OS Fab Lab Proposal - Revision history

Conor: Merging with 'RepLab'

2010-11-05T21:40:03Z

Merging with 'RepLab'

Conor: /* 3D scanners */

2010-11-03T09:53:11Z

3D scanners

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	==3D scanners==		==3D scanners==
	*http://www.david-~~laserscanner~~.~~com/~~		Several open-source ones already exist. See [[3D scanner]]
	*[~~http://www.makerscanner.com/ MakerScanner~~]~~, uses a PS3 webcam (which cost about $40) and a few parts that can be 3D printed.~~
	*http://www.splinescan.co.uk/

	[[Category:OS Fab Lab]]		[[Category:OS Fab Lab]]
	[[Category:RepLab]]		[[Category:RepLab]]

Conor at 13:48, 30 October 2010

2010-10-30T13:48:35Z

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	==Open-source robotic arm==		==Open-source robotic arm==
	* The PR2 robot by Willow Garage has two arms with 7 degrees of freedom. It is open-source.		* The PR2 robot by Willow Garage has two arms with 7 degrees of freedom. It is open-source.

			==3D scanners==
			*http://www.david-laserscanner.com/
			*[http://www.makerscanner.com/ MakerScanner], uses a PS3 webcam (which cost about $40) and a few parts that can be 3D printed.
			*http://www.splinescan.co.uk/

	[[Category:OS Fab Lab]]		[[Category:OS Fab Lab]]
	[[Category:RepLab]]		[[Category:RepLab]]

Conor: /* Toolset */

2010-10-30T05:26:59Z

Toolset

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	\| 1 m<sup>3</sup>, 50 lb		\| 1 m<sup>3</sup>, 50 lb
	\| 300		\| 300

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			\| 3D scanner
			\| MakerScanner webcam-based device for turning 3D objects into CAD files. Combined with a 3D printer, allows you to "clone" plastic objects
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			\| less than 50

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Conor: /* Laser cutter */

2010-10-30T05:23:24Z

Laser cutter

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	Some more self build or repaired laser cutters on [http://www.buildlog.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=16 BuildLog.Net]		Some more self build or repaired laser cutters on [http://www.buildlog.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=16 BuildLog.Net]

			[http://labs.nortd.com/lasersaur/ Lasersaur]. Not yet finished (Oct 2010) but seems to be coming along well

	==Open-source oscilloscopes==		==Open-source oscilloscopes==

Elifarley: /* skdb */ Removed text and added a link to SKDB

2010-10-15T03:19:38Z

skdb: Removed text and added a link to SKDB

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	RepLab will need a robust way to represent and track designs, builds, edits, forks and all the other information management challenges of an open-source distributed hardware project.		RepLab will need a robust way to represent and track designs, builds, edits, forks and all the other information management challenges of an open-source distributed hardware project.

	Ben Lipkowitz and Bryan Bishop, among others, have put significant work into a system called SKDB. SKDB is a method for sharing hardware over the internet. "Hardware" means not just designs for circuit boards, but also biological constructs, scientific instruments, machine tools, nuts and bolts, raw materials, and how to make them. SKDB simplifies the process of searching for free designs, comparing part compatibility, and building lists of materials and components and where to get them. You could even say SKDB is "apt-get but for real stuff".		Ben Lipkowitz and Bryan Bishop, among others, have put significant work into a system called '''SKDB'''.

	In SKDB, hardware is organized into packages. Packages are a standard and consistent way for programs to find data. Packages may contain CAD files, CAM parameters, computer-readable descriptions of product specifications, product-specific code, and bill of materials. For each part in a package there are a number of interface definitions, which describe how the part can connect with other parts, even parts from other packages. Each package also lists dependencies which have to be bought or built in order to successfully carry out a project. For example a drill press is required to make holes with a certain level of accuracy. SKDB downloads all of the dependencies automatically and compares them to your existing inventory, and generates instructions for your CNC machinery if you have any.		'''[[SKDB]]''' is new but extremely promising. Sites like Thingiverse are a great beginning, but 90% of the designs are for a RepStrap or a laser cutter, which both have the virtue of being reasonably 'plug and play'. With multiple tools displaying dependencies and requiring non-trivial human interaction, something more robust is clearly needed.

	* git repository: [[~~http://adl.serveftp.org/skdb.git/\|skdb.git]]~~
	* [[http://adl.serveftp.org/git/gitweb.cgi\|code]] ~~(web view) http://adl.serveftp.org/skdb/~~
	* presentation: http://adl.serveftp.org/lab/presentations/updates-from-austin.pdf
	* email: openmanufacturing@googlegroups.com
	* IRC: #hplusroadmap on irc.freenode.net
	* main wiki: http://adl.serveftp.org/dokuwiki/skdb

	~~SKDB~~ is new but extremely promising. Sites like Thingiverse are a great beginning, but 90% of the designs are for a RepStrap or a laser cutter, which both have the virtue of being reasonably 'plug and play'. With multiple tools displaying dependencies and requiring non-trivial human interaction, something more robust is clearly needed.

