Making Bamcas...

The Bamcas making techniques have to pass several stages, namely:

a. Selecting Qualified Gombong Bamboos

This phase will determine the quality of the bamboo computer casings because not all bamboo Gombong have a good quality. Good Gombong bamboos are harvested at the age of 3-5 years between late July and early September [6]. At that time the water content of bamboo Gombong also decreases, which reduce the sugar that makes bamboo Gombong resistance of pests such as termites. Therefore, we have prepared ourselves to buy some bamboo sticks Gombong that month.

b. Gombong Bamboo Preservation Stage

Gombong bamboo stems and then cut into pieces according to the desired size (this piece is called with a blade), the blade's sides are cleaned with a cloth or paper. On the other hand preparing a barrel filled with boiling water enough, the barrel and then reheated.
After boiling water, then added with borax as much as 2% and 3% berbandingan borik with the amount of water, then stir until combined. After all ingredients had been mixed, the heat turned off and pieces of bamboo Gombong incorporated into the mixture, the entire surface of the bamboo cultivated Gombong submerged by a chemical solution, and the barrel is closed tightly so that no air intake. The purpose of this preservation process is to eliminate the existing food quintessence Gombong on bamboo. If the quintessence of this food has been lost, then attacked by termites Gombong bamboo will be smaller.



c. Drying Bamboo Gombong

Gombong bamboo drying process is needed to maintain the dimensional stability of bamboo Gombong, improving surface color, as well as for protection against fungal attack, wet powder and to facilitate further in progress. Gombong bamboo strength will also increase with increasing dry bamboo Gombong. Gombong bamboo drying can be done naturally (air drying), smoking, drying, using solar energy (solar collector on drying) or in combination with energy furnace, dryer and drying in the kitchen.

d. Assembly
Making computer case pillar requires Gombong twelve bamboo poles, each associated with peg grafting technique.
Making the base and the roof needs a few small blades. Each bar drilled every 2 cm with a drill, then each of the holes will be pivoted together with the pole.
Parts makers side of the computer casing is almost the same as the base and roof, which is preparing pitches as one side of the peg system, but the difference is that the side could be overhauled as the computer casing in general.
The final stage of assembly is to make the spaces in the computer as a place meletakknan computer hardware component.

e. Laminate
Laminate stage is the last stage which is also the preservation of the computer casing to avoid some external factors such as dust, ambient temperature, hot sun, rain and others.

Mahasiswa ITT Kembangkan Casing PC Bambu

Ditulis pada 28 April 09


snap-itt Sekelompok mahasiswa Institut Teknologi Telkom (ITT) Bandung mengembangkan casing personal computer (PC) dari bambu. Mereka menamakannya “Bamcas,” Bamboo Casing PC Exotic Robustus Affordable, yang menjadi buah karya unik, kreatif, sekaligus eksotik.

“Bambu sangat cocok sebagai solusi alternatif casing PC dengan kemampuannya menyerap panas,” ujar Fuad Praseto, mahasiswa Teknik Telekomunikasi ITT, koordinator dari lima mahasiswa yang menciptakan casing ini. Menurut Fuad, Indonesia merupakan salah satu negara penghasil bamboo terbesar di dunia, dengan persediaan bambu berlimpah. Namun pengembangannya masih terbilang minim sehingga sebagai sebagai material lokal bambu kerap terpinggirkan. “Padahal bambu memiliki kriteria tersendiri. Selain artistik, bambu pun merupakan material yang awet,” kata dia. Kekuatan bambu sehingga cocok dijadikan material casing terletak pada struktur seratnya yang lurus dan sejajar. Seratnya sangat baik untuk menahan beban tekanan, mengurangi efek getaran, maupun tarikan saat PC beroperasi. Kekuatan bambu yang berkualitas, relatif sama dengan kayu.

Bambu yang digunakan sebagai bahan baku casing PC adalah bambu gombong. Menurut Fuad, bambu tersebut kualitasnya nomor dua dari jenis bambu yang ada. Sebelum disulap menjadi casing PC, bambu mesti diawetkan terlebih dahulu guna menghilangkan sari makanan yang ada pada bambu sehingga bambu tersebut tak mudah diserang rayap. Setelah proses pengawetan, struktur bambu cenderung lebih keras dari sebelumnya sekaligus menjadikan bambu makin kuat dan berkualitas.
“Sebisa mungkin Bamcas mampu meminimalisasi penggunakaan material logam sehingga penyambungan antar bambu pada Bamcas tidak menggunakan paku, melainkan dengan lem dan pasak,” pungkas Fuad.

