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File:Fef siteplan 1.zip

2016-07-16T14:14:31Z

Alechiggins: Alechiggins uploaded a new version of File:Fef siteplan 1.zip

Alec Log

2016-07-12T15:00:54Z

Alechiggins:

[https://drive.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/folderview?id=0ByRPBiXEVh2hVFpENDlsUVBnMEE&usp=sharing_eid&ts=56f9adef Agriculture Folder] , [https://drive.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/folderview?id=0ByRPBiXEVh2hcnFzQTBnc0xWV00&usp=sharing_eid&ts=56f9ade2 Picture Folder ]. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NjXsoShCHFabcCOA7DKnqA5W9XYpYHQaxEMBhmm2CxM/edit Farm Quimmit for Soil Prep].
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=Tue Jul 12=
Added ID 19 layer to [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Fef_siteplan_1.zip Hazel planting map] to show plantings so far.

[[image:Screen_Shot_2016-07-12_at_9.55.52_AM.png]]

=Mon Jul 11=
[http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Fef_siteplan_1.zip Hazel planting map].

=Tue Jun 7=
[http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Keyline_Plow.FCStd Keyline Plow].
=Mon May 30=
[http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Shaft_bearings.FCStd Shaft and bearings] in FreeCAD for flail mower.
=Fri May 27=
Added drip tube to aquaponics, planted more basil, parsley and lettuce.

=Wed May 25=
Progress on [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Microtrac_2015 Microtrac FreeCAD]. Reaching limits of processing power, need to consolidate parts. '''Note: not an issue in the current form - crisp and fast on Ubuntu 15.10 and Dell Precision M6500 Core i7.'''

=Tue May 24=
[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g14232cf7a1_0_0 Route 2] for incubator brains. Starting to assemble [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Microtrac_2015 2015 Microtrac] in FreeCAD. Weeding Afforestt.

=Sat May 21=
Added [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Tracksonidler.FCStd track units on idler] to Part Library. [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Log Aquaponics] planting and testing.
=Fri May 20=
Updated [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Tracks_Library track unit]. [https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/spreadsheets/d/1CNm0ShCosIjGQaqwsAf5Js13qIrQvaWCFf_WXlK4pLI/edit?usp=sharing Pins table] for incubator. Started notes on [https://docs.google.com/document/d/11GN75IX33JfadxHuR2LbXhjL_j4mLtDWUTFAJFg9h1Y/edit?usp=sharing nutrients in aquaponics]. Pond 2 [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kuELyHxdYiEvxigPWcVHCDgz86rP2DmcLSPhlGNPJGg/edit#gid=182785459 nutrient tests].

=Thur May 19=
Added [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Tracks_Library track unit] to parts library. [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g140e189757_0_0 Incubator]. Weeding Afforest.

=Wed May 18=
Pin mapping for [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g140e189757_0_0 incubator brains].

=Tue May 17=
Added [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Tracks_Library Track Chain Link] to Parts Library.

=Mon May 16=
Updated [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Log Aquaponics Doc]. Contacted [http://www.instructables.com/id/Digital-Incubator-using-Arduino/?ALLSTEPS aliifrq] through instructables about helping with [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit?usp=sharing incubator] electronics.

FreeCAD notes:

Tried to import DXF file for library parts, error message says DXF importer is was not installed, please download manually. Followed [http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Dxf_Importer_Install download/install procedure]. Tried to import DXF again, still got error message but this time it opened up a [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Screen_Shot_2016-05-16_at_1.06.38_PM.png strange 2d version of the file].

Created [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Pivot_Plate.FCStd pivot plate] freecad file from sketch.

=Thu May 12=

Updated [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit?usp=sharing Incubator Doc]. Contacted [https://www.hackster.io/taifur Khairul Alam] about [https://www.hackster.io/taifur/smart-humidifier-dac66f?ref=search&ref_id=smart%20humidifier&offset=0 his humidfier], asking about keeping the atomizer stable. Contact was through hackster.io website.

FreeCAD Update

I've been working on the motor assembly for the automated shelf turner in the incubator. I downloaded STEP files of a stepper motor, motor mount, and coupler from McMaster Carr, as well as RAMPS and Arduino STEP files from GRABCAD. So far I haven't been successful in working with these files.

Firstly, the RAMPS and Arduino models are so big and with so many parts that the software can't handle them. Even small operations like moving in the Draft workbench will cause the system to freeze for several minutes, often forcing me to force quit the program. When I try to fuse all the parts of these models to make them lighter, it's too much for the system. Eventually managed to fuse them by fusing two parts at a time, then making fusions of the fusions, but each time the process took several minutes, and the resulting object was still too complex for the system to handle. Is there a tool in FreeCAD that will let me quickly simplify these shapes while keeping the basic external geometry?

Secondly, the STEP files downloaded from McMaster Carr are apparently not solids. Although they're relatively simple shapes, they're still too much for the system, forcing long waits for any operation. In trying to fuse them, sometimes it will tell me that I can't fuse non-solids, and will make parts disappear when I try (each attempted fusion taking upwards of 20 minutes). Other times it won't give me that error message, but still makes parts disappear or just crashes the system after a long wait. I've tried using the [http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part_Shapebuilder Part Shapebuilder] to turn them into solids, but nothing seems to happen and there's no documentation for this tool. How to convert these shapes into solids?

The compressed folder of all the FreeCAD files for the project is now too big to upload to the wiki: here is a folder with just the [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Motor_Assembly.zip motor assembly files], and here is the latest version of the [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Cabinet.FCStd cabinet].

=Tue May 9=
[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1L104UiHVx3gSbuZWe2TYLk8Nj7aSYeOODC9EZj-TcFo/edit?usp=sharing Visuals] for blog post on incubator. [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Log Aquaponics plantings].

=Tues May 3=
[http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Log Aquaponics plantings].

FreeCAD problem: how to constrain an entire assembly so it can rotate around a specified axis a set number of degrees in each direction. See PVCshelf.FCStd in [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:IncubatorCAD.zip Incubator CAD] - how to get the whole assembly to rotate around the pvc pipe that runs along the x axis, 40 degrees from horizontal in both directions?

=Mon May 2=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kuELyHxdYiEvxigPWcVHCDgz86rP2DmcLSPhlGNPJGg/edit#gid=1480982993 Aquaponics Planting Record], [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:IncubatorCAD.zip Incubator CAD]

=Thu April 28th=
[https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0ByRPBiXEVh2hTGo3MVNMQlR5TnM&usp=sharing Incubator design in Freecad].
=Wed April 27=
[[Open Source Incubator]], [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Cabinet.FCStd cabinet] and shelf design. [https://drive.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/folderview?id=0ByRPBiXEVh2hcnFzQTBnc0xWV00&usp=sharing_eid&ts=56f9ade2 Pics of paper sketches].
=Monday April 18=

Visited Whitesville Sawmill (Willie Mautino 816 526 2048). They usually have plenty of bark and sawdust for pickup. $10 per bucket load (one bucket load will fill a pick-up truck). They'd just been cleared out when I got there, but should have plenty next week.

=Wed Mar 30=
Visited Subway to ask about food waste, they said they almost never have any except a few loaves of bread now and then. Asked at Dungy's about out-of-date food, they said to come back and ask for Robin.

Ordered seeds for aquaponics.

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g127fc8c0bc_0_86 Open Source Incubator]

Visited Hyatt's Processing to discuss picking up slaughter waste. Main points:

Waste comes in plastic garbage cans with no lids. Contents bulge above top of bins.

Entrails, bones and fat/floor waste come in separate bins.

We can take as much or as little as we like. Taking the entrails bins saves him some money, the other bins he doesn't have to pay for removal.

We should pick up Mondays 2 - 4pm.

Between now and September he'll have about 5 - 6 bins of guts per week, and 9 - 10 of the other two. From September on he'll have 30 bins twice a week.

He composts some of the waste along with hay and manure. Without grinding, the guts are gone after about a week and the bones after about two weeks.

Need to figure out loading issue.
=Tue Mar 29=
Roofing on Old Greenhouse, [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g127fc8c0bc_0_86 Open Source Incubator], left voicemail with Maysville hay seller.
=Mon Mar 28 2016=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1c7y39uaY_Oq_SkLV7ougcZtUN4pAyaCMo8o3cpoMU0k/edit#gid=282372864 Compost Supply Chain], [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OlRxZIeH9sveIoWHQRu44lvek9bUa6G0ePKJBCbXq_0/edit Crowdfunding Campaign], [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kuELyHxdYiEvxigPWcVHCDgz86rP2DmcLSPhlGNPJGg/edit#gid=1272836928 Crop Plan].
=Wed Mar 23 2016=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TpYDfQW-OeCZThWS5ILMXeVSheMN2Bs6kwOceLLDrrc/edit#gid=0 Implementation Plan], [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kuELyHxdYiEvxigPWcVHCDgz86rP2DmcLSPhlGNPJGg/edit#gid=1272836928 Crop Plan]
=Mon Mar 21 2016=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TpYDfQW-OeCZThWS5ILMXeVSheMN2Bs6kwOceLLDrrc/edit#gid=0 Implementation Plan], [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CZWvbRz0FnBpocxZohdIReHUUrAO10-SrLklTYjO3LQ/edit#slide=id.p Old Greenhouse Renovation]
=Wed Mar 9, 2016=
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=Mon Mar 7, 2016=
'''Executive Summary:''' The EIR 2016 proposal includes 5 major revenue streams: (1) a compost chicken operation, (2) aquaponic greens, (3) bootstrap crowd-funder, and (4) workshops.

[[Alec EIR Agreement 2016]]

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<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bKiKPWjcxsg_VxkkNOZizszCf4LoWE0iHbf44mnUn-M/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false" height=500 width=800></iframe></html>

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bKiKPWjcxsg_VxkkNOZizszCf4LoWE0iHbf44mnUn-M/edit#gid=1329447843 edit]

=Sat Mar 5, 2016=
<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17Kb8zOp_j-jhi6TNKPzT22CJaWBC5oHuP13vUNpPltw/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="480" height="299" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe></html>

=3/1/2016=
Ag v3 -

<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_HhwKGnapkYciMNL4of__6cXbDuK9t11h3MUCK7wU5w/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="480" height="299" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe></html>

=02/14/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/presentation/d/1HmYqUgL6aG3sTzd96qCMFCS_TOCCV8ojxFbwJ3Fh3t8/edit?usp=sharing 3D Printer BOM]

=02/08/2016=
Revenue Projections, Cash Flow, Chicken Infrastructure and different flock size scenarios in [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BD2DiJQu9xh0uNF7ze8t1jNaHC9A9dIKQqtzRnkKwK8/edit#gid=691547048 FeF Agriculture 2016 v.2] and decision tree, timeline and chicken infrastructure comparisons in [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gy9IUCvxOM4BbYUyj0Xi5hAqvpBCpFn-z9sR-AhiFI8/edit#slide=id.g82ec03bcf_0_239 Compost Chicken System].

=Thu Feb 4, 2016=
[[Agriculture Spreadsheet 2016]]. [[Compost Chicken System]] -

=02/01/2016=
Got a call back from Sydney at Clay County Health Dept. We can't sell poultry slaughtered on-farm in Clay Co (Liberty and Gladstone Farmers Markets), but we should be OK for bread. She's checking on direct sales of poultry and will get back to me.

Called Sunset Home (816 449 2158) about picking up food scraps. Linda manages the kitchen, she sent me up the chain of command to Deloris (administrator), who said I should call back on Wednesday to talk to her boss.

Called Bristol Manor Maysville Senior Home (816 449 2741) about food scraps, they took my number and said Connie will call me back. Sounded suspicious about my out-of-town number, maybe drop by in person.

Called Hamilton Lumber Co (816 583 2420) about picking up sawdust, they said they only have about 1 trash bag full every two or three weeks.

Both Gallatin Hardwoods (660 643 4177) and Kennedy Logging (660 535 6305) were non-working numbers.

Called Ninja Moose Brewery in Hamilton about picking up spent grains, they already have an arrangement.

=01/27/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/spreadsheets/d/1BD2DiJQu9xh0uNF7ze8t1jNaHC9A9dIKQqtzRnkKwK8/edit?usp=sharing Chicken Enterprise], research on [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MCeGcryDfFwNEAWhie3Nv9ZJY1lsHutr443n0XRTfHM/edit#slide=id.g10844c42c4_0_0 marketing outlets]. Emailed Karl Hammer and Zaytuna Farm about helping as SMEs. [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gy9IUCvxOM4BbYUyj0Xi5hAqvpBCpFn-z9sR-AhiFI8/edit#slide=id.g1083d4e7ee_0_0 Compost Chicken System].

=01/25/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/spreadsheets/d/1BD2DiJQu9xh0uNF7ze8t1jNaHC9A9dIKQqtzRnkKwK8/edit?usp=sharing FeF Agriculture 2016 v.2]

=01/23/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/174ZQdauI5NVlzWUCt_OFb5dRU4quVMaCOWgNISoEThM/edit#gid=460321427 Chicken flock size and crop planning], [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mp9EOKwmd_uuMoJB6jAuP9L4doiJGc3Oj_q2saHVxlY/edit chicken management].

=01/22/2016=
Crop availability chart, meat bird planning and portion requirements in [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/174ZQdauI5NVlzWUCt_OFb5dRU4quVMaCOWgNISoEThM/edit#gid=460321427 Crop Planning].

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NjXsoShCHFabcCOA7DKnqA5W9XYpYHQaxEMBhmm2CxM/edit Farm Equipment for Soil Preparation and Plantout].

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HuDeKdq1OaRR-Ui8f_jrtfV8BR1ElOxaSPmZDfKHNjg/edit#slide=id.p 2016 Tractor Build Concepts]

Conceptual planning for [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mp9EOKwmd_uuMoJB6jAuP9L4doiJGc3Oj_q2saHVxlY/edit Chicken Management].

Spoke to Joe Bauer about [http://www.ponyexpressfarmersmarket.com/ Pony Express Farmers' Market].
*Cost is $300 for membership, plus $10 per day at market. You can pay $100 up front and the rest of the membership fee by June.
*You can show up as much or as little as you want durng the season.
*First market April 23rd, last market Oct 22.
*No deadline for application.
*He'll check with the board on whether it's OK to use the market as a CSA pick-up, doesn't foresee a problem.
*Chicken sold at the market must be processed at a USDA-approved facility (<1000 bird exemption apparently doesn't apply to farmers' markets).
*Bread must be baked in an approved kitchen to be sold at market (jams and jellies don't).
*Good demand for eggs.
*Slow on Wednesdays, mostly senior citizens.
*Slower at the start of the season

Researching legal issues. There is a cottage food law that may apply.

[http://forrager.com/law/missouri/ Cottage Food Law]

[http://agrimissouri.com/pdf/fmhandbook.pdf Farmers Market Handbook] (includes legal)

[http://health.mo.gov/living/lpha/profiles/Buchanan.pdf Buchanan County health authorities to contact].

Doug at Sweiger recommended Jeff at [https://start.cortera.com/company/research/k6o2lxj3s/huffaker-farms/ Huffaker Farms] for baling, but doesn't think anyone will do it in winter. Left voicemail with Huffaker.

=01/21/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NHllWOdDdiAaxkQFfPV_2MY7F4nwn83gO7zIe8kZWA0/edit#heading=h.4p3srj8ca09m 2016 Agriculture]

=Active Projects=
[[FeF Agriculture 2016]]

[[Open Source Hydronic Wood Stove]]

[[Rabbitry_Log|Rabbitry]]

[[Hablab_exterior| Hablab Exterior]]

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16GneS6ONOQCcc7iXDt16bGZHNOyWDmKw58APxGaw9sU/edit#slide=id.p Faculty House]

=09/25/2015=
Circuits for FH.

=09/24/2015=
Remove pool stuff and rubbish from Faculty House. Take out bathroom wall. Clean up FH.

Clean up outside Hablab and in storage room, tools back to workshop, barrel burn.

FH circuit diagram.

=09/23/2015=
Plumbing details for Faculty House

Finished caulking Hablab

=09/22/2015=
Add trim on East side of Hablab

Faculty House

=09/22/2015=
Pick up milk and manure

=09/20/2015=
Faculty House

=09/19/2015=
Missouri Nut Growers Association

=09/16/2015=
Laundry from workshop.

Cleared out fridge from workshop.

=09/15/2015=
Faculty House (FH) cleanup.

Removed kitchen walls and lifted floorboard to expose plumbing in FH.

Shot Hackaday video with MJ.

Added layer of mulch to southern Afforestt bed.

=09/14/2015=
Design/planning meeting.

Siding.

=09/12/2015 and 09/13/2015=
Great Nutspedition. Picking hazels and discussing breeding in Illinois with Phil and Perry Rutter of Badgersett Research.

=09/11/2015=
Siding.

Design meeting.

Prep and depart for Great Nutspedition of 2015.

=09/10/2015=
Drop off Stefania at airport.

Picked up screws at Menards.

Planning meeting.

Siding.

=09/09/2015=
Hablab siding.

=09/08/2015=
Afforestt cleanup. Van registration and inspection (failed). Siding.

=09/07/2015=
Dropped off Ethan at airport. R&R.

= 09/04/2015 - 09/06/2015=
Afforestt Workshop

=09/03/2015=
Set up hose for Afforest. Picked up Adital from airport. Picked up Veronica from airport.

=09/02/2015=
Worked on [[Bulldozer]]

=09/01/2015=
Worked on [[Bulldozer]].

=08/31/2015=
Bought pintle hook ring at Sweiger.

Put sides on trailer.

Weed whacking for Afforestt.

Dung unload.

=08/30/2015=
Started on back of Hablab.

Labelled fruiting trees in orchard.

Hablab Extreme Clean Phase II.

Attempted repair of west toilet in Hablab, needs new float valve.

=08/29/2015=
Hablab Extreme Clean Phase I

Siding

=08/28/2015=
Fed The Girls (chickens).

Emailed Miracle Orchard participants about Afforestt Workshop.

Left voicemail with Teddy Pankau about picking up manure and milk.

Planted seeds for fall garden.

Siding with Stefania.

=08/27/2015=
Fixed Hablab door for skunk defense.

Picked apples.

Assembled and bent out last idler for bulldozer.

[[Hablab_exterior| Siding on Hablab]] with Stefania.

Fed The Girls (chickens).

=08/26/2015=
Picked up Stefania from airport.

Fixed RH shower in Hablab (blocked head). Checked out LH shower, which is reversed; some more pex tubing and cinch clamps needed to fix it.

Picked up pickup from M&R.

Cleaned Hablab, laundry from Bulldozer Workshop

Loosened tree guard mesh where it was digging into bark on one tree, still needed on many others.

Picked apples

Fed The Girls (chickens).

=08/25/2015=
Change bathroom propane tank at Hablab

[[Hablab_exterior|Siding]] with Gary, Chris and Squires

Van breakdown, tow and repair (broken serpentine belt)

Take Kiran & Matthieu to KC

=08/17/2015 - 08/24/2015=
Bulldozer Workshop

=08/16/2015=
Hackaday Prize Log Update

=08/15/2015=
Change bathroom propane tank at Hablab

Workshop

=08/14/2015=
Hablab tidy-up

Preparing beds for fall garden

Workshop tidy-up

Clean contacts on van battery, replace bolt

Pick up steel at Shweiger

Unload steel

Walmart shopping run

Pick up workshop participants at airport and train station

=08/13/2015=
Workshop tidy-up

Meeting with MJ, CM re: bulldozer workshop

Walk-through of [[Hablab exterior]] with Gary

Drop off truck at M & R Auto

Add project log update to [https://hackaday.io/project/7135-open-source-bulldozer hackaday.io prize entry].

=08/08/2015=
[https://hackaday.io/project/7135-open-source-bulldozer Hackaday Prize Entry]

=Tue Aug 4, 2015=
Alec Entrepreneur in Residence Agreement - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vzhclaAWf2wimkt2KD6A7RSKAvLJdV4bgkUnZFED1iY/edit]. Alec Work Plan - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/10SQJ6a54PR9knDSXFM6ixTe1R5yzUNXyPiZFoJ81nUM/edit]

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2016-07-12T14:58:59Z

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2016-05-27T22:37:32Z

Alechiggins:

[https://drive.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/folderview?id=0ByRPBiXEVh2hVFpENDlsUVBnMEE&usp=sharing_eid&ts=56f9adef Agriculture Folder] , [https://drive.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/folderview?id=0ByRPBiXEVh2hcnFzQTBnc0xWV00&usp=sharing_eid&ts=56f9ade2 Picture Folder ]. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NjXsoShCHFabcCOA7DKnqA5W9XYpYHQaxEMBhmm2CxM/edit Farm Quimmit for Soil Prep].
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=Fri May 27=
Added drip tube to aquaponics, planted more basil, parsley and lettuce.

=Wed May 25=
Progress on [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Microtrac_2015 Microtrac FreeCAD]. Reaching limits of processing power, need to consolidate parts.

=Tue May 24=
[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g14232cf7a1_0_0 Route 2] for incubator brains. Starting to assemble [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Microtrac_2015 2015 Microtrac] in FreeCAD. Weeding Afforestt.

