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.

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

• 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

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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