Following @nick’s thread on Events, Events/conferences/festivals/etc in 2020 i managed to get tickets to FarmHack 2020.
Bringing with me:
- an easily-buildable, OSHW pipe-bender design;
- a ( really unsafe ) design for an arc-welder*;
- a small cook-stove design that can be made from soup tins;
- a convergent wind-turbine design that can be built from bicycle components;
Along with getting some help on the planter systems i’m working on.
Any suggestions for other things that would be worth bringing?
Note that i’m looking for suggestions for technologies that people need.
I’ve been working in this field for 10 years, and combine my ADHD, my poor note-taking, and, my eclectic approach towards technology, means i have come across such a wide variety of OSHW that i have forgotten about solutions until someone mentions the problem again.
*No, seriously, if you can find a proper arc-welder then DON’T use this design, https://www.instructables.com/id/Build-a-Microwave-Transformer-Homemade-Welder/ Remember to use the proper PPE.
It’s fun to make and use, but to get fully functional results, it requires a lot of experience in welding to use it effectively.
It’s not an ideal design for a machine to learn on.
It’s got a lovely analogue feel to it though.