=Sat May 21=
Added [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Tracksonidler.FCStd track units on idler] to Part Library. [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Log Aquaponics] planting and testing.
=Fri May 20=
Updated [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Tracks_Library track unit]. [https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/spreadsheets/d/1CNm0ShCosIjGQaqwsAf5Js13qIrQvaWCFf_WXlK4pLI/edit?usp=sharing Pins table] for incubator. Started notes on [https://docs.google.com/document/d/11GN75IX33JfadxHuR2LbXhjL_j4mLtDWUTFAJFg9h1Y/edit?usp=sharing nutrients in aquaponics]. Pond 2 [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kuELyHxdYiEvxigPWcVHCDgz86rP2DmcLSPhlGNPJGg/edit#gid=182785459 nutrient tests].

=Thur May 19=
Added [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Tracks_Library track unit] to parts library. [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g140e189757_0_0 Incubator]. Weeding Afforest.

=Wed May 18=
Pin mapping for [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g140e189757_0_0 incubator brains].

=Tue May 17=
Added [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Tracks_Library Track Chain Link] to Parts Library.

=Mon May 16=
Updated [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Log Aquaponics Doc]. Contacted [http://www.instructables.com/id/Digital-Incubator-using-Arduino/?ALLSTEPS aliifrq] through instructables about helping with [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit?usp=sharing incubator] electronics.

FreeCAD notes:

Tried to import DXF file for library parts, error message says DXF importer is was not installed, please download manually. Followed [http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Dxf_Importer_Install download/install procedure]. Tried to import DXF again, still got error message but this time it opened up a [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Screen_Shot_2016-05-16_at_1.06.38_PM.png strange 2d version of the file].

Created [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Pivot_Plate.FCStd pivot plate] freecad file from sketch.

=Thu May 12=

Updated [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit?usp=sharing Incubator Doc]. Contacted [https://www.hackster.io/taifur Khairul Alam] about [https://www.hackster.io/taifur/smart-humidifier-dac66f?ref=search&ref_id=smart%20humidifier&offset=0 his humidfier], asking about keeping the atomizer stable. Contact was through hackster.io website.

FreeCAD Update

I've been working on the motor assembly for the automated shelf turner in the incubator. I downloaded STEP files of a stepper motor, motor mount, and coupler from McMaster Carr, as well as RAMPS and Arduino STEP files from GRABCAD. So far I haven't been successful in working with these files.

Firstly, the RAMPS and Arduino models are so big and with so many parts that the software can't handle them. Even small operations like moving in the Draft workbench will cause the system to freeze for several minutes, often forcing me to force quit the program. When I try to fuse all the parts of these models to make them lighter, it's too much for the system. Eventually managed to fuse them by fusing two parts at a time, then making fusions of the fusions, but each time the process took several minutes, and the resulting object was still too complex for the system to handle. Is there a tool in FreeCAD that will let me quickly simplify these shapes while keeping the basic external geometry?

Secondly, the STEP files downloaded from McMaster Carr are apparently not solids. Although they're relatively simple shapes, they're still too much for the system, forcing long waits for any operation. In trying to fuse them, sometimes it will tell me that I can't fuse non-solids, and will make parts disappear when I try (each attempted fusion taking upwards of 20 minutes). Other times it won't give me that error message, but still makes parts disappear or just crashes the system after a long wait. I've tried using the [http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part_Shapebuilder Part Shapebuilder] to turn them into solids, but nothing seems to happen and there's no documentation for this tool. How to convert these shapes into solids?

The compressed folder of all the FreeCAD files for the project is now too big to upload to the wiki: here is a folder with just the [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Motor_Assembly.zip motor assembly files], and here is the latest version of the [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Cabinet.FCStd cabinet].

=Tue May 9=
[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1L104UiHVx3gSbuZWe2TYLk8Nj7aSYeOODC9EZj-TcFo/edit?usp=sharing Visuals] for blog post on incubator. [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Log Aquaponics plantings].

=Tues May 3=
[http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Log Aquaponics plantings].

FreeCAD problem: how to constrain an entire assembly so it can rotate around a specified axis a set number of degrees in each direction. See PVCshelf.FCStd in [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:IncubatorCAD.zip Incubator CAD] - how to get the whole assembly to rotate around the pvc pipe that runs along the x axis, 40 degrees from horizontal in both directions?

=Mon May 2=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kuELyHxdYiEvxigPWcVHCDgz86rP2DmcLSPhlGNPJGg/edit#gid=1480982993 Aquaponics Planting Record], [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:IncubatorCAD.zip Incubator CAD]

=Thu April 28th=
[https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0ByRPBiXEVh2hTGo3MVNMQlR5TnM&usp=sharing Incubator design in Freecad].
=Wed April 27=
[[Open Source Incubator]], [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Cabinet.FCStd cabinet] and shelf design. [https://drive.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/folderview?id=0ByRPBiXEVh2hcnFzQTBnc0xWV00&usp=sharing_eid&ts=56f9ade2 Pics of paper sketches].
=Monday April 18=

Visited Whitesville Sawmill (Willie Mautino 816 526 2048). They usually have plenty of bark and sawdust for pickup. $10 per bucket load (one bucket load will fill a pick-up truck). They'd just been cleared out when I got there, but should have plenty next week.

=Wed Mar 30=
Visited Subway to ask about food waste, they said they almost never have any except a few loaves of bread now and then. Asked at Dungy's about out-of-date food, they said to come back and ask for Robin.

Ordered seeds for aquaponics.

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g127fc8c0bc_0_86 Open Source Incubator]

Visited Hyatt's Processing to discuss picking up slaughter waste. Main points:

Waste comes in plastic garbage cans with no lids. Contents bulge above top of bins.

Entrails, bones and fat/floor waste come in separate bins.

We can take as much or as little as we like. Taking the entrails bins saves him some money, the other bins he doesn't have to pay for removal.

We should pick up Mondays 2 - 4pm.

Between now and September he'll have about 5 - 6 bins of guts per week, and 9 - 10 of the other two. From September on he'll have 30 bins twice a week.

He composts some of the waste along with hay and manure. Without grinding, the guts are gone after about a week and the bones after about two weeks.

Need to figure out loading issue.
=Tue Mar 29=
Roofing on Old Greenhouse, [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g127fc8c0bc_0_86 Open Source Incubator], left voicemail with Maysville hay seller.
=Mon Mar 28 2016=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1c7y39uaY_Oq_SkLV7ougcZtUN4pAyaCMo8o3cpoMU0k/edit#gid=282372864 Compost Supply Chain], [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OlRxZIeH9sveIoWHQRu44lvek9bUa6G0ePKJBCbXq_0/edit Crowdfunding Campaign], [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kuELyHxdYiEvxigPWcVHCDgz86rP2DmcLSPhlGNPJGg/edit#gid=1272836928 Crop Plan].
=Wed Mar 23 2016=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TpYDfQW-OeCZThWS5ILMXeVSheMN2Bs6kwOceLLDrrc/edit#gid=0 Implementation Plan], [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kuELyHxdYiEvxigPWcVHCDgz86rP2DmcLSPhlGNPJGg/edit#gid=1272836928 Crop Plan]
=Mon Mar 21 2016=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TpYDfQW-OeCZThWS5ILMXeVSheMN2Bs6kwOceLLDrrc/edit#gid=0 Implementation Plan], [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CZWvbRz0FnBpocxZohdIReHUUrAO10-SrLklTYjO3LQ/edit#slide=id.p Old Greenhouse Renovation]
=Wed Mar 9, 2016=
<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NSDDv6JVozl2RCaC7uvIqndz7W-5OYE0R81jYA_rmIk/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="600" height="400" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe></html>

=Mon Mar 7, 2016=
'''Executive Summary:''' The EIR 2016 proposal includes 5 major revenue streams: (1) a compost chicken operation, (2) aquaponic greens, (3) bootstrap crowd-funder, and (4) workshops.

[[Alec EIR Agreement 2016]]

<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vXNXnjeV9sopHZtoJUdGY9tzQeYSEHSaAZOV8RyNsdw/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="480" height="299" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe></html>

<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bKiKPWjcxsg_VxkkNOZizszCf4LoWE0iHbf44mnUn-M/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false" height=500 width=800></iframe></html>

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bKiKPWjcxsg_VxkkNOZizszCf4LoWE0iHbf44mnUn-M/edit#gid=1329447843 edit]

=Sat Mar 5, 2016=
<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17Kb8zOp_j-jhi6TNKPzT22CJaWBC5oHuP13vUNpPltw/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="480" height="299" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe></html>

=3/1/2016=
Ag v3 -

<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_HhwKGnapkYciMNL4of__6cXbDuK9t11h3MUCK7wU5w/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="480" height="299" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe></html>

=02/14/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/presentation/d/1HmYqUgL6aG3sTzd96qCMFCS_TOCCV8ojxFbwJ3Fh3t8/edit?usp=sharing 3D Printer BOM]

=02/08/2016=
Revenue Projections, Cash Flow, Chicken Infrastructure and different flock size scenarios in [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BD2DiJQu9xh0uNF7ze8t1jNaHC9A9dIKQqtzRnkKwK8/edit#gid=691547048 FeF Agriculture 2016 v.2] and decision tree, timeline and chicken infrastructure comparisons in [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gy9IUCvxOM4BbYUyj0Xi5hAqvpBCpFn-z9sR-AhiFI8/edit#slide=id.g82ec03bcf_0_239 Compost Chicken System].

=Thu Feb 4, 2016=
[[Agriculture Spreadsheet 2016]]. [[Compost Chicken System]] -

=02/01/2016=
Got a call back from Sydney at Clay County Health Dept. We can't sell poultry slaughtered on-farm in Clay Co (Liberty and Gladstone Farmers Markets), but we should be OK for bread. She's checking on direct sales of poultry and will get back to me.

Called Sunset Home (816 449 2158) about picking up food scraps. Linda manages the kitchen, she sent me up the chain of command to Deloris (administrator), who said I should call back on Wednesday to talk to her boss.

Called Bristol Manor Maysville Senior Home (816 449 2741) about food scraps, they took my number and said Connie will call me back. Sounded suspicious about my out-of-town number, maybe drop by in person.

Called Hamilton Lumber Co (816 583 2420) about picking up sawdust, they said they only have about 1 trash bag full every two or three weeks.

Both Gallatin Hardwoods (660 643 4177) and Kennedy Logging (660 535 6305) were non-working numbers.

Called Ninja Moose Brewery in Hamilton about picking up spent grains, they already have an arrangement.

=01/27/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/spreadsheets/d/1BD2DiJQu9xh0uNF7ze8t1jNaHC9A9dIKQqtzRnkKwK8/edit?usp=sharing Chicken Enterprise], research on [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MCeGcryDfFwNEAWhie3Nv9ZJY1lsHutr443n0XRTfHM/edit#slide=id.g10844c42c4_0_0 marketing outlets]. Emailed Karl Hammer and Zaytuna Farm about helping as SMEs. [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gy9IUCvxOM4BbYUyj0Xi5hAqvpBCpFn-z9sR-AhiFI8/edit#slide=id.g1083d4e7ee_0_0 Compost Chicken System].

=01/25/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/spreadsheets/d/1BD2DiJQu9xh0uNF7ze8t1jNaHC9A9dIKQqtzRnkKwK8/edit?usp=sharing FeF Agriculture 2016 v.2]

=01/23/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/174ZQdauI5NVlzWUCt_OFb5dRU4quVMaCOWgNISoEThM/edit#gid=460321427 Chicken flock size and crop planning], [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mp9EOKwmd_uuMoJB6jAuP9L4doiJGc3Oj_q2saHVxlY/edit chicken management].

=01/22/2016=
Crop availability chart, meat bird planning and portion requirements in [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/174ZQdauI5NVlzWUCt_OFb5dRU4quVMaCOWgNISoEThM/edit#gid=460321427 Crop Planning].

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NjXsoShCHFabcCOA7DKnqA5W9XYpYHQaxEMBhmm2CxM/edit Farm Equipment for Soil Preparation and Plantout].

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HuDeKdq1OaRR-Ui8f_jrtfV8BR1ElOxaSPmZDfKHNjg/edit#slide=id.p 2016 Tractor Build Concepts]

Conceptual planning for [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mp9EOKwmd_uuMoJB6jAuP9L4doiJGc3Oj_q2saHVxlY/edit Chicken Management].

Spoke to Joe Bauer about [http://www.ponyexpressfarmersmarket.com/ Pony Express Farmers' Market].
*Cost is $300 for membership, plus $10 per day at market. You can pay $100 up front and the rest of the membership fee by June.
*You can show up as much or as little as you want durng the season.
*First market April 23rd, last market Oct 22.
*No deadline for application.
*He'll check with the board on whether it's OK to use the market as a CSA pick-up, doesn't foresee a problem.
*Chicken sold at the market must be processed at a USDA-approved facility (<1000 bird exemption apparently doesn't apply to farmers' markets).
*Bread must be baked in an approved kitchen to be sold at market (jams and jellies don't).
*Good demand for eggs.
*Slow on Wednesdays, mostly senior citizens.
*Slower at the start of the season

Researching legal issues. There is a cottage food law that may apply.

[http://forrager.com/law/missouri/ Cottage Food Law]

[http://agrimissouri.com/pdf/fmhandbook.pdf Farmers Market Handbook] (includes legal)

[http://health.mo.gov/living/lpha/profiles/Buchanan.pdf Buchanan County health authorities to contact].

Doug at Sweiger recommended Jeff at [https://start.cortera.com/company/research/k6o2lxj3s/huffaker-farms/ Huffaker Farms] for baling, but doesn't think anyone will do it in winter. Left voicemail with Huffaker.

=01/21/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NHllWOdDdiAaxkQFfPV_2MY7F4nwn83gO7zIe8kZWA0/edit#heading=h.4p3srj8ca09m 2016 Agriculture]

=Active Projects=
[[FeF Agriculture 2016]]

[[Open Source Hydronic Wood Stove]]

[[Rabbitry_Log|Rabbitry]]

[[Hablab_exterior| Hablab Exterior]]

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16GneS6ONOQCcc7iXDt16bGZHNOyWDmKw58APxGaw9sU/edit#slide=id.p Faculty House]

=09/25/2015=
Circuits for FH.

=09/24/2015=
Remove pool stuff and rubbish from Faculty House. Take out bathroom wall. Clean up FH.

Clean up outside Hablab and in storage room, tools back to workshop, barrel burn.

FH circuit diagram.

=09/23/2015=
Plumbing details for Faculty House

Finished caulking Hablab

=09/22/2015=
Add trim on East side of Hablab

Faculty House

=09/22/2015=
Pick up milk and manure

=09/20/2015=
Faculty House

=09/19/2015=
Missouri Nut Growers Association

=09/16/2015=
Laundry from workshop.

Cleared out fridge from workshop.

=09/15/2015=
Faculty House (FH) cleanup.

Removed kitchen walls and lifted floorboard to expose plumbing in FH.

Shot Hackaday video with MJ.

Added layer of mulch to southern Afforestt bed.

=09/14/2015=
Design/planning meeting.

Siding.

=09/12/2015 and 09/13/2015=
Great Nutspedition. Picking hazels and discussing breeding in Illinois with Phil and Perry Rutter of Badgersett Research.

=09/11/2015=
Siding.

Design meeting.

Prep and depart for Great Nutspedition of 2015.

=09/10/2015=
Drop off Stefania at airport.

Picked up screws at Menards.

Planning meeting.

Siding.

=09/09/2015=
Hablab siding.

=09/08/2015=
Afforestt cleanup. Van registration and inspection (failed). Siding.

=09/07/2015=
Dropped off Ethan at airport. R&R.

= 09/04/2015 - 09/06/2015=
Afforestt Workshop

=09/03/2015=
Set up hose for Afforest. Picked up Adital from airport. Picked up Veronica from airport.

=09/02/2015=
Worked on [[Bulldozer]]

=09/01/2015=
Worked on [[Bulldozer]].

=08/31/2015=
Bought pintle hook ring at Sweiger.

Put sides on trailer.

Weed whacking for Afforestt.

Dung unload.

=08/30/2015=
Started on back of Hablab.

Labelled fruiting trees in orchard.

Hablab Extreme Clean Phase II.

Attempted repair of west toilet in Hablab, needs new float valve.

=08/29/2015=
Hablab Extreme Clean Phase I

Siding

=08/28/2015=
Fed The Girls (chickens).

Emailed Miracle Orchard participants about Afforestt Workshop.

Left voicemail with Teddy Pankau about picking up manure and milk.

Planted seeds for fall garden.

Siding with Stefania.

=08/27/2015=
Fixed Hablab door for skunk defense.

Picked apples.

Assembled and bent out last idler for bulldozer.

[[Hablab_exterior| Siding on Hablab]] with Stefania.

Fed The Girls (chickens).

=08/26/2015=
Picked up Stefania from airport.

Fixed RH shower in Hablab (blocked head). Checked out LH shower, which is reversed; some more pex tubing and cinch clamps needed to fix it.

Picked up pickup from M&R.

Cleaned Hablab, laundry from Bulldozer Workshop

Loosened tree guard mesh where it was digging into bark on one tree, still needed on many others.

Picked apples

Fed The Girls (chickens).

=08/25/2015=
Change bathroom propane tank at Hablab

[[Hablab_exterior|Siding]] with Gary, Chris and Squires

Van breakdown, tow and repair (broken serpentine belt)

Take Kiran & Matthieu to KC

=08/17/2015 - 08/24/2015=
Bulldozer Workshop

=08/16/2015=
Hackaday Prize Log Update

=08/15/2015=
Change bathroom propane tank at Hablab

Workshop

=08/14/2015=
Hablab tidy-up

Preparing beds for fall garden

Workshop tidy-up

Clean contacts on van battery, replace bolt

Pick up steel at Shweiger

Unload steel

Walmart shopping run

Pick up workshop participants at airport and train station

=08/13/2015=
Workshop tidy-up

Meeting with MJ, CM re: bulldozer workshop

Walk-through of [[Hablab exterior]] with Gary

Drop off truck at M & R Auto

Add project log update to [https://hackaday.io/project/7135-open-source-bulldozer hackaday.io prize entry].

=08/08/2015=
[https://hackaday.io/project/7135-open-source-bulldozer Hackaday Prize Entry]

=Tue Aug 4, 2015=
Alec Entrepreneur in Residence Agreement - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vzhclaAWf2wimkt2KD6A7RSKAvLJdV4bgkUnZFED1iY/edit]. Alec Work Plan - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/10SQJ6a54PR9knDSXFM6ixTe1R5yzUNXyPiZFoJ81nUM/edit]

[[Category:Logs]]

Alec Log

2016-05-25T16:00:53Z

Alechiggins:

[https://drive.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/folderview?id=0ByRPBiXEVh2hVFpENDlsUVBnMEE&usp=sharing_eid&ts=56f9adef Agriculture Folder] , [https://drive.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/folderview?id=0ByRPBiXEVh2hcnFzQTBnc0xWV00&usp=sharing_eid&ts=56f9ade2 Picture Folder ]. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NjXsoShCHFabcCOA7DKnqA5W9XYpYHQaxEMBhmm2CxM/edit Farm Quimmit for Soil Prep].
{{RightTOC}}
=Wed May 25=
Progress on [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Microtrac_2015 Microtrac FreeCAD]. Reaching limits of processing power, need to consolidate parts.

=Tue May 24=
[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g14232cf7a1_0_0 Route 2] for incubator brains. Starting to assemble [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Microtrac_2015 2015 Microtrac] in FreeCAD. Weeding Afforestt.

=Sat May 21=
Added [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Tracksonidler.FCStd track units on idler] to Part Library. [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Log Aquaponics] planting and testing.
=Fri May 20=
Updated [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Tracks_Library track unit]. [https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/spreadsheets/d/1CNm0ShCosIjGQaqwsAf5Js13qIrQvaWCFf_WXlK4pLI/edit?usp=sharing Pins table] for incubator. Started notes on [https://docs.google.com/document/d/11GN75IX33JfadxHuR2LbXhjL_j4mLtDWUTFAJFg9h1Y/edit?usp=sharing nutrients in aquaponics]. Pond 2 [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kuELyHxdYiEvxigPWcVHCDgz86rP2DmcLSPhlGNPJGg/edit#gid=182785459 nutrient tests].

=Thur May 19=
Added [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Tracks_Library track unit] to parts library. [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g140e189757_0_0 Incubator]. Weeding Afforest.

=Wed May 18=
Pin mapping for [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g140e189757_0_0 incubator brains].

=Tue May 17=
Added [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Tracks_Library Track Chain Link] to Parts Library.

=Mon May 16=
Updated [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Log Aquaponics Doc]. Contacted [http://www.instructables.com/id/Digital-Incubator-using-Arduino/?ALLSTEPS aliifrq] through instructables about helping with [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit?usp=sharing incubator] electronics.

FreeCAD notes:

Tried to import DXF file for library parts, error message says DXF importer is was not installed, please download manually. Followed [http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Dxf_Importer_Install download/install procedure]. Tried to import DXF again, still got error message but this time it opened up a [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Screen_Shot_2016-05-16_at_1.06.38_PM.png strange 2d version of the file].

Created [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Pivot_Plate.FCStd pivot plate] freecad file from sketch.