(http://www.biskom.web.id/2009/04/28/mahasiswa-itt-kembangkan-casing-pc-bambu.bwi)

Modern Bamboo House Construction

Home Improvement January 18th, 2010

“House of Bamboo”. Such homes are often referred to as elements of bamboo as a decorative element but also as the main material in the structure of the building. Bamboo has strength and high elasticity so that it can be used as building material and wood substitutes and Utilization of Bamboo. Materials exploration Used In Building

Bamboo is the main material of this homes is explored. Why bamboo? Bamboo was chosen because the owner wanted to use materials that do not require a lot of energy in its implementation. In addition, both functions also as a means to socialize the possibility of other natural materials other than wood for building materials. Unlike the very tree clear-cutting, bamboo can be harvested once every 3 years and is constantly growing as long as no part root destroyed, so the bamboo can be quickly updated, renewable and suistenable material. Bamboo is very easy to obtain, there are almost in all parts of Indonesia. In terms of cost, while the bamboo is cheaper in terms of implementation, bamboo can also be easily processed into building materials.

Bamboo is used in residential areas such us Parongpong, Lembang, Ciwidey and surrounding areas. Type of bamboo used is bamboo rope / apus, temen bamboo, bamboo and bamboo petung gombong. Prior to use as building materials, furniture and aesthetic elements, bamboo first brought to the workshop to be processed first. Bamboo preserved by soaking with a mixture of 5% of chemicals and 95% water for 14 days, then dried. Most, bamboo is processed into building materials is done directly on the site. But there is also the first processed in the workshop is to manufacture panels and woven bamboo floor bamboo gedek.

Applications bamboo structures in this residential variety. East building mass and the mass of Western buildings using bamboo as the only major structure as well as a wall charger. Bamboo or bamboo petung gombong in diameter from 10 to 12 cm is inserted into the column structure, and then given TULANGAN casted iron and concrete. Bamboo can reduce the number of cast concrete to 50% of them. This technique is called bamboocrete. Shaped woven bamboo is used in part as a replacement brick wall or brick. Woven bamboo is coated on both sides by the ram-shaped wire “honey”, and then plastered with a finishing kamprot or regular acian. This technique is called a wall plastered bamboo that can save the cost of Rp95.000, 00/m2 be Rp72.000, 00/m2 compared with conventional brick wall. Bamboo is also used as floor covering materials. Bamboo stalks diced, and then glued together to form a panel, called laminated bamboo floor.

Instead of using bamboo as main materials, this house also apply the concept of recycled materials by using old materials sold in the many side streets of Bandung result of dismantling many houses the Dutch that was destroyed by the owner to be replaced with new buildings. Materials used are used in this house is block and board Rasamala, multiplek, tiles Plentong, TULANGAN iron various sizes, dismantling the glass and so on. The use of secondhand materials are in addition to reducing waste on the environment can also save the total cost of construction up to 30%.

Concept Building Mass

Planning and design of this house came from the concept of family and number of family members. Building mass is divided into three areas. The first area is the East building mass to area parents, is private. The second area is a bale-bale in the middle of the bamboo open land for common areas, are public. The third area is the western building mass to area children, are semiprivate. The concept of the physical form and layout of the mass of the building itself adapted to the presence of clove trees which 9 were in the land before the start of the construction process. This is what led to the emergence of the concept of lean construction. Namely, the mass of the building is made with a modular system with a column spacing of 3.5 to 4 meters are placed among the clove trees that flourished and is still productive.

East building mass and the mass of the West building their own stand. All sleeping rooms are on the top floor of each building mass to privacy more secure. The ground floor consists of guest rooms, dining room and pantry, large kitchen and musala. To the ground floor, two buildings connected by a mass-bale bale open bamboo which is the center of this house. Bale-bale is large enough that 50 m2 and designed without walls and doors that open freely to the front facing the house and into the back of the house. Bale-bale, bamboo and bamboo bridges using bamboo sticks as a floor intact.

For the top floor, two masses connected by a bridge structure is also designed bamboo open. The bridge is just above the bale-bale of bamboo that also functions as a roof for the bale-bale. The bridge is expected to be given a roof to cover the tent structure. This open space designed to be interwoven relationships and harmony between the inner and outer space.

Finally we can see the desire designer and owner of this house who tried to apply the concept of green architecture through the concept of recycling, respect for the existing presence of clove trees, use bamboo material in integrated innovation with the use of secondhand materials has produced a work of architecture and environmentally proper our appreciation together.

(http://flounderville.com/home-improvement/modern-bamboo-house-construction.html)

Bamboo - Discover The Benefits Of Bamboo Plants

By Joan Lynn Platinum Quality Author


The bamboo plant is not just a simple plant, it plays a major role in the life of thousands of people and animals. One million people live in bamboo houses, for hundreds of thousands it is the primary source of income. The bamboo plant is the habitat for many animals and for some it even is the only source of food.

