Bicibatidora

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Manual:
BiciBa%dora
 Statement
of
Purpose:
 
To
create
a
marketable
product
with
the
objec4ve
of
 promo4ng
sustainable
prac4ces.

Index:
 What
is
it?.......................2
 Why
should
you
care?...3‐5
 Tools
and
Materials…....6‐7
 In
Every
Blender………..…..8
 ConstrucIon……………..9‐20
 Cost
Breakdown…………..21
 How
to
make
money…….22
 MarkeIng
Strategies
&
 EducaIon…………………….23
 Possible
Improvements..24

BiciBaIdora:
What
is
it?
 This
innova4on
is
a
way
you
can
be
sustainable,
 healthy,
and
possibly
make
money.
There
are
many
 ways
to
make
a
biciba%dora
but
Ayal
and
I
wanted
to
 keep
the
bikes
primary
func4on
of
being
able
to
ride
 the
bike
from
place
to
place
as
well
as
adding
the
 func4on
of
powering
a
blender.

The
Basic
Idea…
 Our
idea
is
simple
for
the
ease
of
replica4on:
a
 rubber
or
nylon
piece
that
transfers
fric4on
 from
the
4re,
to
the
axel
of
a
broken
blender,
to
 the
blades
in
the
pitcher.
This
u4lizes
parts
of
a
 broken
blender
with
the
purpose
of
saving
 money
and
reusing
old
materials.

Why
should
you
care?

Former
CIEE‐SE
student,
Christopher
Leiden
brought
aIen4on
to
how
 much
energy
common
household
appliances
consume
by
illustra4ng
 the
idea
of
how
much
physical
energy
each
appliance
requires
to
 func4on.

 Sanchez
et
al.
(1998)
states
that
in
1996,
blenders
are
on
average
used
 293
4mes
a
year
in
each
individual
household
at
300
waIs
per
hour.

 Each
year,
using
a
biciba%dora
would
save
1,465
waIs
of
electricity
per
 household
if
the
blender
is
used
for
about
a
minute
every
4me.

Why
should
you
care?
 Increasing
FuncIonality
Decreases
 Carbon
Footprint
 On
average
the
world
produces
enough
carbon
dioxide
 through
various
mechanisms
such
as
electricity
produc4on
 for
day‐to‐day
needs
and
the
extrac4on
and
use
of
fossil
 fuels
for
transporta4on
that
the
global
carbon
cycle
has
 been
sped
up
by
over
one
hundred
Imes
(Roston,
2008).

Why
should
you
care?

In
La4n
America,
70%
of
the
roads
are
taken
up
by
cars
 which
are
only
used
by
20%
of
the
popula4on.

Tools
&
Materials
 • Hammer
 • Hand
drill
with
different
sized
 bits
 • Hand
saw
(metal
and
wood)
 • Angle
Grinder
 • Phillips
screwdriver
 • Flat‐head
screwdriver
 • Pliers
(Needle
nose
&
normal)

 • Welding
tools
 • Measuring
Tape
 • Markers
 • Paint
Brush
 • Set
square

Object

Approximate
Size

Use

Sturdy
scrap
wood

46
cm
X
20
cm

Base
for
blender

Long
pieces
of
straight
rebar

2
x
1.10
m

Structure
for
base

Long
pieces
of
angled
metal

2
x
46
cm,
3
x
24.5
cm,
1
x
47
cm
 Bicycle
stand

Flat
metal
pieces

12
cm
 2
x
16
cm
 2
x
5
cm
 2
x
3
cm

Bicycle
stand
 Connect
to
rebar
pieces
and
 provide
support
for
stand
 Connect
top
part
of
rebar
to
 bicycle
 Connect
boIom
part
of
rebar
to
 bicycle

Cylindrical
piece
of
Nylon

3.5
cm
(wide)
X
7
cm

Fric4on
piece

Socket

2.5
cm
(thick
end),
dependent
 on
nut
size
that
is
found
at
end
 of
axle

Transfer
energy
from
fric4on
 piece

A
broken
blender

Includes
nut
to
fit
into
socket

Base,
axle,
and
axle
support
&
 screws

Paint
&
Sealant

Outdoor
quality

Paint
and
seal
the
metal
&
wood

Various
nuts
&
screws

2
longs
screws
(depends
on
 thickness
of
wood)
 2
buIerfly
nuts

Connec4ng
base
to
wood
 Connec4ng
screws
to
connect
 base
to
wood

In
Every
Blender…

there
are
important
pieces
that
can
be
used
to
construct
a
system
for
 transferring
energy
from
the
bicycle
4re
to
the
the
blades.
These
 include:
 Top
part
 of
blender
 The
axle:
 base
 • This
piece
goes
through
the
 en4re
system
and
turns
the
 Base
of
 blade.
 blender

The
base
of
the
blender:

The
axle
support:

• The
support
contains
two
bushings
on
 both
pieces
which
helps
with
movement.
 • The
support
also
provides
stability
and
 support
for
the
axle.