=Thu May 12=

Updated [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit?usp=sharing Incubator Doc]. Contacted [https://www.hackster.io/taifur Khairul Alam] about [https://www.hackster.io/taifur/smart-humidifier-dac66f?ref=search&ref_id=smart%20humidifier&offset=0 his humidfier], asking about keeping the atomizer stable. Contact was through hackster.io website.

FreeCAD Update

I've been working on the motor assembly for the automated shelf turner in the incubator. I downloaded STEP files of a stepper motor, motor mount, and coupler from McMaster Carr, as well as RAMPS and Arduino STEP files from GRABCAD. So far I haven't been successful in working with these files.

Firstly, the RAMPS and Arduino models are so big and with so many parts that the software can't handle them. Even small operations like moving in the Draft workbench will cause the system to freeze for several minutes, often forcing me to force quit the program. When I try to fuse all the parts of these models to make them lighter, it's too much for the system. Eventually managed to fuse them by fusing two parts at a time, then making fusions of the fusions, but each time the process took several minutes, and the resulting object was still too complex for the system to handle. Is there a tool in FreeCAD that will let me quickly simplify these shapes while keeping the basic external geometry?

Secondly, the STEP files downloaded from McMaster Carr are apparently not solids. Although they're relatively simple shapes, they're still too much for the system, forcing long waits for any operation. In trying to fuse them, sometimes it will tell me that I can't fuse non-solids, and will make parts disappear when I try (each attempted fusion taking upwards of 20 minutes). Other times it won't give me that error message, but still makes parts disappear or just crashes the system after a long wait. I've tried using the [http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part_Shapebuilder Part Shapebuilder] to turn them into solids, but nothing seems to happen and there's no documentation for this tool. How to convert these shapes into solids?

The compressed folder of all the FreeCAD files for the project is now too big to upload to the wiki: here is a folder with just the [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Motor_Assembly.zip motor assembly files], and here is the latest version of the [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Cabinet.FCStd cabinet].

=Tue May 9=
[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1L104UiHVx3gSbuZWe2TYLk8Nj7aSYeOODC9EZj-TcFo/edit?usp=sharing Visuals] for blog post on incubator. [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Log Aquaponics plantings].

=Tues May 3=
[http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Log Aquaponics plantings].

FreeCAD problem: how to constrain an entire assembly so it can rotate around a specified axis a set number of degrees in each direction. See PVCshelf.FCStd in [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:IncubatorCAD.zip Incubator CAD] - how to get the whole assembly to rotate around the pvc pipe that runs along the x axis, 40 degrees from horizontal in both directions?

=Mon May 2=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kuELyHxdYiEvxigPWcVHCDgz86rP2DmcLSPhlGNPJGg/edit#gid=1480982993 Aquaponics Planting Record], [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:IncubatorCAD.zip Incubator CAD]

=Thu April 28th=
[https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0ByRPBiXEVh2hTGo3MVNMQlR5TnM&usp=sharing Incubator design in Freecad].
=Wed April 27=
[[Open Source Incubator]], [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Cabinet.FCStd cabinet] and shelf design. [https://drive.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/folderview?id=0ByRPBiXEVh2hcnFzQTBnc0xWV00&usp=sharing_eid&ts=56f9ade2 Pics of paper sketches].
=Monday April 18=

Visited Whitesville Sawmill (Willie Mautino 816 526 2048). They usually have plenty of bark and sawdust for pickup. $10 per bucket load (one bucket load will fill a pick-up truck). They'd just been cleared out when I got there, but should have plenty next week.

=Wed Mar 30=
Visited Subway to ask about food waste, they said they almost never have any except a few loaves of bread now and then. Asked at Dungy's about out-of-date food, they said to come back and ask for Robin.

Ordered seeds for aquaponics.

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g127fc8c0bc_0_86 Open Source Incubator]

Visited Hyatt's Processing to discuss picking up slaughter waste. Main points:

Waste comes in plastic garbage cans with no lids. Contents bulge above top of bins.

Entrails, bones and fat/floor waste come in separate bins.

We can take as much or as little as we like. Taking the entrails bins saves him some money, the other bins he doesn't have to pay for removal.

We should pick up Mondays 2 - 4pm.

Between now and September he'll have about 5 - 6 bins of guts per week, and 9 - 10 of the other two. From September on he'll have 30 bins twice a week.

He composts some of the waste along with hay and manure. Without grinding, the guts are gone after about a week and the bones after about two weeks.

Need to figure out loading issue.
=Tue Mar 29=
Roofing on Old Greenhouse, [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g127fc8c0bc_0_86 Open Source Incubator], left voicemail with Maysville hay seller.
=Mon Mar 28 2016=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1c7y39uaY_Oq_SkLV7ougcZtUN4pAyaCMo8o3cpoMU0k/edit#gid=282372864 Compost Supply Chain], [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OlRxZIeH9sveIoWHQRu44lvek9bUa6G0ePKJBCbXq_0/edit Crowdfunding Campaign], [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kuELyHxdYiEvxigPWcVHCDgz86rP2DmcLSPhlGNPJGg/edit#gid=1272836928 Crop Plan].
=Wed Mar 23 2016=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TpYDfQW-OeCZThWS5ILMXeVSheMN2Bs6kwOceLLDrrc/edit#gid=0 Implementation Plan], [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kuELyHxdYiEvxigPWcVHCDgz86rP2DmcLSPhlGNPJGg/edit#gid=1272836928 Crop Plan]
=Mon Mar 21 2016=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TpYDfQW-OeCZThWS5ILMXeVSheMN2Bs6kwOceLLDrrc/edit#gid=0 Implementation Plan], [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CZWvbRz0FnBpocxZohdIReHUUrAO10-SrLklTYjO3LQ/edit#slide=id.p Old Greenhouse Renovation]
=Wed Mar 9, 2016=
<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NSDDv6JVozl2RCaC7uvIqndz7W-5OYE0R81jYA_rmIk/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="600" height="400" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe></html>

=Mon Mar 7, 2016=
'''Executive Summary:''' The EIR 2016 proposal includes 5 major revenue streams: (1) a compost chicken operation, (2) aquaponic greens, (3) bootstrap crowd-funder, and (4) workshops.

[[Alec EIR Agreement 2016]]

<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vXNXnjeV9sopHZtoJUdGY9tzQeYSEHSaAZOV8RyNsdw/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="480" height="299" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe></html>

<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bKiKPWjcxsg_VxkkNOZizszCf4LoWE0iHbf44mnUn-M/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false" height=500 width=800></iframe></html>

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bKiKPWjcxsg_VxkkNOZizszCf4LoWE0iHbf44mnUn-M/edit#gid=1329447843 edit]

=Sat Mar 5, 2016=
<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17Kb8zOp_j-jhi6TNKPzT22CJaWBC5oHuP13vUNpPltw/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="480" height="299" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe></html>

=3/1/2016=
Ag v3 -

<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_HhwKGnapkYciMNL4of__6cXbDuK9t11h3MUCK7wU5w/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="480" height="299" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe></html>

=02/14/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/presentation/d/1HmYqUgL6aG3sTzd96qCMFCS_TOCCV8ojxFbwJ3Fh3t8/edit?usp=sharing 3D Printer BOM]

=02/08/2016=
Revenue Projections, Cash Flow, Chicken Infrastructure and different flock size scenarios in [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BD2DiJQu9xh0uNF7ze8t1jNaHC9A9dIKQqtzRnkKwK8/edit#gid=691547048 FeF Agriculture 2016 v.2] and decision tree, timeline and chicken infrastructure comparisons in [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gy9IUCvxOM4BbYUyj0Xi5hAqvpBCpFn-z9sR-AhiFI8/edit#slide=id.g82ec03bcf_0_239 Compost Chicken System].

=Thu Feb 4, 2016=
[[Agriculture Spreadsheet 2016]]. [[Compost Chicken System]] -

=02/01/2016=
Got a call back from Sydney at Clay County Health Dept. We can't sell poultry slaughtered on-farm in Clay Co (Liberty and Gladstone Farmers Markets), but we should be OK for bread. She's checking on direct sales of poultry and will get back to me.

Called Sunset Home (816 449 2158) about picking up food scraps. Linda manages the kitchen, she sent me up the chain of command to Deloris (administrator), who said I should call back on Wednesday to talk to her boss.

Called Bristol Manor Maysville Senior Home (816 449 2741) about food scraps, they took my number and said Connie will call me back. Sounded suspicious about my out-of-town number, maybe drop by in person.

Called Hamilton Lumber Co (816 583 2420) about picking up sawdust, they said they only have about 1 trash bag full every two or three weeks.

Both Gallatin Hardwoods (660 643 4177) and Kennedy Logging (660 535 6305) were non-working numbers.

Called Ninja Moose Brewery in Hamilton about picking up spent grains, they already have an arrangement.

=01/27/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/spreadsheets/d/1BD2DiJQu9xh0uNF7ze8t1jNaHC9A9dIKQqtzRnkKwK8/edit?usp=sharing Chicken Enterprise], research on [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MCeGcryDfFwNEAWhie3Nv9ZJY1lsHutr443n0XRTfHM/edit#slide=id.g10844c42c4_0_0 marketing outlets]. Emailed Karl Hammer and Zaytuna Farm about helping as SMEs. [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gy9IUCvxOM4BbYUyj0Xi5hAqvpBCpFn-z9sR-AhiFI8/edit#slide=id.g1083d4e7ee_0_0 Compost Chicken System].

=01/25/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/spreadsheets/d/1BD2DiJQu9xh0uNF7ze8t1jNaHC9A9dIKQqtzRnkKwK8/edit?usp=sharing FeF Agriculture 2016 v.2]

=01/23/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/174ZQdauI5NVlzWUCt_OFb5dRU4quVMaCOWgNISoEThM/edit#gid=460321427 Chicken flock size and crop planning], [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mp9EOKwmd_uuMoJB6jAuP9L4doiJGc3Oj_q2saHVxlY/edit chicken management].

=01/22/2016=
Crop availability chart, meat bird planning and portion requirements in [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/174ZQdauI5NVlzWUCt_OFb5dRU4quVMaCOWgNISoEThM/edit#gid=460321427 Crop Planning].

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NjXsoShCHFabcCOA7DKnqA5W9XYpYHQaxEMBhmm2CxM/edit Farm Equipment for Soil Preparation and Plantout].

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HuDeKdq1OaRR-Ui8f_jrtfV8BR1ElOxaSPmZDfKHNjg/edit#slide=id.p 2016 Tractor Build Concepts]

Conceptual planning for [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mp9EOKwmd_uuMoJB6jAuP9L4doiJGc3Oj_q2saHVxlY/edit Chicken Management].

Spoke to Joe Bauer about [http://www.ponyexpressfarmersmarket.com/ Pony Express Farmers' Market].
*Cost is $300 for membership, plus $10 per day at market. You can pay $100 up front and the rest of the membership fee by June.
*You can show up as much or as little as you want durng the season.
*First market April 23rd, last market Oct 22.
*No deadline for application.
*He'll check with the board on whether it's OK to use the market as a CSA pick-up, doesn't foresee a problem.
*Chicken sold at the market must be processed at a USDA-approved facility (<1000 bird exemption apparently doesn't apply to farmers' markets).
*Bread must be baked in an approved kitchen to be sold at market (jams and jellies don't).
*Good demand for eggs.
*Slow on Wednesdays, mostly senior citizens.
*Slower at the start of the season

Researching legal issues. There is a cottage food law that may apply.

[http://forrager.com/law/missouri/ Cottage Food Law]

[http://agrimissouri.com/pdf/fmhandbook.pdf Farmers Market Handbook] (includes legal)

[http://health.mo.gov/living/lpha/profiles/Buchanan.pdf Buchanan County health authorities to contact].

Doug at Sweiger recommended Jeff at [https://start.cortera.com/company/research/k6o2lxj3s/huffaker-farms/ Huffaker Farms] for baling, but doesn't think anyone will do it in winter. Left voicemail with Huffaker.

=01/21/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NHllWOdDdiAaxkQFfPV_2MY7F4nwn83gO7zIe8kZWA0/edit#heading=h.4p3srj8ca09m 2016 Agriculture]

=Active Projects=
[[FeF Agriculture 2016]]

[[Open Source Hydronic Wood Stove]]

[[Rabbitry_Log|Rabbitry]]

[[Hablab_exterior| Hablab Exterior]]

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16GneS6ONOQCcc7iXDt16bGZHNOyWDmKw58APxGaw9sU/edit#slide=id.p Faculty House]

=09/25/2015=
Circuits for FH.

=09/24/2015=
Remove pool stuff and rubbish from Faculty House. Take out bathroom wall. Clean up FH.

Clean up outside Hablab and in storage room, tools back to workshop, barrel burn.

FH circuit diagram.

=09/23/2015=
Plumbing details for Faculty House

Finished caulking Hablab

=09/22/2015=
Add trim on East side of Hablab

Faculty House

=09/22/2015=
Pick up milk and manure

=09/20/2015=
Faculty House

=09/19/2015=
Missouri Nut Growers Association

=09/16/2015=
Laundry from workshop.

Cleared out fridge from workshop.

=09/15/2015=
Faculty House (FH) cleanup.

Removed kitchen walls and lifted floorboard to expose plumbing in FH.

Shot Hackaday video with MJ.

Added layer of mulch to southern Afforestt bed.

=09/14/2015=
Design/planning meeting.

Siding.

=09/12/2015 and 09/13/2015=
Great Nutspedition. Picking hazels and discussing breeding in Illinois with Phil and Perry Rutter of Badgersett Research.

=09/11/2015=
Siding.

Design meeting.

Prep and depart for Great Nutspedition of 2015.

=09/10/2015=
Drop off Stefania at airport.

Picked up screws at Menards.

Planning meeting.

Siding.

=09/09/2015=
Hablab siding.

=09/08/2015=
Afforestt cleanup. Van registration and inspection (failed). Siding.

=09/07/2015=
Dropped off Ethan at airport. R&R.

= 09/04/2015 - 09/06/2015=
Afforestt Workshop

=09/03/2015=
Set up hose for Afforest. Picked up Adital from airport. Picked up Veronica from airport.

=09/02/2015=
Worked on [[Bulldozer]]

=09/01/2015=
Worked on [[Bulldozer]].

=08/31/2015=
Bought pintle hook ring at Sweiger.

Put sides on trailer.

Weed whacking for Afforestt.

Dung unload.

=08/30/2015=
Started on back of Hablab.

Labelled fruiting trees in orchard.

Hablab Extreme Clean Phase II.

Attempted repair of west toilet in Hablab, needs new float valve.

=08/29/2015=
Hablab Extreme Clean Phase I

Siding

=08/28/2015=
Fed The Girls (chickens).

Emailed Miracle Orchard participants about Afforestt Workshop.

Left voicemail with Teddy Pankau about picking up manure and milk.

Planted seeds for fall garden.

Siding with Stefania.

=08/27/2015=
Fixed Hablab door for skunk defense.

Picked apples.

Assembled and bent out last idler for bulldozer.

[[Hablab_exterior| Siding on Hablab]] with Stefania.

Fed The Girls (chickens).

=08/26/2015=
Picked up Stefania from airport.

Fixed RH shower in Hablab (blocked head). Checked out LH shower, which is reversed; some more pex tubing and cinch clamps needed to fix it.

Picked up pickup from M&R.

Cleaned Hablab, laundry from Bulldozer Workshop

Loosened tree guard mesh where it was digging into bark on one tree, still needed on many others.

Picked apples

Fed The Girls (chickens).

=08/25/2015=
Change bathroom propane tank at Hablab

[[Hablab_exterior|Siding]] with Gary, Chris and Squires

Van breakdown, tow and repair (broken serpentine belt)

Take Kiran & Matthieu to KC

=08/17/2015 - 08/24/2015=
Bulldozer Workshop

=08/16/2015=
Hackaday Prize Log Update

=08/15/2015=
Change bathroom propane tank at Hablab

Workshop

=08/14/2015=
Hablab tidy-up

Preparing beds for fall garden

Workshop tidy-up

Clean contacts on van battery, replace bolt

Pick up steel at Shweiger

Unload steel

Walmart shopping run

Pick up workshop participants at airport and train station

=08/13/2015=
Workshop tidy-up

Meeting with MJ, CM re: bulldozer workshop

Walk-through of [[Hablab exterior]] with Gary

Drop off truck at M & R Auto

Add project log update to [https://hackaday.io/project/7135-open-source-bulldozer hackaday.io prize entry].

=08/08/2015=
[https://hackaday.io/project/7135-open-source-bulldozer Hackaday Prize Entry]

=Tue Aug 4, 2015=
Alec Entrepreneur in Residence Agreement - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vzhclaAWf2wimkt2KD6A7RSKAvLJdV4bgkUnZFED1iY/edit]. Alec Work Plan - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/10SQJ6a54PR9knDSXFM6ixTe1R5yzUNXyPiZFoJ81nUM/edit]

[[Category:Logs]]

File:Microtrac 2015.FCStd

2016-05-25T15:59:01Z

Alechiggins: Alechiggins uploaded a new version of File:Microtrac 2015.FCStd

File:Microtrac 2015.FCStd

2016-05-25T03:05:57Z

Alechiggins: Alechiggins uploaded a new version of File:Microtrac 2015.FCStd

Aquaponic Greenhouse Log

2016-05-24T22:57:41Z

Alechiggins:

[[Category:Logs]]

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=Tue May 24=
Pond1: ph 8.0, NH3 0.25, nitrites 0.5, nitrates 0.

Pond 2: ph 8.2, NH3 0.25, nitrites 0, nitrates 0.

=Sat May 20, 2016=
Pond 1: pH 8.2 amended with ACV to 7.4, NH3 0.25

Pond 2: pH 8.4 amended with ACV to 7.4, NH3 0.5. Removed manure tea bucket, started new manure tea outside of pond. Planted lettuce to replace dead plants.

= Fri May 20, 2016=
Pond 2: pH 7.4, NH3 0.25, nitrites 0, nitrates 0.

=Thu May 19, 2016=
Printed Female Hose Thread (FHT) to 1/2" hose barb fitting. Menards doesn't have these. They have it [http://www.menards.com/main/plumbing/rough-plumbing/pipe-tubing-hoses-fittings-accessories/fittings/garden-hose-fittings/3-4-ght-x-1-2-nylon-barb-3-piece-barb-assembly/p-1444431636595-c-8551.htm?tid=-3535535583624819956] only special order. This is probably the one I want (appears mislabeled, as Hose Thread is only 3/4" (see wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_hose]) - [http://www.menards.com/main/plumbing/rough-plumbing/pipe-tubing-hoses-fittings-accessories/shop-all-pipe-fittings/brass-pipe-fittings/hose-adapter-5-8-x-3-4-swivel/p-1444442657343-c-9435.htm?tid=7683106771056181941] - but at $7, that is $70 saved, as I need 10 total for watering all the shelves. [[File:hosebarb.jpg|thumb|Saving $70 by printing 10 of these at home, otherwise they are available in brass at Menards. This is for bottom watering - to distribute water to 6 sets of shelves, where each set is a stack of 3 vertically connected using the bottom watering system. Also, printing 4 of [http://www.menards.com/main/plumbing/rough-plumbing/pipe-tubing-hoses-fittings-accessories/shop-all-pipe-fittings/brass-pipe-fittings/5-8-id-barb-x-3-4-male-hose-thread-lead-free-brass-adapter/p-1444442652890-c-9435.htm?tid=-1390877210509577831] for a total savings of $90. Prints: Download at [[Hose Barbs]]. [[File:hosefittings.jpg]][[File:upipe.jpg]]. U-barb for making tight u-turns with 3/4" irrigation pipe or other poly pipe for the purpose of heat exchangers. This u-turn goes inside the pipe sections that are to be joined. Poly pipe should be heated to allow easy application. The current application is u-turns for 500' of 3/4" black poly tubing - a 3.5kW heat exchanger for heating aquaponic ponds on solar radiation and some heat from the ceiling of the greenhouse. Download STL - [[3/4" U Barb]].]]
]] Also 3D printed u-turns for pond heat exchanger - heat exchanger goes on the ceiling.

=Wed May 18, 2016=
2" fish died, looked like its eye was eaten. Body was still fresh. [[Image:fisheye.jpg|thumb|Was this 2" fish eaten by larger fish in the pond? Eye is poked out, other side looks good. May 18.]]

=Mon May 16, 2016=
One 2" fingerling died in pond 1. Transfered 1 more small fish to Pond 2, for a total of 3 small (1") and 8 medium (6").

=Sun May 15, 2016=
1/2 gallon of distilled vinegar in pond 1 brought pH down to 7.0.
Second tower set all planted up. Moved 8 medium fish to Pond 2. Ph looks good, nitrates near zero. [[Image:2ndtowerset.jpg|thumb|Second set of Towers planted out for the first time. Each tower has 22 plant holes. [[Net Pots]] are 3D printed. May 15, 2016. <html><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FOpenSourceEcology%2Fposts%2F10154882402461562&width=500" width="500" height="749" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowTransparency="true"></iframe></html> '''Download [[Bottom_Watering_Regulating_Fittings]]''' ]]

=Sat May 14, 2016=
Put in a shovel of manure into Pond 2, duckweed there is whiting out. Ready to install hydronic solar heating, and seed the fish in Pond 2. Nitrite level in both ponds - 0.1 ppm pond 1, 0 in pond 2 right after manure. PH in pond 2 is 8.4, pond 1 is 8.2. Reason for plants not growing robustly. Nitrate - pond 1 - 3 ppm- pond 2 - 0 ppm. Added 20 g vitamin c to pond 2, no visible pH change. Added 3/4 gal Apple cider vinegar, pH dropped to 7.4. Adding 280 500mg tablets still didn't get pH down - still at 7.6 in pond one. Will get some apple cider vinegar.

