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On Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 6:31:01 AM UTC+1, James wrote:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...-s-super-wood/ -- JS Interesting. I once built a 68ft racing yacht out of moulded layers of veneer. It was immensely strong and semi-permanent (the hull is still in commercial service in the China Sea) at a time when the only alternatives were glass-reinforced-plastic which was likely to delaminate within a decade, or wooden planking over hefty frames (my hull required zero bracing, being stiff enough by its curvature, so that the bulkheads were placed where they were required to support masts or to meet watertight compartment regulations). I was so impressed that I put a section on building automobile chasses out of wood in my book on prototype design. However, I wonder if this particular wood technology will ever come down to bicycles, or at least to bicycles that look like the bicycles the usual luddites expect. The current method of making the most beautiful wooden bicycles is by moulded tubes, either made and machined down in halves and bonded, or as wrap-around strips of veneer on a foam core (I'm not even aware of a commercial application of the latter). A compression method, as described in the article you cite, would either result in heavy solid rods that would horrify the weight weenies, or require expensive, sturdy, steel or possibly reinforced concrete, molds for half-tubes, and then bonding, which would be very costly at a time when, according to an article Andrew Muzi cited the other day, titanium production costs could be falling drastically. On the other hand, of course, a bicycle doesn't *have* to be built out of hollow tubes. The Australian industrial designer, Marc Newson, to take just one example, designed a very beautiful bicycle cast in foamed aluminium as a single H-section S-shape running from the head tube to the stubby seat tube, down to the bottom bracket, and from there back to the rear frame end. Something like that would require only one, albeit large, mould to be made in this solidified wood, and could possibly offer a weight advantage. See http://marc-newson.com/mn-bicycles/ Andre Jute Bicycle design doesn't have to lurk in the dark ages |
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On Friday, March 30, 2018 at 11:01:21 AM UTC-7, Andre Jute wrote:
On Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 6:31:01 AM UTC+1, James wrote: https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...-s-super-wood/ -- JS Interesting. I once built a 68ft racing yacht out of moulded layers of veneer. It was immensely strong and semi-permanent (the hull is still in commercial service in the China Sea) at a time when the only alternatives were glass-reinforced-plastic which was likely to delaminate within a decade, or wooden planking over hefty frames (my hull required zero bracing, being stiff enough by its curvature, so that the bulkheads were placed where they were required to support masts or to meet watertight compartment regulations). I was so impressed that I put a section on building automobile chasses out of wood in my book on prototype design. However, I wonder if this particular wood technology will ever come down to bicycles, or at least to bicycles that look like the bicycles the usual luddites expect. The current method of making the most beautiful wooden bicycles is by moulded tubes, either made and machined down in halves and bonded, or as wrap-around strips of veneer on a foam core (I'm not even aware of a commercial application of the latter). A compression method, as described in the article you cite, would either result in heavy solid rods that would horrify the weight weenies, or require expensive, sturdy, steel or possibly reinforced concrete, molds for half-tubes, and then bonding, which would be very costly at a time when, according to an article Andrew Muzi cited the other day, titanium production costs could be falling drastically. On the other hand, of course, a bicycle doesn't *have* to be built out of hollow tubes. The Australian industrial designer, Marc Newson, to take just one example, designed a very beautiful bicycle cast in foamed aluminium as a single H-section S-shape running from the head tube to the stubby seat tube, down to the bottom bracket, and from there back to the rear frame end.. Something like that would require only one, albeit large, mould to be made in this solidified wood, and could possibly offer a weight advantage. See http://marc-newson.com/mn-bicycles/ There is this big push lately to make things out of wood -- even large buildings. https://www.architecturaldigest.com/...lding-portland I think the forest products industry wants to make wood the new steel. Rather than rebranding wood, we should get our materials scientists to develop some process that turns plastic bags filled with dog **** into some super-material. Or maybe old tires or nuclear waste. Why aren't we squeezing old newspapers into some product stronger than titanium? I'm not excited about finding new ways to process trees. -- Jay Beattie. |
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On 3/30/2018 7:59 PM, jbeattie wrote:
