More on IC Self-Reproducing Machine Tools

DGoncz · 2005-11-24T15:26:27+00:00

2005-11-24To: news:Hey, gang! Feeling better lately. Getting ready for Thanksgiving.In Kinematic Self-Replicating Machines=A9 2004 Robert A. Freitas Jr. and Ralph C. Merklethe authors mention actual machine tools in section 3.12. I amwondering if 4-stroke, 2-stroke, or turbine engines would make the bestprime movers for a self-powered self-reproducing machine tool (SPSRMT).You see, we distribute power with electric wires now, to various typesof tools: machine tools, power hand tools, stationary power tools. If,as these authors propose, certain design changes can be made to producea universal tool, it would only require a single prime mover. Now,electric machines are difficult to produce with machine tools, butengines are not.So I am now asking for any comments on internal combustion,self-powered, self-reproducing universal machine tools.A few random thoughts:It seems like complex turbine blades are out of reach. So that's why Ititled this post with IC. Turbine engines are technically EC. But hey,if it's in the machine capability, turbines could be an option.Jet A and other purified kerosenes constituting rocket fuels might beappropriate as a fuel base because the whole field of SRMT technologyis related to the colonization of space. Only in the extreme case of aseed ship carrying SRMTs to a destination colony would the nature ofthis technology be required. It can't compete here on Earth; it's toocostly compared to mass production of machine tools. I don't see a usefor LOX in the shop unless it's in a compact welding unit. Kindadangerous stuff. Powering machine tools on H2; any thoughts on that?The authors above do not mention the utter primacy of theanneal/machine/harden/temper sequence as it applies to carbon steel anda few other materials in shop operations. It is the lever by which theIndustrial Revolution was lifted from its base. I'd like to hear moreon this. Does anyone here remember carbon steel lathe bits, or are weall too young for that?I have learned from ...

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Gunner Asch 20 years ago

God curse Bill Clinton and the Loral Corp...

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Martin H. Eastburn 20 years ago

Those rockets just went in the air and burst into fire stars. Just like the ones when they did their ICBM - err - space launching missiles. Their IG wasn't worth the dirt it took to hide it. Without a good IG - the bird gets flaky and tumbles.

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DGoncz 12 years ago

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