=Tue April 19, 2016=
Outbreak of fungus gnats. They eat roots if there is no fungus. Compost tea - they eat it instead of roots. Sprayed today with 780 ml of 1% Bronner's soap solution. [[Ron Whitehurst]] is sending beneficial nematodes, and hypoapsis. Immediate hit is the soap solution. Visibly, gnat adults appear to die off in seconds upon contact.

=Wed Apr 13, 2016=
March and April are such that the greenhouse beat obviates need for running the stove. However, the pond temperature goes down to 60F, in which case we ran the stove - about once a week. Now Apr 13, water is 72 after heating 2 days ago - so maybe now with hot days water temp never goes below 70. Fish are active above 70, below 70 they hardly want to eat. So essentially - March to begin of April is the period when we don't have to run the stove, except to heat the ponds. Temp on average in the house is 60 and above without heat in Mar- early April. Now it appears the temp will just keep going up.

=Tue April 12, 2016=
Seeded 3 trays of [[Aquaponic Greenhouse Planting]].

=Mar 23, 2016=
This is how the aquaponic greenhouse plant wall of hanging towers looks like with bok choi going to flower and plants at the end of their cycle. This planting is from Nov. 11, 2015 in the temperate zone - minimum winter temperatures were -10F and it got down to freezing in the greenhouse on a couple of nights. Plants have been picked through many times. Ready to install second wall like this, for a total of 48 towers. IPM is going well with ladybugs which were originally natively in the house and which propagated to feed on the aphid population. Total of 48 towers produces 1056 plants, or about 170 per week assuming 6 week complete growout cycle - but this cycle in the towers would be more like 4 weeks if starts are done in perlite for 2 weeks prior to the towers - so more like 250 plants per week. Fish water without heating now remains at 62F, which means largely inactive fish. We still run the hydronic heat once in a while to get the pond temperature up to 72F, in which case the fish are very active. Next step is putting the nut seedlings shown in trays on the ground - onto bottom-watered shelves at the front and sides of greenhouse, as being developed at http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Workshop.

[[Image:greenhousemar232016.jpg|thumb|Greenhouse on March 23, 2016.]]

=Mar 2, 2016=
See bok choi picture on the right. Fry is numerous, and so are intermediate 1.5" size fish in pond. Population of fish is exploding, and will be ready for expansion to second pond soon.

[[Image:bok.jpg|thumb|Bok choi leaf pigmentless - but new growth appears healthy. March 2, 2016 growth from Nov. 11 planting in 24 original hanging towers x 22 plants per tower or 528 total.]]

=Feb 25, 2016=
See [[Egg CSA]] for $64/hour earning potential.

=Feb 20,2016=
See [[Mushroom Log]] to graph the growth of mushrooms over time. Mushrooms are done after 3 months of fruiting.

=Feb 18, 2016=
Check out this aquaponics madness of civilization under construction. These are the results to date of growing plants in towers using foam growing medium watered by fish tanks that are below the towers.The fish have increased to hundreds in the pond below, with about 10 lb of fish mass total feeding these plants in foam-filled open source g-towers by Larry Athey. We are considering a follow-up workshop for doing another aquaponics build, taking our experience further. We are still installing systems, where the duckweed/azolla, aquatic worms, spirulina, sand beds, biochar beds, and more compost beds are to be installed. In the meantime, we are starting 10,000 nut seeds next week. We are considering an Entrepreneur-in-Residence position to work out the full open source economic model for the aquaponic greenhouse. Initial results are promising, in that doubling the hanging towers has a yield estimate of 160 mature plants harvested per week, clearly showing the advantage of using vertical space: 22 plants instead of 1 plant per square foot. Systems description: http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Workshop

[[Image:aquaponicsfeb182016.jpg|thumb|Aquaponics on Feb 18, 2016]].

=Mon Feb 1, 2016=
*Indicator fry in small gallon container are still dying. Since Friday, nitrite has gone down slightly. I was hoping filter would eat it all up by now. May be instructive to do a calculation on abatement time given the filter volume, to know what to expect.
*Nitrate level is about 20 ppm.

=Fri Jan 29, 2016=
Ammonia and nitrite spike. Several of the fish caught in a gallon separate container died. Took measures by reducing feed, and running plant tower filters through the night.

=Sat Jan 23, 2016=
*Sent inquiry to Ron on what appeared to be amblyseius (thrips eliminator insect) on the towers - but I suspected it may actually be aphids.
*Started 5 gallon compost tea bucket fd by a teabag of composted cow manure for additional fertility on growing towers.
*'''Floating Fish Food''' - started on a 50 lb bag of Floating Fish Food from Orscheln's - [http://www.orschelnfarmhome.com/catfish-food-32-50lb/ctl16754/cp58893/si5446982/cl1/].
*Caught about one more dozen fry from the big pond, considering setting up another 55 gallon drum for the fry in the pond, but something easier to catch would be nice if we want to catch the fish for market more easily. A smaller floating cage would be a good idea - with free exchange of nutrients and water with the larger pond. This is a great 3D printing opportunity - one cubic foot open water cages for fry. Having a number of these set up would allow easy grading and harvest for sale.
*One good idea that emerges on economics is taking 6 towers to market (out of 50 total towers, where we now have only 24 set up) - assuming total 6 week growth time, a conservative time. At $1-$3 per plant - that would be $160-$480 per week revenue just from greens that grow in the towers. Total of about 1000 plants in the towers means planting out one tower (22 plants) per day - which would be a pleasant 15 minute task. If packaging means taking entire towers to market - so time requirement is essentially the seeding time. At about 1 plant planted per minute - that comes out to $1-$3/minute - or $60-180 revenue from that hour of planting - plus a trip to market - which is another 4 hours or so. Thus, earning potential is about '''$12-36 per hour''', given negligible cost of fuel, water, and electricity to run pumps. This assumes water is harvested locally from ponds or catchment, and electricity is solar, and we go to market on pelletized charcoal gasification.

=Fri Jan 22, 2016=
Noticed first aphids - on several plants out of 500 in the towers. Also, the plants planted in the second batch did not do as well. Once could be poor placement of [[Net Pots]], where I just put them in without snugging them up for good contact with the filter medium. Leaned out fish water could be another issue: just 7 adult fish + few small ones plus hundreds of babies. Also noticed minor yellowing in one or 2 bok choi plants (of 100), implying nutrient deficiency.

=Thu Jan 21, 2016=
School of hundreds of tiny fish appeared in pond 1. I also saw the first small school of 20 or so one week earlier, and yesterday, an intermediate size appeared - implying at least 3 generations of babies born.

=Jan 27, 2016=
Installed more towers for a total of 24 with 22 plants in each tower.

=Dec 23, 2016=
First compost bed thriving. Bok Choi etc are doing well in the Aquaponics greenhouse, a psychology boost compared to the cold outside.

[[Image:aquaponicsdec232015.jpeg|thumb|Greenhouse, December 23, 2016]].

=Sun Dec 14, 2015=
10 double towers are now installed, and planted with small plants. This is our bio filter. Goal is to see the production levels from 50-100 towers - can it really be 50-100 plants per day harvest? What fish population is required to sustain it so that the biofuel tee is effective, and is the bio filter sufficient without the plants in place?

=Sun dec 7, 2015=
Fed some, of the last apples from orchard to the chickens, maybe a week of apples left for an apple per day. Should invest in walk-in cooler to extend apples - a lot have rotted, maybe 25% total.

=Mon Nov 30, 2015=
First flush of mushrooms. 2.25 lb in one bucket. Harvested over 3 days.

=Nov 23, 2015=
Seedlings almost ready for transplanting into towers. [[Image:seedlingsaquaponic.jpg|thumb|Seedlings of lettuce, bok choi, and kale after 12 days in perlite.]]

=Sun Nov 22, 2015=
Released aphidoletes, planted beans as indicator plants for pests. Small fish are very vigorous, large ones are looking good. Kale, lettuce, and bok choi is almost getting second leaves. Few strawberries are coming into fruit. Duckweed and azolla appears to be propagating.

=Sun Nov 15, 2015=
Cleaned out blackworms.

=Mon Nov 16, 2015=
Released predatory mites and thrips eliminator from [[Ron Whitehurst]]'s [[Rincon-Vitova Insectaries]].

=Nov 5, 2015=
Greenhouse panels arrive.

[[Image:aquaponicnov52015.jpg|thumb|Greenhouse polycarbonate glazing arriving]].

Aquaponic Greenhouse Log

2016-05-24T22:57:20Z

Alechiggins:

[[Category:Logs]]

<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kuELyHxdYiEvxigPWcVHCDgz86rP2DmcLSPhlGNPJGg/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false" width="500" height="500"></iframe></html>
=Tue May 24=
Pond1: ph 8.0, NH3 0.25, nitrites 0.5, nitrates 0.
Pond 2: ph 8.2, NH3 0.25, nitrites 0, nitrates 0.

=Sat May 20, 2016=
Pond 1: pH 8.2 amended with ACV to 7.4, NH3 0.25

Pond 2: pH 8.4 amended with ACV to 7.4, NH3 0.5. Removed manure tea bucket, started new manure tea outside of pond. Planted lettuce to replace dead plants.

= Fri May 20, 2016=
Pond 2: pH 7.4, NH3 0.25, nitrites 0, nitrates 0.

=Thu May 19, 2016=
Printed Female Hose Thread (FHT) to 1/2" hose barb fitting. Menards doesn't have these. They have it [http://www.menards.com/main/plumbing/rough-plumbing/pipe-tubing-hoses-fittings-accessories/fittings/garden-hose-fittings/3-4-ght-x-1-2-nylon-barb-3-piece-barb-assembly/p-1444431636595-c-8551.htm?tid=-3535535583624819956] only special order. This is probably the one I want (appears mislabeled, as Hose Thread is only 3/4" (see wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_hose]) - [http://www.menards.com/main/plumbing/rough-plumbing/pipe-tubing-hoses-fittings-accessories/shop-all-pipe-fittings/brass-pipe-fittings/hose-adapter-5-8-x-3-4-swivel/p-1444442657343-c-9435.htm?tid=7683106771056181941] - but at $7, that is $70 saved, as I need 10 total for watering all the shelves. [[File:hosebarb.jpg|thumb|Saving $70 by printing 10 of these at home, otherwise they are available in brass at Menards. This is for bottom watering - to distribute water to 6 sets of shelves, where each set is a stack of 3 vertically connected using the bottom watering system. Also, printing 4 of [http://www.menards.com/main/plumbing/rough-plumbing/pipe-tubing-hoses-fittings-accessories/shop-all-pipe-fittings/brass-pipe-fittings/5-8-id-barb-x-3-4-male-hose-thread-lead-free-brass-adapter/p-1444442652890-c-9435.htm?tid=-1390877210509577831] for a total savings of $90. Prints: Download at [[Hose Barbs]]. [[File:hosefittings.jpg]][[File:upipe.jpg]]. U-barb for making tight u-turns with 3/4" irrigation pipe or other poly pipe for the purpose of heat exchangers. This u-turn goes inside the pipe sections that are to be joined. Poly pipe should be heated to allow easy application. The current application is u-turns for 500' of 3/4" black poly tubing - a 3.5kW heat exchanger for heating aquaponic ponds on solar radiation and some heat from the ceiling of the greenhouse. Download STL - [[3/4" U Barb]].]]
]] Also 3D printed u-turns for pond heat exchanger - heat exchanger goes on the ceiling.

=Wed May 18, 2016=
2" fish died, looked like its eye was eaten. Body was still fresh. [[Image:fisheye.jpg|thumb|Was this 2" fish eaten by larger fish in the pond? Eye is poked out, other side looks good. May 18.]]

=Mon May 16, 2016=
One 2" fingerling died in pond 1. Transfered 1 more small fish to Pond 2, for a total of 3 small (1") and 8 medium (6").

=Sun May 15, 2016=
1/2 gallon of distilled vinegar in pond 1 brought pH down to 7.0.
Second tower set all planted up. Moved 8 medium fish to Pond 2. Ph looks good, nitrates near zero. [[Image:2ndtowerset.jpg|thumb|Second set of Towers planted out for the first time. Each tower has 22 plant holes. [[Net Pots]] are 3D printed. May 15, 2016. <html><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FOpenSourceEcology%2Fposts%2F10154882402461562&width=500" width="500" height="749" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowTransparency="true"></iframe></html> '''Download [[Bottom_Watering_Regulating_Fittings]]''' ]]

=Sat May 14, 2016=
Put in a shovel of manure into Pond 2, duckweed there is whiting out. Ready to install hydronic solar heating, and seed the fish in Pond 2. Nitrite level in both ponds - 0.1 ppm pond 1, 0 in pond 2 right after manure. PH in pond 2 is 8.4, pond 1 is 8.2. Reason for plants not growing robustly. Nitrate - pond 1 - 3 ppm- pond 2 - 0 ppm. Added 20 g vitamin c to pond 2, no visible pH change. Added 3/4 gal Apple cider vinegar, pH dropped to 7.4. Adding 280 500mg tablets still didn't get pH down - still at 7.6 in pond one. Will get some apple cider vinegar.

=Tue April 19, 2016=
Outbreak of fungus gnats. They eat roots if there is no fungus. Compost tea - they eat it instead of roots. Sprayed today with 780 ml of 1% Bronner's soap solution. [[Ron Whitehurst]] is sending beneficial nematodes, and hypoapsis. Immediate hit is the soap solution. Visibly, gnat adults appear to die off in seconds upon contact.

=Wed Apr 13, 2016=
March and April are such that the greenhouse beat obviates need for running the stove. However, the pond temperature goes down to 60F, in which case we ran the stove - about once a week. Now Apr 13, water is 72 after heating 2 days ago - so maybe now with hot days water temp never goes below 70. Fish are active above 70, below 70 they hardly want to eat. So essentially - March to begin of April is the period when we don't have to run the stove, except to heat the ponds. Temp on average in the house is 60 and above without heat in Mar- early April. Now it appears the temp will just keep going up.

=Tue April 12, 2016=
Seeded 3 trays of [[Aquaponic Greenhouse Planting]].

=Mar 23, 2016=
This is how the aquaponic greenhouse plant wall of hanging towers looks like with bok choi going to flower and plants at the end of their cycle. This planting is from Nov. 11, 2015 in the temperate zone - minimum winter temperatures were -10F and it got down to freezing in the greenhouse on a couple of nights. Plants have been picked through many times. Ready to install second wall like this, for a total of 48 towers. IPM is going well with ladybugs which were originally natively in the house and which propagated to feed on the aphid population. Total of 48 towers produces 1056 plants, or about 170 per week assuming 6 week complete growout cycle - but this cycle in the towers would be more like 4 weeks if starts are done in perlite for 2 weeks prior to the towers - so more like 250 plants per week. Fish water without heating now remains at 62F, which means largely inactive fish. We still run the hydronic heat once in a while to get the pond temperature up to 72F, in which case the fish are very active. Next step is putting the nut seedlings shown in trays on the ground - onto bottom-watered shelves at the front and sides of greenhouse, as being developed at http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Workshop.

[[Image:greenhousemar232016.jpg|thumb|Greenhouse on March 23, 2016.]]

=Mar 2, 2016=
See bok choi picture on the right. Fry is numerous, and so are intermediate 1.5" size fish in pond. Population of fish is exploding, and will be ready for expansion to second pond soon.

[[Image:bok.jpg|thumb|Bok choi leaf pigmentless - but new growth appears healthy. March 2, 2016 growth from Nov. 11 planting in 24 original hanging towers x 22 plants per tower or 528 total.]]

=Feb 25, 2016=
See [[Egg CSA]] for $64/hour earning potential.

=Feb 20,2016=
See [[Mushroom Log]] to graph the growth of mushrooms over time. Mushrooms are done after 3 months of fruiting.

=Feb 18, 2016=
Check out this aquaponics madness of civilization under construction. These are the results to date of growing plants in towers using foam growing medium watered by fish tanks that are below the towers.The fish have increased to hundreds in the pond below, with about 10 lb of fish mass total feeding these plants in foam-filled open source g-towers by Larry Athey. We are considering a follow-up workshop for doing another aquaponics build, taking our experience further. We are still installing systems, where the duckweed/azolla, aquatic worms, spirulina, sand beds, biochar beds, and more compost beds are to be installed. In the meantime, we are starting 10,000 nut seeds next week. We are considering an Entrepreneur-in-Residence position to work out the full open source economic model for the aquaponic greenhouse. Initial results are promising, in that doubling the hanging towers has a yield estimate of 160 mature plants harvested per week, clearly showing the advantage of using vertical space: 22 plants instead of 1 plant per square foot. Systems description: http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Workshop

[[Image:aquaponicsfeb182016.jpg|thumb|Aquaponics on Feb 18, 2016]].

=Mon Feb 1, 2016=
*Indicator fry in small gallon container are still dying. Since Friday, nitrite has gone down slightly. I was hoping filter would eat it all up by now. May be instructive to do a calculation on abatement time given the filter volume, to know what to expect.
*Nitrate level is about 20 ppm.

=Fri Jan 29, 2016=
Ammonia and nitrite spike. Several of the fish caught in a gallon separate container died. Took measures by reducing feed, and running plant tower filters through the night.

=Sat Jan 23, 2016=
*Sent inquiry to Ron on what appeared to be amblyseius (thrips eliminator insect) on the towers - but I suspected it may actually be aphids.
*Started 5 gallon compost tea bucket fd by a teabag of composted cow manure for additional fertility on growing towers.
*'''Floating Fish Food''' - started on a 50 lb bag of Floating Fish Food from Orscheln's - [http://www.orschelnfarmhome.com/catfish-food-32-50lb/ctl16754/cp58893/si5446982/cl1/].
*Caught about one more dozen fry from the big pond, considering setting up another 55 gallon drum for the fry in the pond, but something easier to catch would be nice if we want to catch the fish for market more easily. A smaller floating cage would be a good idea - with free exchange of nutrients and water with the larger pond. This is a great 3D printing opportunity - one cubic foot open water cages for fry. Having a number of these set up would allow easy grading and harvest for sale.
*One good idea that emerges on economics is taking 6 towers to market (out of 50 total towers, where we now have only 24 set up) - assuming total 6 week growth time, a conservative time. At $1-$3 per plant - that would be $160-$480 per week revenue just from greens that grow in the towers. Total of about 1000 plants in the towers means planting out one tower (22 plants) per day - which would be a pleasant 15 minute task. If packaging means taking entire towers to market - so time requirement is essentially the seeding time. At about 1 plant planted per minute - that comes out to $1-$3/minute - or $60-180 revenue from that hour of planting - plus a trip to market - which is another 4 hours or so. Thus, earning potential is about '''$12-36 per hour''', given negligible cost of fuel, water, and electricity to run pumps. This assumes water is harvested locally from ponds or catchment, and electricity is solar, and we go to market on pelletized charcoal gasification.

=Fri Jan 22, 2016=
Noticed first aphids - on several plants out of 500 in the towers. Also, the plants planted in the second batch did not do as well. Once could be poor placement of [[Net Pots]], where I just put them in without snugging them up for good contact with the filter medium. Leaned out fish water could be another issue: just 7 adult fish + few small ones plus hundreds of babies. Also noticed minor yellowing in one or 2 bok choi plants (of 100), implying nutrient deficiency.

=Thu Jan 21, 2016=
School of hundreds of tiny fish appeared in pond 1. I also saw the first small school of 20 or so one week earlier, and yesterday, an intermediate size appeared - implying at least 3 generations of babies born.

=Jan 27, 2016=
Installed more towers for a total of 24 with 22 plants in each tower.

=Dec 23, 2016=
First compost bed thriving. Bok Choi etc are doing well in the Aquaponics greenhouse, a psychology boost compared to the cold outside.

[[Image:aquaponicsdec232015.jpeg|thumb|Greenhouse, December 23, 2016]].

=Sun Dec 14, 2015=
10 double towers are now installed, and planted with small plants. This is our bio filter. Goal is to see the production levels from 50-100 towers - can it really be 50-100 plants per day harvest? What fish population is required to sustain it so that the biofuel tee is effective, and is the bio filter sufficient without the plants in place?

=Sun dec 7, 2015=
Fed some, of the last apples from orchard to the chickens, maybe a week of apples left for an apple per day. Should invest in walk-in cooler to extend apples - a lot have rotted, maybe 25% total.

=Mon Nov 30, 2015=
First flush of mushrooms. 2.25 lb in one bucket. Harvested over 3 days.

=Nov 23, 2015=
Seedlings almost ready for transplanting into towers. [[Image:seedlingsaquaponic.jpg|thumb|Seedlings of lettuce, bok choi, and kale after 12 days in perlite.]]

