On-Site Fabrication at Factor e Farm - Revision history

Marcin at 19:00, 4 June 2011

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	Therefore, a paramount need emerges: developing quality instructionals for every fabrication step. This leads to the new direction of Factor e Farm - DDPV - Dedicated Documentation Project Visits. These consist of video, CAD, and detailed fab drawing generation, plus CAM file generation. The bottom line is a clear path to $20-40k/month bootstrap funding from a comfortable pace of work, which still allows time for other R&D activities. This assumes presence of preorders, infrastructure for which should also be established.		Therefore, a paramount need emerges: developing quality instructionals for every fabrication step. This leads to the new direction of Factor e Farm - DDPV - Dedicated Documentation Project Visits. These consist of video, CAD, and detailed fab drawing generation, plus CAM file generation. The bottom line is a clear path to $20-40k/month bootstrap funding from a comfortable pace of work, which still allows time for other R&D activities. This assumes presence of preorders, infrastructure for which should also be established.

			The above scenario could be: 4 full time fabricators on site; 4 R&D people burning through generated cash to fast-track GVCS development. There is clear evidence that the above is scalable to 1-2 people absorbed per month.

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Marcin at 18:58, 4 June 2011

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	#Experiment shows that unskilled fabricators can enter the project and perform meaningful fabrication tasks under the condition that enough organization is provided for people to take on easy fabrication tasks - like cutting, bolting, drilling, grinding, measuring, and even tack welding.		#Experiment shows that unskilled fabricators can enter the project and perform meaningful fabrication tasks under the condition that enough organization is provided for people to take on easy fabrication tasks - like cutting, bolting, drilling, grinding, measuring, and even tack welding.
	#Experiment shows that improving the organizational infrastructure (well-organized workspace, proper tool repositories, clear tool labeling, dedicated workspaces) can increase productivity 30-50% over this initial production run		#Experiment shows that improving the organizational infrastructure (well-organized workspace, proper tool repositories, clear tool labeling, dedicated workspaces) can increase productivity 30-50% over this initial production run, and jigs can easily improve the productivity by 500% (such as Power Cube cube structure jig).
	#Presold orders generate about $5k net value (tractor, CEB press) per order.		#Presold orders generate about $5k net value (tractor, CEB press) per order.
	#Workspace can be set up for 4 people.		#Workspace can be set up for 4 people using low-cost modular CEB construction or post-and-beam construction at $500 per 256 sq foot workshop section
	#4 unskilled people can generate $5k/month/person easily with proper guidance.		#4 unskilled people can generate $5k/month/person easily with proper guidance.

Marcin at 18:54, 4 June 2011

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	#Build effective workspace, add fabrication equipment and shop power for 4-8 people		#Build effective workspace, add fabrication equipment and shop power for 4-8 people
	#Produce instructional videos for each of the fabrication steps. Provide access to a laptop at each work station.		#Produce instructional videos for each of the fabrication steps. Provide access to a laptop at each work station.
	#Add digital projector to project augmented reality (bolt hole locations, patterns, etc) onto workspace - this is entry-level AR coming into play.		#Add digital projector to project augmented reality (bolt hole locations, patterns, etc) onto workspace - this is entry-level AR coming into play. This should be done in the second phase of optimization, after the workspace, tooling, and instructionals are perfected.
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			Therefore, a paramount need emerges: developing quality instructionals for every fabrication step. This leads to the new direction of Factor e Farm - DDPV - Dedicated Documentation Project Visits. These consist of video, CAD, and detailed fab drawing generation, plus CAM file generation. The bottom line is a clear path to $20-40k/month bootstrap funding from a comfortable pace of work, which still allows time for other R&D activities. This assumes presence of preorders, infrastructure for which should also be established.


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Marcin at 18:50, 4 June 2011

2011-06-04T18:50:55Z

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	After initial experience with the [[May 2011 Production Run]], clear bootstrap funding potential is evident:		After initial experience with the [[May 2011 Production Run]], clear bootstrap funding potential is evident:

	#Experiment shows that unskilled fabricators can enter the project and perform meaningful fabrication tasks under the condition that enough organization is provided for people to take on easy fabrication tasks - like cutting, bolting, drilling, grinding, measuring.		#Experiment shows that unskilled fabricators can enter the project and perform meaningful fabrication tasks under the condition that enough organization is provided for people to take on easy fabrication tasks - like cutting, bolting, drilling, grinding, measuring, and even tack welding.
	#Experiment shows that improving the organizational infrastructure (well-organized workspace, proper tool repositories, clear tool labeling, dedicated workspaces) can increase productivity 30-50% over this initial production run		#Experiment shows that improving the organizational infrastructure (well-organized workspace, proper tool repositories, clear tool labeling, dedicated workspaces) can increase productivity 30-50% over this initial production run
			#Presold orders generate about $5k net value (tractor, CEB press) per order.
			#Workspace can be set up for 4 people.
			#4 unskilled people can generate $5k/month/person easily with proper guidance.

			To facilitate the above, our next steps are:
			#Build effective workspace, add fabrication equipment and shop power for 4-8 people
			#Produce instructional videos for each of the fabrication steps. Provide access to a laptop at each work station.
			#Add digital projector to project augmented reality (bolt hole locations, patterns, etc) onto workspace - this is entry-level AR coming into play.
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Marcin at 18:47, 4 June 2011

2011-06-04T18:47:18Z

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	After initial experience with the [[May 2011 Production Run]]		After initial experience with the [[May 2011 Production Run]], clear bootstrap funding potential is evident:

			#Experiment shows that unskilled fabricators can enter the project and perform meaningful fabrication tasks under the condition that enough organization is provided for people to take on easy fabrication tasks - like cutting, bolting, drilling, grinding, measuring.
			#Experiment shows that improving the organizational infrastructure (well-organized workspace, proper tool repositories, clear tool labeling, dedicated workspaces) can increase productivity 30-50% over this initial production run
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Marcin at 18:42, 4 June 2011

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