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Open Source Ecology

Global Village Construction Set — 50

Historical functional specification. A subsystem of this OS, not the ceiling. OSE is never automatically canonical (G-001).

habitat

agriculture

industry

19

Multimachine

Compact multi-function machine tool concept.

ArchivalS3 · Significant machinery / electrical / thermal

20

Ironworker

Punch, shear, and notch structural steel.

ExperimentalS3 · Significant machinery / electrical / thermal

21

Laser Cutter

Thermal cutting of sheet. Safety includes laser class + fume.

PromisingS4 · Hazardous process

22

Welder

Join metals. GVCS function; many mature commercial and some open inverters exist.

Mature process, no modern open implementationS3 · Significant machinery / electrical / thermal

23

Plasma Cutter

Profile-cut conductive plate.

Mature DIYS3 · Significant machinery / electrical / thermal

24

CNC Torch Table

Guided plasma/oxy-fuel cutting of plate.

PromisingS3 · Significant machinery / electrical / thermal

25

Metal Roller

Roll plate/section to curves.

ExperimentalS3 · Significant machinery / electrical / thermal

26

Rod and Wire Mill

Reduce rod to wire. Deep industrial process.

Mature process, no modern open implementationS3 · Significant machinery / electrical / thermal

27

Press Forge

Deform metal with a press.

ExperimentalS3 · Significant machinery / electrical / thermal

28

Universal Rotor

Shared rotor architecture across machines.

ExperimentalS3 · Significant machinery / electrical / thermal

29

3D Printer

Additive polymer parts.

Mature DIYS1 · Low-risk physical

30

3D Scanner

Capture geometry for reverse engineering and QC.

PromisingS1 · Low-risk physical

31

CNC Circuit Mill

Subtractive PCB prototyping.

PromisingS2 · Common workshop hazards

32

Industrial Robot

Programmable manipulator.

ExperimentalS4 · Hazardous process

33

Chipper / Hammermill

Size-reduce biomass or aggregate.

PromisingS3 · Significant machinery / electrical / thermal

34

Drill Press

Accurate holes on a vertical axis.

Mature DIYS2 · Common workshop hazards

35

Induction Furnace

Electromagnetic melting of metal charges.

ExperimentalS4 · Hazardous process

energy

materials

transportation