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Theodosios Dimitrasopoulos: /* Tuesday, 31 August 2012 */

2012-08-01T03:16:18Z

Tuesday, 31 August 2012

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	== '''Tuesday, 31 August 2012''' ==		== '''Tuesday, 31 August 2012''' ==
			Today I started my day by doing some work at the HabLab. I stuffed hay on the ceiling of the new rooms. This will work as an insulation for winter and summer. Then I took a shower and after that we visited the Sweiger Shop with Aidan, George and Yoonseo. It was quite a nice place but I would like to see more advanced machinery and not this old fashioned 100 year-old tools. Anyway, it felt good to see where we get all those intricate pieces of steel from! Then we went to Casey's at Maysville for refreshments and then we went back to the farm. I went straight to the workshop and after a while everyone came around and we did some cross training on welding, torching and grinding. It was quite successful and it will definitely prove useful for the trencher which we will start building tomorrow! I am so excited! I just told Aidan that I'm leaving on Saturday so that we can create a time plan under which we will finish construction and testing by Friday. He said that we'll need at least two day to build it and one day to test it so that makes it Friday. I hope we don't have any setbacks and delays...After that we held a house meeting and we discussed everything that needed resolution. I guess I will do what I came here for that is the Trencher and I feel quite satisfied by that. But again, I hope everything goes according to plan...

	== '''Wednesday, 1 August 2012''' ==		== '''Wednesday, 1 August 2012''' ==

Theodosios Dimitrasopoulos: /* Saturday, 28 July 2012 */

2012-08-01T03:08:45Z

Saturday, 28 July 2012

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	== '''Saturday, 28 July 2012''' ==		== '''Saturday, 28 July 2012''' ==
	Today we visited St. Joseph with Vann and Chris! We went to eat at Texas Steakhouse, which was a really nice place with lots of food, a friendly atmosphere and more! Then we went to a Western Union so that I could withdraw some cash and then we went to the movies! And listen to this: We watched the Hunger Games!!! Finally, a dream come true! I illustrated everything I had read before and reproduced the scenes in my mind! It was a really good movie, despite its cheesiness which was way more than the book's. Anyway,		Today we visited St. Joseph with Vann and Chris! We went to eat at Texas Steakhouse, which was a really nice place with lots of food, a friendly atmosphere and more! Then we went to a Western Union so that I could withdraw some cash and then we went to the movies! And listen to this: We watched the Hunger Games!!! Finally, a dream come true! I illustrated everything I had read before and reproduced the scenes in my mind! It was a really good movie, despite its cheesiness which was way more than the book's. Anyway, then we went to a WalMart for some groceries and then we went back home. It was a nice day but I didn't feel like going to bed before doing some work on the Trencher, so I polished the instructions and took some pictures of the designs. No I can sleep peacefully!

	== '''Sunday, 29 July 2012''' ==		== '''Sunday, 29 July 2012''' ==

Theodosios Dimitrasopoulos: /* Saturday, 28 July 2012 */

2012-08-01T03:02:08Z

Saturday, 28 July 2012

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	== '''Saturday, 28 July 2012''' ==		== '''Saturday, 28 July 2012''' ==
			Today we visited St. Joseph with Vann and Chris! We went to eat at Texas Steakhouse, which was a really nice place with lots of food, a friendly atmosphere and more! Then we went to a Western Union so that I could withdraw some cash and then we went to the movies! And listen to this: We watched the Hunger Games!!! Finally, a dream come true! I illustrated everything I had read before and reproduced the scenes in my mind! It was a really good movie, despite its cheesiness which was way more than the book's. Anyway,

	== '''Sunday, 29 July 2012''' ==		== '''Sunday, 29 July 2012''' ==

Theodosios Dimitrasopoulos: /* Monday, 30 July 2012 */

2012-07-30T23:38:25Z

Monday, 30 July 2012

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	== '''Monday, 30 July 2012''' ==		== '''Monday, 30 July 2012''' ==
			Today I finished the Power Point and I have all the necessary data to start the project for good. The others though seem to be preoccupied with household chores and deviate from our cause. That is f*** infuriating because in the beginning the others were complaining that we didn't do anything(although that isn't true) and now that we started the project I ended up working on it on my own! Shit, I don't really know what to do. I will start building it and see if the others are tempted to join as well. Anyway I was saying, I finished the power point annd I have detailed steps with illustrations and everything is ready to be built! I will talk to Aidan and I will start working on it immediately because I'm running out of time(don't forget I'm leaving on Saturday!) I really hope I finish this machine because it is what we came here for and I want to see it in action!

