@solarpunkpresents really enjoyed season 3 episode 1. I think it’s key that #solarpunks debate and discuss everything and it’s good to hear alternative opinions. I was particularly interested about the concept of mineral footprint, where are we going to source the nails and screws of the future?
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@smallsolar On the individual level, I know that people for years have just burned the wood containing nails/screws and reused them, but idk if that will work on an industrial level.
Perhaps using Japanese-style traditional joinery techniques that don't require nails/screws might be one way to cut down on the need for new nails/screws.
That, and we could hold the companies supplying these items accountable, to reevaluate their supply chain, where they get their ore, how they pay/treat their workers, how material gets from one place to the next!
Also, I think the world (esp the Global North) needs to become so much better at recycling our minerals and scrap materials into useable goods.
It's certainly a wicked problem. Like I say in the episode, I don't know it'll be solved by any one thing alone, but I have hope in many different groups of solarpunk-minded people to make a difference in their communities.
@solarpunkpresents thanks Ariel for the reply! Perhaps I should setup a village nail/screw repository a bit like community tool kits. (Actually isn’t a terrible idea!)
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Many of my neighbors have tools they’ll loan to others in our neighborhood - I like the idea of having a communal location like a little library where you can take or leave nails/screws.
@solarpunkpresents @RavynWitch reflecting on my own maker/diy approach I have often been forced to order multiples of a washer or screw, I recently took down some plasterboard/drywall and managed to recover the screws from there.
I could see the ‘Little Parts Library’ being mounted on a wall, lots of coded little draws and a larger deposit slot for new donations. It would need a solar panel roof and would host its own web server which tracked usage and meant 1/2
@solarpunkpresents @RavynWitch you could look up if there was available parts before you turned up. Volunteers would pop in a few times a week to tidy up and sort the new donations.
I’m inspired! Though I bet it turns out this is a real movement and I’m late to the party!
@smallsolar @solarpunkpresents @RavynWitch … in which case you are now part of the movement: congratulations! Welcome to the #sharing #party !
