Michael Hess Log

Monday, July 21, 2014

Collected data from newly pressed bricks to evaluate brick press alignment. The data is available here: https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/spreadsheets/d/17AJvva3XpMZxQlOetG3pnxoCTz8Mq6m87xEA3_aQce4/edit#gid=725753133

This image shows the naming convention I used for the corners:

Monday, July 7, 2014

Made a battery holder with Devin and Emily for the power cube

Assisted with final power cube assembly

Made two diesel runs

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Worked with Guillamme in assembling power cube frame with 4x4 tubing. Miscommunication resulted in our having to take apart the partially completed frame and rebuild it from the beginning.

Went to Osborne for diesel. After getting it I discovered a closer place to get diesel. MFA Oil is between the farm and Maysville, about half a mile along Hwy 33; and their diesel is cheaper than what I got in Osborne.

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Practiced driving LifeTrac 4

Helped with several projects, including the wire spool with Aidan, hooking up connections on the brick press, and preparing parts for the soil mixer motor mount

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Familiarized myself with wiki and with brick press plans

Helped Aidan fix wheels on tables