Difference between revisions of "Reparable Tools"
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[http://conviviality.ouvaton.org/article.php3?id_article=2 characteristics of convivial tools], notably [http://conviviality.ouvaton.org/article.php3?id_article=4 reparability]. Designing appliances to be easily reparable by their owners would both give consumers more control over the tools they use, and would reduce waste by making appliances more durable. | [http://conviviality.ouvaton.org/article.php3?id_article=2 characteristics of convivial tools], notably [http://conviviality.ouvaton.org/article.php3?id_article=4 reparability]. Designing appliances to be easily reparable by their owners would both give consumers more control over the tools they use, and would reduce waste by making appliances more durable. | ||
| − | While the project is nominally about making tools more reparable, it also | + | While the project is nominally about making tools more '''reparable''', it also involve designing tools that are easy to construct, dissassemble, recycle and reassemble in new combinations. Thus reparability is the basic characteristic, starting from which a broader range of [http://conviviality.ouvaton.org/article.php3?id_article=2 convivial characteristics] can be developed for the tools. |
This project is ambitious, since it involves the design, manufacture and distribution of appliances, which is a capital-intensive industrial activity. The project could thus be divided into phases, as follows: | This project is ambitious, since it involves the design, manufacture and distribution of appliances, which is a capital-intensive industrial activity. The project could thus be divided into phases, as follows: | ||
