Friends, <br> <p>I would like to call out further for participation in <br> RepLab - The Open Source Fab Lab:</p><p><<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/?p=1254">http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/?p=1254</a>>.</p>
<p>We are gathering interest from people interested in working on the open source</p><p>fab lab components. Because many different hackerspaces have an interest in tools</p><p>of production - we're hoping to leverage this interest to develop the open source</p>
<p>fab lab.<br> </p><p>The list of tools needed is below. Please <br> get back to us specifically on what you can contribute. In particular: <br> </p><p>(1), tell us the tool of interest to you; <br> (2), what specific technical developments you are willling to contribute to <br>
the project - such as design, calculations, research, fabrication, testing, <br> documentation, web development, marketing, resource development, parts <br> sourcing assistance, etc. <br> (3), resources and infrastructure that you have available, and what gruops <br>
you are involved with or that you can leverage for assistance <br> (4), suggestions on strategies and enterprise models that can be utilized in <br> development <br> (5), suggestions on tools missing, and how you're willing to contribute to <br>
devloping them <br> (6), how much energy you can commit - do you 'have a job' or can you commit <br> significant time? <br> </p><p>TOOL LIST - from FabLab - see <<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=MIT_Fab_Lab_item_list">http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=MIT_Fab_Lab_item_list</a>> <br>
<br> 1. Laser cutter - large DIY community exists for C02 lasers <br> 2. ShopBot - RepTab is the Factor e Farm version <br> 3. Precise router for milling circuits <br> 4. Plasma cutter - power circuit is main point to opensource <br>
5. Welder - power circuit is main point to opensource <br> 6. Oscilloscope - can a computer oscilloscope cover most needs? <br> </p><p>Beyond FabLab: </p><p><br> 1. RepRap - fabrication streamlining and open business model needed <br>
2. Mill <br> 3. Drill <br> 4. Lathe <br> 5. Induction furnace - power electronics are main point to opensource <br> 6. Ciruit fab - automated process including pick-and-place <br> 7. Aluminum extrusion <br> 8. Metal casting - of ingot from induction furnace, and other molds <br>
9. Hot rolling <br> 10. Cold rolling <br> 11. Forging <br> 12. Metal shear and hole punch for up to 1" steel <br> 13. Wire drawing <br> </p><p>These tools cover electronics, precision fabrication, heavy metal work, and <br>
ability to make other tools for producing any technology known in advanced <br> civilization. Tools created from the above can even yield clean room <br> technology. The above is quite a limited set, but is sufficient to generate <br>
other tools. The latter parts focus on serious industrial process, with a <br> bias towards building replicable, post-scarcity resilient communities with <br> capacity to bootstrap largerly from scrap steel. <br> </p><p>
Comments and refinements of problem statement are welcome. <br> </p><p>Thanks, <br> </p>Marcin <br><a href="mailto:marcin@replab.org">marcin@replab.org</a><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>--------------------------------------------------<br>
Marcin Jakubowski, Ph.D.<br>Open Source Ecology<br><a href="http://openfarmtech.org" target="_blank">http://openfarmtech.org</a><br>opensourceecology at gmail dot com<br>
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