=Sun Nov 22, 2015=
Released aphidoletes, planted beans as indicator plants for pests. Small fish are very vigorous, large ones are looking good. Kale, lettuce, and bok choi is almost getting second leaves. Few strawberries are coming into fruit. Duckweed and azolla appears to be propagating.

=Sun Nov 15, 2015=
Cleaned out blackworms.

=Mon Nov 16, 2015=
Released predatory mites and thrips eliminator from [[Ron Whitehurst]]'s [[Rincon-Vitova Insectaries]].

=Nov 5, 2015=
Greenhouse panels arrive.

[[Image:aquaponicnov52015.jpg|thumb|Greenhouse polycarbonate glazing arriving]].

Alec Log

2016-05-24T21:57:32Z

Alechiggins:

[https://drive.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/folderview?id=0ByRPBiXEVh2hVFpENDlsUVBnMEE&usp=sharing_eid&ts=56f9adef Agriculture Folder] , [https://drive.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/folderview?id=0ByRPBiXEVh2hcnFzQTBnc0xWV00&usp=sharing_eid&ts=56f9ade2 Picture Folder ]. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NjXsoShCHFabcCOA7DKnqA5W9XYpYHQaxEMBhmm2CxM/edit Farm Quimmit for Soil Prep].
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=Tue May 24=
[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g14232cf7a1_0_0 Route 2] for incubator brains. Starting to assemble [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Microtrac_2015 2015 Microtrac] in FreeCAD. Weeding Afforestt.

=Sat May 21=
Added [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Tracksonidler.FCStd track units on idler] to Part Library. [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Log Aquaponics] planting and testing.
=Fri May 20=
Updated [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Tracks_Library track unit]. [https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/spreadsheets/d/1CNm0ShCosIjGQaqwsAf5Js13qIrQvaWCFf_WXlK4pLI/edit?usp=sharing Pins table] for incubator. Started notes on [https://docs.google.com/document/d/11GN75IX33JfadxHuR2LbXhjL_j4mLtDWUTFAJFg9h1Y/edit?usp=sharing nutrients in aquaponics]. Pond 2 [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kuELyHxdYiEvxigPWcVHCDgz86rP2DmcLSPhlGNPJGg/edit#gid=182785459 nutrient tests].

=Thur May 19=
Added [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Tracks_Library track unit] to parts library. [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g140e189757_0_0 Incubator]. Weeding Afforest.

=Wed May 18=
Pin mapping for [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g140e189757_0_0 incubator brains].

=Tue May 17=
Added [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Tracks_Library Track Chain Link] to Parts Library.

=Mon May 16=
Updated [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Log Aquaponics Doc]. Contacted [http://www.instructables.com/id/Digital-Incubator-using-Arduino/?ALLSTEPS aliifrq] through instructables about helping with [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit?usp=sharing incubator] electronics.

FreeCAD notes:

Tried to import DXF file for library parts, error message says DXF importer is was not installed, please download manually. Followed [http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Dxf_Importer_Install download/install procedure]. Tried to import DXF again, still got error message but this time it opened up a [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Screen_Shot_2016-05-16_at_1.06.38_PM.png strange 2d version of the file].

Created [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Pivot_Plate.FCStd pivot plate] freecad file from sketch.

=Thu May 12=

Updated [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit?usp=sharing Incubator Doc]. Contacted [https://www.hackster.io/taifur Khairul Alam] about [https://www.hackster.io/taifur/smart-humidifier-dac66f?ref=search&ref_id=smart%20humidifier&offset=0 his humidfier], asking about keeping the atomizer stable. Contact was through hackster.io website.

FreeCAD Update

I've been working on the motor assembly for the automated shelf turner in the incubator. I downloaded STEP files of a stepper motor, motor mount, and coupler from McMaster Carr, as well as RAMPS and Arduino STEP files from GRABCAD. So far I haven't been successful in working with these files.

Firstly, the RAMPS and Arduino models are so big and with so many parts that the software can't handle them. Even small operations like moving in the Draft workbench will cause the system to freeze for several minutes, often forcing me to force quit the program. When I try to fuse all the parts of these models to make them lighter, it's too much for the system. Eventually managed to fuse them by fusing two parts at a time, then making fusions of the fusions, but each time the process took several minutes, and the resulting object was still too complex for the system to handle. Is there a tool in FreeCAD that will let me quickly simplify these shapes while keeping the basic external geometry?

Secondly, the STEP files downloaded from McMaster Carr are apparently not solids. Although they're relatively simple shapes, they're still too much for the system, forcing long waits for any operation. In trying to fuse them, sometimes it will tell me that I can't fuse non-solids, and will make parts disappear when I try (each attempted fusion taking upwards of 20 minutes). Other times it won't give me that error message, but still makes parts disappear or just crashes the system after a long wait. I've tried using the [http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part_Shapebuilder Part Shapebuilder] to turn them into solids, but nothing seems to happen and there's no documentation for this tool. How to convert these shapes into solids?

The compressed folder of all the FreeCAD files for the project is now too big to upload to the wiki: here is a folder with just the [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Motor_Assembly.zip motor assembly files], and here is the latest version of the [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Cabinet.FCStd cabinet].

=Tue May 9=
[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1L104UiHVx3gSbuZWe2TYLk8Nj7aSYeOODC9EZj-TcFo/edit?usp=sharing Visuals] for blog post on incubator. [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Log Aquaponics plantings].

=Tues May 3=
[http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Log Aquaponics plantings].

FreeCAD problem: how to constrain an entire assembly so it can rotate around a specified axis a set number of degrees in each direction. See PVCshelf.FCStd in [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:IncubatorCAD.zip Incubator CAD] - how to get the whole assembly to rotate around the pvc pipe that runs along the x axis, 40 degrees from horizontal in both directions?

=Mon May 2=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kuELyHxdYiEvxigPWcVHCDgz86rP2DmcLSPhlGNPJGg/edit#gid=1480982993 Aquaponics Planting Record], [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:IncubatorCAD.zip Incubator CAD]

=Thu April 28th=
[https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0ByRPBiXEVh2hTGo3MVNMQlR5TnM&usp=sharing Incubator design in Freecad].
=Wed April 27=
[[Open Source Incubator]], [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Cabinet.FCStd cabinet] and shelf design. [https://drive.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/folderview?id=0ByRPBiXEVh2hcnFzQTBnc0xWV00&usp=sharing_eid&ts=56f9ade2 Pics of paper sketches].
=Monday April 18=

Visited Whitesville Sawmill (Willie Mautino 816 526 2048). They usually have plenty of bark and sawdust for pickup. $10 per bucket load (one bucket load will fill a pick-up truck). They'd just been cleared out when I got there, but should have plenty next week.

=Wed Mar 30=
Visited Subway to ask about food waste, they said they almost never have any except a few loaves of bread now and then. Asked at Dungy's about out-of-date food, they said to come back and ask for Robin.

Ordered seeds for aquaponics.

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g127fc8c0bc_0_86 Open Source Incubator]

Visited Hyatt's Processing to discuss picking up slaughter waste. Main points:

Waste comes in plastic garbage cans with no lids. Contents bulge above top of bins.

Entrails, bones and fat/floor waste come in separate bins.

We can take as much or as little as we like. Taking the entrails bins saves him some money, the other bins he doesn't have to pay for removal.

We should pick up Mondays 2 - 4pm.

Between now and September he'll have about 5 - 6 bins of guts per week, and 9 - 10 of the other two. From September on he'll have 30 bins twice a week.

He composts some of the waste along with hay and manure. Without grinding, the guts are gone after about a week and the bones after about two weeks.

Need to figure out loading issue.
=Tue Mar 29=
Roofing on Old Greenhouse, [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g127fc8c0bc_0_86 Open Source Incubator], left voicemail with Maysville hay seller.
=Mon Mar 28 2016=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1c7y39uaY_Oq_SkLV7ougcZtUN4pAyaCMo8o3cpoMU0k/edit#gid=282372864 Compost Supply Chain], [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OlRxZIeH9sveIoWHQRu44lvek9bUa6G0ePKJBCbXq_0/edit Crowdfunding Campaign], [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kuELyHxdYiEvxigPWcVHCDgz86rP2DmcLSPhlGNPJGg/edit#gid=1272836928 Crop Plan].
=Wed Mar 23 2016=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TpYDfQW-OeCZThWS5ILMXeVSheMN2Bs6kwOceLLDrrc/edit#gid=0 Implementation Plan], [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kuELyHxdYiEvxigPWcVHCDgz86rP2DmcLSPhlGNPJGg/edit#gid=1272836928 Crop Plan]
=Mon Mar 21 2016=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TpYDfQW-OeCZThWS5ILMXeVSheMN2Bs6kwOceLLDrrc/edit#gid=0 Implementation Plan], [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CZWvbRz0FnBpocxZohdIReHUUrAO10-SrLklTYjO3LQ/edit#slide=id.p Old Greenhouse Renovation]
=Wed Mar 9, 2016=
<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NSDDv6JVozl2RCaC7uvIqndz7W-5OYE0R81jYA_rmIk/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="600" height="400" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe></html>

=Mon Mar 7, 2016=
'''Executive Summary:''' The EIR 2016 proposal includes 5 major revenue streams: (1) a compost chicken operation, (2) aquaponic greens, (3) bootstrap crowd-funder, and (4) workshops.

[[Alec EIR Agreement 2016]]

<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vXNXnjeV9sopHZtoJUdGY9tzQeYSEHSaAZOV8RyNsdw/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="480" height="299" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe></html>

<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bKiKPWjcxsg_VxkkNOZizszCf4LoWE0iHbf44mnUn-M/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false" height=500 width=800></iframe></html>

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bKiKPWjcxsg_VxkkNOZizszCf4LoWE0iHbf44mnUn-M/edit#gid=1329447843 edit]

=Sat Mar 5, 2016=
<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17Kb8zOp_j-jhi6TNKPzT22CJaWBC5oHuP13vUNpPltw/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="480" height="299" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe></html>

=3/1/2016=
Ag v3 -

<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_HhwKGnapkYciMNL4of__6cXbDuK9t11h3MUCK7wU5w/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="480" height="299" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe></html>

=02/14/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/presentation/d/1HmYqUgL6aG3sTzd96qCMFCS_TOCCV8ojxFbwJ3Fh3t8/edit?usp=sharing 3D Printer BOM]

=02/08/2016=
Revenue Projections, Cash Flow, Chicken Infrastructure and different flock size scenarios in [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BD2DiJQu9xh0uNF7ze8t1jNaHC9A9dIKQqtzRnkKwK8/edit#gid=691547048 FeF Agriculture 2016 v.2] and decision tree, timeline and chicken infrastructure comparisons in [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gy9IUCvxOM4BbYUyj0Xi5hAqvpBCpFn-z9sR-AhiFI8/edit#slide=id.g82ec03bcf_0_239 Compost Chicken System].

=Thu Feb 4, 2016=
[[Agriculture Spreadsheet 2016]]. [[Compost Chicken System]] -

=02/01/2016=
Got a call back from Sydney at Clay County Health Dept. We can't sell poultry slaughtered on-farm in Clay Co (Liberty and Gladstone Farmers Markets), but we should be OK for bread. She's checking on direct sales of poultry and will get back to me.

Called Sunset Home (816 449 2158) about picking up food scraps. Linda manages the kitchen, she sent me up the chain of command to Deloris (administrator), who said I should call back on Wednesday to talk to her boss.

Called Bristol Manor Maysville Senior Home (816 449 2741) about food scraps, they took my number and said Connie will call me back. Sounded suspicious about my out-of-town number, maybe drop by in person.

Called Hamilton Lumber Co (816 583 2420) about picking up sawdust, they said they only have about 1 trash bag full every two or three weeks.

Both Gallatin Hardwoods (660 643 4177) and Kennedy Logging (660 535 6305) were non-working numbers.

Called Ninja Moose Brewery in Hamilton about picking up spent grains, they already have an arrangement.

=01/27/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/spreadsheets/d/1BD2DiJQu9xh0uNF7ze8t1jNaHC9A9dIKQqtzRnkKwK8/edit?usp=sharing Chicken Enterprise], research on [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MCeGcryDfFwNEAWhie3Nv9ZJY1lsHutr443n0XRTfHM/edit#slide=id.g10844c42c4_0_0 marketing outlets]. Emailed Karl Hammer and Zaytuna Farm about helping as SMEs. [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gy9IUCvxOM4BbYUyj0Xi5hAqvpBCpFn-z9sR-AhiFI8/edit#slide=id.g1083d4e7ee_0_0 Compost Chicken System].

=01/25/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/spreadsheets/d/1BD2DiJQu9xh0uNF7ze8t1jNaHC9A9dIKQqtzRnkKwK8/edit?usp=sharing FeF Agriculture 2016 v.2]

=01/23/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/174ZQdauI5NVlzWUCt_OFb5dRU4quVMaCOWgNISoEThM/edit#gid=460321427 Chicken flock size and crop planning], [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mp9EOKwmd_uuMoJB6jAuP9L4doiJGc3Oj_q2saHVxlY/edit chicken management].

=01/22/2016=
Crop availability chart, meat bird planning and portion requirements in [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/174ZQdauI5NVlzWUCt_OFb5dRU4quVMaCOWgNISoEThM/edit#gid=460321427 Crop Planning].

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NjXsoShCHFabcCOA7DKnqA5W9XYpYHQaxEMBhmm2CxM/edit Farm Equipment for Soil Preparation and Plantout].

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HuDeKdq1OaRR-Ui8f_jrtfV8BR1ElOxaSPmZDfKHNjg/edit#slide=id.p 2016 Tractor Build Concepts]

Conceptual planning for [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mp9EOKwmd_uuMoJB6jAuP9L4doiJGc3Oj_q2saHVxlY/edit Chicken Management].

Spoke to Joe Bauer about [http://www.ponyexpressfarmersmarket.com/ Pony Express Farmers' Market].
*Cost is $300 for membership, plus $10 per day at market. You can pay $100 up front and the rest of the membership fee by June.
*You can show up as much or as little as you want durng the season.
*First market April 23rd, last market Oct 22.
*No deadline for application.
*He'll check with the board on whether it's OK to use the market as a CSA pick-up, doesn't foresee a problem.
*Chicken sold at the market must be processed at a USDA-approved facility (<1000 bird exemption apparently doesn't apply to farmers' markets).
*Bread must be baked in an approved kitchen to be sold at market (jams and jellies don't).
*Good demand for eggs.
*Slow on Wednesdays, mostly senior citizens.
*Slower at the start of the season

Researching legal issues. There is a cottage food law that may apply.

[http://forrager.com/law/missouri/ Cottage Food Law]

[http://agrimissouri.com/pdf/fmhandbook.pdf Farmers Market Handbook] (includes legal)

[http://health.mo.gov/living/lpha/profiles/Buchanan.pdf Buchanan County health authorities to contact].

Doug at Sweiger recommended Jeff at [https://start.cortera.com/company/research/k6o2lxj3s/huffaker-farms/ Huffaker Farms] for baling, but doesn't think anyone will do it in winter. Left voicemail with Huffaker.

=01/21/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NHllWOdDdiAaxkQFfPV_2MY7F4nwn83gO7zIe8kZWA0/edit#heading=h.4p3srj8ca09m 2016 Agriculture]

=Active Projects=
[[FeF Agriculture 2016]]

[[Open Source Hydronic Wood Stove]]

[[Rabbitry_Log|Rabbitry]]

[[Hablab_exterior| Hablab Exterior]]

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16GneS6ONOQCcc7iXDt16bGZHNOyWDmKw58APxGaw9sU/edit#slide=id.p Faculty House]

=09/25/2015=
Circuits for FH.

=09/24/2015=
Remove pool stuff and rubbish from Faculty House. Take out bathroom wall. Clean up FH.

Clean up outside Hablab and in storage room, tools back to workshop, barrel burn.

FH circuit diagram.

=09/23/2015=
Plumbing details for Faculty House

Finished caulking Hablab

=09/22/2015=
Add trim on East side of Hablab

Faculty House

=09/22/2015=
Pick up milk and manure

=09/20/2015=
Faculty House

=09/19/2015=
Missouri Nut Growers Association

=09/16/2015=
Laundry from workshop.

Cleared out fridge from workshop.

=09/15/2015=
Faculty House (FH) cleanup.

Removed kitchen walls and lifted floorboard to expose plumbing in FH.

Shot Hackaday video with MJ.

Added layer of mulch to southern Afforestt bed.

=09/14/2015=
Design/planning meeting.

Siding.

=09/12/2015 and 09/13/2015=
Great Nutspedition. Picking hazels and discussing breeding in Illinois with Phil and Perry Rutter of Badgersett Research.

=09/11/2015=
Siding.

Design meeting.

Prep and depart for Great Nutspedition of 2015.

=09/10/2015=
Drop off Stefania at airport.

Picked up screws at Menards.

Planning meeting.

Siding.

=09/09/2015=
Hablab siding.

=09/08/2015=
Afforestt cleanup. Van registration and inspection (failed). Siding.

=09/07/2015=
Dropped off Ethan at airport. R&R.

= 09/04/2015 - 09/06/2015=
Afforestt Workshop

=09/03/2015=
Set up hose for Afforest. Picked up Adital from airport. Picked up Veronica from airport.

=09/02/2015=
Worked on [[Bulldozer]]

=09/01/2015=
Worked on [[Bulldozer]].

=08/31/2015=
Bought pintle hook ring at Sweiger.

Put sides on trailer.

Weed whacking for Afforestt.

Dung unload.

=08/30/2015=
Started on back of Hablab.

Labelled fruiting trees in orchard.

Hablab Extreme Clean Phase II.

Attempted repair of west toilet in Hablab, needs new float valve.

=08/29/2015=
Hablab Extreme Clean Phase I

Siding

=08/28/2015=
Fed The Girls (chickens).

Emailed Miracle Orchard participants about Afforestt Workshop.

Left voicemail with Teddy Pankau about picking up manure and milk.

Planted seeds for fall garden.

Siding with Stefania.

=08/27/2015=
Fixed Hablab door for skunk defense.

Picked apples.

Assembled and bent out last idler for bulldozer.

[[Hablab_exterior| Siding on Hablab]] with Stefania.

Fed The Girls (chickens).

=08/26/2015=
Picked up Stefania from airport.

Fixed RH shower in Hablab (blocked head). Checked out LH shower, which is reversed; some more pex tubing and cinch clamps needed to fix it.

Picked up pickup from M&R.

Cleaned Hablab, laundry from Bulldozer Workshop

Loosened tree guard mesh where it was digging into bark on one tree, still needed on many others.

Picked apples

Fed The Girls (chickens).

=08/25/2015=
Change bathroom propane tank at Hablab

[[Hablab_exterior|Siding]] with Gary, Chris and Squires

Van breakdown, tow and repair (broken serpentine belt)

Take Kiran & Matthieu to KC

=08/17/2015 - 08/24/2015=
Bulldozer Workshop

=08/16/2015=
Hackaday Prize Log Update

=08/15/2015=
Change bathroom propane tank at Hablab

Workshop

=08/14/2015=
Hablab tidy-up

Preparing beds for fall garden

Workshop tidy-up

Clean contacts on van battery, replace bolt

Pick up steel at Shweiger

Unload steel

Walmart shopping run

Pick up workshop participants at airport and train station

=08/13/2015=
Workshop tidy-up

Meeting with MJ, CM re: bulldozer workshop

Walk-through of [[Hablab exterior]] with Gary

Drop off truck at M & R Auto

Add project log update to [https://hackaday.io/project/7135-open-source-bulldozer hackaday.io prize entry].

=08/08/2015=
[https://hackaday.io/project/7135-open-source-bulldozer Hackaday Prize Entry]

=Tue Aug 4, 2015=
Alec Entrepreneur in Residence Agreement - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vzhclaAWf2wimkt2KD6A7RSKAvLJdV4bgkUnZFED1iY/edit]. Alec Work Plan - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/10SQJ6a54PR9knDSXFM6ixTe1R5yzUNXyPiZFoJ81nUM/edit]

[[Category:Logs]]

File:Microtrac 2015.FCStd

2016-05-24T21:16:12Z

Alechiggins: Alechiggins uploaded a new version of File:Microtrac 2015.FCStd

Alec Log

2016-05-24T17:38:04Z

Alechiggins:

[https://drive.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/folderview?id=0ByRPBiXEVh2hVFpENDlsUVBnMEE&usp=sharing_eid&ts=56f9adef Agriculture Folder] , [https://drive.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/folderview?id=0ByRPBiXEVh2hcnFzQTBnc0xWV00&usp=sharing_eid&ts=56f9ade2 Picture Folder ]. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NjXsoShCHFabcCOA7DKnqA5W9XYpYHQaxEMBhmm2CxM/edit Farm Quimmit for Soil Prep].
{{RightTOC}}
=Tue May 24=
[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g14232cf7a1_0_0 Route 2] for incubator brains. Starting to assemble [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Microtrac_2015 2015 Microtrac] in FreeCAD.

