Chrisc log

Saturday, April 19, 2014

• Microhouse construction opensourceecology.dozuki.com/Guide/Installing+Microhouse+2+CEB+Walls/145

• Started understanding the instruction page and the modules

• Learned the modularity of the power cube and how it can be quick attatched to the brick press

• Learned the modularity of the the tractor head

• Arduino code/controller for functions of the brick press

• Carpenting- made wood modules from wiki

Monday, April 7, 2014

• Started learning freecad

• Learned how to solder

• Harvested first cucumber

Saturday, March 29, 2014

• New seedlings

• Peppers, Tomatoes, and Cucumbers forming

Monday, March 17, 2014

• learning about the different kinds of cnc machines

Sunday, March 16, 2014

• think about aquaponics- integration with wheel barrow & replace rockwool medium.

• think about best yield plants to be sustainably living, potatoes?

• think about a completely automated system for indoor growing

• staked tomatoe plants, planted basil/cilantro

Thursday, March 13, 2014

• updated Logs

• updated File:Grid beam.scad

• dropbox platform/server for improved remote collaboration

• mud stucko- 2 parts sand, 1 part mud, and water (also spray wall!)

• cooked

• functional testing- Solid Works/auto desk inventer/FreeCad (Finite Element Analysis) <<3D Cheap Prototyping>>

• build supports, use ABS for 3d printing

• router- side drill head for cnc machines

• motor to hydraulic pump, hydraulic to motor (modular power cube & better weight dis.)

• "our school of at blair grocery" -New Orleans

• "fair share farm" -Missouri

• libracad- parts for machines to read <<2D Drawing for CNC>>

• Leggo Draw (LDraw)

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

• slowing down, getting off track

• painted

• encryption key

• color concrete

• Open street map

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

• www.missouribotanicalgarden.com for plant zoneing research

• pergola- passive solar blocking for summers

• plastering

• whitewash

• using mud to fill holes in the wall

• transistor/FET arduino controller

• solenoid valve

• piston pump

• hydraulic valve

• gear pump

Monday, March 10, 2014

• learned breif summary of hydrolics (hydrolic cylinder)

• battery recharging jumpers

• making patio

• took a look at plastering

• learned how to saw

• learned about limestone + salt + water (stainer/varnish)

• basic summary of water heater

• thread paste /sowing

Sunday, March 9, 2014

• the importance of documententing/instructions for others/the sharing of information (what open source is all about)

the start of my OSE wiki log!

• microhouse: making stucko, refilling gaps between bricks, and stapling/nailing chicken wire

• hablab painting

• openscad <<LEARNING 3D MODELING WITH PROGRAMING>>

• mcad

• gVim- programing utility

• blender

• gridbeam

• adafruit

LA Wishlist and Requirements https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/document/d/1ic50hEb8sWBx0cMHJaCpChrKVf5jeRempN1Tl48SWA8/edit#heading=h.yr6n3jap3w

MicroHouse Development work http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/MicroHouse_Collaboration_2014

MicroHouse 1 Dev Board https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArpE5Y9PpJCXdDhPbmh6aXYxQ2NDWG5jWDZqUFozR2c#gid=1

Chris Reinhart Log http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Chris_Reinhart_Log

Breifly Before OSE

• 3/07 Tomatoes/Cumbers start getting really big
• 2/22 Compost system start
• 2/21 Arduino startup kit <<LEARNING CIRCUTS AND PROGRAMING/MICRO CONTROLLERS>>
• 2/20 basil
• 2/19 rotary hydroponics #2
• 2/16 peppers #2
• 2/10 drip timmer system
• 2/07 Tomatoes/Cumbers (T5s, Induction Lamp 4x4 400w)
• 1/30 rotary hydroponics (Metal Halide 250w)
• 1/25 peppers/cilantro (LED lights)