Marcin Log

2/14/12

• Discussed Projects Director and Executive Director with Aaron Makaruk and Tom Bamford, Tom is doing recruiting for next 3 weeks.

05/16/12

• May 16 standup*

• 10 kilowatt power converter coming and other news and updates

05/15/12

• May 15 standup*

• Brianna discusses process with ironworker, Yoonseo figures some stuff out

• Flash Steam Generator*

• Basic overview of how to make a flash steam generator

• - Nick Raaum
• - Production Director - Marshall Hilton
• - Carl Patrick
• - Second Interview - Gabrielle LeBlanc

05/12/12

• Rotary 3-Phase Converter*

• Brianna explains the 3-phase conversion of the power converter

• freestyles on Violin
• Video - Gabrielle LeBlanc
• - Gabrielle LeBlanc

05/11/12

• Daily standup May 11, 2012*

• Marcin develops flash mob platform, PowerCube coupling, recruiting wave for July 1, Brianna bores out half-moons on iron worker, Yoonseo continues office stuff

• 1 with new power cube + tracks
• upper a of ironworker
• meaning of Open
• Hatching
• Pips
• flow rate through 28 gpm coupler, cold

05/10/12

• Not-so-daily scrum May 10*

• Marcin recruits, Yoonseo talks about hands-on work and sourcing, Brianna is milling

• centering device, aka Brianna compensates
• tractor and ironworker
• organizing
• bar on angle blade holder on ironworker machine
• bar on angle blade holder on ironworker machine

05/09/12

• Resource Development Team - May 9, 2012*

• Weekly meeting

• LifeTrac update via Creation Flame*

• Creation Flame makes modifications and updates to the LifeTrac, including wearing issues with PowerCube

• up mill for boring half moons
• angle blade holder on upper arm

• - Final Interview - Marshall Hilton
• - Final Interview - Parker Bonnell

05/07/12

• Ironworker blades*

• Brianna with the top arm of the ironworker and how blades go on

• attach wheels plus aligning mills
• quick attach wheels

05/05/12

• 3-Phase Rotary Converter*

• Brianna shows the boys how to change power converter to 3-phase
• Hint: read the directions

• - Second Interview - Aidan Williamson
• - Second Interview - Alex Briggs
• - Second Interview - Chris DeAngelis
• - Second Interview - Diego Saiz
• - Second Interview - Lucas McConnell
• - Second Interview - Marshall Hilton
• - Second Interview - Miguel Castro Jr
• - Second Interview - Sam Holland
• - Second Interview - Graham Robertson
• - Second Interview - Michael Harbin
• - Second Interview - Michael McConnell
• - Second Interview - Alex Briggs
• - Second Interview - Michael McConnell

• Interview - Parker McEvoy
• - Steve Andrews - Video Documenter

05/04/12

• LifeTrac Quick Attach Wheels Assembly with Creation Flame*

• Creation Flame in Cedar Creek, Texas made a set of QA wheels using a new collar and thrust bearing design to prevent shaft slippage. This design is now currently being tested and results will be reported later.

• Friday Night May 4

05/03/12

• Ironworker blades with Marcin and Brianna*

• Troubleshooting with Brianna

• Power Cube Stackability*

• Coupler, suction and pump advice and instructions with Marcin

• - Google Forms - 01
• - Google Forms - 02
• first rabbit at FeF

04/30/12

• Resource Development Team - Jared and Aaron - April 30, 2012*

• Brainstorming and debriefing from the resource development team

• Monday April 30 at Factor eFarm*

• cube pump coupler improved
• power cube coupler
• Seeder - Mike Buebe - Initial Meeting
• Microhouse - Pawel, Floyd, Marcin, Aaron - April 30, 2012

04/26/12

• Quick Attach Wheels Walkthrough*

• Understanding of QA Wheels plate alignment and spacing
• Lifetrac quich attach wheel hydraulics

