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2/14/12

Archive

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*




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*


  • HabLab double walls and strawbale-insulated roof*




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*




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*



  • Traction Engines*

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


  • Bending coil to flatness*



  • Straightening Out Coils*


02/02//12

  • Face Cutter*


  • Replacing Bridgeport motor*



  • Flash steam generator - coil winder 1*


  • Preheater*


  • Pancake Coil 1*




02/01//12

  • Bridgeport Mill 101*

  • Marcin discusses Bridgeport Mill details: machine basics and parts




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



  • 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"



01/28/12

  • Land Surveying with Dan*


  • Aquaculture ponds Explanation with Dan*

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






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



  • Mounting double chain coupler*




01/20/12

  • Austin Aquaponics*

  • Aquaponics concept system
  • Discussing the details of the aquaponics system
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  • 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





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




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*




01/02/12


12/31/11

12/30/11


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

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


12/21/11

  • Quick Attach Wheel 1*


12/19/11


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