut_List_-_EN.xls&diff=66379 File:Metric CEB Cut List - EN.xls 2012-06-20T08:48:10Z

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William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Metric_CEB_Press_-_English&diff=66378 Metric CEB Press - English 2012-06-20T08:47:28Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div><br /> Here is a file containing the steel components required for the Metric CEB press (June 20, 2012).<br /> [[File:Metric_CEB_Steel_-_EN.xls]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Metric_CEB_Press_-_English&diff=66377 Metric CEB Press - English 2012-06-20T08:47:00Z

<p>William Neal: Created page with " Here is a file containing the steel components required for the Metric CEB press (June 20, 2012). File:Metric_CEB_Steel_-_EN.xlsx"</p> <hr /> <div><br /> Here is a file containing the steel components required for the Metric CEB press (June 20, 2012).<br /> [[File:Metric_CEB_Steel_-_EN.xlsx]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Metric_CEB_Press&diff=66375 Metric CEB Press 2012-06-20T05:08:00Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div>There is an effort to redesign the CEB press to Metric specifications underway as of June 1, 2012.<br /> <br /> [[File:Metric-Frame-Stage-10.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Metric CEB Under Sketchup Construction]]<br /> <br /> The most crucial changes have been made to the drawer and the frame. The metric frame is based on 16cm U-Channel (C-Channel) steel instead of 6" steel. The drawer is now 18cm high. Quantities were rounded up so as not to dilute the strength of the design. Some modifications were made to the relative thicknesses of the drawer components. The net strength should be about the same. M24 bolts have been selected as the main frame fasteners. These come in metric "10.9" stength specification which appears to be about the same as the grade 8 bolts used in the original design.<br /> <br /> The hopper has retained its original length and width dimensions; the thickness of the steel has been changed to 3mm from 1/8" (3.17"). This is a notable exception to the rounding up design procedure mentioned above.<br /> <br /> So far, a preliminary reworking of the drawer, frame, arms, legs, feet, grate and hopper has been done in Google Sketchup. A spreadsheet file of metric part sizes is also to be made available soon. More work needs to be done on sketchup models of the sensors, holders, shaker mount and a few other details. The new CEB modifications made by James Slade are also to be incorporated. A Chinese version of the Bill of Materials has been created. Most of the required parts have been sourced in Nanjing, China for a metric CEB build.<br /> <br /> Please contact William Neal (william(dot)j(dot)a(dot)neal(at)gmail(dot)com) and Adam Messer messerad ==at) gmail (dot__ com with any comments or questions or also check out [http://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/cebmachines CEB Machines Mailing List]<br /> <br /> Here are some associated files (more to follow). These may serve as a basis for creating a metric version of the build instructions. The original files were prepared with extensive use of Chinese characters so that the Chinese engineers could use them. An English-only version of the files is under preparation.<br /> <br /> <br>[[Metric CEB Press - English]]<br /> <br>[[Metric CEB Press - Chinese]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Metric_CEB_Press&diff=66374 Metric CEB Press 2012-06-20T05:06:17Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div>There is an effort to redesign the CEB press to Metric specifications underway as of June 1, 2012.<br /> <br /> [[File:Metric-Frame-Stage-10.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Metric CEB Under Sketchup Construction]]<br /> <br /> The most crucial changes have been made to the drawer and the frame. The metric frame is based on 16cm U-Channel (C-Channel) steel instead of 6" steel. The drawer is now 18cm high. Quantities were rounded up so as not to dilute the strength of the design. Some modifications were made to the relative thicknesses of the drawer components. The net strength should be about the same. M24 bolts have been selected as the main frame fasteners. These come in metric "10.9" stength specification which appears to be about the same as the grade 8 bolts used in the original design.<br /> <br /> The hopper has retained its original length and width dimensions; the thickness of the steel has been changed to 3mm from 1/8" (3.17"). This is a notable exception to the rounding up design procedure mentioned above.<br /> <br /> So far, a preliminary reworking of the drawer, frame, arms, legs, feet, grate and hopper has been done in Google Sketchup. A spreadsheet file of metric part sizes is also to be made available soon. More work needs to be done on sketchup models of the sensors, holders, shaker mount and a few other details. The new CEB modifications made by James Slade are also to be incorporated. A Chinese version of the Bill of Materials has been created. Most of the required parts have been sourced in Nanjing, China for a metric CEB build.<br /> <br /> Please contact William Neal (william(dot)j(dot)a(dot)neal(at)gmail(dot)com) and Adam Messer messerad ==at) gmail (dot__ com with any comments or questions or also check out [http://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/cebmachines CEB Machines Mailing List]<br /> <br /> Here are some associated files (more to follow). These may serve as a basis for creating a metric version of the build instructions.<br /> <br /> <br>[[Metric CEB Press - English]]<br /> <br>[[Metric CEB Press - Chinese]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Metric_CEB_Press_-_Chinese&diff=66373 Metric CEB Press - Chinese 2012-06-20T05:05:26Z