04/23/12

• HabLab Update April 23*

• Update with Floyd
• Windows and glazing coming in

• stucco mix formula
• incubator take 2

• Interview - William McLaurine
• Interview - Chris DeAngelis
• Interview - Aidan Williamson
• Interview - Jeremiah Blakely
• Interview - Mike Pickering
• Interview - Patrick McCauley
• Interview - Alex Briggs
• Interview - Marshall Hilton
• Interview - Brandt Wild
• Interview - Lucas McConnell
• Interview - Diego Saiz
• Interview - Linda Northwick
• Interview - Gil Vaisman
• Interview - Tim Nam
• Interview - Sam Holland
• Interview - Alexander Pagliere
• Interview - Graham Robertson
• Interview - Miguel Castro Jr.
• Interview - Parker
• Interview - Michael McConnell
• Interview - Wes Short
• Interview - Second Interview - Michael Harbin

• Interview - Parker Bonnell Interview 1
• Interview - Parker Bonnell Interview 2
• Interview - Parker Bonnell Interview 3

04/21/12

• LifeTrac development at Creation Flame*

• LifeTrac update from Creation Flame
• Prototype 3 to prototype 4 developments

• OSE Funding Opportunity

04/20/12

• Khuong Dinh's bid for Scrum Master position at OSE*

• Points out what it takes to be a Scrum Master

• Quick Connect Wheel Update*

• QC Wheel update with Marcin
• Instructions on spacing and welding, bearings, washers and other QC elements

• Beresford update on WIKISPEED Car for week of April 20
• Interview - Jonathan Wu

04/19/12

• WIKISPEED Car Update April 19*

• Positive news and update about WIKISPEED Car
• safety checks
• ready for a short test drive
• steering test drive

04/18/12

• OSE Car Progress*

• Chasis built using 4x4 tubing
• Module explanation and run through of mods
• Possible future modifications

• OSE Car Update April 18, 2012*

• Created modularity on OSE car
• Test Drive--silliness ensues

• Hour-Long Meeting with Dan McCormick
• connect wheels - Factor e Farm
• connect wheels - Sprocket and Chain
• documentation for OSE Car

04/17/12

• April 17 Update*

• Canadian invasion with Andrew
• Jose, Marcin and Andrew update us with quick connect wheels
• Surprise cameo by cupcakes

• OSE & Wikispeed - Kickstarter Planning*

• Problem Statement: Cutting Aluminum Tubes*

• Lola the Dog, Paul and Rob discuss current band saw issues and solutions
• Figure out how to reduce material waste

• Safety: Lock-Out/Tag Out Procedures*

• Importance of locking-out and tagging-out equipment when not in use, even when--or especially when--broken or incomplete

• Short circuit pt. 1: Electrical Short in Wiring*

• circuit pt. 2: Finding possible cause of electrical short
• circuit pt. 3: Root cause of wiring short in WIKISPEED OSE car

• evolution of vehicle coupling system
• surface grinder
• Prototype exhaust
• a simple electrical panel for OSE car
• wiring harness

04/16/12

• HabLab April 16*

• Marcin does walkthrough of near-finished HabLab

• FLAME: LifeTrac wheel work troubleshooting
• FLAME: Quick-attach wheel assembly: slippage issue resolved
• FLAME: Heather and Cobra assist with flame effects and arms for Lifetrac

04/14/12

• April 14 in San Francisco*

• In San Fran to meet with capital investors and 20 under 20 program to serve as mentors

• Yoonseo's 2 Minute Application Speech*

• Thiel speech
• Thiel speech 2

04/12/12

• April 12 update*

• An upside-down update: faux state of emergency -- connected welder then inverter snapped
• Continuance of SCRUM management program process

04/11/12

• Daily standup April 11*

• Got supplies for quick-attach wheels, setup second welder, loader arms on tractor

• Axial Loads*

• Wheel assembly working setup for quick coupling

• to plug in - 10 kW inverter stack
• + 10kW Inverter Stack

04/10/12

• April 10 Daily Standup*

• Workshop trudges on, got trailer of shelving for major storage space
• Update on loader arms, connecting welder and inverters

