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.

06/17/12

• Power Cube Wiring again*

• step-by-step explanation of PowerCube wiring

• of ironworker
• burrs on maun pivot bolt
• pivot hole grinding
• welder lift hooks
• arm blade mount hole drilling

06/16/12

• Power Cube Wiring again*

• step-by-step explanation of PowerCube wiring

• Gabi Day 2*

• Gabi buys an organic cow and works on infrastructure needed including fencing

• Torch Table: first runs*

• Yoonseo explains the torch table's first run with stepper motors and drivers, issues with stepper motors taking too much current, also explains documentation.

• LifeTrac
• Nitrogen Ice Cream
• motor controllers
• a frozen penny
• a hotdog
• Stuccoing
• Stuccoing
• Stuccoing 2
• table with Chris DeAngelis
• blade holder - surface grinding
• angle shear blade

06/15/12

• June 15 Standup*

• Get tractor shipment out with James Slade, Brianna hatched 4 chicks, finished and testedangle clamp, helped prep shipment and ties up loose ends on ironworker, Gabrielle gets acquainted and makes plans for sweet potatoes, Jose uses ironworker and makes new iron table with Aiden, Chris does calculations on torch table and picks up materials, Aiden learns to change pump on PowerCube and creates a video of LifeTrac load, Darren works on limit switches and documentation for electronics for torch table.

• Ironworker Limit testing*

• Marcin and Brianna discuss testing procedure and force limit with ironworker.

• Shipping CEB Press Pulverizer LifeTrac*

• Snazzy video of loading LifeTrac for shipping
• shipping
• product 1
• product 2
• product 3

• Gabrielle - Farm Manager - Day 1*

• Gabrielle settles in to Factory E Farm and makes plans to tackle farm growth and make dairy management plan

• Table prototype 2
• and Argentina Replication
• weights
• Table Fab
• first real use
• tractor weights
• Guards
• Guards
• 1/4"x4" angle cut
• table jibber jabber

06/14/12

• June 14 Standup*

• James Slade arrives with tractor, figuring out shipping/delivery options, James discusses his visit, Yoonseo interviews, does information sessions and makes simplification to cold saw, Ian continues to film the conclusion to his documentary on OSE, Darren does schematic captures for end stops, Chris continues fabrication of torch table and deals with constraints and updates wiki, Jose makes another new table but still lacks materials, Brianna works on ironworker tables with James and blew out tire on Marcin's truck while picking up matresses, Aaron gets acquainted with Factory E Farm, Aiden learns how to torch and makes plans for welding table,

• June 14 Update, Factor e Farm*

• Update with Marcin and James Slade on LifeTrac progress and reception.
• Marcin updates on Factor E Farm, additional rooms going into HabLab, extreme growth and near self-sufficiency.

06/13/12

• June 13 Standup*

• LifeTrac has great reception in Texas, prototypes working well with rigorous testing, the boys discuss LifeTrac successes and issues
• 2

06/12/12

• June 12 Standup*

• Did quality control and documentation for sensor on CEB Press, recruiting info for documentation team, Yoonseo worked on sensor documentation and design rationale for cold saw and dimensional adjustments, Aiden sourced and designed beds for newcomers and gets HabLab ready, Chris works on sketchup software, diagram torch table, continue hydraulic system, Jose make part of torch table, tractor weights, Brianna continues on ironworker with angle knife and spacing, Darren improves table.

• Grinding angle shear cover
• Pressure on CEB when testing
• And secondary sensors identified
• guide quality control
• " flat cut attempt
• attempt 2
• Slade with LT 4

• table 2 1
• table 2 2
• table 2 3
• table 2 4
• table 2 5

06/11/12

• June 11 Standup*

• Yoonseo simplifies cold saw design, progress on torch table and stepper controllers, Brianna continues with ironworker--completed testing for clamping system-- and shearing, Aiden finishes platform for waste receptacles, removes junk cars and plans to work on CEB checklist and HabLab work, Jose makes second weight, Chris follows up with Swagger, hydraulic system and parts for torch table, Marcin discusses infrastructure issues.

• Surface grinding ironworker angle shear blade*

• Brianna explains surface grinding with the ironworker, a how-to and tips
• How to dress the wheel, how to do machining,

• moving by sensor
• weights + ironworker angle shear

06/10/12

• Documentation Team Recruiting*

• Documentation slow and painful as the project scales, so we secured funding for multiple full-time documentation workers and team

• to adjust temperature switch

06/09/12

• Chapati 101*

• Chapatti instructions with Marcin

• Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Experiment *

• Yup, you read right.

• shear table
• steps
• ironworker cut
• ironworker cut
• Weights
• Crop
• 2
• metal with Lifetrac IV

06/08/12

• June 8 Standup*

• 8 Standup 2

• Well Pump*

• Marcin describes well pump
• pump 2
• pump 3
• pump 4
• pump 5
• pump 6

• Fertigation System
• Fertigation System 2
• driver test on axis

06/07/12

• Cnc Torch Table End Stops*

• Yoonseo explains design of end stop for CNC torch table

06/06/12

• June 6 standup*

• Cleaned up scrum board, worked on well and water issues, torch table design revisions, Aiden organizes and updates wiki, Brianna assembled ironworker's hydraulic assembly, Jose organizes recycling center, works on tractor weights, and creates shopping list for rack materials, Yoonseo works on cold saw and stepcontrollers, and does testing.