	== '''Tuesday, 31 August 2012''' ==		== '''Tuesday, 31 August 2012''' ==

Theodosios Dimitrasopoulos: /* Sunday, 29 July 2012 */

2012-07-30T23:31:46Z

Sunday, 29 July 2012

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	== '''Sunday, 29 July 2012''' ==		== '''Sunday, 29 July 2012''' ==
			It issss Sunday 29th and I started my day with swimming at the lake, the usual route. Then I went back home and I didn't find any of the kids because they went to the grocery store to buy stuff. Also today is Small George's birthday and he decided to throw a party! He bought all the necessary stuff and we prepared everything for the night. After that I went to Cameron with Aaron, Aidan and Parker to buy stuff from WalMart. I bought George a delicious Chocolate cake! In the evening we went to our campsite, invited Yoonseo and some other people and we cooked out! Meatballs, French fries, Coke, OJ, Greek Salad etc. It was a blast!!! We put on some music(you know traditional Greek music, I hate it but I didn't complain because George loves it so...) We stayed up until 2:30 am dancing and eating chocolate cake! It was good, I really needed that. Anyway, I didn't really make any progress trencher wise but I guess I will do a lot of things tomorrow.

	== '''Monday, 30 July 2012''' ==		== '''Monday, 30 July 2012''' ==

Theodosios Dimitrasopoulos: /* Friday, 27 July 2012 */

2012-07-30T23:24:16Z

Friday, 27 July 2012

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	== '''Friday, 27 July 2012''' ==		== '''Friday, 27 July 2012''' ==
			Today I worked my a** of to finish the designs for the Trencher. I calculated the the last bits of data that we needed to start construction and I finished all the major designs on SketchUp. The teeth though seem to be a problem and that is why I consulted Marcin this afternoon to come up with a design for the teeth. He showed me the Tooth Bar, which is a kind of knife attached to the bucket of a backhoe or similar pieces of machinery. I adjusted it so that it fits to our purpose and it looks good! The original piece looks like this [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/File:Toothbar.jpg Tooth Bar] but I modified it so it looks kinda like this [http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7zx7lOiRB1rc9o37o1_1280.jpg Modified Tooth Bar]. I think this way it will work much better if attached to the trencher and it will actually dig into the ground. Anyway, I found some time to go to the lake today and relax a bit. I did the usual swimming from the dock all the way to the opposite side, the long way. I love doing this every day, it just keeps me calm and relaxed! Here's a picture of what it looks like: [http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7zy5tLj6d1rc2udno1_1280.jpg Swimming Route]. It's 2.54 miles back and forth. Then I went back to the farm and enjoyed some PBJ before going to bed. It's been a long day but I hope it pays off in the end. Ohh, by the way, these days I started skyping with my parents. They didn't tell me anything significant and that is why I don't wanna waste my time doing this, but I guess it helps them you know making sure I'm OK and such...anyway....

	== '''Saturday, 28 July 2012''' ==		== '''Saturday, 28 July 2012''' ==

Theodosios Dimitrasopoulos: /* Thursday, 26 July 2012 */

2012-07-27T23:19:25Z

Thursday, 26 July 2012

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	== '''Thursday, 26 July 2012''' ==		== '''Thursday, 26 July 2012''' ==
			Today we continued working on the design and I finished all the parts. All that's left now is a complete design and we're good to go! I was at the workshop all day long designing and measuring the dimensions of the motor and parts. Then George K. came to tell us that Vann will be visiting Cameron so we could go to do laundry. I also wanted to go to a Western Union store because I told my parents to send me some money since I mysteriously lost the money that I had in my wallet. I don't wanna think like that but the only logical explanation is the bills grew wings and flew out of my bag! Anyway, I will give that money to Vann because he lent me a few bucks when I came at the farm because I was broke due to the taxi trip(remember?!). When I go back to Europe things will be easier because my debit card will be working there so I can withdraw cash anytime I want. God that's exactly what I needed...Anyway we went to Cameron, did our laundry(finally clean clothes!), ate food, visited walmart for supplies and then went back to the farm at midnight. I am sleeping very late lately, sometimes as late as 5:00 am, but I know it's for the sake of the trencher! I hope this works out...

	== '''Friday, 27 July 2012''' ==		== '''Friday, 27 July 2012''' ==

Theodosios Dimitrasopoulos: /* Wednesday, 25 July 2012 */

2012-07-27T23:11:55Z

Wednesday, 25 July 2012

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	=='''Wednesday, 25 July 2012''' ==		=='''Wednesday, 25 July 2012''' ==

			Today I visited the lake early in the morning for a swim, which as I said previously is THE perfect way to start your day. Then I worked on the designs for the trencher so that we'll have them finished by Friday and start building it asap. Then I went down to the workshop and I took some measurements to make the parts more precise. At 19:00 we had a meeting with Marcin and we wrote down the steps that we have to follow to build the trencher. I wrote down the steps for the head and since we already have a motor with an axis mounted on that there is no need to write steps for the creation of a hydraulic assembly from scratch. I also wrote down the bill of materials and tomorrow we'll go do some shopping! Aidan and I met later on to discuss our plan and how he's gonna help us. I feel that the project is going insanely fast and I hope we finish it before I leave on the 4th August.

