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Fri Aug 8, 2014

Morning: I met with Sarah Forgey from the Corporation for National and Community Service to discuss potential for AmeriCorps positions at OSE. This was very positive. My notes are below.

Mon Aug 4, 2014

Morning:

      Brick pressing 

Afternoon:

      brick pressing; removed forms from foundation 

Fri Aug 2, 2014

Morning:

      Concrete delivery

Afternoon:

      Concrete for HabLab patio

Thurs Aug 1, 2014

Morning:

      Rebar

Afternoon:

      Rebar

Wed Jul 30, 2014

Morning:

      Rebar

Afternoon:

      Rebar; goat slaughter

Tues Jul 29, 2014

Morning:

      Rebar

Afternoon:

      Rebar

Mon Jul 28, 2014

Morning:

      Gravel level for rebar

Afternoon:

      Rebar

Fri Jul 25, 2014

Morning:

      Fill septic tank hole

Afternoon:

      Pressing bricks

Thurs Jul 24, 2014

Morning:

      Picnic table; pressing bricks

Afternoon:

      Pressing bricks; put septic tank in hole; filling septic tank hole

Wed Jul 23, 2014

Morning:

      Took hopper and grate out to microhouse site 

Afternoon:

      Pressed bricks

Tues Jul 22, 2014

Morning:

      Brick Press --> remove hopper, shaker, and grate

Afternoon:

      Press bricks, soil tests, help with pool installation 

Mon Jul 21, 2014

Morning:

      Brick Press --> remove hopper, shaker, and grate

Afternoon:

      Press bricks, soil tests, help with pool installation 

Fri Jul 18, 2014

Morning:

      OSE interns in CHICAGO!!

Afternoon:

      more windy city...

Thurs Jul 17, 2014

Morning:

      

Afternoon:

      Soil Test Equipment Order

Wed Jul 16, 2014

Morning:

      Brickpress Build

Afternoon:

      Brickpress Build

Tues Jul 15, 2014

Morning:

      Brickpress Build

Afternoon:

      Brickpress Build

Mon Jul 14, 2014

Morning:

      Brickpress Build

Afternoon:

      Brickpress Build

Fri Jul 11, 2014

Morning:

      Workshop Advertising! 

Afternoon:

      Brickpress Build

Thurs Jul 10, 2014

Morning:

      Workshop Advertising! 

Afternoon:

      Workshop organization

Wed Jul 9, 2014

Morning:

      PowerCube Documentation

Afternoon:

      Workshop organization

Tues Jul 8, 2014

Morning:

      Bobcat excavation 

Afternoon:

      Workshop organization
      CHICKENS!!

Mon Jul 7, 2014

Morning:

      Hydraulics Reservoir --> [PowerCube WKSP] 

Afternoon:

      Hydraulics Reservoir --> PowerCube WKSP 

Sun Jul 6, 2014

Morning:

      Hydraulics Reservoir --> [PowerCube WKSP] 

Afternoon:

      Hydraulics Reservoir --> PowerCube WKSP 

Sat Jul 5, 2014

Morning:

      Hydraulics Reservoir --> PowerCube WKSP      

Afternoon:

      Hydraulics Reservoir --> PowerCube WKSP 

Fri Jul 4, 2014

Morning:

      Hydraulics Reservoir --> PowerCube WKSP      

Afternoon:

      Mud Hut Honey's Patriotic Performance

Thurs Jul 3, 2014

Morning:

    DAY OFF!! Popovers!
    IRL

Afternoon:

    Goodwill, St Joe

Wed Jul 2, 2014

Morning:

    Gantt Chart for CEB Workflow --> accessible by contacting victormacul@gmail.com Victor's Log

Afternoon:

    LifeTrac 4 Driving Lessons

Tues Jul 1, 2014

Morning:

    Welded 1200 pounds to the LifeTrac 4 for counter weight 

Afternoon:

    Oxyacetylene Torch Lessons 
    Spindle for corroded welding wire removal 

Mon June 30, 2014

Morning:

    Welding/Grinding instructional editing

Afternoon:

