Open Source Ironworker Machine – Prototype II Completed
Hello World, it’s Brianna again, with the final update on Ironworker Prototype II. You can see former work on Prototype I from 2 years ago. See the wiki for more details. The build of the Prototype II has been completed with great success on some...
Ironworker Update- Ready to build!
Last week I said I’d have the complete OSE proposal and Sketchup done for the ironworker by Friday. I didn’t get it done by then, but I am prepared to start building next week. I finished the majority of the OSE Proposal, see it here. I’ll be posting...
Backhoe Design Challenge: Live at GrabCAD
The backhoe design challenge is now live at GrabCAD. This is a unique challenge because it is the first in which we are offering a cash prize to the winner: $750 goes to the winner, plus an additional $250 if less than 3 design changes need to be made....
Ironworker Prototype II Design Update
Hello world, This is an update for the Ironworker prototype 2. By next Friday, Feb. 3, I will have completed the remainder of the sketchup design, and the official OSE Proposal, and will be posting both in another blog post. This will include my calculations...
Ironworker Shear Assembly Challenge: Live at GrabCAD
The Ironworker shear assembly challenge is now live at GrabCAD. See my prior post here, and note that we are funded to get this done. We are escalating the pace, and exploring the use of open source crowd engineering in the process. This is our second...
