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What should I build next?

Ordinal ranking of machines you do not own, by downstream capability closed in the seeded graph. Not a shopping recommendation and not a price.

Workshop “Starter bay” · 4 machines · $3000 planning band.

01CNC milling machine

score 69

S3 · Significant machinery / electrical / thermal

Highest typical unlock from a welder + plasma + lathe + printer shop: flats, keyways, gearbox housings, pump parts, bearing seats, fixtures, machine reproduction.
Second-order unlocks include: MAKE_KEYWAYS, MAKE_HOUSINGS, MAKE_FIXTURES, REPRODUCE_MACHINE_FRAMES.
Maturity MATURE_DIY. Seeded from specification §30. Live status not independently verified.
Score is ordinal, not a dollar return. Weak data is not shown as precision.

Newly feasible: Mill metal (3-axis)

Cost band: Often the $25k generative-workshop step — verify locally

02LinuxCNC controller

score 61

S2 · Common workshop hazards

Would add declared capabilities: CNC mill control, CNC lathe control, CNC plasma control.
Second-order unlocks include: MILL_METAL_3_AXIS, TURN_METAL_250MM, CUT_PLASMA_STEEL.
Maturity PRODUCTION_READY. Seeded from specification §30. Live status not independently verified.
Score is ordinal, not a dollar return. Weak data is not shown as precision.

Newly feasible: CNC mill control, CNC lathe control, CNC plasma control

Cost band: UNKNOWN

03Air compressor

score 29

S3 · Significant machinery / electrical / thermal

Would add declared capabilities: Produce compressed air.
Second-order unlocks include: ENABLE_PLASMA, PNEUMATIC_TOOLS.
Maturity PRODUCTION_READY. Seeded from specification §30. Live status not independently verified.
Score is ordinal, not a dollar return. Weak data is not shown as precision.

Newly feasible: Produce compressed air

Cost band: UNKNOWN

04Bulldozer

score 25

S3 · Significant machinery / electrical / thermal

Would add declared capabilities: Hydraulic power.
Second-order unlocks include: POWER_IMPLEMENTS, POWER_CEB, POWER_TRACTOR_TOOLS.
Maturity EXPERIMENTAL. Seeded from specification §30. Live status not independently verified.
Score is ordinal, not a dollar return. Weak data is not shown as precision.

Newly feasible: Hydraulic power

Cost band: UNKNOWN

05Tractor

score 25

S3 · Significant machinery / electrical / thermal

Would add declared capabilities: Hydraulic power.
Second-order unlocks include: POWER_IMPLEMENTS, POWER_CEB, POWER_TRACTOR_TOOLS.
Maturity PROMISING. Seeded from specification §30. Live status not independently verified.
Score is ordinal, not a dollar return. Weak data is not shown as precision.

Newly feasible: Hydraulic power

Cost band: UNKNOWN

06Power Cube

score 25

S3 · Significant machinery / electrical / thermal

Would add declared capabilities: Hydraulic power.
Second-order unlocks include: POWER_IMPLEMENTS, POWER_CEB, POWER_TRACTOR_TOOLS.
Maturity PROMISING. Seeded from specification §30. Live status not independently verified.
Score is ordinal, not a dollar return. Weak data is not shown as precision.

Newly feasible: Hydraulic power

Cost band: UNKNOWN

07Sawmill

score 21

S3 · Significant machinery / electrical / thermal

Would add declared capabilities: Saw lumber.
Second-order unlocks include: BUILD_A_HOME, CNC_WOOD_SHEET.
Maturity PROMISING. Seeded from specification §30. Live status not independently verified.
Score is ordinal, not a dollar return. Weak data is not shown as precision.

Newly feasible: Saw lumber

Cost band: UNKNOWN

08Electric Motor / Generator

score 21

S3 · Significant machinery / electrical / thermal

Would add declared capabilities: General motion control.
Second-order unlocks include: CNC_MILL_CONTROL, ROBOT_CONTROL.
Maturity MATURE_PROCESS_NO_MODERN_OPEN_IMPLEMENTATION. Seeded from specification §30. Live status not independently verified.
Score is ordinal, not a dollar return. Weak data is not shown as precision.

Newly feasible: General motion control

Cost band: UNKNOWN

09Bioplastic Extruder

score 21

S3 · Significant machinery / electrical / thermal

Would add declared capabilities: Extrude recycled polymer.
Second-order unlocks include: SHEET_PLASTIC, PRINT_FEEDSTOCK.
Maturity PROMISING. Seeded from specification §30. Live status not independently verified.
Score is ordinal, not a dollar return. Weak data is not shown as precision.

Newly feasible: Extrude recycled polymer

Cost band: UNKNOWN

10Maslow CNC

score 21

S2 · Common workshop hazards

Would add declared capabilities: CNC sheet goods.
Second-order unlocks include: DIGITAL_HOUSING, MAKE_FIXTURES.
Maturity MATURE_DIY. Seeded from specification §30. Live status not independently verified.
Score is ordinal, not a dollar return. Weak data is not shown as precision.

Newly feasible: CNC sheet goods

Cost band: UNKNOWN

11CNC router

score 21

S2 · Common workshop hazards

Would add declared capabilities: CNC sheet goods.
Second-order unlocks include: DIGITAL_HOUSING, MAKE_FIXTURES.
Maturity MATURE_DIY. Seeded from specification §30. Live status not independently verified.
Score is ordinal, not a dollar return. Weak data is not shown as precision.

Newly feasible: CNC sheet goods

Cost band: UNKNOWN

12Precious Plastic extruder

score 21

S3 · Significant machinery / electrical / thermal

Would add declared capabilities: Extrude recycled polymer.
Second-order unlocks include: SHEET_PLASTIC, PRINT_FEEDSTOCK.
Maturity MATURE_DIY. Seeded from specification §30. Live status not independently verified.
Score is ordinal, not a dollar return. Weak data is not shown as precision.

Newly feasible: Extrude recycled polymer

Cost band: UNKNOWN