			Here is a draft of the steps(they're not completed yet but I'm working on it):

			'''Head:'''
			*Cut two 8”x8” pieces of metal
			*Torch a ()” hole on a 8”x8” piece of 0.5” thickness metal
			*Cut 6 arms of ()” length from a 2”x2”x3/16” square tubing
			*Drill the arms with ()” holes spaced at ()” length for .5” bolts
			*Torch the end curves on the arms
			*Grind the ends to make them smooth
			*Cut 6 1.5”x1/4” square tubing for the teeth holders
			*Drill .5” holes on the teeth holders(adjust it so you can have the outer diameter go from 36” to 48”)
			*Attach the teeth to the the 1.5”x1/4” square tubing
			*Cut six pieces of reebar supporting pieces ()” long
			*Cut corners on the supporting pieces with a metal cutoff saw
			*Mark a location for a 3/4” hole
			*Torch out the 3/4” hole on the tube
			*Weld two 3/4” nuts on either sides of the tube
			*Weld the six arms on the tube and leave .5” space between the tube and the arms
			*Weld the two 8”x8” pieces of metal on the sides of the arms
			*Weld the supporting pieces on the arms

			'''Motor:'''
			*Cut a 3"x4" .5" piece of metal
			*Torch out a bigger hole on the attachment tab
			*Weld the 3"x4" .5" piece on the LifeTrac
			*Bolt the motor on the attachment plate
			*Mount the motor on the Lifetrac

			'''Bill of materials:'''
			*8" x 8" .5" pieces of metal: 2x
			*2" x 2" x 3/16" Square Tubing
			*.5" Bolts
			*1.5" x 1/4" Square Tubing
			*3/4" Nuts
			*3" x 4" .5" piece of metal

	== '''Thursday, 26 July 2012''' ==		== '''Thursday, 26 July 2012''' ==

Theodosios Dimitrasopoulos at 16:32, 27 July 2012

2012-07-27T16:32:35Z

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Theodosios Dimitrasopoulos: /* Tuesday, 24 July 2012 */

2012-07-25T06:00:53Z

Tuesday, 24 July 2012

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	== '''Tuesday, 24 July 2012''' ==		== '''Tuesday, 24 July 2012''' ==
	I woke up at 9 AM this morning because we scheduled SAT Class with Alex. We did some math and I revised the chapters I didn't understand, like limits and sequences. He helped me understand everything and we worked on other concepts like determinants matrices and other things! I am so excited and I have a good feeling about this exam! Then we had a quick meeting with everyone to discuss the way we will organize ourselves in the next few weeks. Vann instructed us to setup a WordPress blog page so as to write down our success stories and share them with the rest of the world. I also created a GitHub repository as a means of documenting our work. We are going really fast and I feel it will have been finished by the end of this week! After that I was so tired and I took a nap. I woke up just in time for our Permaculture class with Alex this time. He gave me insight on the specifics of this agricultural model and ways to implement it on my own! I think it is some invaluable piece of information that I will take back home! Then we had another meeting with Marcin to discuss our progress on the Trencher. I finished the head with the blades and the others did the motor and the axis. We went to the workshop to see what we already have down there and we did some testing with the Life Trac. We took measurements and decided on the final design of the trencher. I also documented our progress and wrote down our to do list on ToodleDo(I love this tool, I have access to it from my PC and cell phone as well, it's so convenient!) Then we went to the HabLab, where the others watched another episode of "The Newsroom", so I decided to join. Tomorrow I expect to have finished the design and start sourcing for the fabrication. I also want to go to the lake because I didn't go today and it sucked!		I woke up at 9 AM this morning because we scheduled SAT Class with Alex. We did some math and I revised the chapters I didn't understand, like limits and sequences. He helped me understand everything and we worked on other concepts like determinants matrices and other things! I am so excited and I have a good feeling about this exam! Then we had a quick meeting with everyone to discuss the way we will organize ourselves in the next few weeks. Vann instructed us to setup a WordPress blog page so as to write down our success stories and share them with the rest of the world. I just created a tumblr blog which is much easier for me and will help us spread the word more easily. I also created a GitHub repository as a means of documenting our work. We are going really fast and I feel it will have been finished by the end of this week! After that I was so tired and I took a nap. I woke up just in time for our Permaculture class with Alex this time. He gave me insight on the specifics of this agricultural model and ways to implement it on my own! I think it is some invaluable piece of information that I will take back home! Then we had another meeting with Marcin to discuss our progress on the Trencher. I finished the head with the blades and the others did the motor and the axis. We went to the workshop to see what we already have down there and we did some testing with the Life Trac. We took measurements and decided on the final design of the trencher. I also documented our progress and wrote down our to do list on ToodleDo(I love this tool, I have access to it from my PC and cell phone as well, it's so convenient!) Then we went to the HabLab, where the others watched another episode of "The Newsroom", so I decided to join. Tomorrow I expect to have finished the design and start sourcing for the fabrication. I also want to go to the lake because I didn't go today and it sucked!

	Here is a link to the GitHub repository:		Here is a link to the GitHub repository:

	[https://github.com/Veradrix90/Trencher.git Trencher]		[https://github.com/Veradrix90/Trencher.git Trencher]

			And a link to our tumblr blog:

			[http://trencherose-gr.tumblr.com/ Trencher Blog]

	=='''Wednesday, 25 July 2012''' ==		=='''Wednesday, 25 July 2012''' ==