	RepLab needs a representation format, and SKDB needs a meaningful test case to develop its functionality. At a minimum, all data for the projects should be described in YAML wherever possible.		RepLab needs a representation format, and SKDB needs a meaningful test case to develop its functionality. At a minimum, all data for the projects should be described in YAML wherever possible.

83.70.245.186 at 00:09, 13 May 2010

2010-05-13T00:09:32Z

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	* [http://www.elechouse.com/elechouse/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=396 Pocket-sized oscilloscope]		* [http://www.elechouse.com/elechouse/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=396 Pocket-sized oscilloscope]
	* [http://www.eosystems.ro/ 40 MSPS oscilloscope]. This looks good.		* [http://www.eosystems.ro/ 40 MSPS oscilloscope]. This looks good.

			==Open-source robotic arm==
			* The PR2 robot by Willow Garage has two arms with 7 degrees of freedom. It is open-source.

	[[Category:OS Fab Lab]]		[[Category:OS Fab Lab]]
	[[Category:RepLab]]		[[Category:RepLab]]

87.173.246.130: /* Comments */ add Machines That Make from MIT

2010-04-28T15:56:19Z

Comments: add Machines That Make from MIT

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	Also I wonder about the need for an induction furnace; aluminum/bronze foundry practice is pretty Open and incredibly versatile. I would focus more on automating safety than finding new ways to generate heat. An OS furnace which could pour without removing the crucible, and into a locked-in-place mold would make casting much more attractive to the general public as well as vastly safer. I am also not clear on the reasons for the rolling mill, oscilloscope, robotic arm and spectroscope.		Also I wonder about the need for an induction furnace; aluminum/bronze foundry practice is pretty Open and incredibly versatile. I would focus more on automating safety than finding new ways to generate heat. An OS furnace which could pour without removing the crucible, and into a locked-in-place mold would make casting much more attractive to the general public as well as vastly safer. I am also not clear on the reasons for the rolling mill, oscilloscope, robotic arm and spectroscope.

			Another offspring from the MIT is the [http://mtm.cba.mit.edu/index.html Machines That Make] project. Example projects are the under $100 Mantis 3-axis CNC milling machine [http://makeyourbot.org/ Mantis] and the [http://mtm.cba.mit.edu/fabinabox/devmultifab.html Fab In A Box] a multipurpose computer-controlled fabrication machine.

	==Laser cutter==		==Laser cutter==
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	==Open-source oscilloscopes==		==Open-source oscilloscopes==
	* [http://www.elechouse.com/elechouse/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=396 Pocket-sized oscilloscope]		* [http://www.elechouse.com/elechouse/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=396 Pocket-sized oscilloscope]
	* [http://www.eosystems.ro/ ~~4MSPS~~ oscilloscope]. This looks good.		* [http://www.eosystems.ro/ 40 MSPS oscilloscope]. This looks good.

	[[Category:OS Fab Lab]]		[[Category:OS Fab Lab]]
	[[Category:RepLab]]		[[Category:RepLab]]

87.173.246.130: /* Laser cutter */ add BuildLog.Net

2010-04-28T15:40:29Z

Laser cutter: add BuildLog.Net

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	==Laser cutter==		==Laser cutter==
	There are instructions for a homemade laser cutter [http://www.instructables.com/id/Laser-cutter-start-slicing-stuff-for-under-50-dol/step6/Follow-me-as-I-discover-a-laser-cutter/ here].		There are instructions for a homemade laser cutter [http://www.instructables.com/id/Laser-cutter-start-slicing-stuff-for-under-50-dol/step6/Follow-me-as-I-discover-a-laser-cutter/ here].

			Some more self build or repaired laser cutters on [http://www.buildlog.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=16 BuildLog.Net]

	==Open-source oscilloscopes==		==Open-source oscilloscopes==

83.70.245.186: /* Open-source oscilloscope */

2010-04-28T03:15:06Z

Open-source oscilloscope

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	There are instructions for a homemade laser cutter [http://www.instructables.com/id/Laser-cutter-start-slicing-stuff-for-under-50-dol/step6/Follow-me-as-I-discover-a-laser-cutter/ here].		There are instructions for a homemade laser cutter [http://www.instructables.com/id/Laser-cutter-start-slicing-stuff-for-under-50-dol/step6/Follow-me-as-I-discover-a-laser-cutter/ here].

	==Open-source ~~oscilloscope~~==		==Open-source oscilloscopes==
	http://www.elechouse.com/elechouse/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=396		* [http://www.elechouse.com/elechouse/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=396 Pocket-sized oscilloscope]
			* [http://www.eosystems.ro/ 4MSPS oscilloscope]. This looks good.

	[[Category:OS Fab Lab]]		[[Category:OS Fab Lab]]
	[[Category:RepLab]]		[[Category:RepLab]]