Tech Development
Technology. The substance of modern civilization. The foundation for future innovation.
See Development Guide for information on the development process.
http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Development_Guide
Technical Scope
The time is 2013. The centre is Factor e Farm.
Our current technological capacity is basic software, basic biological, basic electronics, basic mechanical, and basic hydraulics.
Consider organization, maintenance, inventory. They are the development infrastructure that can significantly reduce development time and risk.
The CNC Circuit Mill enables complex circuit production - the key to advanced electronics. Inverter, Welder, Power Supply
The CNC Torch Table, CNC Mill, and CNC Lathe enable advanced mechanical production.
A solid software development platform enables advanced software.
Advanced electrical and mechanical capacities enable deeper technologies.
The Induction Furnace enables material heating for hardening, forming, rolling, and casting a wide variety of substances.
Advanced software and electromechanical instruments enable basic chemical, advanced biological and advanced hydraulic production, as well as advanced monitoring systems. Synthetic Fluids
Greater collaboration and networking results in greater material sourcing options, paving the way for advanced chemistry and material compositing.
Advanced chemistry and material compositing enable basic optics and basic lithography.
The tech capacity at that time enables basic semiconductor electronics. Computer
Scaling the tech capacity enables basic megamachines.
We are then on the frontier of society's technological state.
Cutting-edge innovation fields include:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Nanotechnology
- Metamaterials
- Bioengineering
- Space Systems
- Geoengineering
- Quantum Systems
Collaborative Scope
While technical development is occurring, individuals and organizations around the world should have an accessible way to collaborate on development, through active project particiption or peer review. Additionally, our documentation should be good enough for others to begin commercial enterprises with which they can generate income to sustain themselves and contribute towards open development. Commerce documentation is key for enterprises to perform marketing, advertising, sales, and support- all the way to the product being received and used by the buyer.
Technical documentation needs to be broad enough to cover the diverse technical challenges associated with productive entrepreneurship. Organization model and legal documentation should also be extensive so that others can avoid social and government conflict. The use of existing online resources is a must for the legal coverage.
Organization, Maintenance, Inventory
Organization
Workshop needs a lot of organization. 100 hours should get it to a much more workable state.
Electronics Zone
- Organize first aid supplies into cases. Cost is <70USD. Time is <1hr.
- Organize safety equipment, some into cases. Cost is <70USD. Time is <2hrs.
- Organize electrical supplies and tools. Cost is <200USD. Time is <10hrs.
- Organize non-electrical supplies and tools. Cost is <100USD. Time is <5hrs.
Electrical Infrastructure Zone
- Clear out shelf materials
Large Machine Row
- Clear out shelf materials
- Move shelf into position beside wall
- Organize mill and surface grinder accessories
Ironworker Zone
- Move ironworker or punch so that ironworker angle cutting can be extended beyond 1ft.
- Designate ironworker-dedicated control valve and powercube
- Designate punch-dedicated control valve and powercube
- Mount power strip to table for magdrills.
- Move and mount low-profile vises to table for magdrills
- Move out broken tools, tools in disrepair, dissimilar materials from area and local shelves
- Organize hydraulic accessories in local shelves
Torch Table Zone
- Move table-dedicated plasma cutter to permanent area
- Move table-dedicated air compressor to permanent area
- Designate table-dedicated 240VAC and 120VAC outlet.
- Clear out local shelves
- Move and organize plasma cutting accessories to local shelves
- Move and organize air compressor accessories to local shelves
Welding Zone
- Mount bench grinders in accessible, sturdy place.
- Organize local shelves. Fasteners, welding accessories, portable grinders, chain accessories, and grinder accessories
Coordination Zone
- Organize tools on tables into tool drawers
- Organize foldable tables into accessible storage location for rapid deployment on demand
- Organize fastener box into welding zone or electronics zone
- Move whiteboards against electronics zone shelves as vision blocks
- Move Cold Saw with mounting table into area, leaving enough space for material feed and cutoff length into Cold Saw
- Move cold saw-dedicated powercube into area
Center Field
- Label and organize tools into tool drawers
- Move TIG Welder Accessories to shelves near TIG welding station
- Clear out tables from ceb press production run
Wood Pillars
- Hang heavy duty extension cords from all pillars
Maintenance
A lot of tools need maintaining.
Hablab air gaps are wreaking havoc on the inside temperature - a few bottles of expanding foam <30$ and <1hr should handle some of the big gaps.
Second mill needs to be fixed, discarded, or replaced.
Lathe needs to get operational.
Surface Grinder needs to get dressed.
Diamond point dressing bit is from J&M Diamond Tool, Single Point Dresser Style B 7/16 X 1-5/8 GP 1/2 ct. Cost is 44.7$
Steel dressing bit holder can be made with 2" x 3" x 6" steel flat with M12x1.75 setscrew. Cost is <20$
A drill press with autocentering vise with organized drill bits and tap set makes this easy. Time is <2 hours.
First mill needs to be lubricated. 3/4" dia collet mounting problem needs to be fixed.
Bandsaw needs cutting fluid refill.
Problematic welders need troubleshooting and repair.
Inventory
Metric Stock of Fasteners needs to be ordered and organized.
Stainless Steel Set with Case. Cost is 169.95 + shipping
http://www.boltdepot.com/Product-Details.aspx?product=7543
Stock of hydraulic hoses and fittings needs ordering and organizing.
Stock of electronic components needs ordering and organizing.
Tools
Steel tables, MIG Welder, TIG Welder. Hot welding is excellent for strong, permanent, non-precision assemblies.
Need for acquisition: robust, reliable drill press with 1/2" or larger chuck and installed with autocentering vise; chuck key attached to drill press with chain or rope. Time savings: dozens of hours every month relative to having to use the mill for non-precision drilling operations.
Mill drilling example: lower the xy bed, loosen the existing end-effector, install and tighten the drill chuck, loosen the drill chuck, insert and tighten drill bit, mount material on vise, turn on digital readout, zero digital readout on an axis, center the drill bit by reading the DRO, screw down the Z axis limiter, turn mill on and move spindle down.
Auto-center-vise'd Drill Press example: loosen drill bit, insert and tighten drill bit, mount material on vise, turn on drill press and move spindle down.
Timeline
Emergent Events
Strong buffers are necessary for time taken to help other team members, resolve infrastructure issues, participate in collaborative production runs, and more.
February 2013
March 2013
(Yoonseo has the Thiel retreat from the 21st to the 25th; time for preparation and return-transition required; dev delay duration is effectively 18th to 26th)