Multimachine

= a humanitarian, open source machine tool project for developing countries

URL = http://opensourcemachine.org/

Description

"The MultiMachine all-purpose machine tool that can be built by a semi-skilled mechanic with just common hand tools. For machine construction, electricity can be replaced with "elbow grease" and the necessary material can come from discarded vehicle parts."

More Information

1. Yahoogroup devoted to the multimachine at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multimachine/?yguid=234361452
2. 80-page manual on how to make the multimachine, at http://opensourcemachine.org/mm2html2/How_to_build_a_multimachine.html
3. two businesses that will custom machine any part to your digital specs: E-Machine and

Big Blue Saw

1. See for a full list of Open Source Machines, our entry on Product Hacking
2. Multiple-Purpose Production Technology