<p>William Neal: Created page with "<br>Metric Cut List <br>Drawer <br>Frame <br>Grate <br>[[Fil..."</p> <hr /> <div><br>[[File:Metric_CEB_Cut_List_-_China.ods|Metric Cut List]]<br /> <br>[[File:SoilDrawer.pdf|left|Drawer]]<br /> <br>[[File:Frame.pdf|left|Frame]]<br /> <br>[[File:Grate.pdf|left|Grate]]<br /> <br>[[File:Hopper.pdf|left|Hopper]]<br /> <br>[[File:Arms_and_Legs.pdf|Arms and Legs]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Back_Hopper_Plate.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Back Hopper Plate]]<br /> [[File:Brick_Holder_Plate.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Brick Holder Plate]]<br /> [[File:Dirt_Keeper_Plate.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Dirt Keeper Plate]]<br /> [[File:Frame_Bolts.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Frame Bolts]]<br /> [[File:Frame_Construction - Members Attached, Jig Removed.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Frame Construction, Jig Removed, Members Attached]]<br /> [[File:Grate_Frame.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Grate Frame]]<br /> [[File:Hinge_Measurements.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hinge Measurements]]<br /> [[File:Hinge_Plates.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hinge Plates]]<br /> [[File:Hopper_Mounting_Plate_1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hopper Mounting Plate]]<br /> [[File:Hopper_Plate.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hopper Plate]]<br /> [[File:Hopper_Side_2.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hopper Side]]<br /> [[File:Magnet_Holder.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Magnet Holder]]<br /> [[File:MetricCEBPartialSheet.png|200px|thumb|left|Metric CEB Partial Sheet Cut Pattern]]<br /> [[File:MetricCEBSheet.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Metric CEB Sheet Cut Pattern]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Frame_Stage_2-_-_pics.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Metric Frame "Stage 2" Pictures]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Left_Primary_Arm_-_B.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Left Primary Arm - B]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Left_Primary_Arm.gif|200px|thumb|left|Left Primary Arm]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Leg.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Metric Leg]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Roller_Guide.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Metric Roller Guide]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Soil_Drawer_Assembly.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Metric Soil Drawer Assembly]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Soil_Drawer.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Metric Soil Drawer]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Soil_Drawer_-_Tongue_Weld.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Metric Soil Drawer Tongue Weld]]<br /> [[File:Secondary_Arms.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Scondary Arms]]<br /> [[File:Sensor_Holders.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Sonsor Holders]]<br /> [[File:Side_Plate.gif|200px|thumb|left|Side Plate]]<br /> [[File:Valve_Mount.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Valve Mount]]<br /> [[File:Wide_Cylinder_Supports.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Wide Cylinder Supports]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Metric_CEB_Press&diff=66372 Metric CEB Press 2012-06-20T05:05:15Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div>There is an effort to redesign the CEB press to Metric specifications underway as of June 1, 2012.<br /> <br /> [[File:Metric-Frame-Stage-10.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Metric CEB Under Sketchup Construction]]<br /> <br /> The most crucial changes have been made to the drawer and the frame. The metric frame is based on 16cm U-Channel (C-Channel) steel instead of 6" steel. The drawer is now 18cm high. Quantities were rounded up so as not to dilute the strength of the design. Some modifications were made to the relative thicknesses of the drawer components. The net strength should be about the same. M24 bolts have been selected as the main frame fasteners. These come in metric "10.9" stength specification which appears to be about the same as the grade 8 bolts used in the original design.<br /> <br /> The hopper has retained its original length and width dimensions; the thickness of the steel has been changed to 3mm from 1/8" (3.17"). This is a notable exception to the rounding up design procedure mentioned above.<br /> <br /> So far, a preliminary reworking of the drawer, frame, arms, legs, feet, grate and hopper has been done in Google Sketchup. A spreadsheet file of metric part sizes is also to be made available soon. More work needs to be done on sketchup models of the sensors, holders, shaker mount and a few other details. The new CEB modifications made by James Slade are also to be incorporated. A Chinese version of the Bill of Materials has been created. Most of the required parts have been sourced in Nanjing, China for a metric CEB build.<br /> <br /> Please contact William Neal (william(dot)j(dot)a(dot)neal(at)gmail(dot)com) and Adam Messer messerad ==at) gmail (dot__ com with any comments or questions or also check out [http://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/cebmachines CEB Machines Mailing List]<br /> <br /> Here are some associated files (more to follow). These may serve as a basis for creating a metric version of the build instructions.<br /> <br /> [[Metric CEB Press - English]]<br /> [[Metric CEB Press - Chinese]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=File:Arms_and_Legs.pdf&diff=65201 File:Arms and Legs.pdf 2012-06-10T01:56:36Z

