Summer of Extreme Design-Build and Startup Camp Overview of Learning Program
Upgrade your software, get out your open source tool kit for collaboration, and change the world.
Contents
Month 1
Focuses on 3D printing and making filament from waste plastic, and large 3D printers, so that anyone can start their own business producing 3D printing filament or producing construction materials.
Prototypes
- High temperature 3D printer - first open source, high T (178C) printing chamber printer in the world
- Filament Maker - building a machine to make filament from waste plastic, starting by grinding down the plastic.
- 3D Printer Extruders - Rubber optimized extruder, and an extruder for 3 and 5 mm filament
- High force planetary geardowns. To make shredders affordable, what can we do to minimize the motor requirements? We can use a standard stepper motor with 100x geardown for high torque.
- 3D printed linear and rotary bearings - linear rail recirculating, standard bearing circulating, linear bearing with recirculating balls.
- Oxyhydrogen generator - adding oxyhydrogen to the CNC torch table to cut directly from solar energy and water
Product Releases and Extreme Build
- Large Volume Enclosed 3D printer - 2x2x3 foot working area with enclosure for retaining heat, and air filtration
- Filament making - heavy duty shredder with 1/2" blades, for filament production for 3 mm and 5 mm filament using Precious Plastic and Lyman Filament Maker technology.
Moving the Dial in Access to Technology
- First open source, high T build chamber 3D printer in the world
- First large format printer with heated enclosure and air filtration that can be built for under $2k in materials
Month 2
We continue 3D printing, but extend to metal. We start heavy machines, with 3D printed parts in rubber, plastic, and metal.
Prototypes
- Tools: Metal 3D printer - using well-established WAAM technology
- Tools: Heavy duty screw machine - cnc lathe + mill + drill using 2" universal Axis, with 12"x12"x18" working area
- Tools:Large format printer for wall panels - 4x4x8'. Now we get serious. Imagine printing wall panels with built-in utilities for construction purposes.
- Machines: 360 degree tracked backhoe -
- Machines: Trencher
- Machines: Auger
- Machines: Solar MicroTrac - instead of diesel, we run on solar energy and batteries. Also used as a hydraulic power source for the workshop.
- Machines: Reinventing the Wheel - 3D printed rubber wheels for vehicles and tractors, and 3D printed bearings with steel balls.
- Machines: The Embassy Elf
Product Releases and Extreme Build
- MicroTrac with 3D printed tracks and wheel modules
- CNC Torch Table
Month 3
Prototypes and Builds
- Modular Utility Building - building a 12x20 structure to get familiar with modular construction.
- Construction Lumber Printer
- Mobile Microhouse - an 8x8 foot microhouse module with a welded steel angle frame, which can be put on wheels.
- CEB Patio
- Modular CEB + Panel Construction - CEB 16x16 structures that can be used for houses, multipurpose space, housing, kitchens, workshop space, Winter Workshop
- Pond for gravity energy storage - putting backhoe and trencher to work
- CEED Ecohome - Microhouse for the Living. Features living roof, CEB for walls, 3D printed foundation forms, 3D Printed plumbing, 3D printed lumber, and 3D printed building panels
- Solar Concrete Maker - What? We will use solar panels to produce cement from local limestone, which we will then use to make stabilized CEBs with our open source soil mixer + CEB - and which we can use for building foundations.
Product Releases and Extreme Build
- CEB with Soil Mixer
- Construction Panel 3D Printer - 4x4x8 foot panel printer, using waste plastic feedstock