On Friday, March 30, 2018 at 11:01:21 AM UTC-7, Andre Jute wrote: On Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 6:31:01 AM UTC+1, James wrote: https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...-s-super-wood/ -- JS Interesting. I once built a 68ft racing yacht out of moulded layers of veneer. It was immensely strong and semi-permanent (the hull is still in commercial service in the China Sea) at a time when the only alternatives were glass-reinforced-plastic which was likely to delaminate within a decade, or wooden planking over hefty frames (my hull required zero bracing, being stiff enough by its curvature, so that the bulkheads were placed where they were required to support masts or to meet watertight compartment regulations). I was so impressed that I put a section on building automobile chasses out of wood in my book on prototype design. However, I wonder if this particular wood technology will ever come down to bicycles, or at least to bicycles that look like the bicycles the usual luddites expect. The current method of making the most beautiful wooden bicycles is by moulded tubes, either made and machined down in halves and bonded, or as wrap-around strips of veneer on a foam core (I'm not even aware of a commercial application of the latter). A compression method, as described in the article you cite, would either result in heavy solid rods that would horrify the weight weenies, or require expensive, sturdy, steel or possibly reinforced concrete, molds for half-tubes, and then bonding, which would be very costly at a time when, according to an article Andrew Muzi cited the other day, titanium production costs could be falling drastically. On the other hand, of course, a bicycle doesn't *have* to be built out of hollow tubes. The Australian industrial designer, Marc Newson, to take just one example, designed a very beautiful bicycle cast in foamed aluminium as a single H-section S-shape running from the head tube to the stubby seat tube, down to the bottom bracket, and from there back to the rear frame end. Something like that would require only one, albeit large, mould to be made in this solidified wood, and could possibly offer a weight advantage. See http://marc-newson.com/mn-bicycles/ There is this big push lately to make things out of wood -- even large buildings. https://www.architecturaldigest.com/...lding-portland I think the forest products industry wants to make wood the new steel. Rather than rebranding wood, we should get our materials scientists to develop some process that turns plastic bags filled with dog **** into some super-material. Or maybe old tires or nuclear waste. Why aren't we squeezing old newspapers into some product stronger than titanium? I'm not excited about finding new ways to process trees. -- Jay Beattie. No idea about bags of dog poop but depleted uranium recycles into a very useful .556: https://answers.yahoo.com/question/i...3182814AAvJcgD -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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On Fri, 30 Mar 2018 17:59:03 -0700 (PDT), jbeattie
wrote: I think the forest products industry wants to make wood the new steel. Rather than rebranding wood, we should get our materials scientists to develop some process that turns plastic bags filled with dog **** into some super-material. Or maybe old tires or nuclear waste. Why aren't we squeezing old newspapers into some product stronger than titanium? I'm not excited about finding new ways to process trees. Old tech still has money to spend to try to hang on just a little longer before they are replaced- logging, oil, coal, etc. None of those are actually sustainable any longer, despite the attempts at greenwashing. Their profitability advantage continues to shrink and the companies that utilize those old techs will move away as other options make more financial sense. Oil companies should long ago have repositioned themselves as multi-source energy companies, but they opted to double down on what they know how to do and seek government protection from new, threatening technologies. That's why your car still only gets 35 mpg on the highway and much worse in town. My 1990 Volvo got just barely worse mileage than my 2017 Subaru (although my Dieselgate Jetta got 52 mpg on the highway and 36 mpg in town). BTW, if you want to know where the "deep state" really is, look no further than entrenched industries with money to spend on buying influence. Locally almost all coal-based electricity production has been replaced by natural gas and wind because the total cost of production is equal or lower over time and therefore profits are better. Logged and milled wood as such has been replaced for many applications in the construction industry by engineered materials. Cheaper, lighter, easier to work with on site, can be made from recycled wood or plastics, made from smaller fast growing species, etc. |
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On 4/1/2018 12:34 AM, Tim McNamara wrote:
BTW, if you want to know where the "deep state" really is, look no further than entrenched industries with money to spend on buying influence. I've been wondering if corporations are replacing national governments as the prime agents of power, just as democracies replaced monarchies. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On Sun, 1 Apr 2018 09:55:15 -0400, Frank Krygowski
wrote: On 4/1/2018 12:34 AM, Tim McNamara wrote: BTW, if you want to know where the "deep state" really is, look no further than entrenched industries with money to spend on buying influence. I've been wondering if corporations are replacing national governments as the prime agents of power, just as democracies replaced monarchies. By and large that has been happening for at least a thousand years in one form or another. Deciding that corporations are effectively individuals with the same rights as real people escalated it. Citizens United enrenched it into case law in keeping with the goal of modern conservatism to ensure that government serves the needs of the rich first and foremost. That paved the way to the rising fascist American state (which is what "Trumpism" really is). |
