Microcombine

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• Article Title: Microcombine

Overview

Agricultural Microcombine (Combine) - a combine is a complex device that cuts, threshes, and winnows grains and field crops of all sorts.

Details

Modern combines are huge devices today, and a smaller one is desirable for a small farm. This is not to say that this design should not be scaleable to larger size, as required to feed larger populations effectively. We propose a hybrid combine, with all parts driven by separate, infinitely speed controllable motors. This eliminates all pulleys and complexity of a single power source powering the entire modern combine. The key here is availability of cost-effective motors and controls, where today, motor controls are prohibitively expensive for such a proposition. OS changes this. With a microcombine under the control of the operator, expensive maintenance is avoided, and full food sufficiency becomes feasible on the tens-of-acres scale.

Product Ecology
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From	Uses	Creates	Enables
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Status

Current work includes getting information from grain and bean farmers about their needs for a microcombine, the operation modes they'd like, etc. and surveying any commercial equipment available that is similar in scope/scale.

See Also

• Research
• Grain Thresher
• Wikipedia: Combine Harvester
• More info
• Combine Research Paper

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Agriculture	[[LifeTrac{{#if: Microcombine|{{#ifexist:LifeTrac/Microcombine|/Microcombine|}}|}}|{{#if: Tractor|Tractor|LifeTrac}}]]	Seeder	Hay Rake	[[Well-Drilling Rig{{#if: Microcombine|{{#ifexist:Well-Drilling Rig/Microcombine|/Microcombine|}}|}}|{{#if: |{{{2}}}|Well-Drilling Rig}}]]
	[[MicroTrac{{#if: Microcombine|{{#ifexist:MicroTrac/Microcombine|/Microcombine|}}|}}|{{#if: Microtractor|Microtractor|MicroTrac}}]]	[[Soil Pulverizer{{#if: Microcombine|{{#ifexist:Soil Pulverizer/Microcombine|/Microcombine|}}|}}|{{#if: |{{{2}}}|Soil Pulverizer}}]]	[[Spader{{#if: Microcombine|{{#ifexist:Spader/Microcombine|/Microcombine|}}|}}|{{#if: |{{{2}}}|Spader}}]]	Hay Cutter	Trencher
	[[Bakery_Oven{{#if: Microcombine|{{#ifexist:Bakery_Oven/Microcombine|/Microcombine|}}|}}|{{#if: Bakery Oven|Bakery Oven|Bakery_Oven}}]]	Dairy Milker	[[Microcombine{{#if: Microcombine|{{#ifexist:Microcombine/Microcombine|/Microcombine|}}|}}|{{#if: Microcombine|Microcombine|Microcombine}}]]	[[Baler{{#if: Microcombine|{{#ifexist:Baler/Microcombine|/Microcombine|}}|}}|{{#if: |{{{2}}}|Baler}}]]
Industry	[[Multimachine{{#if: Microcombine|{{#ifexist:Multimachine/Microcombine|/Microcombine|}}|}}|{{#if: |{{{2}}}|Multimachine}}]]	[[Ironworker{{#if: Microcombine|{{#ifexist:Ironworker/Microcombine|/Microcombine|}}|}}|{{#if: Ironworker|Ironworker|Ironworker}}]]	Laser Cutter	Welder	[[Plasma Cutter{{#if: Microcombine|{{#ifexist:Plasma Cutter/Microcombine|/Microcombine|}}|}}|{{#if: Plasma Cutter|Plasma Cutter|Plasma Cutter}}]]
	CNC Torch Table	[[Metal Roller{{#if: Microcombine|{{#ifexist:Metal Roller/Microcombine|/Microcombine|}}|}}|{{#if: |{{{2}}}|Metal Roller}}]]	Rod and Wire Mill	Press Forge	[[Universal Rotor{{#if: Microcombine|{{#ifexist:Universal Rotor/Microcombine|/Microcombine|}}|}}|{{#if: |{{{2}}}|Universal Rotor}}]]
	3D Printer	[[3D Scanner{{#if: Microcombine|{{#ifexist:3D Scanner/Microcombine|/Microcombine|}}|}}|{{#if: |{{{2}}}|3D Scanner}}]]	[[CNC Circuit Mill{{#if: Microcombine|{{#ifexist:CNC Circuit Mill/Microcombine|/Microcombine|}}|}}|{{#if: |{{{2}}}|CNC Circuit Mill}}]]	Industrial Robot	[[Chipper Hammermill{{#if: Microcombine|{{#ifexist:Chipper Hammermill/Microcombine|/Microcombine|}}|}}|{{#if: Chipper Hammermill|Chipper Hammermill|Chipper Hammermill}}]]
	[[Drill Press{{#if: Microcombine|{{#ifexist:Drill Press/Microcombine|/Microcombine|}}|}}|{{#if: |{{{2}}}|Drill Press}}]]	[[Induction Furnace{{#if: Microcombine|{{#ifexist:Induction Furnace/Microcombine|/Microcombine|}}|}}|{{#if: Induction Furnace|Induction Furnace|Induction Furnace}}]]
Energy	[[Power Cube{{#if: Microcombine|{{#ifexist:Power Cube/Microcombine|/Microcombine|}}|}}|{{#if: |{{{2}}}|Power Cube}}]]	Gasifier Burner	Solar Concentrator	[[Electric Motor Generator{{#if: Microcombine|{{#ifexist:Electric Motor Generator/Microcombine|/Microcombine|}}|}}|{{#if: Electric Motor Generator|Electric Motor Generator|Electric Motor Generator}}]]	[[Hydraulic Motor{{#if: Microcombine|{{#ifexist:Hydraulic Motor/Microcombine|/Microcombine|}}|}}|{{#if: |{{{2}}}|Hydraulic Motor}}]]
	Steam Engine	[[Heat Exchanger{{#if: Microcombine|{{#ifexist:Heat Exchanger/Microcombine|/Microcombine|}}|}}|{{#if: |{{{2}}}|Heat Exchanger}}]]	[[Wind Turbine{{#if: Microcombine|{{#ifexist:Wind Turbine/Microcombine|/Microcombine|}}|}}|{{#if: Wind Turbine|Wind Turbine|Wind Turbine}}]]	Pelletizer	[[Universal Power Supply{{#if: Microcombine|{{#ifexist:Universal Power Supply/Microcombine|/Microcombine|}}|}}|{{#if: |{{{2}}}|Universal Power Supply}}]]
	[[Nickel-Iron Battery{{#if: Microcombine|{{#ifexist:Nickel-Iron Battery/Microcombine|/Microcombine|}}|}}|{{#if: |{{{2}}}|Nickel-Iron Battery}}]]
Materials	[[Aluminum Extractor{{#if: Microcombine|{{#ifexist:Aluminum Extractor/Microcombine|/Microcombine|}}|}}|{{#if: Aluminum Extractor|Aluminum Extractor|Aluminum Extractor}}]]	Bioplastic Extruder
Transportation	[[Open Source Car{{#if: Microcombine|{{#ifexist:Open Source Car/Microcombine|/Microcombine|}}|}}|{{#if: Car|Car|Open Source Car}}]]	[[Open Source Truck{{#if: Microcombine|{{#ifexist:Open Source Truck/Microcombine|/Microcombine|}}|}}|{{#if: Truck|Truck|Open Source Truck}}]]
Key	Design	Planning	Prototype	Almost done	Full Release