Jeremy's Goals

Jeremy Mason

• 12.02.08 Goals 1 month - I commit to researching, designing, drafting a bill of materials, project budget, and plan of implementation for the open source sawmill. I commit to publishing my research on the wiki for collaboration. I am picking up where Bob left off and when he returns we will work on the project together.

Review - Some design and research done in Dec, most done in Jan. Work on the workshop took a lot of time. Did some work on bill of materials, budget, etc in Jan. Put up some stuff on the wiki. Worked on 2d and 3d model of design.

Jan-Feb Goals

• Finish design with 3d

• get feedback on forestry forums

• finish implementation plan

• finish bill of materials

• finish budget

• put together marketing materials

• blog post and market

• construct prototype 1

• test and review prototype performance

• call for funding

• contact uncle about finding info on laws about selling machines and lumber

• line up sales of sawmills and lumber

• if possible fill lumber orders with sawmill prototype 1

• construct prototype 2

• test, review, and finalize design

• construct prototype 3

• document open source construction

• start producing sawmills and lumber

• research next project

Wildly Optimistic Timeline

Week 1:

• Jan 25, Sun - Day off, work on sawmill design.

• Jan 26, Mon - Pick up Nathan at 8am to 9am. Building brick wall in workshop 6 hrs. Work on and test design, post on forums for feedback

• Jan 27, Tues - Finish wall and babbington, put together BOM and budget, order bearings and bolts, marketing research

• Jan 28, Wed - Going to Sweigers? Put together shower? get materials at Sweigers, check forum feedback, marketing research

• Jan 29, Thurs - Start preparing materials for construction, measuring and drilling/welding holes for bolts, document, put together marketing materials

• Jan 30, Fri - Go to Amish shop in Jamesport. Put together prototype space frame and document process, put together marketing materials, send out marketing contacts, market lumber materials

• Jan 31, Sat - Put together platform frame and vertical posts and document, test platform movement and document, blog post space frame video and call for funding, research and send more marketing contacts

Week 2:

• Feb 1, Sun - Day off, blog post platform frame construction and test video and call for more funding for more construction, follow up on marketing

• Feb 2, Mon - Look into getting more parts with funding, order more parts (motors, shafts, bearings, blades), follow up on marketing

• Feb 3, Tues - Get more parts for saw frame and pulley system? follow up on marketing

• Feb 4, Wed - drill/weld holes in parts, document, follow up on marketing

• Feb 5, Thurs - put together saw frame and pulley system, document, test results, follow up on marketing

• Feb 6, Fri - attach saws and test, document, blog post, market

• Feb 7, Sat - Build log holder, set up space frame saw assembly, attempt to test wood cutting, document, blog post, follow up on marketing

Week 3 Feb 8-15:

• Review cutting performance, get more funding for base frame, get materials for frame, prepare and build frame, document, blog post, follow up on marketing contacts, line up sales, review and get feedback on prototype design, iterate development process for prototype 2

Week 4 Feb 16-22:

• Work on prototype 2, if possible start filling lumber sales with prototype 1