04/09/12

• Intro Video Blog with Andrew Bateman*

• Videographer, Andrew Bateman, comes to FeF next week to document the process with snazzy video

04/09/12

• Standup april 9*

• Inverters working and power is finally up

• Interview - Simon Walter-Hansen
• Interview - Michael Harbin

04/06/12

• April 6 Standup*

• SCRUM meeting progress update
• Batteries almost hooked up
• Project development platform ready
• Indian True Fan contributes new CAD

• HabLab April 6*

• Finishing touches on HabLab like bathroom fixtures, doors, skylight, tile, cabinetry, etc.

• Stackable Inverter Troubleshooting*

• Marcin encounters some problems, and solutions?, with the stackable inverter

• cylinder holders for bent loader arms
• mount finished
• welder plug
• platforms
• kW inverter stack

04/05/12

• April 5 Update*

• Marcin and Jose discuss work on welder

• James Slade and shallow well*

• Explains trench and well

• HabLab April 5 Update*

• HabLab nearly done
• Framing, glazing and other final touches

• Bus bar fabrication*

• bar 2
• bar 3

• 4
• table gantry arriving

04/04/12

• March 4 Daily Standup*

• Describes final position of batteries
• Describes work done and what's on the plate for tomorrow
• Jose works on the tractor
• Communications plan -- Google Hangout

• Extreme Manufacturing Project Page*

• Description of Extreme Maufacturing Process and wiki documentation
• 50 pages will be created in all, divided into groups with project manager/SCRUM master and product owners
• Project Page Tutorial

• bent loader arms
• arms

04/03/12

• Daily standup March 3*

• SCRUM process documentation continues

• Sweating terminal lugs for inverter/battery system*

• Process to put connector onto battery terminal lug

• HabLab April 3*

• HabLab update: a lot of rain but nearly there

04/02/12

• Monday April 2 Standup FeF*

• FeF group begins development method
• Marcin and Jose describe the momentum gained with SCRUM method

04/01/12

• April 1 Update*

• Game Starts: extreme manufacturing process, peopel recruitment, beta-testing pipeline development
• Writing out the steps for open-source product development

• standard backhoe design

03/28/12

• March 28 Update*

• Spring has sprung at Factor e Farm
• Marcin describes the extreme manufacturing with the SCRUM process and method development and preparing workshop

• " of rain in 6 hours

03/27/12

• HabLab Plumbing with Floyd*

• Floyd shows Marcin the plumbing process for HabLab

03/26/12

• Chicken Incubation: Batch 1*

• Manufacturing Development
• March 28
• out of bricks
• munching
• Day 2
• Day 2

03/24/12

• HabLab Update -- March 23*

• Exciting news: viral collaboration
• Prototypes of product pages
• Microtasking a huge project into small pieces to crowd-source involvement in order to get the most done possible--including the SCRUM process and global collaboration

• Workshop - design
• a car flat in 5 minutes
• on HabLab--HabLab documentation

03/23/12

• HabLab Update -- March 23*

• Marcin covers sewage, propane, water heater and internal structures

• Battery Bus Bar Connection*

• Marcin discusses battery problems and solutions

03/22/12

• Thursday standup at FeF with Scrum*

• Jose and Marcin describe SCRUM process and development
• Discuss step-by-step process and techniques to making the SCRUM process work
• Day 2

• Electrical in HabLab*

• Floyd discusses electrical system in HabLab

03/21/12

• Preparing Stucco Mix*

• How-to and recipe for preparing stucco mix

• kW Stackable Inverter System
• have Hot Water!
• mesh for stucco
• for Stuccoing

03/19/12

• March 19 Update*

• Marcin describes incorporation of SCRUM process/technique as applied to OS hardware development, Wikispeed car a month out, 501C3 non-profit status,