• Tractor Quick Connect*

• Marcin does quality control for QC tractor
• QC 2
• QC 3
• QC 4
• QC 5

• Recruiting - Construction Director - Matt Schwabauer*

• [1]
• 2
• upper half assembled and moving
• hose crimper
• of Directors Candidate - Todd Huffman

06/05/12

• Standup June 5*

• Marcin updates on his trips, Brianna and Jose update on ironworker progress, Yoonseo discusses shelf build--waiting on more materials and circuit mill progress, Aiden works out video-editing kinks but hopes to post new videos today.

• half moons to perfection

06/04/12

• June 4 Scrum*

• Yoonseo worked on electronic workstation, worked on shelves and worked on implementing new development tactic, Chris does general cleanup and wiki work for torch table, Aiden organized HabLab construction equipment, finished recycling structure design and finished woodpile with water diverion system, Jose fixed a bike, partied, showed the guys a new welding system and built a new table w/ wheels.
• 4 Scrum part 2

06/02/12

• Well Drilling 101 part 1*

• The basics of well drilling: variation, water levels, well info, drill info, etc.
• 2
• 3

• Drilling perfectly positioned holes ironworker*

• Brianna gives advice about how to drill perfectly-positioned holes with ironworker
• precise hole drilling ironworker

• Saturday, June 2, Berlin*

• Marcin talks about documentation and future plans, and explains lack of documentation as of late

• Fellows party time
• grinder, putting ironworker blade in place

05/31/12

• Scrum May 31*

• Yoonseo discusses current projects, including organization project and freezer conversion kit, sourcing and shelves, guest appearance by Aidan, Jose makes a table, Chris works on torch table wiki and Brianna remachined the angle cover mount.

• Fellow Manuel Aguilar
• Fletcher + Helen Turvey King Shuttleworth Fellows
• Gardner-Stephen Shuttleworth Fellow
• Hyde - Booktype - Shuttleworth Fellow
• Booktype
• Booktype part 2
• Pollock Shuttleworth Fellow

• Principe Island Project with Jose fom Shuttleworth*

• Jose talks about the Principe Island Project off the coast of Africa that offers responsible development over a 50-year project

• -- P2P University description at Shuttleworth gathering

05/30/12

• Scrum May 30*

• Yoonseo updates with the workshop organization project, Brianna films (this time), Jose talks about his work on for protection for the press, Chris talks about work on torch table CAD designs and general farm, workshop and wiki upkeep.

05/29/12

• Scrum May 29*

• Update on work being done

• Shuttleworth Gathering*

• Marcin's Shuttleworth peeps
• crew

• Shuttleworth gathering w/Allen Gunn*

• Shuttleworth intro meeting

• Standard Well Screen

05/28/12

• Memorial scrum*

• Brianna plays scrum leader in Marcin's absence, Jose cleans house and plans to begin fixing PowerCube, Chris sets up and begins laying out parts for torch table including scrap parts, Yoonseo continues workshop organization

• Discussion with Allen Gunn*

• Executive director of NGO Aspiration--helps global NGOs more effectively use technology
• Marcin and Allen discuss possibilities of CAD platform for OSE
• Should model it as a community engagement opportunity that is designed for specific users and encourages community involvement in the process

05/27/12

• Gabrielle and Aaron w/ Johnathan Yelenick of Blacktail Co-op*

05/25/12

• Initial Pulverizer Testing on Lifetrac*

• with Pulverizer demo
• mouthful
• with 2 power cubes on idle

05/24/12

• May 24 Standup*

• Brianna finishes fabricating blades, others discuss LifeTrac modifications

• Rosa's CEB Press automation testing*

• Detailed How-To with Marcin for CEB Press testing, including how to find Wiki documentation and code files

• CEB controller tutorial*

• Detailed How-To with Marcin for CEB Press controller testing, including how to find Wiki documentation and code files
• up CEB with battery

• a drill bit with Drill Doctor
• Indicator Basics
• ironworker reinforcement
• LifeTrac loader function
• DeAngelis's arrival

05/22/12

• May 22 Standup*

• Updates with 10KW converter, issues (and solutions fom Briana )with water system.

• Farm Director - Gabrielle LeBlanc - Work Plan*

• Hour-long discussion and plan introduction with Gabrielle LeBlanc and Marcin

• Cloud CAD Demo - 01*

05/21/12

• Monday Crack of Dawn Meeting*

• Readying tractor today, test CEB PRess, pulverizer next up, Brianna continues with cover plate.

• Cube 5 Wiring
• kW inverter at 240v cannot start a 15kW 3-phase rotary converter

05/18/12

• May 18 Standup*

• Brianna finishes angle cover blade and discusses future plans, while others plan to fix PowerCube

• Workshop Infrastructure 1*

• Marcin explains the infrastructure for the workshop, including non-functional converter, basic power setup, chargers, converters, etc.
• Infrastructure 2

• MIG Welding for Beginners*

• Miguel Castro Jr. creates MIG Welding for Beginners How-To, including intro, basics, beginniner techniques and safety steps.

• potato preparation
• blade prep
• first time outside

• - Final Interview - Miguel Castro Jr.
• - Final Interview - Chris DeAngelis
• - Final Interview - Alex Briggs
• - Final Interview - Graham Robertson
• - Jenny Jones

05/17/12

• May 17 Standup*

• Finishing up tractors and CEB press, welding and PowerCube progress.

• Ironworker angle blade install*

• Brianna explains how to install an angle blade
• Specific instructions
• blade cover plate for ironworker machine

• sweet potatoes

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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