Saving Solar Fire
Dear Friends,Solar Fire, a cheap, scalable, easy to produce solar concentrator, was part of the OSE project, but due to financial problems and change of funding direction by USE USA it didn’t get...
View ArticleAccepting Preorders
OSE is accepting preorders for the production runs starting on Jan 1, 2012. We will announce the complete price structure as part of our Christmas gift to the world.For more information check the Wiki...
View Articlenew proposed GVCS ideas
was thinking about other things that may need to be evaluated for inclusion in the GVCS after the 50 have been finished, or maybe even as a side note for me persoanlly?so far i was thinking aboutan...
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Kickstarter funding success
Looks like the Kickstarter funding was a success about one hour ago....1,384Backers$63,573pledged of $40,000 goal0seconds to goFunding SuccessfulThis project successfully raised its funding goal about...
View Articleresistance furnace
just a teaser, i found this while surfing. im going to see about buying it with an order i put in...
View Articletorch cut plate fab style of construction
I just saw this on a machinists' group I follow, and thought it might play into GVCS ecology. He is talking about waterjet, which tends to be more precise than torch, and referring to a specific...
View ArticleSteam engine should be scrapped for a steam turbine
A steam turbine would be easier to manufacture and more reliable as it has less moving parts. Something like this.
View ArticleSteam Engine
In recent weeks, Marcin and I have re-visited the earlier efforts to develop an open source steam engine. We've updated the design based on new information. I've created a number of diagrams that...
View ArticleSpecification Data Blocks for Wiki
Forgive me if this is in the wrong place. I'm still getting the "lay of the land" here.I come at OSE as one who grew up in agriculture and construction and hopes to have a semi-sustainable farm in the...
View ArticleLifeTrac off Track?
The LifeTrac I'm lead to believe has some issues with its drive train. It's little suprise really, has anyone seen a tracked vehicle that uses pneumatic wheels for traction?Don't get me wrong I can see...
View ArticleDiesel Power Cube
I wanted to throw out the idea of making diesel power cube. Now while diesel engines have been traditionally used for larger appplications there have been some some very interensting designs made for...
View Article3D model for CNC Circuit Mill - feedback needed
Yoonseo Kang wrote:I'm developing a CNC Circuit Mill with OSE- would appreciate feedbackon my simple 3D model for prototype 2. Initially took pointers from...
View ArticleNickel-Iron Battery Frame for OS Electric Car?
Hello, I rarely post here, and maybe this is a bad question but I was wondering:Why not make a car frame that also serves as a very large series of nickel-iron battery cells, or in other words combine...
View ArticleInverter
http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Inverterheres a couple questions and comments i got from a family friendi answered a few of the simple ones but thought i'd share 7kW at 120 volts requires 58 amps,...
View ArticleHay mower
Hello all,Looking at what you've got for hay production, particularly the mower.I'll just offer my own experiential knowledge for thought..I see that so far you've experimented with sickle bar...
View ArticleColor Code Key for Different Components of GVCS
Since you guys are going to the trouble to paint things....Why not standardize your colors so even your paint teaches and your presentations are more dynamic. Some components might qualify for mulitple...
View ArticlePolylactic acid - 3D printing bioplastic
I am working to develop an OS protocol and the hardware necessary to produce polylactic acid a bioplastic used in 3D printing from a sugar feedstock. I am a graduate student in biochemistry and have...
View ArticleGVCS - Hammer Mill
I have been looking into hammer mills the last couple of weeks, more out of curiosity than anything else, and have noticed some things that have to be considered for the GVCS hammer mill. I have found...
View ArticleCEB modular rollers
Hello there!I had an idea for a modification of the CEB rollers. Basically it breaks up the rollers in modular parts that can be assembled by hand without tools to fit any length or curve.I am no...
View ArticleWindows
I'm planning on creating a city for around tenthousand people. The GVCS will most likely be a crucial part of realizing that project. However, I'm missing a central part of construction in the GVCS:...
View ArticleElectronic components, esp semiconductors
"The Global Village Construction Set (GVCS) is an open technological platform that allows for the easy fabrication of the 50 different Industrial Machines that it takes to build a small civilization...
View ArticleSheet Metal Bending Breaks
Out of curiousity, why are sheet metal tools not included in the GVCS. A simple bending break and a box bending break would be very important for building many things related to the goals of GVCS. Duct...
View ArticleBuilding a house
I understand, that house building with the GVCS right now is focused and bricks and centered around the brick press. What is a good thing, in my opinion. I'm no architect, and I wondered all the time,...
View ArticleMicrotrac Design
Hello, I am working on designing a prototype of the microtrac. I have basic knowledge of Sketchup but am planning to use this tool in a small farming operation. I hope to be working as an apprentice at...
View ArticleOSE Battery
considering the GVCS machine development plan this year, wouldn't it be more urgent to develop the battery sooner rather than later. Considering the cost of solar panels have come down to $1 per Watt...
View ArticleHas anybody ever seen a GVCS50 rationale?
I am new here. And I have already read a good part of the web page, wiki page and some of the forum. However I have not yet come across a rational for the GVCS50 apart from the...
View Articleenergy storage- pressurized air
ok so i was thinking about energy storage systems for the powercube and OSE car.Gas cars are so common because it is so transportable, who would want to take a load of wood to keep a steam engine...
View ArticleBench-Top Injection Moulding / Molding
Mirroring my post from here. I haven't found any development on an injection-moulding machine on the OSE wiki so far.I've been wanting to build or get hold of an injection moulding machine since I've...
View ArticleCEB Press Questions, Modifications, and FEM analysis
Hello, I am doing my school project on the CEB press. We are doing FEM analysis on the Main Hydraulic Press Foot.1. Why are there threaded holes on the pressfoot plate?2. where can i see an image of...
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