• The
top
of
the
blender’s
base
 provides
the
right
loca4on
and

 support
for
the
pitcher.
 • Keeping
the
top
and
the
base
 together
make
it
so
that
you
don’t
 have
to
build
another
mechanism
 for
aIaching
the
axle
to
the
 pitcher
and
stabilizing
it.

ConstrucIon

Take
apart
the
 broken
blender.

Keep
the
axle
and
it’s
 components,
including
 the
axle
support.

Keep
the
base,
the
 top,
and
the
blender
 cup.

Keep
all
of
the
screws
 and
washers.

Axle
Components.
Other
 half
of
axle
support
is
 excluded
in
this
picture.

Electrical
components
 that
are
unnecessary
for
 construc4on.

ConstrucIon
 Where
 the
base
 was
cut.

Take
the
angle
grinder
 and
cut
the
base
down
as
 far
as
you
can
without
 interfering
with
any
of
the
 screw
holes
underneath.
 These
are
useful
for
the
 en4re
system.

Make
sure
 the
cut
is
level
and
sand
the
 edges
down.

To
fasten
the
base
onto
 the
board,
you
can
u4lize
 part
of
the
blender
base
 including
these
holes.
We
 drilled
through
them
to
 put
a
long
enough
screw
 to
go
through
the
wood
 and
be
4ghtened
with
a
 nut.

ConstrucIon
 Set
 Square

Cut
a
piece
of
wood
for
the
 blender
base
to
sit
on.
 Cut
out
a
circle
in
the
 center
of
the
wood
so
that
 the
axle
can
fit
through
the
 board.
 Drill
holes
for
the
screws
 that
will
be
used
to
fasten
 the
base
to
the
board.

2‐inch
 drill
bit

ConstrucIon

In
order
to
make
sure
the
axle
 support
will
be
aIached
in
the
 right
loca4on,
place
the
intact
 base
on
the
wood
and
mark
 where
the
two
casing
pieces
 connect.

 Drill
a
hole
at
these
loca4ons
 and
paint
the
board.
Paint
over
 it
with
a
sealant.

Place
the
axle
and
 the
casing
in
the
 blender,
excluding
 the
boIom
half
of
 the
axle
support.

ConstrucIon

Where
the
 wood
will
be.

This
is
what
the
 system
looks
like
 without
the
board
 intact.

Fasten
the
base
to
the
board.
 Make
sure
that
the
two
sides
of
 the
axel
support
can
be
 connected.
Fasten
the
blender
 base
to
the
board
by
4ghtening
 the
long
screws
down
with
 washers

nuts.
It
should
look
 like
this:

ConstrucIon

Take
a
low
gauge
piece
of
 rebar
and
make
a
mold
 that
connects
right
above
 the
axel
of
the
back
4re
to
 the
screws
that
keep
the
 seat
intact.

 From
this
mold,
draw
the
 shape
onto
a
thick
piece
of
 wood
and
place
rebar
pins
 on
the
outsides
of
the
 drawings.
This
will
look
 something
like
this:

 Bend
the
pieces
to
fit
the
 mold
for
each
side.

ConstrucIon

Take
thin
sheets
of
metal
 and
weld
them
to
the
 rebar
ends.
Drill
holes
in
 the
metal
sheets
so
that
 the
pin
that
keeps
the
 seat
in
place
can
fit
 through.
This
is
how
the
 top
part
of
the
rebar
 mold
fit
onto
the
bike.

ConstrucIon

Weld
thin
sheets
 of
metal
to
the
 other
ends
of
 the
rebar
mold.
 Find
a
way
to
 aIach
this
near
 the
back
4re’s
 axle.
We
had
to
 empty
holes
 above
the
axle
 that
we
u4lized.

ConstrucIon

Weld
in
between
the
rebar
 pieces,
a
thin
sheet
of
metal
at
 the
two
loca4ons
shown
on
the
 picture
and
drill
a
rectangular
 hole
in
the
center
of
each.
The
 rectangular
hole
will
allow
you
to
 adjust
whether
or
not
the
nylon
 will
make
contact
with
the
4re.
It
 should
resemble
this
picture:

ConstrucIon
 Find
a
nut
that
will
screw
onto
the
 boIom
of
the
axle
and
4ghten
it
on.

