Dream Team Sixteen
The immediate goal of the Factor e Farm experiment is to produce the GVCS 50 – a set of 50 industrial machines that it takes to build a small, sustainable civilization with modern comforts. To this end – we are currently building a team. In the...
Factor e Farm Team Requirements
In the last post, I discussed the general plan of Factor e Farm for the roll-out of the 50 Global Village Construction Set (GVCS) technologies – by January, 2013. Mark Norton took the initiative to summarize this lengthy post – please read...
Towards 50 GVCS Tools by 2013
This year, especially after my TED talk on the Global Village Construction Set (GVCS), we have been expanding rapidly. At this exciting juncture in the evolution of the OSE experiment, I would like to take time to regroup and reorganize. I would like...
Dedicated Documentation Project Visits
The next main phase at Factor e Farm is renewed focus on documentation. This emerged from our production run, where we learned that we could get perhaps 30-50% more accomplished if we had professional-quality fabrication drawings, detailed fabrication...
June 1 Production Run Update
Here is a quick update. Production Run Update – June 1, 2011 from Open Source Ecology on Vimeo. Here are some notes from Vann Miller on his 2 weeks stay: Vann Miller Project Visit from Open Source Ecology on Vimeo. Mike Hill is our Fabricator In...
OSE Development Crowdmap
We have created a Crowdmap to leverage the contributions of people worldwide who are helping bring the GVCS to completion. The point of the Crowdmap is to create a repository of information – collected via micro-contributions of content from people...
Organizational Development
Yesterday we received an offer from a potential donor – offering a substantial, yearly donation. This got me thinking about our nonprofit sector strategy, as this offer is within the tax-exempt status of the nonprofit sector. So I wrote up a summary...
Open Source CNC Torch Table: First Fire
The Open Source CNC Torch Table has achieved first fire and is now cutting parts for the open source tractor: Open Source CNC Torch Table: First Fire from Open Source Ecology on Vimeo. Sound track is Epic 1 by Joe Post, True Fan. This is a sample cut...
Open Source CNC Torch Table Shakedown
The open source CNC Torch Table is now working (download Torch Table CAD file here). We aim to start cutting tractor parts with it today. We tested it first with a marker on a dry-erase board for replicability. This shows that a toolpath can be re-produced...
Lasersaur Open Source Laser Cutter: First Fire
We are adopting the Lasersaur open source laser as our Laser Cutter platform. Lasersaur succeeded in its Kickstarter offering last year, and recently, they achieved first fire. Look at the amazing precision of the cut: We aim to collaborate on the open-sourcing...
