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Microfactory is a set of tools and machines that can be reasonably acquired or built from abundant materials with the goal of enabling humanity to transcend scarcity and poverty. | |||
A factory has inputs and outputs. A microfactory needs to built around inputs which are abundant and outputs which are life sustaining and socially transformative. | |||
=inputs= | |||
Criteria for selecting inputs for the microfactory: | |||
* '''abundant''': it should be easy to acquire useful amounts of the material for free or at insignificant cost | |||
* '''safe''': acquiring, handling and processing the material should not be inherently dangerous, common mistakes should be relatively forgiving | |||
* '''appropriate''': see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appropriate_technology | |||
Selected materials to be inputs into the microfactory: | |||
* '''wood''' | |||
** renewable material that is abundant and free if harvested from your own property | |||
** wood has been used by humans for thousands of years and can be safely worked with primitive tools | |||
* PET, HDPE, other plastics | |||
** soda bottles and milk jugs are everywhere | |||
** used for storing food, it's expected to be safe | |||
* aluminum | |||
** soda cans are everywhere, aluminum scraps are also abundant | |||
** much lower melting temperature than steel, home made foundries for aluminum are popular | |||
==aluminum forge to melt aluminum cans and other scrap== | |||
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2FuvKTyRMQ | |||
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2RYYBRFu1A | |||
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZo5o1Y0h9o | |||
==make wire out of ingots== | |||
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owcnaC2ldsg | |||
==circuit "printer"== | |||
* 3d print board with groves for wire and components | * 3d print board with groves for wire and components | ||
* place aluminum wire into grooves: | * place aluminum wire into grooves: http://reprap.org/wiki/SpoolHead | ||
* apply solder paste | * apply solder paste | ||
* pick'n'place components | * pick'n'place components | ||
* melt solder in oven | * melt solder in oven | ||
== aluminum extruder== | |||
=aluminum extruder= | |||
* heat billets to 900F | * heat billets to 900F | ||
* push through die | * push through die | ||
* cool consistently | * cool consistently | ||
* | * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y75IQksBb0M | ||
* | * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8BWQBP4Vhk | ||
* | * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch1zEPDcg7E | ||
* | * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG3Ls7jrr2o&t=5m53s | ||
= | ==5 axis mill== | ||
=other links= | |||
* http://www.metalbot.org/ | * http://www.metalbot.org/ | ||
* http://www.appropedia.org/Open-source_metal_3-D_printer | * http://www.appropedia.org/Open-source_metal_3-D_printer | ||
Revision as of 00:54, 15 January 2018
Microfactory is a set of tools and machines that can be reasonably acquired or built from abundant materials with the goal of enabling humanity to transcend scarcity and poverty.
A factory has inputs and outputs. A microfactory needs to built around inputs which are abundant and outputs which are life sustaining and socially transformative.
inputs
Criteria for selecting inputs for the microfactory:
- abundant: it should be easy to acquire useful amounts of the material for free or at insignificant cost
- safe: acquiring, handling and processing the material should not be inherently dangerous, common mistakes should be relatively forgiving
- appropriate: see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appropriate_technology
Selected materials to be inputs into the microfactory:
- wood
- renewable material that is abundant and free if harvested from your own property
- wood has been used by humans for thousands of years and can be safely worked with primitive tools
- PET, HDPE, other plastics
- soda bottles and milk jugs are everywhere
- used for storing food, it's expected to be safe
- aluminum
- soda cans are everywhere, aluminum scraps are also abundant
- much lower melting temperature than steel, home made foundries for aluminum are popular
aluminum forge to melt aluminum cans and other scrap
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2FuvKTyRMQ
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2RYYBRFu1A
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZo5o1Y0h9o
make wire out of ingots
circuit "printer"
- 3d print board with groves for wire and components
- place aluminum wire into grooves: http://reprap.org/wiki/SpoolHead
- apply solder paste
- pick'n'place components
- melt solder in oven
aluminum extruder
- heat billets to 900F
- push through die
- cool consistently
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y75IQksBb0M
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8BWQBP4Vhk
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch1zEPDcg7E
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG3Ls7jrr2o&t=5m53s