=Sat May 21=
Added [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Tracksonidler.FCStd track units on idler] to Part Library. [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Log Aquaponics] planting and testing.
=Fri May 20=
Updated [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Tracks_Library track unit]. [https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/spreadsheets/d/1CNm0ShCosIjGQaqwsAf5Js13qIrQvaWCFf_WXlK4pLI/edit?usp=sharing Pins table] for incubator. Started notes on [https://docs.google.com/document/d/11GN75IX33JfadxHuR2LbXhjL_j4mLtDWUTFAJFg9h1Y/edit?usp=sharing nutrients in aquaponics]. Pond 2 [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kuELyHxdYiEvxigPWcVHCDgz86rP2DmcLSPhlGNPJGg/edit#gid=182785459 nutrient tests].

=Thur May 19=
Added [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Tracks_Library track unit] to parts library. [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g140e189757_0_0 Incubator]. Weeding Afforest.

=Wed May 18=
Pin mapping for [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g140e189757_0_0 incubator brains].

=Tue May 17=
Added [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Tracks_Library Track Chain Link] to Parts Library.

=Mon May 16=
Updated [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Log Aquaponics Doc]. Contacted [http://www.instructables.com/id/Digital-Incubator-using-Arduino/?ALLSTEPS aliifrq] through instructables about helping with [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit?usp=sharing incubator] electronics.

FreeCAD notes:

Tried to import DXF file for library parts, error message says DXF importer is was not installed, please download manually. Followed [http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Dxf_Importer_Install download/install procedure]. Tried to import DXF again, still got error message but this time it opened up a [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Screen_Shot_2016-05-16_at_1.06.38_PM.png strange 2d version of the file].

Created [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Pivot_Plate.FCStd pivot plate] freecad file from sketch.

=Thu May 12=

Updated [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit?usp=sharing Incubator Doc]. Contacted [https://www.hackster.io/taifur Khairul Alam] about [https://www.hackster.io/taifur/smart-humidifier-dac66f?ref=search&ref_id=smart%20humidifier&offset=0 his humidfier], asking about keeping the atomizer stable. Contact was through hackster.io website.

FreeCAD Update

I've been working on the motor assembly for the automated shelf turner in the incubator. I downloaded STEP files of a stepper motor, motor mount, and coupler from McMaster Carr, as well as RAMPS and Arduino STEP files from GRABCAD. So far I haven't been successful in working with these files.

Firstly, the RAMPS and Arduino models are so big and with so many parts that the software can't handle them. Even small operations like moving in the Draft workbench will cause the system to freeze for several minutes, often forcing me to force quit the program. When I try to fuse all the parts of these models to make them lighter, it's too much for the system. Eventually managed to fuse them by fusing two parts at a time, then making fusions of the fusions, but each time the process took several minutes, and the resulting object was still too complex for the system to handle. Is there a tool in FreeCAD that will let me quickly simplify these shapes while keeping the basic external geometry?

Secondly, the STEP files downloaded from McMaster Carr are apparently not solids. Although they're relatively simple shapes, they're still too much for the system, forcing long waits for any operation. In trying to fuse them, sometimes it will tell me that I can't fuse non-solids, and will make parts disappear when I try (each attempted fusion taking upwards of 20 minutes). Other times it won't give me that error message, but still makes parts disappear or just crashes the system after a long wait. I've tried using the [http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part_Shapebuilder Part Shapebuilder] to turn them into solids, but nothing seems to happen and there's no documentation for this tool. How to convert these shapes into solids?

The compressed folder of all the FreeCAD files for the project is now too big to upload to the wiki: here is a folder with just the [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Motor_Assembly.zip motor assembly files], and here is the latest version of the [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Cabinet.FCStd cabinet].

=Tue May 9=
[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1L104UiHVx3gSbuZWe2TYLk8Nj7aSYeOODC9EZj-TcFo/edit?usp=sharing Visuals] for blog post on incubator. [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Log Aquaponics plantings].

=Tues May 3=
[http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Log Aquaponics plantings].

FreeCAD problem: how to constrain an entire assembly so it can rotate around a specified axis a set number of degrees in each direction. See PVCshelf.FCStd in [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:IncubatorCAD.zip Incubator CAD] - how to get the whole assembly to rotate around the pvc pipe that runs along the x axis, 40 degrees from horizontal in both directions?

=Mon May 2=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kuELyHxdYiEvxigPWcVHCDgz86rP2DmcLSPhlGNPJGg/edit#gid=1480982993 Aquaponics Planting Record], [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:IncubatorCAD.zip Incubator CAD]

=Thu April 28th=
[https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0ByRPBiXEVh2hTGo3MVNMQlR5TnM&usp=sharing Incubator design in Freecad].
=Wed April 27=
[[Open Source Incubator]], [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Cabinet.FCStd cabinet] and shelf design. [https://drive.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/folderview?id=0ByRPBiXEVh2hcnFzQTBnc0xWV00&usp=sharing_eid&ts=56f9ade2 Pics of paper sketches].
=Monday April 18=

Visited Whitesville Sawmill (Willie Mautino 816 526 2048). They usually have plenty of bark and sawdust for pickup. $10 per bucket load (one bucket load will fill a pick-up truck). They'd just been cleared out when I got there, but should have plenty next week.

=Wed Mar 30=
Visited Subway to ask about food waste, they said they almost never have any except a few loaves of bread now and then. Asked at Dungy's about out-of-date food, they said to come back and ask for Robin.

Ordered seeds for aquaponics.

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g127fc8c0bc_0_86 Open Source Incubator]

Visited Hyatt's Processing to discuss picking up slaughter waste. Main points:

Waste comes in plastic garbage cans with no lids. Contents bulge above top of bins.

Entrails, bones and fat/floor waste come in separate bins.

We can take as much or as little as we like. Taking the entrails bins saves him some money, the other bins he doesn't have to pay for removal.

We should pick up Mondays 2 - 4pm.

Between now and September he'll have about 5 - 6 bins of guts per week, and 9 - 10 of the other two. From September on he'll have 30 bins twice a week.

He composts some of the waste along with hay and manure. Without grinding, the guts are gone after about a week and the bones after about two weeks.

Need to figure out loading issue.
=Tue Mar 29=
Roofing on Old Greenhouse, [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g127fc8c0bc_0_86 Open Source Incubator], left voicemail with Maysville hay seller.
=Mon Mar 28 2016=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1c7y39uaY_Oq_SkLV7ougcZtUN4pAyaCMo8o3cpoMU0k/edit#gid=282372864 Compost Supply Chain], [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OlRxZIeH9sveIoWHQRu44lvek9bUa6G0ePKJBCbXq_0/edit Crowdfunding Campaign], [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kuELyHxdYiEvxigPWcVHCDgz86rP2DmcLSPhlGNPJGg/edit#gid=1272836928 Crop Plan].
=Wed Mar 23 2016=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TpYDfQW-OeCZThWS5ILMXeVSheMN2Bs6kwOceLLDrrc/edit#gid=0 Implementation Plan], [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kuELyHxdYiEvxigPWcVHCDgz86rP2DmcLSPhlGNPJGg/edit#gid=1272836928 Crop Plan]
=Mon Mar 21 2016=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TpYDfQW-OeCZThWS5ILMXeVSheMN2Bs6kwOceLLDrrc/edit#gid=0 Implementation Plan], [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CZWvbRz0FnBpocxZohdIReHUUrAO10-SrLklTYjO3LQ/edit#slide=id.p Old Greenhouse Renovation]
=Wed Mar 9, 2016=
<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NSDDv6JVozl2RCaC7uvIqndz7W-5OYE0R81jYA_rmIk/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="600" height="400" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe></html>

=Mon Mar 7, 2016=
'''Executive Summary:''' The EIR 2016 proposal includes 5 major revenue streams: (1) a compost chicken operation, (2) aquaponic greens, (3) bootstrap crowd-funder, and (4) workshops.

[[Alec EIR Agreement 2016]]

<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vXNXnjeV9sopHZtoJUdGY9tzQeYSEHSaAZOV8RyNsdw/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="480" height="299" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe></html>

<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bKiKPWjcxsg_VxkkNOZizszCf4LoWE0iHbf44mnUn-M/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false" height=500 width=800></iframe></html>

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bKiKPWjcxsg_VxkkNOZizszCf4LoWE0iHbf44mnUn-M/edit#gid=1329447843 edit]

=Sat Mar 5, 2016=
<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17Kb8zOp_j-jhi6TNKPzT22CJaWBC5oHuP13vUNpPltw/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="480" height="299" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe></html>

=3/1/2016=
Ag v3 -

<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_HhwKGnapkYciMNL4of__6cXbDuK9t11h3MUCK7wU5w/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="480" height="299" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe></html>

=02/14/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/presentation/d/1HmYqUgL6aG3sTzd96qCMFCS_TOCCV8ojxFbwJ3Fh3t8/edit?usp=sharing 3D Printer BOM]

=02/08/2016=
Revenue Projections, Cash Flow, Chicken Infrastructure and different flock size scenarios in [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BD2DiJQu9xh0uNF7ze8t1jNaHC9A9dIKQqtzRnkKwK8/edit#gid=691547048 FeF Agriculture 2016 v.2] and decision tree, timeline and chicken infrastructure comparisons in [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gy9IUCvxOM4BbYUyj0Xi5hAqvpBCpFn-z9sR-AhiFI8/edit#slide=id.g82ec03bcf_0_239 Compost Chicken System].

=Thu Feb 4, 2016=
[[Agriculture Spreadsheet 2016]]. [[Compost Chicken System]] -

=02/01/2016=
Got a call back from Sydney at Clay County Health Dept. We can't sell poultry slaughtered on-farm in Clay Co (Liberty and Gladstone Farmers Markets), but we should be OK for bread. She's checking on direct sales of poultry and will get back to me.

Called Sunset Home (816 449 2158) about picking up food scraps. Linda manages the kitchen, she sent me up the chain of command to Deloris (administrator), who said I should call back on Wednesday to talk to her boss.

Called Bristol Manor Maysville Senior Home (816 449 2741) about food scraps, they took my number and said Connie will call me back. Sounded suspicious about my out-of-town number, maybe drop by in person.

Called Hamilton Lumber Co (816 583 2420) about picking up sawdust, they said they only have about 1 trash bag full every two or three weeks.

Both Gallatin Hardwoods (660 643 4177) and Kennedy Logging (660 535 6305) were non-working numbers.

Called Ninja Moose Brewery in Hamilton about picking up spent grains, they already have an arrangement.

=01/27/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/spreadsheets/d/1BD2DiJQu9xh0uNF7ze8t1jNaHC9A9dIKQqtzRnkKwK8/edit?usp=sharing Chicken Enterprise], research on [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MCeGcryDfFwNEAWhie3Nv9ZJY1lsHutr443n0XRTfHM/edit#slide=id.g10844c42c4_0_0 marketing outlets]. Emailed Karl Hammer and Zaytuna Farm about helping as SMEs. [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gy9IUCvxOM4BbYUyj0Xi5hAqvpBCpFn-z9sR-AhiFI8/edit#slide=id.g1083d4e7ee_0_0 Compost Chicken System].

=01/25/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/spreadsheets/d/1BD2DiJQu9xh0uNF7ze8t1jNaHC9A9dIKQqtzRnkKwK8/edit?usp=sharing FeF Agriculture 2016 v.2]

=01/23/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/174ZQdauI5NVlzWUCt_OFb5dRU4quVMaCOWgNISoEThM/edit#gid=460321427 Chicken flock size and crop planning], [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mp9EOKwmd_uuMoJB6jAuP9L4doiJGc3Oj_q2saHVxlY/edit chicken management].

=01/22/2016=
Crop availability chart, meat bird planning and portion requirements in [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/174ZQdauI5NVlzWUCt_OFb5dRU4quVMaCOWgNISoEThM/edit#gid=460321427 Crop Planning].

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NjXsoShCHFabcCOA7DKnqA5W9XYpYHQaxEMBhmm2CxM/edit Farm Equipment for Soil Preparation and Plantout].

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HuDeKdq1OaRR-Ui8f_jrtfV8BR1ElOxaSPmZDfKHNjg/edit#slide=id.p 2016 Tractor Build Concepts]

Conceptual planning for [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mp9EOKwmd_uuMoJB6jAuP9L4doiJGc3Oj_q2saHVxlY/edit Chicken Management].

Spoke to Joe Bauer about [http://www.ponyexpressfarmersmarket.com/ Pony Express Farmers' Market].
*Cost is $300 for membership, plus $10 per day at market. You can pay $100 up front and the rest of the membership fee by June.
*You can show up as much or as little as you want durng the season.
*First market April 23rd, last market Oct 22.
*No deadline for application.
*He'll check with the board on whether it's OK to use the market as a CSA pick-up, doesn't foresee a problem.
*Chicken sold at the market must be processed at a USDA-approved facility (<1000 bird exemption apparently doesn't apply to farmers' markets).
*Bread must be baked in an approved kitchen to be sold at market (jams and jellies don't).
*Good demand for eggs.
*Slow on Wednesdays, mostly senior citizens.
*Slower at the start of the season

Researching legal issues. There is a cottage food law that may apply.

[http://forrager.com/law/missouri/ Cottage Food Law]

[http://agrimissouri.com/pdf/fmhandbook.pdf Farmers Market Handbook] (includes legal)

[http://health.mo.gov/living/lpha/profiles/Buchanan.pdf Buchanan County health authorities to contact].

Doug at Sweiger recommended Jeff at [https://start.cortera.com/company/research/k6o2lxj3s/huffaker-farms/ Huffaker Farms] for baling, but doesn't think anyone will do it in winter. Left voicemail with Huffaker.

=01/21/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NHllWOdDdiAaxkQFfPV_2MY7F4nwn83gO7zIe8kZWA0/edit#heading=h.4p3srj8ca09m 2016 Agriculture]

=Active Projects=
[[FeF Agriculture 2016]]

[[Open Source Hydronic Wood Stove]]

[[Rabbitry_Log|Rabbitry]]

[[Hablab_exterior| Hablab Exterior]]

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16GneS6ONOQCcc7iXDt16bGZHNOyWDmKw58APxGaw9sU/edit#slide=id.p Faculty House]

=09/25/2015=
Circuits for FH.

=09/24/2015=
Remove pool stuff and rubbish from Faculty House. Take out bathroom wall. Clean up FH.

Clean up outside Hablab and in storage room, tools back to workshop, barrel burn.

FH circuit diagram.

=09/23/2015=
Plumbing details for Faculty House

Finished caulking Hablab

=09/22/2015=
Add trim on East side of Hablab

Faculty House

=09/22/2015=
Pick up milk and manure

=09/20/2015=
Faculty House

=09/19/2015=
Missouri Nut Growers Association

=09/16/2015=
Laundry from workshop.

Cleared out fridge from workshop.

=09/15/2015=
Faculty House (FH) cleanup.

Removed kitchen walls and lifted floorboard to expose plumbing in FH.

Shot Hackaday video with MJ.

Added layer of mulch to southern Afforestt bed.

=09/14/2015=
Design/planning meeting.

Siding.

=09/12/2015 and 09/13/2015=
Great Nutspedition. Picking hazels and discussing breeding in Illinois with Phil and Perry Rutter of Badgersett Research.

=09/11/2015=
Siding.

Design meeting.

Prep and depart for Great Nutspedition of 2015.

=09/10/2015=
Drop off Stefania at airport.

Picked up screws at Menards.

Planning meeting.

Siding.

=09/09/2015=
Hablab siding.

=09/08/2015=
Afforestt cleanup. Van registration and inspection (failed). Siding.

=09/07/2015=
Dropped off Ethan at airport. R&R.

= 09/04/2015 - 09/06/2015=
Afforestt Workshop

=09/03/2015=
Set up hose for Afforest. Picked up Adital from airport. Picked up Veronica from airport.

=09/02/2015=
Worked on [[Bulldozer]]

=09/01/2015=
Worked on [[Bulldozer]].

=08/31/2015=
Bought pintle hook ring at Sweiger.

Put sides on trailer.

Weed whacking for Afforestt.

Dung unload.

=08/30/2015=
Started on back of Hablab.

Labelled fruiting trees in orchard.

Hablab Extreme Clean Phase II.

Attempted repair of west toilet in Hablab, needs new float valve.

=08/29/2015=
Hablab Extreme Clean Phase I

Siding

=08/28/2015=
Fed The Girls (chickens).

Emailed Miracle Orchard participants about Afforestt Workshop.

Left voicemail with Teddy Pankau about picking up manure and milk.

Planted seeds for fall garden.

Siding with Stefania.

=08/27/2015=
Fixed Hablab door for skunk defense.

Picked apples.

Assembled and bent out last idler for bulldozer.

[[Hablab_exterior| Siding on Hablab]] with Stefania.

Fed The Girls (chickens).

=08/26/2015=
Picked up Stefania from airport.

Fixed RH shower in Hablab (blocked head). Checked out LH shower, which is reversed; some more pex tubing and cinch clamps needed to fix it.

Picked up pickup from M&R.

Cleaned Hablab, laundry from Bulldozer Workshop

Loosened tree guard mesh where it was digging into bark on one tree, still needed on many others.

Picked apples

Fed The Girls (chickens).

=08/25/2015=
Change bathroom propane tank at Hablab

[[Hablab_exterior|Siding]] with Gary, Chris and Squires

Van breakdown, tow and repair (broken serpentine belt)

Take Kiran & Matthieu to KC

=08/17/2015 - 08/24/2015=
Bulldozer Workshop

=08/16/2015=
Hackaday Prize Log Update

=08/15/2015=
Change bathroom propane tank at Hablab

Workshop

=08/14/2015=
Hablab tidy-up

Preparing beds for fall garden

Workshop tidy-up

Clean contacts on van battery, replace bolt

Pick up steel at Shweiger

Unload steel

Walmart shopping run

Pick up workshop participants at airport and train station

=08/13/2015=
Workshop tidy-up

Meeting with MJ, CM re: bulldozer workshop

Walk-through of [[Hablab exterior]] with Gary

Drop off truck at M & R Auto

Add project log update to [https://hackaday.io/project/7135-open-source-bulldozer hackaday.io prize entry].

=08/08/2015=
[https://hackaday.io/project/7135-open-source-bulldozer Hackaday Prize Entry]

=Tue Aug 4, 2015=
Alec Entrepreneur in Residence Agreement - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vzhclaAWf2wimkt2KD6A7RSKAvLJdV4bgkUnZFED1iY/edit]. Alec Work Plan - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/10SQJ6a54PR9knDSXFM6ixTe1R5yzUNXyPiZFoJ81nUM/edit]

[[Category:Logs]]

Microtrac 2015

2016-05-24T17:35:23Z

Alechiggins:

[[File:Microtrac 2015.FCStd]]

Microtrac 2015

2016-05-24T17:34:49Z

Alechiggins: Created page with "File:Microtrac 2015.FCStd"

File:Microtrac 2015.FCStd

Part Library

2016-05-24T17:34:19Z

Alechiggins:

The Part Library is OSE's repository of accurate 3D CAD files. These should be posted as individual CAD files for all the parts, modules, and full machines. The material below focuses on the tractor, but this applies to all machines from 3D printers to the Extractor of Aluminum from Clay.

See [[LifeTrac Construction Set#Modules]] for background to this work.

=LifeTrac Modules=
We are listing all the modules here for porting to FreeCAD format. List here is under development, and could use several Ph.D. theses in machine design to complete.

LifeTrac Construction Set Primitive Modules. These modules are parts that go into a tractor, and can be used to build various other related heavy machines.