• car chassis being cut
• 1 of Scrum at Factor e Farm

03/11/12

• March 11, 2012 Update*

• Marcin updates followers about HabLab construction (ready in about a week) and workshop development.
• Announces Wikispeed collaboration project

• Open Source Sailing Drones - Protei*

• Cesar describes his open-source sailing project drones project, Protei, focusing on the management structure

• TED Fellow Alex Odundo*

• TED Fellow Alex Odundo describes his innovation in African agriculture, including the open=source creation of tools

• Damian - bioleaching of metals*

• Damian discusses future metal extraction technology via biological processes--next-gen metal processing for GVCS

• bottom boat - Catalina Island

03/10/12

• Open Source Documentary -- Dec 2012*

• Surface Water Well*

• Marcin describes temporary water catchment system

• Bottom stand for ironworker machine*

• pin holder
• linkage
• up rotary torch
• torch - cutting through 3" steel
• inch thick torching try 2
• torch
• large holes
• to Build a Mansion

03/09/12

• Dimensional Sawmill Structure Complete*

• home with sawmill
• sawmill controls

• Ironworker progress March 3*

• Briana discusses her progress with the Ironworker
• Despite a couple hiccups, on track.
• Tips n' tricks and techniques
• torch
• Ironworker linkage

• Dogs
• inner walls
• and Bath - HabLab

03/08/12

• HabLab March 8 Update*

• Sewage and septic lines over, rainwater catchment and general overview of interior construction

• Floyd Discusses HabLab Construction -- March 08*

• Discusses septic work, catchment, re-using of left-over materials, insulation and floors.
• Talks about plans for next week and final touches like glazing, sealing, water, cabinetry, etc.
• Getting close!
• discusses gravel for water catchment
• explains septic system--Wastewaster system

• Marcin Talks with TED Fellow Dominic Muren*

• Dominic Muren, founder of Humble Factory, discusses his open-source project

• Shuttleworth Fellows chat

03/06/12

• TIG Welding 101*

• Importance of proper TIG Welding and how-to instructions and tips n' tricks
• welding on car frame

• TIG Stick-welder
• porosity data

03/05/12

• A 5-Minute Introduction to SCRUM*

• Marcin and the SCRUM team discuss SCRUM over dinner
• Describes the rules for a SCRUM team and the outcomes of this corporate model

• Philosophy = everybody pushes together
• Test-Driven Development

03/04/12

• Bre Pettis and Makerbot at TED*

• Video of MakerBot doin' its thang

• Meet Brianna Kufa*

• Briana Kufa introduces herself and discusses her Ironworker Machine project, a time-saving machine for shearing and punching
• Ironworker modeled after the commercial Piranha model, but with a few improvement mods

• Meet the Wikispeed Team and Facility*

• Joe Justice and Rob Beresford of Wikispeed show them their shop, project and team
• Talk about how they are open-sourcing a car and the tools and software needed

• Wikispeed 2
• Wikispeed 3
• Wikispeed 4
• Wikispeed Engine
• and Wikispeed
• on the car
• detail
• Shock

03/03/12

• BIL and TED Updates*

• Marcin talks about collaborative efforts and project updates

02/23/12

• Karien from the Shuttleworth Foundation -- Reporting from Factor e Farm*

• Karien talks about her first visit to Factor e Farm
• Talks about the importance of collaboration, timing and results

• HabLab Tour and Update with John (The Builder) and Karien (of the Shuttleworth Foundation)*

• John discusses progress, techniques and plans for HabLab with Karien and Marcin
• Cameos by the cat

02/22/12

• HabLab Update -- Feb. 22, 2012*

02/18/12

• CNC Circiut Mill Frame and Alignment Assessment with Yoonseo*

• Yoonseo discusses his ideas to decouple the drive from the frame

• State of the CNC Circuit Mill Software Toolchain with Yoonseo*

• Yoonseo tells us about the eletronics that control toolchain for the control code

