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ayo this pretty cool
[id: active style manual wheelchair with frame made of rectangle wood planks screwed together. end id]
as we know active type wheelchair very expensive, & repair need buy from specific medical manufacturer n take very long time. someone (who wheelchair user themself of near 40 years) made open source active manual wheelchair where most (if not all?) material from commercial easy get materials! wood, plastic, pvc pipe, & those commercial aluminum square pipe things. n they put guide made them yourself in link for anyone want try make
this video from their instagram show their wood frame wheelchair actually pretty durable, include clip from everyday use & even drop wheelchair all over place (basically imagine what airline do to them…) - n wheelchair stay in tact! n even if some part break - it easy change because wood planks all screwed together so you just buy wood plank & unscrew & rescrew.
not great for people w advanced seating positioning needs probably (think if only problem is easy butt pressure sore, maybe can still use this + supportive cushion but think beyond that it get hard). but if like you don’t need those things then maybe fun project?
have not use for self so can’t actually talk about experience but it look pretty cool
A friend shared this on facebook and I'm putting it here for reference.
Not quite as cool as pirating, but its a lot easier! Stick it to em!
Interesting :)
Decentralized Manufacturing: The New Frontier
I've already discussed the importance of forming networks of resilience against corporate encroachment in local communities before. One of those networks consists of manufacturing, specifically decentralized manufacturing. One hallmark of this venture will be 3D printing.
Given how corporations weaponize convenience to extract everything from communities (the Walmart effect), communities must be able to provide for themselves. Obviously, learning a trade and teaching it to your kids is half the battle. The other half will inevitably come down to adopting new technology (such as 3D printing) without subjecting yourself to the tech companies that will attempt to control this. 3D printing has the capability to cover building parts for everything from construction, to automotive, to even pharmaceutical products, and most controversially, guns.
That said, this has to happen in an open source environment. Playing into the IP law game will simply result in your ideas getting acquired by a corp and sued into bankruptcy. You're not gonna beat these guys at your own game, and IP laws are flagrantly anti-free market anyway (a topic I won't get into here.) If you want to protect your liberties, you're going to have to learn when to band together against bigger threats.
Here's some resources to get started:
What is 3D printing?
Free download able 3D printing files
Best affordable open source 3D printers
Have at it folks.
Join us on January 18-01-2014 to celebrate Education Freedom Day!
Education Freedom Day is a worldwide celebration of Free Educational Resources. Initiated in 2013 by the same organization behind Software Freedom Day it aims at educating the worldwide public about the benefits of using Free Software and Free Educational…
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this is so pleasing to watch
FARMBOT GENESIS: This robot is changing farming as we know it
And the best part about this technology is that it’s open source, meaning you can build one yourself from the blueprints that are available for anyone to download.
Check out the full video to find out more about Farmbot Genesis.