<gallery perrow=6>
powercube.jpg|'''[[Power Cube Library]]'''. Stable version of the Structural Power Cube from 2015. .
Image:tubing screenshot.jpg|'''[[Stock Tubing Library]]'''. Hole size is 1-1/8", and 1/4" and 1/2" wall thickness is used.
stockbondingplate.jpg|'''[[Stock Bonding Plate Library]]''', 2013.
unirotor3.jpg|'''[[Universal Rotor Library]]'''. Universal Rotor with 3" shaft, built in 2013. See [[Cory Log]].
sprocketassy.jpg|'''[[Drive Sprocket Assembly Library]]'''. Sprocket used to drive bulldozer 2015 tracks. Clamps around 3" shaft for complete interchangeability.
pivotplate3.jpg|'''[[Pivot Plate Library]]'''. See info at [[Stock Pivot Plate]], 1/2" steel.
File:idlermount.jpg|'''[[Idler Mount Plate Library]].''' Idler mount for idlers with 3" shaft, as used in 2015 calfdozer build.
File:idlertensioner.jpg|'''[[Idler Tensioner Plate Library]].''' Idler tensioner plate for idlers with 3" shaft, as used in 2015 calfdozer build.
File:idlerslibrary.jpg|'''[[Idlers Library]]'''. 3" idlers for [[Bulldozer]], rated for 8000 lb bulldozer module weight. Used in 2015 proof of concept.
File:idlerclamp.jpg|'''[[Idler Clamp Library]]'''. Clamp for fixing 3" shaft of idler from lateral motion.
File:tracks.jpg|Tracks used in 2015 microtrac and bulldozer prototypes. See [[Drive Sprocket]] for build video. See See Lex Berezhny's [https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/user.html?id=u59d7aab1-4ef7-4c2a-8eba-27a1f46dc899 Google Warehouse files].
File:Tracksonidlerpic.png|'''[[Tracks Library]]'''. Chain link for bulldozer tracks.
File:microtrac_2015.png|'''[[Microtrac 2015]]'''.
File:Sprocket.jpg|Drive sprocket for bulldozer, 2015. See [[Drive Sprocket]].
Image:Ltframe6.jpg|Wheel as part of [[Modular Wheel Unit]], 2012.
Image:lt2frame.jpg|thumb|Frame module from LifeTrac 2, 2010. This is before perforated tubing entered in 2013. See [[LifeTrac_II_Build#Frame]].
Image:Lifetrac6cab.jpg|Frame Module, LifeTrac 6, 2013. This is an example of a typical frame that can be built from our stock tubing. See [[LifeTrac 6]] for details
File:Trailer.jpg|Modular trailer built from perforated tubing and a tractor-trailer axle. Next step is to convert this to a hydraulic dump trailer.
File:DSC_3829small.jpg|LifeTrac 4. Proper loader arm geometry was used. [[Modular Wheel Units]] were used. Last iteration prior to perforated tubing and structural power cubes.
Image:Backhoe.jpg|Backhoe prototype 1. It was built as a front attachment for [[LifeTrac 1]], and side to side motion was obtained via articulation of the tractor.
File:Bhp1.jpg|Backhoe prototype 2 on LifeTrac 4.
Image:Univrotor.jpg|Universal rotor driving tracks, 2015. See [[Modular Wheel Units]].
File:Pulverizing.jpg|Soil pulverizer being used during 2014 build of [[Faculty House]].
Image:OSE-gasifier-2015-infographic-907x624pc-v1-6a.jpg|[[Gasifier]], built in 2015.
File:Dozer3front.PNG|Bulldozer blade built in 2013. See [[Leandra_Log#June_12.2C_2013]].
File:Rotarypivot.jpg|Side-to-size and rotary pivot, from bulldozer design, see [[Leandra_Log#June_24.2C_2013]]
File:Rotpivot.jpg|Rotary pivot. Can be used on a buldozer blade or on other implements. See [[Rotary Pivot]]
File:sidepivot.jpg|Side-to-side or angle pivot. Can be used on earth-moving blades and other implements, such as universal drawbar. See [[Angle Pivot]]
File:Tractor_Build_011.JPG|Backhoe side-to-side pivot, built in 2013, see [[Cory_Log#Pivot]]
File:MT_tracks_6inch_dimensions.PNG| MicroTrac tracks for mounting on rubber wheels, designed in 2013. See [[Cory Log]]
File:WheelMount_3inch_OC.PNG|Universal Rotor with 3" shaft, built in 2013. See [[Cory Log]].
File:LifeTrac4_withBolts.PNG|Ground-hugging pivot, build on [[LifeTrac 6]]. See [[Cory Log]].
File:Fabrication_139.JPG|Backhoe bucket, built in 2013, from [[Cory Log]].
File:Backhoe_arm_v3.0_2.PNG|Backhoe boom and stick, built in 2013, see [[Cory Log#June_25.2C_2013:_Backhoe]].
File:Tractor_Build_225.JPG|[[Bobcat Standard Quick Attach]] fingers, built in 2013.
File:Microcube.jpg|[[Micro Power Cube]] build
</gallery>

[[File:trailer.jpg]]

=More Machines=
Other Construction Set Style Machines that were built:
<gallery perrow=6>
Image:freak.jpg|[[2015 Bulldozer Proof of Concept]], prior to build of bulldozer. Stacking 2 Power Cubes, tracks, cab, and arms.
</gallery>

=Other Machines, Not Built=
Other Construction Set Style Machines, not built:
<gallery perrow=6>
Image:Pelletizer.png|See [[Pelletizer Log]] for files.
File:Velocarig.png|Velocar tilting electric microcar, partial prototype built in 2014. See [[Yann Log]].
</gallery>

<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KEFyn_YKK6qF-fnM7JEqNNtlQ-WF7LCaSlUV7_PzUhs/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="960" height="569" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe></html>

=Part Primitives=
These are typically off-shelf parts.
*2020 aluminum extrusion -[http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:280318]

File:Microtrac 2015.png

2016-05-24T17:33:53Z

Alechiggins:

2016-05-21T20:54:20Z

Alechiggins:

Alec Log

2016-05-21T20:52:32Z

Alechiggins:

[https://drive.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/folderview?id=0ByRPBiXEVh2hVFpENDlsUVBnMEE&usp=sharing_eid&ts=56f9adef Agriculture Folder] , [https://drive.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/folderview?id=0ByRPBiXEVh2hcnFzQTBnc0xWV00&usp=sharing_eid&ts=56f9ade2 Picture Folder ]. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NjXsoShCHFabcCOA7DKnqA5W9XYpYHQaxEMBhmm2CxM/edit Farm Quimmit for Soil Prep].
{{RightTOC}}
=Sat May 21=
Added [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Tracksonidler.FCStd track units on idler] to Part Library.
=Fri May 20=
Updated [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Tracks_Library track unit]. [https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/spreadsheets/d/1CNm0ShCosIjGQaqwsAf5Js13qIrQvaWCFf_WXlK4pLI/edit?usp=sharing Pins table] for incubator. Started notes on [https://docs.google.com/document/d/11GN75IX33JfadxHuR2LbXhjL_j4mLtDWUTFAJFg9h1Y/edit?usp=sharing nutrients in aquaponics]. Pond 2 [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kuELyHxdYiEvxigPWcVHCDgz86rP2DmcLSPhlGNPJGg/edit#gid=182785459 nutrient tests].

=Thur May 19=
Added [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Tracks_Library track unit] to parts library. [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g140e189757_0_0 Incubator]. Weeding Afforest.

=Wed May 18=
Pin mapping for [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g140e189757_0_0 incubator brains].

=Tue May 17=
Added [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Tracks_Library Track Chain Link] to Parts Library.

=Mon May 16=
Updated [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Log Aquaponics Doc]. Contacted [http://www.instructables.com/id/Digital-Incubator-using-Arduino/?ALLSTEPS aliifrq] through instructables about helping with [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit?usp=sharing incubator] electronics.

FreeCAD notes:

Tried to import DXF file for library parts, error message says DXF importer is was not installed, please download manually. Followed [http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Dxf_Importer_Install download/install procedure]. Tried to import DXF again, still got error message but this time it opened up a [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Screen_Shot_2016-05-16_at_1.06.38_PM.png strange 2d version of the file].

Created [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Pivot_Plate.FCStd pivot plate] freecad file from sketch.

=Thu May 12=

Updated [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit?usp=sharing Incubator Doc]. Contacted [https://www.hackster.io/taifur Khairul Alam] about [https://www.hackster.io/taifur/smart-humidifier-dac66f?ref=search&ref_id=smart%20humidifier&offset=0 his humidfier], asking about keeping the atomizer stable. Contact was through hackster.io website.

FreeCAD Update

I've been working on the motor assembly for the automated shelf turner in the incubator. I downloaded STEP files of a stepper motor, motor mount, and coupler from McMaster Carr, as well as RAMPS and Arduino STEP files from GRABCAD. So far I haven't been successful in working with these files.

Firstly, the RAMPS and Arduino models are so big and with so many parts that the software can't handle them. Even small operations like moving in the Draft workbench will cause the system to freeze for several minutes, often forcing me to force quit the program. When I try to fuse all the parts of these models to make them lighter, it's too much for the system. Eventually managed to fuse them by fusing two parts at a time, then making fusions of the fusions, but each time the process took several minutes, and the resulting object was still too complex for the system to handle. Is there a tool in FreeCAD that will let me quickly simplify these shapes while keeping the basic external geometry?

Secondly, the STEP files downloaded from McMaster Carr are apparently not solids. Although they're relatively simple shapes, they're still too much for the system, forcing long waits for any operation. In trying to fuse them, sometimes it will tell me that I can't fuse non-solids, and will make parts disappear when I try (each attempted fusion taking upwards of 20 minutes). Other times it won't give me that error message, but still makes parts disappear or just crashes the system after a long wait. I've tried using the [http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part_Shapebuilder Part Shapebuilder] to turn them into solids, but nothing seems to happen and there's no documentation for this tool. How to convert these shapes into solids?

The compressed folder of all the FreeCAD files for the project is now too big to upload to the wiki: here is a folder with just the [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Motor_Assembly.zip motor assembly files], and here is the latest version of the [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Cabinet.FCStd cabinet].

=Tue May 9=
[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1L104UiHVx3gSbuZWe2TYLk8Nj7aSYeOODC9EZj-TcFo/edit?usp=sharing Visuals] for blog post on incubator. [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Log Aquaponics plantings].

=Tues May 3=
[http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Log Aquaponics plantings].

FreeCAD problem: how to constrain an entire assembly so it can rotate around a specified axis a set number of degrees in each direction. See PVCshelf.FCStd in [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:IncubatorCAD.zip Incubator CAD] - how to get the whole assembly to rotate around the pvc pipe that runs along the x axis, 40 degrees from horizontal in both directions?

=Mon May 2=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kuELyHxdYiEvxigPWcVHCDgz86rP2DmcLSPhlGNPJGg/edit#gid=1480982993 Aquaponics Planting Record], [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:IncubatorCAD.zip Incubator CAD]

=Thu April 28th=
[https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0ByRPBiXEVh2hTGo3MVNMQlR5TnM&usp=sharing Incubator design in Freecad].
=Wed April 27=
[[Open Source Incubator]], [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Cabinet.FCStd cabinet] and shelf design. [https://drive.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/folderview?id=0ByRPBiXEVh2hcnFzQTBnc0xWV00&usp=sharing_eid&ts=56f9ade2 Pics of paper sketches].
=Monday April 18=

Visited Whitesville Sawmill (Willie Mautino 816 526 2048). They usually have plenty of bark and sawdust for pickup. $10 per bucket load (one bucket load will fill a pick-up truck). They'd just been cleared out when I got there, but should have plenty next week.

=Wed Mar 30=
Visited Subway to ask about food waste, they said they almost never have any except a few loaves of bread now and then. Asked at Dungy's about out-of-date food, they said to come back and ask for Robin.

Ordered seeds for aquaponics.

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g127fc8c0bc_0_86 Open Source Incubator]

Visited Hyatt's Processing to discuss picking up slaughter waste. Main points:

Waste comes in plastic garbage cans with no lids. Contents bulge above top of bins.

Entrails, bones and fat/floor waste come in separate bins.

We can take as much or as little as we like. Taking the entrails bins saves him some money, the other bins he doesn't have to pay for removal.

We should pick up Mondays 2 - 4pm.

Between now and September he'll have about 5 - 6 bins of guts per week, and 9 - 10 of the other two. From September on he'll have 30 bins twice a week.

He composts some of the waste along with hay and manure. Without grinding, the guts are gone after about a week and the bones after about two weeks.

Need to figure out loading issue.
=Tue Mar 29=
Roofing on Old Greenhouse, [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g127fc8c0bc_0_86 Open Source Incubator], left voicemail with Maysville hay seller.
=Mon Mar 28 2016=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1c7y39uaY_Oq_SkLV7ougcZtUN4pAyaCMo8o3cpoMU0k/edit#gid=282372864 Compost Supply Chain], [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OlRxZIeH9sveIoWHQRu44lvek9bUa6G0ePKJBCbXq_0/edit Crowdfunding Campaign], [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kuELyHxdYiEvxigPWcVHCDgz86rP2DmcLSPhlGNPJGg/edit#gid=1272836928 Crop Plan].
=Wed Mar 23 2016=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TpYDfQW-OeCZThWS5ILMXeVSheMN2Bs6kwOceLLDrrc/edit#gid=0 Implementation Plan], [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kuELyHxdYiEvxigPWcVHCDgz86rP2DmcLSPhlGNPJGg/edit#gid=1272836928 Crop Plan]
=Mon Mar 21 2016=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TpYDfQW-OeCZThWS5ILMXeVSheMN2Bs6kwOceLLDrrc/edit#gid=0 Implementation Plan], [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CZWvbRz0FnBpocxZohdIReHUUrAO10-SrLklTYjO3LQ/edit#slide=id.p Old Greenhouse Renovation]
=Wed Mar 9, 2016=
<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NSDDv6JVozl2RCaC7uvIqndz7W-5OYE0R81jYA_rmIk/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="600" height="400" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe></html>

=Mon Mar 7, 2016=
'''Executive Summary:''' The EIR 2016 proposal includes 5 major revenue streams: (1) a compost chicken operation, (2) aquaponic greens, (3) bootstrap crowd-funder, and (4) workshops.

[[Alec EIR Agreement 2016]]

<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vXNXnjeV9sopHZtoJUdGY9tzQeYSEHSaAZOV8RyNsdw/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="480" height="299" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe></html>

<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bKiKPWjcxsg_VxkkNOZizszCf4LoWE0iHbf44mnUn-M/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false" height=500 width=800></iframe></html>

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bKiKPWjcxsg_VxkkNOZizszCf4LoWE0iHbf44mnUn-M/edit#gid=1329447843 edit]

=Sat Mar 5, 2016=
<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17Kb8zOp_j-jhi6TNKPzT22CJaWBC5oHuP13vUNpPltw/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="480" height="299" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe></html>

=3/1/2016=
Ag v3 -

<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_HhwKGnapkYciMNL4of__6cXbDuK9t11h3MUCK7wU5w/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="480" height="299" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe></html>

=02/14/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/presentation/d/1HmYqUgL6aG3sTzd96qCMFCS_TOCCV8ojxFbwJ3Fh3t8/edit?usp=sharing 3D Printer BOM]

=02/08/2016=
Revenue Projections, Cash Flow, Chicken Infrastructure and different flock size scenarios in [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BD2DiJQu9xh0uNF7ze8t1jNaHC9A9dIKQqtzRnkKwK8/edit#gid=691547048 FeF Agriculture 2016 v.2] and decision tree, timeline and chicken infrastructure comparisons in [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gy9IUCvxOM4BbYUyj0Xi5hAqvpBCpFn-z9sR-AhiFI8/edit#slide=id.g82ec03bcf_0_239 Compost Chicken System].

=Thu Feb 4, 2016=
[[Agriculture Spreadsheet 2016]]. [[Compost Chicken System]] -

=02/01/2016=
Got a call back from Sydney at Clay County Health Dept. We can't sell poultry slaughtered on-farm in Clay Co (Liberty and Gladstone Farmers Markets), but we should be OK for bread. She's checking on direct sales of poultry and will get back to me.

Called Sunset Home (816 449 2158) about picking up food scraps. Linda manages the kitchen, she sent me up the chain of command to Deloris (administrator), who said I should call back on Wednesday to talk to her boss.

Called Bristol Manor Maysville Senior Home (816 449 2741) about food scraps, they took my number and said Connie will call me back. Sounded suspicious about my out-of-town number, maybe drop by in person.

Called Hamilton Lumber Co (816 583 2420) about picking up sawdust, they said they only have about 1 trash bag full every two or three weeks.

Both Gallatin Hardwoods (660 643 4177) and Kennedy Logging (660 535 6305) were non-working numbers.

Called Ninja Moose Brewery in Hamilton about picking up spent grains, they already have an arrangement.

=01/27/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/spreadsheets/d/1BD2DiJQu9xh0uNF7ze8t1jNaHC9A9dIKQqtzRnkKwK8/edit?usp=sharing Chicken Enterprise], research on [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MCeGcryDfFwNEAWhie3Nv9ZJY1lsHutr443n0XRTfHM/edit#slide=id.g10844c42c4_0_0 marketing outlets]. Emailed Karl Hammer and Zaytuna Farm about helping as SMEs. [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gy9IUCvxOM4BbYUyj0Xi5hAqvpBCpFn-z9sR-AhiFI8/edit#slide=id.g1083d4e7ee_0_0 Compost Chicken System].

=01/25/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/spreadsheets/d/1BD2DiJQu9xh0uNF7ze8t1jNaHC9A9dIKQqtzRnkKwK8/edit?usp=sharing FeF Agriculture 2016 v.2]

=01/23/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/174ZQdauI5NVlzWUCt_OFb5dRU4quVMaCOWgNISoEThM/edit#gid=460321427 Chicken flock size and crop planning], [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mp9EOKwmd_uuMoJB6jAuP9L4doiJGc3Oj_q2saHVxlY/edit chicken management].

=01/22/2016=
Crop availability chart, meat bird planning and portion requirements in [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/174ZQdauI5NVlzWUCt_OFb5dRU4quVMaCOWgNISoEThM/edit#gid=460321427 Crop Planning].

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NjXsoShCHFabcCOA7DKnqA5W9XYpYHQaxEMBhmm2CxM/edit Farm Equipment for Soil Preparation and Plantout].

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HuDeKdq1OaRR-Ui8f_jrtfV8BR1ElOxaSPmZDfKHNjg/edit#slide=id.p 2016 Tractor Build Concepts]

Conceptual planning for [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mp9EOKwmd_uuMoJB6jAuP9L4doiJGc3Oj_q2saHVxlY/edit Chicken Management].

Spoke to Joe Bauer about [http://www.ponyexpressfarmersmarket.com/ Pony Express Farmers' Market].
*Cost is $300 for membership, plus $10 per day at market. You can pay $100 up front and the rest of the membership fee by June.
*You can show up as much or as little as you want durng the season.
*First market April 23rd, last market Oct 22.
*No deadline for application.
*He'll check with the board on whether it's OK to use the market as a CSA pick-up, doesn't foresee a problem.
*Chicken sold at the market must be processed at a USDA-approved facility (<1000 bird exemption apparently doesn't apply to farmers' markets).
*Bread must be baked in an approved kitchen to be sold at market (jams and jellies don't).
*Good demand for eggs.
*Slow on Wednesdays, mostly senior citizens.
*Slower at the start of the season

Researching legal issues. There is a cottage food law that may apply.

[http://forrager.com/law/missouri/ Cottage Food Law]

[http://agrimissouri.com/pdf/fmhandbook.pdf Farmers Market Handbook] (includes legal)

[http://health.mo.gov/living/lpha/profiles/Buchanan.pdf Buchanan County health authorities to contact].

Doug at Sweiger recommended Jeff at [https://start.cortera.com/company/research/k6o2lxj3s/huffaker-farms/ Huffaker Farms] for baling, but doesn't think anyone will do it in winter. Left voicemail with Huffaker.

=01/21/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NHllWOdDdiAaxkQFfPV_2MY7F4nwn83gO7zIe8kZWA0/edit#heading=h.4p3srj8ca09m 2016 Agriculture]

=Active Projects=
[[FeF Agriculture 2016]]

[[Open Source Hydronic Wood Stove]]

[[Rabbitry_Log|Rabbitry]]

[[Hablab_exterior| Hablab Exterior]]

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16GneS6ONOQCcc7iXDt16bGZHNOyWDmKw58APxGaw9sU/edit#slide=id.p Faculty House]

=09/25/2015=
Circuits for FH.

=09/24/2015=
Remove pool stuff and rubbish from Faculty House. Take out bathroom wall. Clean up FH.

Clean up outside Hablab and in storage room, tools back to workshop, barrel burn.

FH circuit diagram.

=09/23/2015=
Plumbing details for Faculty House

Finished caulking Hablab

=09/22/2015=
Add trim on East side of Hablab

Faculty House

=09/22/2015=
Pick up milk and manure

=09/20/2015=
Faculty House

=09/19/2015=
Missouri Nut Growers Association

=09/16/2015=
Laundry from workshop.

Cleared out fridge from workshop.

=09/15/2015=
Faculty House (FH) cleanup.

Removed kitchen walls and lifted floorboard to expose plumbing in FH.

Shot Hackaday video with MJ.

Added layer of mulch to southern Afforestt bed.

=09/14/2015=
Design/planning meeting.

Siding.

=09/12/2015 and 09/13/2015=
Great Nutspedition. Picking hazels and discussing breeding in Illinois with Phil and Perry Rutter of Badgersett Research.

=09/11/2015=
Siding.

Design meeting.

Prep and depart for Great Nutspedition of 2015.

=09/10/2015=
Drop off Stefania at airport.

Picked up screws at Menards.

Planning meeting.

Siding.

=09/09/2015=
Hablab siding.

=09/08/2015=
Afforestt cleanup. Van registration and inspection (failed). Siding.

=09/07/2015=
Dropped off Ethan at airport. R&R.

= 09/04/2015 - 09/06/2015=
Afforestt Workshop

=09/03/2015=
Set up hose for Afforest. Picked up Adital from airport. Picked up Veronica from airport.

=09/02/2015=
Worked on [[Bulldozer]]

=09/01/2015=
Worked on [[Bulldozer]].

=08/31/2015=
Bought pintle hook ring at Sweiger.

Put sides on trailer.

Weed whacking for Afforestt.

Dung unload.

=08/30/2015=
Started on back of Hablab.

Labelled fruiting trees in orchard.

Hablab Extreme Clean Phase II.

Attempted repair of west toilet in Hablab, needs new float valve.

=08/29/2015=
Hablab Extreme Clean Phase I

Siding

=08/28/2015=
Fed The Girls (chickens).

Emailed Miracle Orchard participants about Afforestt Workshop.

Left voicemail with Teddy Pankau about picking up manure and milk.

Planted seeds for fall garden.

Siding with Stefania.

=08/27/2015=
Fixed Hablab door for skunk defense.

