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Function-level cards. Capability first, project second.

20 records

CNC milling

Prismatic machining of metal and plastics.

MATURE_DIYS3

CNC motion control

Software/hardware that ENABLES milling, turning, plasma.

PRODUCTION_READYS2

Open tractor

Mobile mechanical/hydraulic power for agriculture and construction.

PROMISINGS3

Compressed earth block

Local-soil masonry units.

USABLE_WITH_MODIFICATIONS2

Polymer recovery

Shred, extrude, sheet, and reprint thermoplastics.

MATURE_DIYS3

Digitally fabricated housing

CNC timber cassette systems such as WikiHouse Skylark.

MATURE_DIYS2

Seed Eco-Home

OSE/OBI open house lineage.

PROMISINGS3

Open microscopy

Replicable optical microscope.

PRODUCTION_READYS1

Small-plot precision ag

Automated bed farming.

PRODUCTION_READYS1

Open PV electrics

MPPT, BMS, and conversion with open designs.

USABLE_WITH_MODIFICATIONS3

CNC routing

Sheet-good digital fabrication.

MATURE_DIYS2

Open laboratory machines

CNC, laser, printer kit for labs.

PROMISINGS3

Open PLC / automation

Programmable control for industrial processes.

USABLE_WITH_MODIFICATIONS3

FDM printing

Additive thermoplastics.

MATURE_DIYS1

Household potable water

Treat water to drinking quality at household/community scale.

PRODUCTION_READYS4

Steel MIG welding

The joining kernel of a metal shop.

PRODUCTION_READYS3

Metal turning

Cylindrical work on a lathe.

PRODUCTION_READYS3

Heat treatment of steel

Harden/temper for tools and shafts.

MATURE_PROCESS_NO_MODERN_OPEN_IMPLEMENTATIONS4

Induction melting

Melt metal with an induction coil.

EXPERIMENTALS4

PCB fabrication

From mill to (later) etch/plate. Not a semiconductor fab.

PROMISINGS2