• Sleeve Bearing Holding Screws update with Yoonseo*

• Sawmill with blades on

02/07/12

• Intro to Talk with Larry Dobson about his Gasifier Burner designs*

• RnD trip for Marcin--with a beautiful view

• Larry Dobson on the Gasifier Burner*

• Larry discusses with Marcin his design for a gasifer stove
• Larry explains the difference between his design and industry-standard design
• Dobson 2
• parameters of Larry's Gasifier burner
• Carbide explanation with Larry
• Adze explanation with Larry

• HabLab double walls and strawbale-insulated roof*

• of Puget Sound
• Arriving at Whidbey Island

02/06/12

• HabLab Update Feb 6, 2012*

• Marcin discusses basic techniques being used and Floyd discusses process, solutions and update

• CNC Circuit Mill Update with Yoonseo Feb 6, 2012*

• Yoonseo talks about streamlining the CNC Circuit Mill and progress made to date

• Update on all the latest machinery for Factor e Farm2*

• Bump Valve Engine Explanation*

• Aquaponics Water Wall Material 1*

• Water Wall Material 2

• up two 2400 pound batteries
• the workshop with industry standard equipment
• coil set for 12 horsepower of steam engine output
• up in Michigan

02/05/12

• True Fans Update Feb 5, 2012*

• True Fans continue to roll in and show support -- 528 Total
• Shuttleworth Fellowship money received so scaling up of project will happen
• About a month away from people moving into HabLab
• CNC Torch table being prototyped, CNC Circuit Mill moving forward, heat-exchanger steam engine and gasfire burner coming along nicely

02/03/12

• Typical Steam Engine Design*

• Discuss traditional designs for steam generator

• Steam Generation Overview*

• Burner Explanation*

• Pellet burner with heat exchanger*

• Drawing for pelletized-biomass burner

• Reconnecting Motor on Bridgeport Mill*

• Bridgeport head for transport
• Bridgeport on chain
• Bridgeport
• U-Haul
• up
• In
• 450C bulldozer

• Traction Engines*

• Hoping to replicate similar wheels for the bulldozer
• Plans follow-up with Iron Age's Scott Thompson

• Bending coil to flatness*

• PSI manual pressure tester for coils
• PSI manual pressure tester for coils 2
• Welder close-up
• testing coils
• testing coils 2
• out Tubing after testing
• Marker for drawing on coils
• coil pairs
• Pressure Testing

• Straightening Out Coils*

02/02//12

• Face Cutter*

• Replacing Bridgeport motor*

• Flash steam generator - coil winder 1*

• winder 2
• winder 3

• Preheater*

• 2
• 3

• Pancake Coil 1*

• coil 2
• coil 3
• coil 4
• coil 5
• coil 6
• coil 7
• coil 8
• coil 9
• coil 10
• coils 10
• coil 11
• coil 12
• coils 13
• coils 13
• coils 14
• coils 15
• coils 16

• coils
• Exchanger 2
• Exchanger 5

02/01//12

• Bridgeport Mill 101*

• Marcin discusses Bridgeport Mill details: machine basics and parts

• the steam engine cam
• indicator shows trueness

01/30/12

• True Fans Update for Jan 30, 2012*

• Troubles of scaling
• Half Million $ in hand from Shuttleworth
• HabLab walls have finally come together, should be ready within a month or two
• Wall in HabLab plus brick spill

• Minilathe, 2 Bridgeport Mills, and a surface grinder with Yoonseo*

• Yoonseo explains lathe purpose and construction
• Need CAD Model for CNC Circuit Mill
• Marcin heads to Detroit tomorrow to pickup 2 mills and a surface grinder to work on steam engine

• grinder details
• grinder wheel

• Dan on African Development*

• Dan describes true problem of Africa is not lack of education but lack of opportunity for the many well-educated young people
• New solutions popping up in Africa building family-model systems creating secondary economies where people in communities learn to build their own solar power, another learns car building, etc.
• Community-supported manufacturing like this taking place all over, including a project Dan has made
• Dan offers solutions to endemic problems with community-supporter manufacturing
• education rant continued...discusses possibility of building stabilized soil floors