Bamboo plants enjoy increasing popularity. Its advantages are compelling. Its tensile strength compares to that of steel. It grows extremely fast and needs no care. It is the fastest growing grass which makes it to a very cheap resource. You chop it down and it comes back quicker than any other plant. It can also grow very high, some types of bamboo plants can grow 60 feet high.

After treatment, bamboo is a very hard wood but it is also light and very tough. No wonder that bamboo plants have been used in construction since centuries. The commercial value of bamboo goes into the billions each year. There are far more than 1500 different types of bamboo but only about 40 are commercially used.

Bamboo was and still is used to build houses and even bridges. It is used to produce closets, furniture, carpets, matts, shades, fences, art and many other things. It even is used in medicine to treat several diseases. In China bamboo fibres were used to make paper.

Bamboo is very common in Asia but its increasing popularity in Europe and America is no surprise. More and more people like using bamboo in their gardens for example. It grows compact and fast and is always green. That makes it to a perfect, natural and cheap fence.

Its strength and look makes bamboo valuable for flooring as well. While not always cheap, bamboo flooring is a real alternative and available in a vast variety.

Bamboo is a very robust grass. It needs no care and spreads easily. All you need to do is to care for enough water and cut them back when they spread too much or grow too high. If you look to cultivate bamboo in your garden you should do some research beforehand. There are different types of bamboo plants and once planted it can be difficult to remove.

And lets not forget the lucky bamboo plant. In China you can find it in almost any household because the legend says it brings luck to the bearer and energizes the place where it is. But hold. Lucky bamboo is not a bamboo but just a simple house plant. However, it looks like bamboo and since it brings luck, we keep calling it lucky bamboo.

Unfortunately bamboo plants are in danger because the increasing population is the major cause for the reduction of the bamboo forests. Bamboo is a tough grass and with the increasing awareness of the many advantages, bamboo plants should be here forever.

Joan Lynn has written several articles about the bamboo plant, lucky bamboo and the variety of bamboo plants which have been published in ezines and also on her web site.

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Joan_Lynn

Limbah Casing bisa bikin gangguan syaraf

Limbah casing yang digunakan pada perangkat ponsel dan komputer disinyalir bisa mengakibatkan gangguan syaraf. Hal ini berlaku pada casing yang terbuat dari plastik dan logam.
Hal tersebut diungkap Emma Rachmawaty, asisten deputi urusan pengelolaan B3 (bahan berbahaya beracun) dan limbah B3, dari Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup (KLH) kepada detikINET di sela-sela acara lokakarya nasional pengelolaan limbah elektronik, di Hotel Harris, Jakarta (20/12/06).

"Pada casing yang terdapat di HP dan komputer terdapat bahan kimia flem returdan
yang tergolong B3 dan berdampak ke syaraf,"

ujar Emma.

"Bahan kimia tersebut digunakan pada perangkat casing dengan tujuan untuk
menyerap panas, memang saat digunaan oleh konsumen tidak ada masalah. Tetapi
saat dibongkar dan dibuang sehingga ter-expose dengan lingkungan maka reaksi itu
akan terjadi,"

tambahnya.
Emma juga merujuk pada tempat servis perangkat ini sebagai pengguna yang berpeluang lebih besar untuk terkena efek, karena mereka bersinggungan langsung ketika membongkar untuk perbaikan.
Saat ini, Indonesia mengalami peningkatan sampah elektronik seiring meningkatnya perkembangan teknologi. Sayangnya berapa banyak limbah elektronik yang tersebar di Indonesia masih dalam penelitian. Emma mengakui sebagian masyarakat Indonesia memang banyak yang belum peduli terhadap sampah elektronik. Untuk ke depannya, KLH berencana akan mengadakan himbauan dan training kepada masyarakat agar dapat mengendalikan sampah elektronik ini.
(http://www.detikinet.com/read/2006/12/20/175058/722496/317/limbah-casing-bisa-akibatkan-gangguan-syaraf)

INTRODUCTION

BAMCAS...
BAMBOO CASING COMPUTER..
Merupakan inovasi baru pada casing komputer desktop yang bahan dasar pembuatannya tidak lagi menggunakan logam melainkan dari bahan bambu gombong (Gigantochloa verticillata) yang lebih ramah lingkungan dan mudah untuk diperbaharui.
Konstruksi Bamcas merupakan hasil kreasi dari casing komputer yang lebih efektif dan efisien karena ukurannya lebih kecil dari casing komputer biasa. Namun demikian, sirkulasi udara akan tetap terjamin dengan baik sehingga komputer desktop ini tidak mudah panas. Selain itu, keunikan casing yang telah disungging dengan ukiran khas budaya Sunda akan memberikan kepuasan terhadap cita rasa seni pengguna komputer desktop tersebut.