Picked apples.

Assembled and bent out last idler for bulldozer.

[[Hablab_exterior| Siding on Hablab]] with Stefania.

Fed The Girls (chickens).

=08/26/2015=
Picked up Stefania from airport.

Fixed RH shower in Hablab (blocked head). Checked out LH shower, which is reversed; some more pex tubing and cinch clamps needed to fix it.

Picked up pickup from M&R.

Cleaned Hablab, laundry from Bulldozer Workshop

Loosened tree guard mesh where it was digging into bark on one tree, still needed on many others.

Picked apples

Fed The Girls (chickens).

=08/25/2015=
Change bathroom propane tank at Hablab

[[Hablab_exterior|Siding]] with Gary, Chris and Squires

Van breakdown, tow and repair (broken serpentine belt)

Take Kiran & Matthieu to KC

=08/17/2015 - 08/24/2015=
Bulldozer Workshop

=08/16/2015=
Hackaday Prize Log Update

=08/15/2015=
Change bathroom propane tank at Hablab

Workshop

=08/14/2015=
Hablab tidy-up

Preparing beds for fall garden

Workshop tidy-up

Clean contacts on van battery, replace bolt

Pick up steel at Shweiger

Unload steel

Walmart shopping run

Pick up workshop participants at airport and train station

=08/13/2015=
Workshop tidy-up

Meeting with MJ, CM re: bulldozer workshop

Walk-through of [[Hablab exterior]] with Gary

Drop off truck at M & R Auto

Add project log update to [https://hackaday.io/project/7135-open-source-bulldozer hackaday.io prize entry].

=08/08/2015=
[https://hackaday.io/project/7135-open-source-bulldozer Hackaday Prize Entry]

=Tue Aug 4, 2015=
Alec Entrepreneur in Residence Agreement - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vzhclaAWf2wimkt2KD6A7RSKAvLJdV4bgkUnZFED1iY/edit]. Alec Work Plan - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/10SQJ6a54PR9knDSXFM6ixTe1R5yzUNXyPiZFoJ81nUM/edit]

[[Category:Logs]]

Tracks Library

2016-05-21T20:51:23Z

Alechiggins:

'''[[File:Tracksonidler.FCStd]]'''

'''[[File:Trackunit.FCStd]]'''

'''[[File:Tracks_FreeCAD_Files.zip]]'''

File:Tracksonidler.FCStd

2016-05-21T20:50:38Z

Alechiggins:

2016-05-20T17:23:41Z

Alechiggins:

File:Trackunitinner.FCStd

2016-05-20T17:20:34Z

Alechiggins:

File:Trackunit.FCStd

2016-05-20T17:19:58Z

Alechiggins: Alechiggins uploaded a new version of File:Trackunit.FCStd

Alec Log

2016-05-19T17:51:05Z

Alechiggins:

[https://drive.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/folderview?id=0ByRPBiXEVh2hVFpENDlsUVBnMEE&usp=sharing_eid&ts=56f9adef Agriculture Folder] , [https://drive.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/folderview?id=0ByRPBiXEVh2hcnFzQTBnc0xWV00&usp=sharing_eid&ts=56f9ade2 Picture Folder ]. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NjXsoShCHFabcCOA7DKnqA5W9XYpYHQaxEMBhmm2CxM/edit Farm Quimmit for Soil Prep].
{{RightTOC}}
=Thur May 19=
Added [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Tracks_Library track unit] to parts library.
=Wed May 18=
Pin mapping for [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g140e189757_0_0 incubator brains].

=Tue May 17=
Added [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Tracks_Library Track Chain Link] to Parts Library.

=Mon May 16=
Updated [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Log Aquaponics Doc]. Contacted [http://www.instructables.com/id/Digital-Incubator-using-Arduino/?ALLSTEPS aliifrq] through instructables about helping with [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit?usp=sharing incubator] electronics.

FreeCAD notes:

Tried to import DXF file for library parts, error message says DXF importer is was not installed, please download manually. Followed [http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Dxf_Importer_Install download/install procedure]. Tried to import DXF again, still got error message but this time it opened up a [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Screen_Shot_2016-05-16_at_1.06.38_PM.png strange 2d version of the file].

Created [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Pivot_Plate.FCStd pivot plate] freecad file from sketch.

=Thu May 12=

Updated [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit?usp=sharing Incubator Doc]. Contacted [https://www.hackster.io/taifur Khairul Alam] about [https://www.hackster.io/taifur/smart-humidifier-dac66f?ref=search&ref_id=smart%20humidifier&offset=0 his humidfier], asking about keeping the atomizer stable. Contact was through hackster.io website.

FreeCAD Update

I've been working on the motor assembly for the automated shelf turner in the incubator. I downloaded STEP files of a stepper motor, motor mount, and coupler from McMaster Carr, as well as RAMPS and Arduino STEP files from GRABCAD. So far I haven't been successful in working with these files.

Firstly, the RAMPS and Arduino models are so big and with so many parts that the software can't handle them. Even small operations like moving in the Draft workbench will cause the system to freeze for several minutes, often forcing me to force quit the program. When I try to fuse all the parts of these models to make them lighter, it's too much for the system. Eventually managed to fuse them by fusing two parts at a time, then making fusions of the fusions, but each time the process took several minutes, and the resulting object was still too complex for the system to handle. Is there a tool in FreeCAD that will let me quickly simplify these shapes while keeping the basic external geometry?

Secondly, the STEP files downloaded from McMaster Carr are apparently not solids. Although they're relatively simple shapes, they're still too much for the system, forcing long waits for any operation. In trying to fuse them, sometimes it will tell me that I can't fuse non-solids, and will make parts disappear when I try (each attempted fusion taking upwards of 20 minutes). Other times it won't give me that error message, but still makes parts disappear or just crashes the system after a long wait. I've tried using the [http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part_Shapebuilder Part Shapebuilder] to turn them into solids, but nothing seems to happen and there's no documentation for this tool. How to convert these shapes into solids?

The compressed folder of all the FreeCAD files for the project is now too big to upload to the wiki: here is a folder with just the [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Motor_Assembly.zip motor assembly files], and here is the latest version of the [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Cabinet.FCStd cabinet].

=Tue May 9=
[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1L104UiHVx3gSbuZWe2TYLk8Nj7aSYeOODC9EZj-TcFo/edit?usp=sharing Visuals] for blog post on incubator. [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Log Aquaponics plantings].

=Tues May 3=
[http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Aquaponic_Greenhouse_Log Aquaponics plantings].

FreeCAD problem: how to constrain an entire assembly so it can rotate around a specified axis a set number of degrees in each direction. See PVCshelf.FCStd in [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:IncubatorCAD.zip Incubator CAD] - how to get the whole assembly to rotate around the pvc pipe that runs along the x axis, 40 degrees from horizontal in both directions?

=Mon May 2=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kuELyHxdYiEvxigPWcVHCDgz86rP2DmcLSPhlGNPJGg/edit#gid=1480982993 Aquaponics Planting Record], [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:IncubatorCAD.zip Incubator CAD]

=Thu April 28th=
[https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0ByRPBiXEVh2hTGo3MVNMQlR5TnM&usp=sharing Incubator design in Freecad].
=Wed April 27=
[[Open Source Incubator]], [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Cabinet.FCStd cabinet] and shelf design. [https://drive.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/folderview?id=0ByRPBiXEVh2hcnFzQTBnc0xWV00&usp=sharing_eid&ts=56f9ade2 Pics of paper sketches].
=Monday April 18=

Visited Whitesville Sawmill (Willie Mautino 816 526 2048). They usually have plenty of bark and sawdust for pickup. $10 per bucket load (one bucket load will fill a pick-up truck). They'd just been cleared out when I got there, but should have plenty next week.

=Wed Mar 30=
Visited Subway to ask about food waste, they said they almost never have any except a few loaves of bread now and then. Asked at Dungy's about out-of-date food, they said to come back and ask for Robin.

Ordered seeds for aquaponics.

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g127fc8c0bc_0_86 Open Source Incubator]

Visited Hyatt's Processing to discuss picking up slaughter waste. Main points:

Waste comes in plastic garbage cans with no lids. Contents bulge above top of bins.

Entrails, bones and fat/floor waste come in separate bins.

We can take as much or as little as we like. Taking the entrails bins saves him some money, the other bins he doesn't have to pay for removal.

We should pick up Mondays 2 - 4pm.

Between now and September he'll have about 5 - 6 bins of guts per week, and 9 - 10 of the other two. From September on he'll have 30 bins twice a week.

He composts some of the waste along with hay and manure. Without grinding, the guts are gone after about a week and the bones after about two weeks.

Need to figure out loading issue.
=Tue Mar 29=
Roofing on Old Greenhouse, [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kdFeGAR_hA9dDgHG7inS6Z4pmQ7yLNntFpJxA-JvXno/edit#slide=id.g127fc8c0bc_0_86 Open Source Incubator], left voicemail with Maysville hay seller.
=Mon Mar 28 2016=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1c7y39uaY_Oq_SkLV7ougcZtUN4pAyaCMo8o3cpoMU0k/edit#gid=282372864 Compost Supply Chain], [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OlRxZIeH9sveIoWHQRu44lvek9bUa6G0ePKJBCbXq_0/edit Crowdfunding Campaign], [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kuELyHxdYiEvxigPWcVHCDgz86rP2DmcLSPhlGNPJGg/edit#gid=1272836928 Crop Plan].
=Wed Mar 23 2016=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TpYDfQW-OeCZThWS5ILMXeVSheMN2Bs6kwOceLLDrrc/edit#gid=0 Implementation Plan], [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kuELyHxdYiEvxigPWcVHCDgz86rP2DmcLSPhlGNPJGg/edit#gid=1272836928 Crop Plan]
=Mon Mar 21 2016=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TpYDfQW-OeCZThWS5ILMXeVSheMN2Bs6kwOceLLDrrc/edit#gid=0 Implementation Plan], [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CZWvbRz0FnBpocxZohdIReHUUrAO10-SrLklTYjO3LQ/edit#slide=id.p Old Greenhouse Renovation]
=Wed Mar 9, 2016=
<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NSDDv6JVozl2RCaC7uvIqndz7W-5OYE0R81jYA_rmIk/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="600" height="400" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe></html>

=Mon Mar 7, 2016=
'''Executive Summary:''' The EIR 2016 proposal includes 5 major revenue streams: (1) a compost chicken operation, (2) aquaponic greens, (3) bootstrap crowd-funder, and (4) workshops.

[[Alec EIR Agreement 2016]]

<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vXNXnjeV9sopHZtoJUdGY9tzQeYSEHSaAZOV8RyNsdw/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="480" height="299" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe></html>

<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bKiKPWjcxsg_VxkkNOZizszCf4LoWE0iHbf44mnUn-M/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false" height=500 width=800></iframe></html>

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bKiKPWjcxsg_VxkkNOZizszCf4LoWE0iHbf44mnUn-M/edit#gid=1329447843 edit]

=Sat Mar 5, 2016=
<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17Kb8zOp_j-jhi6TNKPzT22CJaWBC5oHuP13vUNpPltw/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="480" height="299" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe></html>

=3/1/2016=
Ag v3 -

<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_HhwKGnapkYciMNL4of__6cXbDuK9t11h3MUCK7wU5w/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="480" height="299" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe></html>

=02/14/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/presentation/d/1HmYqUgL6aG3sTzd96qCMFCS_TOCCV8ojxFbwJ3Fh3t8/edit?usp=sharing 3D Printer BOM]

=02/08/2016=
Revenue Projections, Cash Flow, Chicken Infrastructure and different flock size scenarios in [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BD2DiJQu9xh0uNF7ze8t1jNaHC9A9dIKQqtzRnkKwK8/edit#gid=691547048 FeF Agriculture 2016 v.2] and decision tree, timeline and chicken infrastructure comparisons in [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gy9IUCvxOM4BbYUyj0Xi5hAqvpBCpFn-z9sR-AhiFI8/edit#slide=id.g82ec03bcf_0_239 Compost Chicken System].

=Thu Feb 4, 2016=
[[Agriculture Spreadsheet 2016]]. [[Compost Chicken System]] -

=02/01/2016=
Got a call back from Sydney at Clay County Health Dept. We can't sell poultry slaughtered on-farm in Clay Co (Liberty and Gladstone Farmers Markets), but we should be OK for bread. She's checking on direct sales of poultry and will get back to me.

Called Sunset Home (816 449 2158) about picking up food scraps. Linda manages the kitchen, she sent me up the chain of command to Deloris (administrator), who said I should call back on Wednesday to talk to her boss.

Called Bristol Manor Maysville Senior Home (816 449 2741) about food scraps, they took my number and said Connie will call me back. Sounded suspicious about my out-of-town number, maybe drop by in person.

Called Hamilton Lumber Co (816 583 2420) about picking up sawdust, they said they only have about 1 trash bag full every two or three weeks.

Both Gallatin Hardwoods (660 643 4177) and Kennedy Logging (660 535 6305) were non-working numbers.

Called Ninja Moose Brewery in Hamilton about picking up spent grains, they already have an arrangement.

=01/27/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/spreadsheets/d/1BD2DiJQu9xh0uNF7ze8t1jNaHC9A9dIKQqtzRnkKwK8/edit?usp=sharing Chicken Enterprise], research on [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MCeGcryDfFwNEAWhie3Nv9ZJY1lsHutr443n0XRTfHM/edit#slide=id.g10844c42c4_0_0 marketing outlets]. Emailed Karl Hammer and Zaytuna Farm about helping as SMEs. [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gy9IUCvxOM4BbYUyj0Xi5hAqvpBCpFn-z9sR-AhiFI8/edit#slide=id.g1083d4e7ee_0_0 Compost Chicken System].

=01/25/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/spreadsheets/d/1BD2DiJQu9xh0uNF7ze8t1jNaHC9A9dIKQqtzRnkKwK8/edit?usp=sharing FeF Agriculture 2016 v.2]

=01/23/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/174ZQdauI5NVlzWUCt_OFb5dRU4quVMaCOWgNISoEThM/edit#gid=460321427 Chicken flock size and crop planning], [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mp9EOKwmd_uuMoJB6jAuP9L4doiJGc3Oj_q2saHVxlY/edit chicken management].

=01/22/2016=
Crop availability chart, meat bird planning and portion requirements in [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/174ZQdauI5NVlzWUCt_OFb5dRU4quVMaCOWgNISoEThM/edit#gid=460321427 Crop Planning].

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NjXsoShCHFabcCOA7DKnqA5W9XYpYHQaxEMBhmm2CxM/edit Farm Equipment for Soil Preparation and Plantout].

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HuDeKdq1OaRR-Ui8f_jrtfV8BR1ElOxaSPmZDfKHNjg/edit#slide=id.p 2016 Tractor Build Concepts]

Conceptual planning for [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mp9EOKwmd_uuMoJB6jAuP9L4doiJGc3Oj_q2saHVxlY/edit Chicken Management].

Spoke to Joe Bauer about [http://www.ponyexpressfarmersmarket.com/ Pony Express Farmers' Market].
*Cost is $300 for membership, plus $10 per day at market. You can pay $100 up front and the rest of the membership fee by June.
*You can show up as much or as little as you want durng the season.
*First market April 23rd, last market Oct 22.
*No deadline for application.
*He'll check with the board on whether it's OK to use the market as a CSA pick-up, doesn't foresee a problem.
*Chicken sold at the market must be processed at a USDA-approved facility (<1000 bird exemption apparently doesn't apply to farmers' markets).
*Bread must be baked in an approved kitchen to be sold at market (jams and jellies don't).
*Good demand for eggs.
*Slow on Wednesdays, mostly senior citizens.
*Slower at the start of the season

Researching legal issues. There is a cottage food law that may apply.

[http://forrager.com/law/missouri/ Cottage Food Law]

[http://agrimissouri.com/pdf/fmhandbook.pdf Farmers Market Handbook] (includes legal)

[http://health.mo.gov/living/lpha/profiles/Buchanan.pdf Buchanan County health authorities to contact].

Doug at Sweiger recommended Jeff at [https://start.cortera.com/company/research/k6o2lxj3s/huffaker-farms/ Huffaker Farms] for baling, but doesn't think anyone will do it in winter. Left voicemail with Huffaker.

=01/21/2016=
[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NHllWOdDdiAaxkQFfPV_2MY7F4nwn83gO7zIe8kZWA0/edit#heading=h.4p3srj8ca09m 2016 Agriculture]

=Active Projects=
[[FeF Agriculture 2016]]

[[Open Source Hydronic Wood Stove]]

[[Rabbitry_Log|Rabbitry]]

[[Hablab_exterior| Hablab Exterior]]

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16GneS6ONOQCcc7iXDt16bGZHNOyWDmKw58APxGaw9sU/edit#slide=id.p Faculty House]

=09/25/2015=
Circuits for FH.

=09/24/2015=
Remove pool stuff and rubbish from Faculty House. Take out bathroom wall. Clean up FH.

Clean up outside Hablab and in storage room, tools back to workshop, barrel burn.

FH circuit diagram.

=09/23/2015=
Plumbing details for Faculty House

Finished caulking Hablab

=09/22/2015=
Add trim on East side of Hablab

Faculty House

=09/22/2015=
Pick up milk and manure

=09/20/2015=
Faculty House

=09/19/2015=
Missouri Nut Growers Association

=09/16/2015=
Laundry from workshop.

Cleared out fridge from workshop.

=09/15/2015=
Faculty House (FH) cleanup.

Removed kitchen walls and lifted floorboard to expose plumbing in FH.

Shot Hackaday video with MJ.

Added layer of mulch to southern Afforestt bed.

=09/14/2015=
Design/planning meeting.

Siding.

=09/12/2015 and 09/13/2015=
Great Nutspedition. Picking hazels and discussing breeding in Illinois with Phil and Perry Rutter of Badgersett Research.

=09/11/2015=
Siding.

Design meeting.

Prep and depart for Great Nutspedition of 2015.

=09/10/2015=
Drop off Stefania at airport.

Picked up screws at Menards.

Planning meeting.

Siding.

=09/09/2015=
Hablab siding.

=09/08/2015=
Afforestt cleanup. Van registration and inspection (failed). Siding.

=09/07/2015=
Dropped off Ethan at airport. R&R.

= 09/04/2015 - 09/06/2015=
Afforestt Workshop

=09/03/2015=
Set up hose for Afforest. Picked up Adital from airport. Picked up Veronica from airport.

=09/02/2015=
Worked on [[Bulldozer]]

=09/01/2015=
Worked on [[Bulldozer]].

=08/31/2015=
Bought pintle hook ring at Sweiger.

Put sides on trailer.

Weed whacking for Afforestt.

Dung unload.

=08/30/2015=
Started on back of Hablab.

Labelled fruiting trees in orchard.

Hablab Extreme Clean Phase II.

Attempted repair of west toilet in Hablab, needs new float valve.

=08/29/2015=
Hablab Extreme Clean Phase I

Siding

=08/28/2015=
Fed The Girls (chickens).

Emailed Miracle Orchard participants about Afforestt Workshop.

Left voicemail with Teddy Pankau about picking up manure and milk.

Planted seeds for fall garden.

Siding with Stefania.

=08/27/2015=
Fixed Hablab door for skunk defense.

Picked apples.

Assembled and bent out last idler for bulldozer.

[[Hablab_exterior| Siding on Hablab]] with Stefania.

Fed The Girls (chickens).

=08/26/2015=
Picked up Stefania from airport.

Fixed RH shower in Hablab (blocked head). Checked out LH shower, which is reversed; some more pex tubing and cinch clamps needed to fix it.

Picked up pickup from M&R.

Cleaned Hablab, laundry from Bulldozer Workshop

Loosened tree guard mesh where it was digging into bark on one tree, still needed on many others.

Picked apples

Fed The Girls (chickens).

=08/25/2015=
Change bathroom propane tank at Hablab

[[Hablab_exterior|Siding]] with Gary, Chris and Squires

Van breakdown, tow and repair (broken serpentine belt)

Take Kiran & Matthieu to KC

=08/17/2015 - 08/24/2015=
Bulldozer Workshop

=08/16/2015=
Hackaday Prize Log Update

=08/15/2015=
Change bathroom propane tank at Hablab

Workshop

=08/14/2015=
Hablab tidy-up

Preparing beds for fall garden

Workshop tidy-up

Clean contacts on van battery, replace bolt

Pick up steel at Shweiger

Unload steel

Walmart shopping run

Pick up workshop participants at airport and train station

=08/13/2015=
Workshop tidy-up

Meeting with MJ, CM re: bulldozer workshop

Walk-through of [[Hablab exterior]] with Gary

Drop off truck at M & R Auto

Add project log update to [https://hackaday.io/project/7135-open-source-bulldozer hackaday.io prize entry].

=08/08/2015=
[https://hackaday.io/project/7135-open-source-bulldozer Hackaday Prize Entry]

=Tue Aug 4, 2015=
Alec Entrepreneur in Residence Agreement - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vzhclaAWf2wimkt2KD6A7RSKAvLJdV4bgkUnZFED1iY/edit]. Alec Work Plan - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/10SQJ6a54PR9knDSXFM6ixTe1R5yzUNXyPiZFoJ81nUM/edit]

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