Brianna Log

This is a log tracking my (Brianna Kufa's) progress at Factor E Farm

Current Progress

• I have completed 1 CEB, although it hasn't been tested with bricks yet.
• I completed 3 more Frame with main cylinder and 3 corresponding Soil Loading Drawer. These have two sets of primary arms completed and one set of secondary arms.

Plans For the Near Future

• Begin assembling the 2nd CEB with arms, legs, and hopper as soon as frame is done.
• Finish Frame instructions by same 8/28.

Updated Wiki Pages

CEB Press

Completed

• Leg Holders
• CEB Tools- Still needs tools for electrical.
• Soil loading drawer
• Roller guides-Thanks Chris
• Feet

In Progress

• Primary arms-Instructions current, need more photos.
• Arms - secondary-Needs diagrams.
• Frame with main cylinder - Instructions begun, need to be finished, needs diagrams and photos.

Other

• Three Point Adapter Quick Attach
• Life Track Trailer Ball Quick Attach

Daily Updates

August 28, 2011

• Completed 4 CEB frames:

Brianna - Dedicated Project Visit from Open Source Ecology on Vimeo.

August 26, 2011

• I put the finishing touches on the fourth and final frame.
  • I stretched the frame.
  • I fitted the drawer
  • I tightened all those nuts and bolts.
• I cut all of the angle for the arms, and marked the hole locations. I also torched the holes in the primary arms.
• I worked on the shaker motor for Marcin.
  

  The shaker motor mount
  • I added rebar supports to the mount.
  • I wrestled with the drill press for an hour or so trying to make the coupler hole thru the shaker rod. Turned out the bolt on the shaft was a grade 8 bolt and is therefore undrillable.
• I continued working on the frame instructions.

August 25, 2011

• I helped shonda do fancy math! Used statics to determine stress on each bearing to determine max load and fatigue.
• I continued working on the frame, finishing all torching and welding, leaving only stretching the cylinder and tightening all the nuts and bolts.
  • I fitted the cylinder
  • I made all the sensor and magnet holders, torched holes and welded nuts for them in the proper locations.
  • I made all of the cylinder spacers
• I shot a couple instructional videos for the wiki on squaring and fitting the cylinder.
• I went with chris to Orchelns to get supplies. We got nuts and bolts, threaded rod, thread tape, chalk, sawblades and more.

August 24, 2011

• I continued working on the frame.
  • I mag drilled all of the holes for the crossmembers, drawer members, and cylinder supports
  • I cut materials for the cylinder supports and prepared by punching them.
  • I cut the spacers and began welding them.
  • I finished preparing the cylinder by making the press foot and squaring it with the cylinder.

August 23, 2011

• I finished the Soil loading drawer wiki page by updating the instructions and adding many photos.
• I prepared the Frame with main cylinder to be assembled by grinding off and smoothing out all of the cuts, punching the holes in all of the crossmembers, and clamping the verticals to the jig. The holes were ready to be mag-drilled first thing in the morning.
• I didn't make as much progress as hoped on the frame, as I woke up really late from working so late the night before.
• I helped Marcin move the first CEB into the new workspace.

August 22, 2011

File:Finisheddrawer.jpg

The finished drawer

The finished structure

• I welded the quick attach back to the box blade, as it had broken.
• I completed the drawer on the 4th CEB.
• I stayed up till 5am with Marcin finishing the roof on the new structure.

August 21, 2011

Today I started the log and recorded what I've done here in the past couple of days.

• I updated the Soil loading drawer page fabrication instructions to make it the most modern version.
• I began the Frame with main cylinder fabrication steps on the wiki.
• I added the coupler on the shaker motor on the first shaker motor.
• I I finished the remaining Leg Holders.
• I prepared all of the cuts for the drawer.

August 20, 2011

• I finished welding the cylinder to the press foot on the back side.
  
• I began making the Soil loading drawer for the 4th press. This proved to be a little frustrating as the metal we ordered all was about an inch longer than how we ordered it, so I had to make nearly twice as many cuts to prepare them.
• I helped Marcin raise the roof for the new workplace. We stayed up till 4am raising it inch by inch with a farm jack. We screwed in tall 2x4's to hold it in place as we were lifting it.

August 19, 2011

• I finished the two frame/cylinder components of two of the 4 CEB presses I am building
  

  Me with the 2 ready to assemble ones, and the third, already assembled one in the background
  . These are ready to be erected (meaning adding arms, legs, hopper assemblies).

Ensuring the cylinder is perfectly square with the press foot before welding it.

• I began welding the cylinder to the press foot on the fourth CEB. See Frame with main cylinder. I took some time to square it up perfectly, so that the plate is perpendicular to the cylinder in all directions.

August 15, 2011

• I made the Life Track Trailer Ball Quick Attach.
  

  The Trailer Ball Quick Attach
• I finished attaching the Three Point Adapter Quick Attach.