Rian Log

Sept 27, 2018

Link to "Safe and Circular Material Choices" from New Economy https://www.circulardesignguide.com/safe-circular

Sept 5, 2018

Minutes from Meeting

Rian taking notes

ACTION ITEMS (FROM END OF MEETING) Review or edit the calendar as individuals

Checkin Dixon - ready to get to work Marcin -5 weeks only the beginning, so lots of pressure, but point after leaving is we’re starting things here, kind of relieves the stress a bit if we think of that commitment Sara - tired, but otherwise happy to be here as always Alex - good, solid amount of sleep. One thing that will make this year commitment possible is being able to make money off of it. The reason i’m feeling highstakes is that if it takes more than 5 weeks to reach that point, not sure if it’s sustainable. Excited to hammer out schedule.

Updates From developer meeting No body showed up except one guy doing power supply Also open source program called QUCS. Did a little video to simulate how that works. Simulates AC coming in, how that changes as the circuit acts on it

Logistical update Check engine light on in the van Agenda Creation Schedule Generation See notes below Workshop / Marketing strategy See notes below Reimbursements Questions on food reimbursements Budget? Initially talking about getting food catered Trying to keep it to 15-20$ per day per person. If trying to do own cooking, shouldn’t be a huge problem? Does that include nonfood items for hablab? That’s separate, if you have receipts for those, get receipts Process is: Weekly, get all receipts and will paypal or write check Everyone who has receipts will submit to sara, who will organize

Workshop Internet There is a line in there, would need a new router Also a router in the cordwood hut Any further workshops should have internet Hablab internet Actually have two lines, but need to set second line up Possibly just insecure connections Maybe need to call in for service guy This should be addressed before any further workshops Schedule Marcin general notes: 13 days as minimum viable for getting ready for printer workshops. General schedule for getting ready is 2 days more for documentations, 2 days for instructor manual, being able to replicate whats in it. Non negotiable. Baseline, can guide some of the timeline For instructors, need to be able to replicate that process For Fellows, goal is to walk out with three 3d printers. Two more builds (3 days) Also printing parts - at least 1 day. Grinder, simplification can be made, to replicate parts Commit a day to design parts in freecad Test/Certification to run workshop. How to build/how to present Break into two days Sourcing How do you buy the steel - does it make sense to source locally or have shipped out (typically makes sense to get local) 1 day Marketing discussion - actively getting on phone and setting it up 1 day After leaving, have time to do R&D. So 3 days of building See Below for more comments on schedule, and also Alex Au Log, Sept 5

