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 Already, a lot of hackerspaces offer valuable resources to local communities: A place where people can work together, using CNC-Lathes, CNC-Mills, Lasercutters, RepRaps and a set of common tools and machines. This enables us to develop use-case specific hardware, built to be efficient, sustainable & resilient. Commercial product design always has to be //generalized// to reach a big target group in order to be profitable. When people can build open-resource hardware in a picoFab, the result can become much more specialized and therefore more efficient & resilient. Already, a lot of hackerspaces offer valuable resources to local communities: A place where people can work together, using CNC-Lathes, CNC-Mills, Lasercutters, RepRaps and a set of common tools and machines. This enables us to develop use-case specific hardware, built to be efficient, sustainable & resilient. Commercial product design always has to be //generalized// to reach a big target group in order to be profitable. When people can build open-resource hardware in a picoFab, the result can become much more specialized and therefore more efficient & resilient.
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 +===== Tools =====
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 +Over the last couple of years a lot of monetary resources were invested into the necessary tools for efficient research in the lab and any other kind of construction/building work. Almost all electrical tools are powered by Li-Ion batteries and have both 230VAC/12VDC charging capability so they can be used in any situation. Makita has become the Manufacturer of choice for all power tools, since they seemed to offer the best price/performance ratio.
  
 ===== picoFab ===== ===== picoFab =====
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-=== PicoReflow === +<html><table style="width:100%"> 
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-{{:mission:resources:eka-kf412-oven.jpg?370|}} +<th>DIY Reflow Oven</td> 
-Enhanced convectional SMD Reflow oven +<th>Hacked Proxxon Drill Setup</th> 
- +</tr> 
-[[mission:resources:picoreflow]] +<tr> 
- +<td style="width: 49%"> 
- +<img src="/_media/mission:resources:eka-kf412-oven.jpg" class="media" alt=""> 
-=== PicoDrill ==== +</td> 
- +<td style="width: 51%"> 
-Enhanced PCB drilling-station +<img src="/_media/mission:resources:picodrill-complete-with-proxxon-tools-and-footswitch.jpg" class="media" alt=""> 
- +</td> 
-[[mission:resources:picodrill]] +</tr> 
 +<tr> 
 +<td>Enhanced convectional SMD Reflow oven</td> 
 +<td>Enhanced PCB drilling-station</td> 
 +<tr> 
 +<td><a href="https://apollo.open-resource.org/mission:resources:picoreflow">picoReflow</a></td> 
 +<td><a href="https://apollo.open-resource.org/mission:resources:picodrill">picoDrill</a></td> 
 +</tr></table></html>
  
 ==== General Fabrication ==== ==== General Fabrication ====
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-<th colspan="3" style="text-align: center">picoPrint - On-site 3D Printing with a modified Feliks 3.0 Printer Robot</td>+<th colspan="3" style="text-align: center">picoPrint - On-site 3D Printing with a modified Felix 3.0 Printer Robot</td>
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-<p>3D printer follow G-code instructions to lay down successive layers of molten PLA, ABS, Nylon, Rubber and a number of emerging news materials, which can be extruded (even wood) to build the model from a series of cross sections.</p> +<p>3D printer follow G-code instructions to lay down successive layers of molten PLA, ABS, Nylon, Rubber and a number of emerging new materials, which can be extruded (even wood) to build the model from a series of cross sections.</p> 
 <p>These layers, which correspond to the virtual cross sections from the CAD model, are joined or automatically fused to create the final shape. The primary advantage of this technique is its ability to create almost any shape or geometric feature on-site.</p> <p>These layers, which correspond to the virtual cross sections from the CAD model, are joined or automatically fused to create the final shape. The primary advantage of this technique is its ability to create almost any shape or geometric feature on-site.</p>
 <p>It is fully integrated into the Apollo-NG infrastructure, offers a web-enabled control interface with realtime video streaming and produces <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYcHmTBfGvQGXiMrzTGfCw" target="_blank">time-lapse videos</a> for every product it creates and communicates its status in IRC as well.</p> <p>It is fully integrated into the Apollo-NG infrastructure, offers a web-enabled control interface with realtime video streaming and produces <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYcHmTBfGvQGXiMrzTGfCw" target="_blank">time-lapse videos</a> for every product it creates and communicates its status in IRC as well.</p>
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-<th colspan="2" style="text-align: center">picoCNC - General purpose CNC gantry Robot</td>+<th colspan="3" style="text-align: center">picoCNC - General purpose CNC gantry Robot</td>
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-<td style="width: 65%; padding: 15px"> +<td colspan="2" style="width: 65%; padding: 15px"> 
-<p>3D printer follow G-code instructions to lay down successive layers of molten PLA, ABS, Nylon, Rubber and a number of emerging news materials, which can be extruded (even wood) to build the model from a series of cross sections.</p>  +<p>Apart from 3D printing there are many other fabrication techniques like milling or laser/plasma cutting. In order to be able to automate these tasks as well, we will need a modular CNC gantry system that can be used with multiple tool-heads for different tasks.</p>  
-<p>These layers, which correspond to the virtual cross sections from the CAD model, are joined or automatically fused to create the final shape. The primary advantage of this technique is its ability to create almost any shape or geometric feature on-site.</p> +<p>Possible tool-heads are a DIY High-Speed spindle, solid-state laser engraver/cutter, plasma torch or even food extrusion systems for any kind of hacking we desire.</p> 
-<p>It is fully integrated into the Apollo-NG infrastructure, offers a web-enabled control interface with realtime video streaming and produces time-lapse videos for every product it creates and communicates its status in IRC as well.</p>+<p>The robot will be controlled by LinuxCNC, another great open-source toolkit for CNC machines.</p>
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-<tr><td colspan="2"><a href="https://apollo.open-resource.org/mission:resources:picocnc">picoCNC Details & Documentation</a></td></tr>+<tr style="background-color: #eee;"><td><a href="https://apollo.open-resource.org/mission:resources:picocnc">picoCNC Details+Documentation</a></td> 
 +<td style="background: #75890c; color: #fafafa; text-align: center"><b>STATUS</b></td><td>Waiting for more funding and time to complete</td> 
 +</tr>
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