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Revision as of 09:21, 13 June 2021
Replimat creates practical tools for positive change.
This wiki documents a building system which requires only a few hand tools, is compatible with other building systems, and makes more of itself. A small number of parts are reused in many different ways to build many things most people need including tools needed to make more parts.
Replimat parts are designed for disassembly and cradle-to-cradle reusability, and constructed wherever possible from waste or other durable, reusable, renewable, recycled and recyclable materials. Replimat components form a long lasting, mult-use carbon sink for the waste streams of other processes. Component parts which can not yet be replicated are known as vitamins.
Self reproduction lowers cost, decentralizes production, localizes supply and demand, enables innovation, shortens supply lines, reduces inventory and storage requirements, spreads knowledge, and empowers individuals and small groups.
Replimat is open source hardware, free, libre, and open-source software, and an example of the open design movement. The Replimat project follows a community code of conduct.
Reasons to use Replimat
- Build projects fast while having fun!
- Simple to learn and use
- Designed for disassembly and reuse
- Standard components drastically reduce inventory, manufacturing requirements
- Worldwide availability
- Interoperate with modular construction systems
Design goals
- The right way is the easiest to copy.
- Design parts against the replimat grid to reduce complexity and increase modularity and reusability
- favor parts which can be locally reproduced and have wide application
- enable local production via locally made machines
- consume waste materials for use as raw materials wherever possible - trash to treasure
- promote pools of compatible parts, within which innovation can happen as fast as communication
- strive toward openness and wide application of all components, production processes, firmwares and software
- Avoid unnecessary material transformations. Reduce modifications to standard parts wherever possible.
Parts
Structures
Motions
Springs, Gears and sprockets, Belts, Pulleys, V wheels
Electrics
Wires, Motors, Magnets, Controllers, Ring terminals, Speakers, Switches, Solder, Soldering irons, Silicone resins
Fluids
Hoses, Clamps, Couplers, Fluid pumps, Exchangers
Hydraulics
Hydraulic hoses, Hydraulic couplers, Hydraulic pumps, Hydraulic valves, Hydraulic motors, Hydraulic pistons, Hydraulic power units
Pneumatics
Air cylinders, Pneumatic grippers
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)
Techniques
Ball and socket joints
Count by fives
Fasten loosely until assembled
Four bar linkages
Independent suspensions
Integrated wiring
Jansen linkages
Klann linkages
Layering frames
Peaucellier-Lipkin linkages
Points away from people
Projects without tri joints
Rotation
Scissor linkages
Stacking crates
Three point hitch receivers
Trapezoidal steering
V wheels and angles
Techniques to avoid (which sometimes work)
Nuts inside frames
Cutting frames
Projects
Hand tools
Power tools
Lights
Flashlights
Soldering irons
Multimeters
Chain saws
Drill bits
Organization
Furniture
Booths
Easels
Work lights
Cubicles
Platforms
Assistive devices
Automation
Energy
Transportation
Trucks
Passenger trailers
Scooters
Kayaks
Transmissions
Vehicle ramps
Health and safety
Water filters
Face masks
Bathrooms
Ramps
Railings
Stationary cycles
Shelters
Bus stops
Trailer habitats
Cycle habitats
Towers
Information
Home assistants
Cameras
Camera dollies
Computers
Keyboards
Keyboard, video, and mouse switches
Phones
Projectors
Mesh communicators
Server racks
Signs
Heavy equipment
Forklifts
Front loaders
Cranes
Agriculture
Automatic composters
Wheelbarrows
Carts
Chicken tractors
Kitchens
Dishwashers
Grow cabinets
Greenhouses
Harvest spinners
Harvest bubblers
Harvest hangers
Tractors
Milking parlors
Pellet presses
Trellises
Fences
Raised planters
Soil blockers
Ploughs
Water collection systems
Manufacturing
Assembly lines
Conveyor systems
Hangers
Saw stands
Lumber mills
Drill presses
Automated drilling machines
Punch presses
Plasma cutters
Metal mills
Sheet brakes
Copy carvers
Potter's wheels
Kilns
3D printers
Planers (Thicknessers)
Power tools
Plastic recycling centers
Robot arms
Scaffolding
Stands
Table saws
Vacuforming machines
Pallet jacks
Rotary welding positioners
Wire EDM machines
Recycling
Repair
Textiles
Bobbin Winders
Drum carders
Screen printers
Sewing machines
Spinning wheels
Table looms
Warp boards
Washing Machines
Lifecycles
Ways to help
- Join the mailing list
- To edit the wiki: register an account
- Upload a photo
- Create a page for your project
- Install the Replimat software.
- Acquire vitamins for the project.
- Become a Patron
- Donate to help fund continued research and development
- Purchase parts from the Replimat store
- Sign up for build days.