<p>William Neal: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Arms and Legs.pdf&quot;</p> <hr /> <div></div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=File:Hopper.pdf&diff=65200 File:Hopper.pdf 2012-06-10T01:55:35Z

<p>William Neal: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Hopper.pdf&quot;</p> <hr /> <div></div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=File:Grate.pdf&diff=65199 File:Grate.pdf 2012-06-10T01:54:09Z

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William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=File:Frame.pdf&diff=65198 File:Frame.pdf 2012-06-10T01:52:29Z

<p>William Neal: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Frame.pdf&quot;</p> <hr /> <div></div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=File:Frame.pdf&diff=65197 File:Frame.pdf 2012-06-10T01:51:08Z

<p>William Neal: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Frame.pdf&quot;</p> <hr /> <div></div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=File:SoilDrawer.pdf&diff=65196 File:SoilDrawer.pdf 2012-06-10T01:49:16Z

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William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Metric_CEB_Press&diff=64737 Metric CEB Press 2012-06-05T13:45:22Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div>There is an effort to redesign the CEB press to Metric specifications underway as of June 1, 2012.<br /> <br /> [[File:Metric-Frame-Stage-10.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Metric CEB Under Sketchup Construction]]<br /> <br /> The most crucial changes have been made to the drawer and the frame. The metric frame is based on 16cm U-Channel (C-Channel) steel instead of 6" steel. The drawer is now 18cm high. Quantities were rounded up so as not to dilute the strength of the design. Some modifications were made to the relative thicknesses of the drawer components. The net strength should be about the same. M24 bolts have been selected as the main frame fasteners. These come in metric "10.9" stength specification which appears to be about the same as the grade 8 bolts used in the original design.<br /> <br /> The hopper has retained its original length and width dimensions; the thickness of the steel has been changed to 3mm from 1/8" (3.17"). This is a notable exception to the rounding up design procedure mentioned above.<br /> <br /> So far, a preliminary reworking of the drawer, frame, arms, legs, feet, grate and hopper has been done in Google Sketchup. A spreadsheet file of metric part sizes is also to be made available soon. More work needs to be done on sketchup models of the sensors, holders, shaker mount and a few other details. The new CEB modifications made by James Slade are also to be incorporated. A Chinese version of the Bill of Materials has been created. Most of the required parts have been sourced in Nanjing, China for a metric CEB build.<br /> <br /> Please contact William Neal (william(dot)j(dot)a(dot)neal(at)gmail(dot)com) and Adam Messer messerad ==at) gmail (dot__ com with any comments or questions or also check out [http://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/cebmachines CEB Machines Mailing List]<br /> <br /> Here are some associated files (more to follow). These may serve as a basis for creating a metric version of the build instructions.