General Discussion on Schedule For finishing documentation, would be helpful to have collaborators, but for other manuals, not necessary Need to be making money, agreement is that you get 3k stipend. But needs to be jointly done What does Collaborators need? Both collaborators and fellows want to be running workshops is the assumption This is an assumption - not all collaborators are on board. One collaborator: main goal is to learn as much as possible. Would rather do documentation after immersion so can gain skills. Not committed to revenue model. Would rather learn more and have you document later. Develop use-cases of things not available in market, combining 3d + circuit mill (drones) way more convincing to people Value proposition is not delivering product, it’s about internalized moral issues Second person: teach workshops, so in interest to do everything in those 13 days (maybe less builds) to make other products, collaborating on GBSC, to work on what these machines can produce, so proof of concepts behind microfactory concepts. Two prong approach to networking in Utah, want to build an eco-home. Want to create unique and interesting products and sell them, like laser cutter. Already have 3 people who want that microhouse. Really on same page for wanting documentation, etc., but also want the whole suite of microfactory and want to fit that in. 3d printer is the least interesting machine. Laser printer can produce more things off the bed. Printer has more of a learning curve. Laser can produce nylon tactical gear, market that i’m familiar with. Gateway drug than 3d printer. Would be reliant on OSE for transportation, sourcing. Less of a livelihood thing, but want to build lab equipment for agriculture stuff. Want to work with extensions Mitigate some expectations - not a mobile laser head “flying”. Bulb is stationary. Would be expensive that way. For ag: what tool is most useful? 3d printer, could make about 30-50% for a lab with them. Note of process problem: General assumption when see materials as if this is already a complete repository of knowledge. Participatory part of it is opaque Tried to communicate that it was part of development process. Most people don’t understand. Can develop revenue through one thing (printer) but other things are still experimental But, If you have 3d printer, filament, and grinder, can showcase closed loop of system Is there ways that we can minimize Marcin’s involvement in documenting the process so he can work on things with collaborators? Don’t think Marcin is needed for instructor manual, think we can collapose into rebuild of printer. If it only takes five hours, then ostensibly have three hours. Five hours assumes that all parts are organized Useful to talk about dependencies. Ned to print new parts, new tools, make sure each person has complete set, uniform Instructor manual should talk about how to package it up Discuss tooling - using metal cut off saw or grinder, or be shipped? Ways to take things home for homework so as to provide space for bakhti to learn more outside of the workshop? What’s an example of things that would become homework? Grinder Don’t necessarily know how to do Lot of detail in how to engineer the production Lots of different settings in Cura, for example FreeCAD making - How to do files, etc., Is sourcing of materials something that we can do in separate day? Isn’t this included in Day ¾? probably Certification on how to run a workshop Tested or taught? Being tested - this is material that goes into instructor manual, so that all needs to be put into instructor manual Ideally would be a live event - a field performance, including the organizing of it This is stuff we wanted to have within OSE to centralize the marketing, wanted to let you focus on execution. Would be ideal. This is part of the marketing discussion. This is critical element for the growth of the organization. Hopefully we would get to the marketing discussion today Everything has been frozen, so hopefully will get to point where there’s no surprises Do public builds every Saturday

Clarifying Questions on Schedule Can we run process in parallel? Critical part is that we parallel the core part that gets us to revenue verification. Have to test that things work For fellows in different parts in the country, have to make sure they can run different things in different parts of the country We can do other things, but have to reconcile value for each of us. Right now we have to make sure fellows can generate revenue. We can try things in parallel in the later weeks between fellows and collaborators Few days of documentation will tell us how far we are, give us insight into how much we can deviate into other things Let’s say 3d printer was already built and already had documentation, what stuff would be built next and how long would that take? Don’t have a good sense of what percent other things (circuit) things are at… In terms of OSE mission stuff (creating tool sets), not sure if anything else is replicable. So different tools, what percent is complete, how long would it take Definition of 100% - what does that mean? For example on precious plastic griner, we can copy is exactly. It is replicable, it’s not our spec. In the buildding materials, they say “just get a motor”. It’ll take maybe a month to build (8 months - dix). I can make it work all the time, but if you switch it around it collapses. We had documentation, but parts change makes it change. The manual makes it product release, recommended for wide distribution (glue on extrudor). Where are we with the other machines - can 2 other 3d machines be built in a day? Possible, and then fellows can pull documentation for it Then spindle is the only different part With laser cutters, also basically done, but hasn’t been put together. Device is probbaly done because of the modular nature. But overall ecology is still in alpha. Not very many things you can cut - if you’re looking at the whole thing, you’ve got to look at this at the body of knowledge, that whole product is not done One is just the physical structure Two is the knowledge around it Three is the background printouts Filament maker Don’t see why a day is not sufficient. Workshop lasts year went to half completion. Blueprints still there. Need to schedule that towards teh back so parts can be verified/printed. Couple days of print prep, needs to be validated flawlessly As is, not really adequate for purpose. But would build it here and get it working, then make it a quarterly project Microfactory - what does it consist of? 7 machines, includes 5 unique machines. 3 3dprinters, cnc circuit, laser, grinder, filament maker. (3d scanner not formally part of the microfactory). Grand claim is that consumer goods could become commonly available Is CNC circuit mill build in one day still possible? Possible pending if preparation made, not if we want to build 4 How many days to do 4? Don’t have Ramps, etc., built/designed, needs to be a project for a project. A scientific paper written, full CAD is there Difference between yes, can guide you in a day, between producing for a workshop Grinder Largely CNC cut, need welds. Hexagonal shaft, no meld. 3d print mounting Risk point there is solid coupler between hex shaft and gear box. Start by 3d printing Also put ring around shaft, otherwise need beskoke coupler. Or go with standard couplers, would need to source them Otherwise precious plastic has been building for awhile Is a shredder in shop that is hand cranked Suggest surrplus center for source Suggest reading precious plastic forums to get idea where other land