 Buy
a
socket
that
fits
the
nut
and
 epoxy
the
socket
over
the
nut.

 Find
or
make
a
sturdy
cylindrical
piece
 made
out
of
rubber
or
nylon.
This
 needs
to
be
thicker
than
the
widest
 side
of
the
socket.
 Measure
the
socket
and
drill
a
hole
 that
size
as
center
as
possible
into
one
 side
of
the
cylindrical
piece.
Drill
only
 enough
so
that
the
socket
can
fit
snug
 into
the
cylindrical
piece,

as
displayed
 in
the
pictures.

Socket
 Nylon

Nut

ConstrucIon
 
 Drill
through
the
base
in
the
 right
loca4on
so
that
the
base
can
be
 moved
to
where
the
cylindrical
piece
 is
touching
and
not
touching.

 Connect
the
base
with
the
long
screws
 and
place
these
through
the
 rectangles.
Screw
on
the
buIerfly
nuts
 and
fasten
to
the
stand.

ConstrucIon

As
you
can
see
from
the
 pictures,
we
constructed
a
 stand
by
using
angled
metal
 and
aIaching
it
to
one
side
of
 the
axle.
In
order
to
provide
 more
stability
we
had
to
put
 another
metal
piece
that
 connects
to
the
bicycle
frame.

So…How
Much
Does
It
Cost?
 For
us
*(in
Colones)*:
 Tires
and
Tubes……………...8400
 Pitcher…………………………...2900
 Pitcher
Top……………………….800
 Blades…………………………….2900
 Base
of
pitcher………….........800
 Various
nuts
and
screws……585
 Socket………………………….…1234
 Poxipal…………………………...1721
 Welding
Work………………...9000
 Spray
Paint…………………..…2200
 Total……………………………..30540

Materials
we
either
already
 owned,
found,
recycled,
or
 repurposed
that
you
might
 need
to
pay
for:
 • Wood
 • Paint
 • Broken
Blender
 • Rebar
 • Angled
Metal
 • Thin
Sheets
of
Metal
 • Tools

Now
that
you
have
made
it…
 make
some
money
on
the
side
 Our
idea
is
that
you
could
arrange
with
business
such
as
hotels,
farmers
 markets,
or
fes4vals
to
set
up
the
biciba4dora.
Due
to
the
fact
that
you
 cannot
haul
around
a
bunch
of
fruit
and
juice,
the
loca4on
will
have
to
 provide
that
either
through
the
kitchen,
a
farmer,
or
another
booth.
 They
will
take
the
cost
of
the
smoothie
and
you
will
work
based
on
4ps.
 Speak
to
local
businesses
or
farmers
and
see
if
you
can
work
out
a
deal.
 Also,
while
you
are
working,
don’t
forget
to
adver4ze!

Possible
businesses
of
interest
in
Monteverde,
Costa
Rica:
 Cer4fied
CST
Hotels:
 Other
possible
markets:
 • Hotel
Belmar
 • La
Ferria
 • Monteverde
Country
Lodge
 • Ecofest
 • Hotel
Poco
a
Poco
 • Monteverde
Cheese
Farm
 • Hotel
El
Establo
 Examples
Can
be
Found
Online:
 • Fonda
vela
Hotel
 Green
Campus
Promo4on
 • Posada
Claro
de
Luna
Hotel
 Yoplait
Promo4ng
Health
and
Smoothies
 • Trapp
Family
Lodge

MarkeIng
Strategies
&
EducaIon
 Brochures
promo4ng
the
product
and
sustainability
 Business
cards
to
promote
your
business
 Speak
with
local
businesses
about
the
incorpora4on
of
the
product
 Let
other
people
power
the
biciba%dora.
This
promotes
healthiness
 and
brings
in
a
larger
crowd
to
try
it
themselves.

 Print
flyers
about
your
business
and
put
them
around
town.
 Create
a
website
promo4ng
your
business
including
a
mission
 statement.
 Emphasize
doing
it
at
home
and
making
it
yourself.
Link
this
 website!

Possible
Improvements
 Adver4sing
material
in
the
bicycle
stand.
 Cumng
board
in
the
middle
of
the
frame.
 Satchels
to
the
two
sides
of
the
wooden
base.
 Use
a
mountain
bike
(Monteverde
Specific)
&
a
shorter
bike
 to
make
it
easier
for
people
of
many
heights
to
mount.
 Make
the
stand
as
close
to
the
ground
as
possible
to
prevent
 wobbling
and
increase
stability.
(A
removable
stand
that
is
 smaller
could
be
an
op4on.
Ours
was
designed
to
stay
 connected
to
the
bike
for
op4mum
transport
and
set
up
 rather
than
stability.)

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