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On 4/1/2018 10:20 AM, Tim McNamara wrote:
On Sun, 1 Apr 2018 09:55:15 -0400, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 4/1/2018 12:34 AM, Tim McNamara wrote: BTW, if you want to know where the "deep state" really is, look no further than entrenched industries with money to spend on buying influence. I've been wondering if corporations are replacing national governments as the prime agents of power, just as democracies replaced monarchies. By and large that has been happening for at least a thousand years in one form or another. Deciding that corporations are effectively individuals with the same rights as real people escalated it. Citizens United enrenched it into case law in keeping with the goal of modern conservatism to ensure that government serves the needs of the rich first and foremost. That paved the way to the rising fascist American state (which is what "Trumpism" really is). One important difference being that you can choose to be a customer at McDonald's or at The Face Book or at Ford. Or not. The IRS doesn't accept demurrals. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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On Sunday, April 1, 2018 at 8:20:31 AM UTC-7, Tim McNamara wrote:
On Sun, 1 Apr 2018 09:55:15 -0400, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 4/1/2018 12:34 AM, Tim McNamara wrote: BTW, if you want to know where the "deep state" really is, look no further than entrenched industries with money to spend on buying influence. I've been wondering if corporations are replacing national governments as the prime agents of power, just as democracies replaced monarchies. By and large that has been happening for at least a thousand years in one form or another. Deciding that corporations are effectively individuals with the same rights as real people escalated it. Citizens United enrenched it into case law in keeping with the goal of modern conservatism to ensure that government serves the needs of the rich first and foremost. That paved the way to the rising fascist American state (which is what "Trumpism" really is). In Oregon, the various public employees unions swing most of the weight -- and not to the benefit of the average Oregonian. Plundering can be done by any powerful constituent group. Citizens United affected more than just campaigning by 501(C)(4)s or private corporations. It unleashed PACs of all stripe. What this means is that us cyclists need to create a super PAC or super PELETON. We will dominate the world! Bike lanes for everyone! Joerg for king! -- Jay Beattie. |
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On 4/1/2018 4:03 PM, jbeattie wrote:
On Sunday, April 1, 2018 at 8:20:31 AM UTC-7, Tim McNamara wrote: On Sun, 1 Apr 2018 09:55:15 -0400, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 4/1/2018 12:34 AM, Tim McNamara wrote: BTW, if you want to know where the "deep state" really is, look no further than entrenched industries with money to spend on buying influence. I've been wondering if corporations are replacing national governments as the prime agents of power, just as democracies replaced monarchies. By and large that has been happening for at least a thousand years in one form or another. Deciding that corporations are effectively individuals with the same rights as real people escalated it. Citizens United enrenched it into case law in keeping with the goal of modern conservatism to ensure that government serves the needs of the rich first and foremost. That paved the way to the rising fascist American state (which is what "Trumpism" really is). In Oregon, the various public employees unions swing most of the weight -- and not to the benefit of the average Oregonian. Plundering can be done by any powerful constituent group. Citizens United affected more than just campaigning by 501(C)(4)s or private corporations. It unleashed PACs of all stripe. What this means is that us cyclists need to create a super PAC or super PELETON. We will dominate the world! Bike lanes for everyone! Joerg for king! screw that 501(c) tarbaby. I vote for the L Ron Hubbard method, The Holy Church of Uniform Spoke Tension. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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On Sunday, April 1, 2018 at 10:51:07 PM UTC+1, AMuzi wrote:
screw that 501(c) tarbaby. I vote for the L Ron Hubbard method, The Holy Church of Uniform Spoke Tension. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 Now you're talking. Douglas Adams rolls over in his grave and rises up to come join you. AJ |
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On Sun, 1 Apr 2018 09:55:15 -0400, Frank Krygowski
wrote: On 4/1/2018 12:34 AM, Tim McNamara wrote: BTW, if you want to know where the "deep state" really is, look no further than entrenched industries with money to spend on buying influence. I've been wondering if corporations are replacing national governments as the prime agents of power, just as democracies replaced monarchies. I seem to remember that as far back as ancient Athens people with money faired better in the political system then "po folks". In Rome the Census divided the population into 6 divisions determined by wealth. In the English army it required personal wealth to be an officer. Not because of any regulation but rather that the cash outlay, Mess fees, laundry, servant, etc., was more then an officers salary. In short, money does count.... and corporations have a lot of money. -- Cheers, John B. |
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