     Final Welding/Grinding instructional editing 
     General Practices
                 

Fri June 27, 2014

Morning:

    Welding/Grinding instructional editing

Afternoon:

     Left an Right Solar House: 2nd coat interior paint 

Thurs June 26, 2014

Morning:

    Welding/Grinding instructional editing

Afternoon:

     Left an Right Solar House: 1st coat interior paint 

Wed June 25, 2014

Morning:

    Welding/Grinding instructional editing

Afternoon:

     Left Solar house floor 
     Right solar house trim, caulk 

Tues June 24, 2014

Morning:

    Welding/Grinding instructional editing

Afternoon:

     Solar houses walls/ceiling  

Mon June 23, 2014

Morning:

    Final grate instructional editing

Afternoon:

     Solar houses flooring 
     Using OSB as flooring

Fri June 20, 2014

Morning:

    Final drawer leveling adjustments 

Afternoon:

     Display at Midwest Renewable Energy Fair 

Thurs June 19, 2014

Morning:

     Grinding

Afternoon:

     Final assembly 

Wed June 18, 2014

Morning:

     Welding Lesson 
     Welding Grate 

Afternoon:

     Finished welding
     Grinding Grate

Tues June 17, 2014

Morning:

     CEB Press Workshop Intro
     Welding Lesson 
     Cutting from stock 

Afternoon:

     Initial Assembly

Mon June 16, 2014

HabLab:

     Finished Arms Module Assembly Instructional   

Shop:

      Steel inventory 
      Packing 
      Road trip to Wisconsin! 

Fri June 13, 2014

HabLab:

     Con't Arms Module Assembly Instructional   

Shop:

      Con't 3D Printing
          Printed a very small scale bushing clamp
          Cura kept crashing 
      Pool
          leveling foundation pieces 
      Welding Lesson

Thurs June 12, 2014

HabLab:

     Con't Arms Module Assembly Instructional
     Created calendar 
     Planned a trip to Dancing Rabbit for a tour and natural building workshop

Shop:

      Con't 3D Printing
          Started printing with new PLA 
          Printed a very small scale bushing clamp
      Pool
          Helped with the initial pool assembly  

Wed June 11, 2014

HabLab:

     Con't Arms Module Assembly Instructional

Shop:

      Con't 3D Printing
      Successfully leveled and printed three spheres 

Tues June 10, 2014

HabLab:

     Con't Arms Module Assembly Instructional

Shop:

      Con't 3D Printing

Mon June 9, 2014

HabLab:

    Con't Arms Module Assembly Instructional

Shop:

    3D Printing
         

Sunday June 8, 2014

We made a cob oven!

Fri June 6, 2014

HabLab:

    Con't Arms Module Assembly Instructional
    Created Sketchup: Moving Objects Tutorial 
    

Shop:

    Agriculture: with Stephen [1] and Graham [2]
    Raised Beds: FINISHED! Used the LifeTrac to fill with soil and planted tomatoes and plants from seed.  
    

Thurs June 5, 2014

HabLab:

    Con't Arms Module Assembly Instructional 

Shop:

    Agriculture: with Stephen [3] and Graham [4]
    Raised Beds: [5]
          Created and applied a cob for the brick leveling, continued filling with layers of wood, greens, 
               soil, and straw 

Wed June 4, 2014

HabLab:

    File:CEBPress Arms.fcstd

Shop:

    Agriculture: with Stephen [6] and Graham [7]
    Raised Beds:  [8]
         Assembled, dug 8" holes, leveled with bricks, filled with layers of wood, straw, greens and soil
        

Tues June 3, 2014

HabLab:

    
    [9]

Shop:

    Organized workshop. 
    Agriculture: with Stephen and Graham
         Documented irrigation
         Assembled Seed planter
         Staked irrigation lines
         Planted Corn
         Watered Corn 
         Cut and painted raised bed frame

Mon June 2, 2014

Hablab:

    Started work log.

Shop:

    Disassembled the frame of a power cube. 
    Installed screen doors on HapLab.