Design and Fabrication of Bricks Making Machine from Bio-Degradable Waste using for Horticulture

Abstract

This paper reports of design of manual block-making machine; it is a small fraction of a bigger research-study. the various components that make up the final design was done in order to establish the forces, stresses and dimensions. The provision of manure is one the most basic demand of a Farmer all over the World. It is one the most important challenges a farmer faces in his life. The problem of good manure varies from place to place. A good farmer provides, manure to the farm which gives good cultivation. In the developed world the problem is less pronounced, but in the developing nation like Nigeria and India, the problem of farmer is more pronounced. There is about million farmer units’ deficit in Nigeria and India. Therefore, the production of high quality and affordable manure is paramount to solving farming problems in developing countries especially in Nigeria and India. Thus, research was about designing and construction of a multipurpose machine that produces high quality manure bricks for low cost farming. That is, for low income communities/earners. The constructed compressive earth brick (CEB)/block making machine can produce on average a total of 300 bricks per day. Thus, the machine is very affordable for small scale enterprise (SSE). Bricks or blocks produced by using this block machine are relatively cheap for those in rural areas and for low income earners.