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Started receiving ordered materials. Preparing to print necessary parts in ABS on Rostock printer. Investigating 16' frames considering steel, PVC or acrylic, leaning towards steel. | |||
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Have been researching D3D printer and how to solvent cast 3D print set-up documentation site for a replication build. Dispersion of solvent disssolved material require fluid pumping to drive extrusion. | Have been researching D3D printer and how to solvent cast 3D print set-up documentation site for a replication build. Dispersion of solvent disssolved material require fluid pumping to drive extrusion. | ||
Revision as of 00:14, 23 March 2018
3/22/18
Started receiving ordered materials. Preparing to print necessary parts in ABS on Rostock printer. Investigating 16' frames considering steel, PVC or acrylic, leaning towards steel.
3/19/18
Have been researching D3D printer and how to solvent cast 3D print set-up documentation site for a replication build. Dispersion of solvent disssolved material require fluid pumping to drive extrusion.
3/15/18
Installed freecad. Focusing research on cellulose based 3D printable materials because this seems to be the most boot-strappable material to manufacture in the OSE context. Printable cellulose requires solvents for dispersion rather than using thermal melting.
3/13/2018
After a long hiatus the OSE bioplastic project is back under development. Background research is near completion and current work is to design and build prototypes of a chemical reactor capable of producing PLA (and PE).
Where to pick up again?: 1. Determine the necessary capabilities of a reactor for producing bioplastics. 2. Make reactor core schematics and determine manufacturing techniques. 3. Build a budget for reactor prototype and substrates. 4. Crowdfund necessary funds. 5. Build prototypes at FeF in Summer 2019.