CEB Press 6 - Overall Machine - Requirements
From Open Source Ecology
- Open source design
- Connection to an external power source
- Hydraulic fluid power from 5 to 54 hp
- Vertical press type
- Modular design such that all components may be dismounted from the machine within minutes
- Bolt-together frame for repair
- Quick-connect hydraulic couplers
- Soil grate for filtering rocks
- Soil deflectors for preventing soil spillage
- 20 tons of pressing force
- 6"x12" press foot (width x length)
- Software-adjustable brick height, from 2" to 4"
- Hopper shaker for preventing soil bridging
- Ajustable legs so that machine can fit on back of 3/4 ton pickup truck
- Simplest, lowest-cost design for the highest performance
- Throughput of ten 4" high blocks per minute
- Linear guides for the soil-loading drawer
- Tractor-loaded hopper
- Design for digital fabrication via CNC torch table or laser cutting, with notching for one-way parts fit
- Design for build in 8 hours or less with a team of 6 people
- Design for assembly in 1 hour with 4 people
- Weight of under 2000 lb
- Hydraulic hose covers to prevent rubbing and rupture