<br /> <br /> [[File:Metric_CEB_Cut_List_-_China.ods|Metric Cut List]]<br /> [[File:SoilDrawer.pdf|left|Drawer]]<br /> [[File:Frame.pdf|left|Frame]]<br /> [[File:Grate.pdf|left|Grate]]<br /> [[File:Hopper.pdf|left|Hopper]]<br /> [[File:Arms_and_Legs.pdf|Arms and Legs]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Back_Hopper_Plate.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Back Hopper Plate]]<br /> [[File:Brick_Holder_Plate.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Brick Holder Plate]]<br /> [[File:Dirt_Keeper_Plate.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Dirt Keeper Plate]]<br /> [[File:Frame_Bolts.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Frame Bolts]]<br /> [[File:Frame_Construction - Members Attached, Jig Removed.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Frame Construction, Jig Removed, Members Attached]]<br /> [[File:Grate_Frame.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Grate Frame]]<br /> [[File:Hinge_Measurements.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hinge Measurements]]<br /> [[File:Hinge_Plates.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hinge Plates]]<br /> [[File:Hopper_Mounting_Plate_1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hopper Mounting Plate]]<br /> [[File:Hopper_Plate.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hopper Plate]]<br /> [[File:Hopper_Side_2.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hopper Side]]<br /> [[File:Magnet_Holder.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Magnet Holder]]<br /> [[File:MetricCEBPartialSheet.png|200px|thumb|left|Metric CEB Partial Sheet Cut Pattern]]<br /> [[File:MetricCEBSheet.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Metric CEB Sheet Cut Pattern]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Frame_Stage_2-_-_pics.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Metric Frame "Stage 2" Pictures]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Left_Primary_Arm_-_B.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Left Primary Arm - B]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Left_Primary_Arm.gif|200px|thumb|left|Left Primary Arm]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Leg.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Metric Leg]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Roller_Guide.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Metric Roller Guide]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Soil_Drawer_Assembly.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Metric Soil Drawer Assembly]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Soil_Drawer.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Metric Soil Drawer]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Soil_Drawer_-_Tongue_Weld.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Metric Soil Drawer Tongue Weld]]<br /> [[File:Secondary_Arms.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Scondary Arms]]<br /> [[File:Sensor_Holders.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Sonsor Holders]]<br /> [[File:Side_Plate.gif|200px|thumb|left|Side Plate]]<br /> [[File:Valve_Mount.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Valve Mount]]<br /> [[File:Wide_Cylinder_Supports.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Wide Cylinder Supports]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Metric_CEB_Press&diff=64736 Metric CEB Press 2012-06-05T13:44:37Z

