{"id":17292,"key":"Fab_Focus","title":"Fab Focus","latest":{"id":1208286,"timestamp":"2025-11-27T23:52:06Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"'''Objective''': Make fabrication facilities and resources accessible.\n\nFab Focus is a virtual hub to facilitate the development of physical production hubs known as Open Source Fab Labs and the partner networks required to sustain them. [http://opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Bryan_Bishop The Austin Fab Lab] and [http://opensourceecology.org/ Factor e Farm] are [[Fab Partners]] in this movement.\n\nThis hub is to facilitate coordination and participation. That begins with discussion at [http://groups.google.com/group/openmanufacturing Open Manufacturing] and ends with usable resources found from here. Develop and use these resources and add as needed.\n\n== Fab Discussion Focus ==\n\n== Context ==\n\n=== Nathan Cravens ===\n\n\"Here is a model to use when approaching the Open Manufacturing list with your design inquires. Please revise it for general use. The [http://groups.google.com/group/openmanufacturing Open Manufacturing list] began as a discussion of theory. We now need to move forward and collaborate for action in order to put theory to practice.\"\n\n== MiniCollaboration Platform ==\n\n* Define the production-in-focus\n* Make a concise wiki for each project to inform our group.\n* Be extremely open source\n* State your project clearly to the [http://groups.google.com/group/openmanufacturing Open Manufacturing list] to incite collaboration.\n\n== Make Collaborators ==\n\nInquire the group for...\n\n* '''knowledge'''\n* '''materials'''\n* '''funding'''\n* '''participation'''\n\nIn general practice this looks like...\n\n* Who has the production '''knowledge''' for construction? What is the most effective knowledge to use?\n* Where can the '''materials''' be found? Who has them freely available to contribute? (or) Where can they be found for least cost?\n* How can we attract '''funding'''? Where can we attract it? Will you fund the production-in-focus?\n* Who will '''participate'''?\n* Show how! Reflect this in discussion and your wiki.\n\nLet's perfect the art of...\n\n* '''vision'''\n* '''organization'''\n* '''fabrication'''\n* '''documentation'''\n* '''replication'''\n\nAdd to these lists as you see fit.\n\n== Resources ==\n\n== [[Fab Partners]] ==\n\nPartner community fabrication facilities and the people that organize them.\n\n== [[Fab Lab Organization]] ==\n\nOrganization methods for fabrication facilities are currently [http://groups.google.com/group/openmanufacturing/browse_thread/thread/2c3c05a3054d8934 under discussion]. See [[Fab Lab Organization]] for the brainstorm highlights.\n\n== [[Fab Instruction]] ==\n\nStep-by-step instructions are documented using the most effective media. This section describes what can be placed in the '''Fab Instruction''' of each product wiki.\n\n== [[Physical Resources]] ==\n\nAvailable physical materials are listed in addition to the knowledge already generated. This section describes what to place in the '''Physical Resources''' of each product wiki.\n\n== [[Fab Lab Benefits]] ==\n\nBenefits for fabricators and investors\n\n== [[Open Business Models]] ==\n\nThe first business model of focus helps produce fabrication facilities and facility network.\n\n== Community Marketing ==\n\nSocial networking and viral marketing resources. Organizational models are developed as needed.\n\n== [[Open Source Hardware Businesses]] ==\n\n{{Page data\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n}}\n\n[[Category:Fab labs]]\n[[Category:Manufacturing]]\n[[Category:Planning]]"}