Talk:CEB Press Intro

'''This page will hold the final version of the CEB Press Intro after the wiki reorganization. This is a list of pages that might hold relevant info. These need to be consolidated here:''' --Conor 10:00, 20 February 2011 (PST)


 * The Liberator Beta v1.0 Specifications
 * The Liberator Full Product Release Improvements
 * CEB Press 2
 * Full Product Release - The Liberator, Manual Version
 * http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2009/01/factor-e-live-distillations-part-5-the-ceb-story/
 * http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2010/05/brick-pressing-rate-maxed-out-16-bricks-per-minute/
 * Blog category Compressed Earth Block Press
 * Blog category Open Source CEB Press
 * 10 page overview from Oberlin team

== According to http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2010/06/full-product-release/ -
 * The design of the manual machine is identical to the fully automatic version, minus the large hopper, vibrator, sensors, controller, and solenoid valves.
 * We achieved 16 bricks per minute with a hydraulic power source of 24 gallons per minute
 * The next competitors with a machine of comparable soil throughput appear to be priced between $45k (Powell and Sons) and $65k (AECT)
 * Materials costs were $3610 for fully automatic version

=Comments= Very nice! It's good to start seeing the documentation come into place.-MJ

Please link to CAD drawings from Open Pario.

Aneiren: Has long-term testing been performed to compare the durability and lifetime costs of the liberator in comparison to the other products? A higher initial cost coupled with less maintenance and repair over a lifetime seems to be more in line with the OSE specification. If we don't plan for the testing to happen soon, it will hurt us in the long run.

Collaboration with Auroville Earth Institute?
The Auroville Earth Institute also has a CEB press, which seems capable of producing various block shapes.

What should we copy from them? How to best collaborate with them, so that both sides improve their machines?

--Elifarley 22:22, 5 May 2011 (PDT)