01/29/12

• Quadrants of core self with Dan*

• Dan explains a quadrant of core self--4 different elements of self: social, physical, spiritual, mortal
• Talks about the inter-connectedness of life and how each element interacts with eachother, ourselves and society

• Tree model of systems with Dan*

• Dan talks about the interconnected tree model system of life, wherein all life revolves around a core model of rules, "the tree model"

• wall day 3
• Brick carrying limit

01/28/12

• Land Surveying with Dan*

• Dan explains the land surveying process, elements and equipment.
• Minimum guideline sizes and percentages to use
• in contour lines every 20 feet
• a rotating laser level
• laser level and receiver
• a grid with a transit

• Aquaculture ponds Explanation with Dan*

• Dan explains the aquaculture pumping, controls, systems, algae, gases, etc.
• valve explanation

• probe
• soil sample

• Scene by workshop
• Scene by workshop 2
• issue update
• later in the day

01/27/12

• Quick attach wheel assembly*

• Prototype III of coupler- double chain sprocket coupler. Advantage: larger radius to withstand 15,000 inch pounds of torque

• First HabLab double walls with Floyd*

• HabLab Double-Wall construction

• Beginning walls in HabLab*

• HabLab wall construction, with Floyd
• Discuss building materials and problems/solutions encountered

• Yoonseo: prototype I of CNC Circuit Mill*

• Yoonseo discusses details and alignment of his Circuit Mill prototype
• Outlines challenges thus far: streamlining manufacturing process and having a process that ensures alignment

• BioGas Production Process with Dan*

• Dexter walks us through the biogas production cycle, inserting jokes to giggle at along the way

• Methane Digester Explanation with Dan*

• Explanation and walk-through of methane digester process (including its physical components)
• Anecdotal biogas safety story

• methane in stove
• Stovetop
• methane digester
• and Jersey miniature cows
• dung with Dan

• Mounting double chain coupler*

• chain coupler
• double chain coupler 2
• double chain coupler 3
• double chain coupler 4
• double chain coupler 5
• double chain coupler 6

• Bricks into HabLab
• Pallets into HabLab
• testing - one person mounts QA wheels
• brick piles (even more exciting than it sounds)

01/20/12

• Austin Aquaponics*

• Aquaponics concept system
• Discussing the details of the aquaponics system
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8

• Aquaponics water wall cooler*

• Description of the Aquaponics cooling and fan system

• Aquaponics water wall material*

• Description of the materials for the Aquaponics' water wall
• Overview of 300 gallon system

• Workshop Break and Discussion*

• Floyd discusses what work remains for the workshop build
• Plans for the wall installation

• CNC plasma table In action*

• Overview of the CNC Plasma table use

• Generating g-code*

• Details of the G-Code generation

• north wall
• connect wheel coupler try 1
• out quick connect wheel shaft
• torch table motion - Ben Horton

01/15/12

• Workshop finishing*

• Update with Floyd on the workshop build
• Good news on the steam engine

• Tractor quick connect wheel assembly*

• Update for the Tractor construction
• New concept for weight distribution
• And in other news we have the Quick Connect Wheels
• Field testing results -- moving 150 pallets, each of 3000 pounds

• Next Steps for HabLab*

• Floyd tells us whats to come in the HabLab construction
• Starting wall construction

• Cube 5 Startup
• progress
• Detail on workshop
• update 1/15/12

01/14/12

• Power Cube Prototype 5*

• Enhanced version of the Power Cube Prototype 5
• Commercial Muffler and extension mod
• Rubber vibration mounts to motor
• Controller with thermostatic switch for fan
• Addition of rubber hosing
• Concepts in the works for the next generation prototype
• Heating and cooling plans