<p>William Neal: </p> <hr /> <div>There is an effort to redesign the CEB press to Metric specifications underway as of June 1, 2012.<br /> <br /> [[File:Metric-Frame-Stage-10.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Metric CEB Under Sketchup Construction]]<br /> <br /> The most crucial changes have been made to the drawer and the frame. The metric frame is based on 16cm U-Channel (C-Channel) steel instead of 6" steel. The drawer is now 18cm high. Quantities were rounded up so as not to dilute the strength of the design. Some modifications were made to the relative thicknesses of the drawer components. The net strength should be aobut the same. M24 bolts have been selected as the main frame fasteners. These come in metric "10.9" stength specification which appears to be about the same as the grade 8 bolts used in the original design.<br /> <br /> The hopper has retained its original length and width dimensions; the thickness of the steel has been changed to 3mm from 1/8" (3.17"). This is a notable exception to the rounding up design procedure mentioned above.<br /> <br /> So far, a preliminary reworking of the drawer, frame, arms, legs, feet, grate and hopper has been done in Google Sketchup. A spreadsheet file of metric part sizes is also to be made available soon. More work needs to be done on sketchup models of the sensors, holders, shaker mount and a few other details. The new CEB modifications made by James Slade are also to be incorporated. A Chinese version of the Bill of Materials has been created. Most of the required parts have been sourced in Nanjing, China for a metric CEB build.<br /> <br /> Please contact William Neal (william(dot)j(dot)a(dot)neal(at)gmail(dot)com) and Adam Messer messerad ==at) gmail (dot__ com with any comments or questions or also check out [http://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/cebmachines CEB Machines Mailing List]<br /> <br /> Here are some associated files (more to follow). These may serve as a basis for creating a metric version of the build instructions.<br /> <br /> [[File:Metric_CEB_Cut_List_-_China.ods|Metric Cut List]]<br /> [[File:SoilDrawer.pdf|left|Drawer]]<br /> [[File:Frame.pdf|left|Frame]]<br /> [[File:Grate.pdf|left|Grate]]<br /> [[File:Hopper.pdf|left|Hopper]]<br /> [[File:Arms_and_Legs.pdf|Arms and Legs]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Back_Hopper_Plate.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Back Hopper Plate]]<br /> [[File:Brick_Holder_Plate.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Brick Holder Plate]]<br /> [[File:Dirt_Keeper_Plate.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Dirt Keeper Plate]]<br /> [[File:Frame_Bolts.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Frame Bolts]]<br /> [[File:Frame_Construction - Members Attached, Jig Removed.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Frame Construction, Jig Removed, Members Attached]]<br /> [[File:Grate_Frame.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Grate Frame]]<br /> [[File:Hinge_Measurements.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hinge Measurements]]<br /> [[File:Hinge_Plates.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hinge Plates]]<br /> [[File:Hopper_Mounting_Plate_1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hopper Mounting Plate]]<br /> [[File:Hopper_Plate.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hopper Plate]]<br /> [[File:Hopper_Side_2.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hopper Side]]<br /> [[File:Magnet_Holder.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Magnet Holder]]<br /> [[File:MetricCEBPartialSheet.png|200px|thumb|left|Metric CEB Partial Sheet Cut Pattern]]<br /> [[File:MetricCEBSheet.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Metric CEB Sheet Cut Pattern]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Frame_Stage_2-_-_pics.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Metric Frame "Stage 2" Pictures]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Left_Primary_Arm_-_B.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Left Primary Arm - B]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Left_Primary_Arm.gif|200px|thumb|left|Left Primary Arm]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Leg.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Metric Leg]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Roller_Guide.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Metric Roller Guide]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Soil_Drawer_Assembly.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Metric Soil Drawer Assembly]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Soil_Drawer.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Metric Soil Drawer]]<br /> [[File:Metric_Soil_Drawer_-_Tongue_Weld.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Metric Soil Drawer Tongue Weld]]<br /> [[File:Secondary_Arms.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Scondary Arms]]<br /> [[File:Sensor_Holders.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Sonsor Holders]]<br /> [[File:Side_Plate.gif|200px|thumb|left|Side Plate]]<br /> [[File:Valve_Mount.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Valve Mount]]<br /> [[File:Wide_Cylinder_Supports.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Wide Cylinder Supports]]</div>

William Neal https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=File:Metric_CEB_Cut_List_-_China.ods&diff=64735 File:Metric CEB Cut List - China.ods 2012-06-05T13:42:26Z

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