Ideas/Reactions/CrossTalk on Schedule Summary - focused on anything that’s workshop ready. Bakhti wants to learn things specifically from the curriculum Suggestion that it would be good to prioritize would be guiding in how discussion goes forward How can we move forward and get more information to decide what to do? Answer boils down to machines and what they can do Circuit mill can’t make actual circuits 3d printer can print 5 lbs per day Latter is proven materials. So start with more proven machines. Business strategy only makes sense with the printers When is realistic temporal for showing to people? Marcin says not within a few months with number of people here. Focus wholly on the revenue model element - building 3d printers/filament makers, and making those set Days for them to write the manual, others do filament maker/grinder (MINIMUM TAKE HOME SUGGESTION) If you want to do full time, only option is 3d printer

Proposal: Workday schedule: focus on 3 d printer workshop backend. Week remaining after 13 days is group grinder, shredder and filament maker, and potentially working on those two machines while fellows do 3d printer builds.

Believe knowing printer in and out will give confidence in other materials Getting to revenue will enable getting to other stuff, this isn’t only chance

Concern: 2 days not enough for documentation, 1 day not enough for marketing Can we start here, and continue online? Not sure enough information. Where is a marketing person? Want proposals centralized in OSE so don’t have to worry about it, want OSE to provide that (Marcin) Worried this is an untested hypothesis (Alex)

CALENDARING PROPER Schedule New proposal - Working backwards from Oct 1 See Alex Au log and Fellows Calendar Marcin wants 3+ workshops. Lead first on on 15th. What would it take to feel confident? Goal is people taking home working printers (sara) PROPOSAL: Go out every saturday Every time fellows do more things, Marcin does less Ideally manual is completed, teacher roll minimized Reservations?

. Marketing for Overall Program Assuming that we’re actually going to be able to run workshops, might want to start contacting people. When we leave here, we have four weeks, getting into october 5. Wanted to hit the road running. Event in Chicago era on Oct 15. How do we want to go about it? Small, free public events? Couple big ones? Assuming we’ll be capable, need to put on the calendar. Low brow free at libraries, actual event on website, try for more people; Also while we’re here Typical thing is to plan for event month in advance? yes . got feedback that if it’s 7 weeks ahead, people will fly in. if it’s 4 weeks, people will be local In schedule we said one per week, for lots of practice. Maybe at end of week three we do one small at library, for demo build. Gotta get out there to see what it’s like. Sara: instead of printer #3, hold a public workshop and pay people to build the printer. That way they’d be able to participate and build, but we keep the printer. Idea is to eliminate the need to do another printer, test instructionals. Main point is to leverage a public build for printer #3 Dix - not pay, but set it up so that participants get scholarship”. OSE has already bought website. Currently using wordpress Would like to get mapping functionality Suggestion of using welcome.ly for using website creation, interim site. For right now facebook/eventbrite good enough? Sara is a php web developer Might need startup function time to learn wordpress PROPOSAL: Sara’s idea due 3rd build in library to take advantage of opportunity. If we do it on 15/16, need to start marketing now How many participants, building their own? Is this certification? Certification time the week after at another event. Maybe we can certify the third build - as the manual certification of build (bakti can get certified by building marcin printer)

OTHER

PROPOSAL: Need to source more materials for more builds - or are we ok drilling existing frames? answer: yes