01/05/12

• Window Framing*

• roof work
• windows 1
• windows 2

01/02/12

• bent loader arms
• Roof Coming On

12/31/11

• January Milestone and Strategy Brief

12/30/11

• Published announcement for Co-Founder recruitment

12/29/11

• Open Source Ecology Enterprise Plan for 2012

• OSE Enterprise platform for fostering of economic best practices
• Explanation of OSE, GVCS and phases needed for success
• Summing up of work done in 2011
• Month-by-month development roadmap of 2012 OSE Goals, including projected costs

• Press - Pressing Animation

12/24/11

• CEB Operational Safety--An Introduction

• Proper safety for operating the CEB
• Safety is critical for this BETA RELEASE of the CEB Press despite 150+ hours of field testing
• Recommend to work in pairs or teams, proper protection needed, heavy-machine experience needed
• Step-by-Step safety instructions from Marcin for anyone operating the CEB Press

• Lifetrac Tractor Operation, Safety, Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repair Introduction

• Proper safety for operating the Lifetrac Tractor
• Safety is critical for this BETA RELEASE of the Lifetrac despite 150+ hours of field testing
• Recommend to work in a pair or as a team--not alone, proper protection needed, heavy-machine experience needed
• Step-by-Step safety instructions from Marcin for anyone operating the Lifetrac
• Basic Tractor operation techniques

• Soil Pulverizer Operation, Safety, Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repair Introduction

• Proper safety for operating the Soil Pulverizer
• Safety is critical for this BETA RELEASE of the Soil Pulverizer despite 150+ hours of field testing
• Recommend to work in a pair or as a team--not alone, proper protection needed, heavy-machine experience needed
• Step-by-Step safety instructions from Marcin for anyone operating the Soil Pulverizer
• Basic Soil Pulverizer operation techniques and best practices

• Power Cube Operation, Safety, Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repair Introductions

• Proper safety for operating the Power Cube
• Safety is critical for this BETA RELEASE of the Power Cube despite 150+ hours of field testing
• Recommend to work in a pair or as a team--not alone, proper protection needed, heavy-machine experience needed
• Step-by-Step safety instructions from Marcin for anyone operating the Power Cube
• Basic Power Cube operation techniques and best practices

• Construction in Progress - Results of 2011

• Summary of results for 2011
• Significant CEB construction completed in 2011 with HabLab (which is almost complete)
• Prototyping being done in workshop
• Explanation, philosophy, materials, outcomes and successes of CEB Construction
• Successful use of CEB Press and Soil Pulverizer
• Unsuccessful with cinder-block replacement pressing with reject Lime
• Explanation of overall brick-pressing, brick-laying and mortaring experience and construction techniques discovered while building the HabLab

12/23/11

• Quick Attach Wheel Assembly Walk-through*

• Walk-through explanation of detachable quick-attach wheel motor unit for heavy-duty machines
• motor, bolts, structure, hub, splined, shaft, couplers, collars, washers, bearings, Lifetrac frame,
• HabLab Dec 23 overview
• HabLab Dec 23 overview 2

12/22/11

• Lifetrac loader arms version 2

12/21/11

• Quick Attach Wheel 1*

• Explanation of new motor assembly for detachable motor for Lifetrac
• Qc wheel 2
• Qc wheel 3
• Qc wheel 4
• Qc wheel 5
• Qc wheel 6
• Qc wheel 6.1
• Qc wheel 7
• Qc wheel 8
• Qc wheel 9
• Qc wheel 10
• Qc wheel 11
• Qc wheel 12
• Qc wheel 13
• Qc wheel 14
• Qc wheel 15
• Skip to 17
• Qc wheel 17
• Qc wheel 18
• Qc wheel 19
• Qc wheel 20
• Qc wheel 21
• Qc wheel 22
• Qc wheel 23
• Qc wheel 24
• Qc wheel 25
• Qc wheel 26
• Qc wheel 27
• Qc wheel 28
• Qc wheel 29

12/19/11

• Lifetrac modification - bent loader arms

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