Printed New Quick Mount Motor pieces for CNC Torch table with Flange for easier mounting of X axes.
D3D Pro Data collection - Z motors holding force increased by increasing stepper driver voltage from 0.6V to 1.1V.

Summer X part 2 beginning

Summer X. Sick for 2 days.

summer x`

Cut and fit panel around seed eco home carport door.

Worked on disassembling Catarina’s greenhouse.

Picked up insulation from shop and put it upstairs in seed eco home 2. Cut panels to fit over French doors and around upstairs door.

Burned trash

Got trash bags from HabLab and picked up trash at Seed Eco Home. Burned trash.

Installed door. Ben helped me for 30 minutes and said that a carpenter that regularly installs doors can do it in one hour. After door was shimmed and screwed in, I realized it was skewed. Pulled door back out and started over. A dilemma as door is wrong depth. If it’s right outside it’s wrong inside and vice versa. Chose to put it in to match inside.

Put in flashing tape around bottom and sides of carport door, installed future flash pan.

Burned trash, took HabLab propane tanks to Walmart in Cameron and exchanged, took Ben to Orschleins and helped him pick out a good welding mask (he purchased) with 4 arc sensors and 1/30,000 shutter speed on auto lens. Part way back he opened package and lens was scratched, so we turned around, went back and he exchanged it for a good one.

Installed drip flashing above French doors and taped up with epdm. Installed victor flashing around upper story door, along with plastic pan under door. Door opening was warped so very difficult to install. Took out many times before I figured out what was wrong.
Installed treated 2x4 in doorway of carport. Drilled concrete, used concrete screws and liquid nails to hold in place. Spent 30 minutes or more looking for liquid nails. Tried several tubes and they were all bad.

Propane leak at HabLab. Turned out to be a bad bottle. Swapped out bottle, ran and got propane from Faculty house for them to use.

putting up 2x6 4:30 pm to 7;30 FRONT AND BACK with tape underneath with rashard

looking for drill bits, fixed propane leak in HabLab

summer x

Went to shop at end of day hunting for hammer drill, tapcom screws, green corner pieces, all for doing doors. While there I cranked up Lifetrac 6 and showed several of the guys how to operate it and let them take it for a spin. I was rewarded with ear to ear grins!

Continued taping seams with epdm tape. Redid the seams at z flashing to make it continuous and shingle effect. Worked on this from 9-12 and 1:30-6, but probably took 30 minutes of that to assist Catarina when she sprained her ankle.

Burned trash from HabLab, filled up fuel at Casey’s, picked up water and ice (at my expense) from Dollar Store.

Trip to Menards and picked up sealing tape. Brad helped me and we worked on taping seams on Seed Eco Home.

Worked on Seed Eco Home sealing up. Helped Marcin and Catarina install French doors. Took crew to eat, ended up in Cameron before we finally found a place. Went to Walmart and purchased food for HabLab.

Trip to Menards and picked up greenhouse materials. Worked on sealing up Seed Eco home.

Took apprentice to airport.

Installed termination bar along south side Seed Eco Home v2, trip to Menards, Home Depot and Walmart.

Worked on Seed Eco Home. Went to Menards, install 2x6 along roof edge.

summer x

Worked on Seed Eco Home V2 installing siding panels next to roof.

Burned 9 barrels of trash from shop and HabLab plus a few bags. Separated recyclables. Installed siding on south side of seed eco home v2, got a few panels cut to fit and installed on east side. Many many trips up and down the ladder. Rough cut, screw in place, mark for final trim, cut, place back in same spot, then nail it down.
End of the day the apprentices met at Pony Express for Taco Tuesday, used OSE card to pay for their meal.

Worked on Seed Eco Home V2 correcting roof misalignment, installing siding. Changed HabLab propane tank out and went and filled two 100 pounder tanks. Moved washing machine inside of Faculty House.

Worked with Hampus and Neal and fixed the water heater at HabLab.

Started early with Ken helping me finish putting on the z trim around Seed Eco Home V2. Went to Cameron and picked up more nails and also refilled HabLab propane tank.
Panels did not match on Seed Eco Home v2 so trimmed to a level line. Had to rip off and replace Z Trim. Cut 2x4s to fit and nailed to face above panels. Cut a 16’ wedge shaped piece to correct a misaligned roof to side wall interface. Went to Menards for for Z trim.

Burned trash, finished nailing siding on Seed Eco Home V2. Went to Menards and picked up z trim. With assistance of Ken, nailed z trim up.

Extremely exhausted today so I took a long nap and ended early! Burned trash. Helped Curtis get a fire going in workshop wood heater. Checked on getting meals for HabLab from Byler’s and from Gary Ray’s restaurant. Finished nailing off the east face and also nailed off the southern face of Seed Eco Home v2. Slow going as a lot of it is ladder work.

Picked up nails, nailed off lower panels on front of seed eco home, worked on shop welders repairing them, six are ready to go. Went to El Magueys and picked up food for everyone.

Lost track of all done today. Moved tools to Seed Eco home v2, took everyone to Taco Tuesday to eat supper. Burned trash.

D3D Universal build workshop - Day 2 - 8am - 5pm

Business Enterprise session 5:30 - 6:30pm.

D3D universal build workshop - 8am - 5pm.
Business Enterprise session 5:30 - 6:30pm.

Marcin and Catarina meeting going over priorities. Cut parts for 3D printers. More vinegar flushing in HabLab hot water heater. Loaded 20 trees and 34 4x8 cement board siding and returned to Menards. Picked up nails, doors and 5 trash cans. Headcount tonight, 13 people on site at HabLab plus two in Faculty house, not including staff. 19 currently on Factor e Farm including staff and my wife.

summer x

Burned trash, washed bedding, flushed hot water, got room ready for Holger, helped Ben get set up.

Installed water heater valves, plumbed up a flushing system for cleaning and descaling hot water heater. Flushed heater for 5 minutes. First aid for Hampus, splinter through middle of finger.

Run to Walmart and Menards to fill propane tanks pick up parts for plumbing heater. Started working on Microhouse kitchen mitigating mold. Moved table and fridge out.

isten to and ToC'ed 120 Design Lessons - Day 24

Summer X

summer x

Rosebud - new wall design + instructionals

Rosebud - new wall design + instructionals + workshop instruction

Rosebud - new wall design + instructionals

Worked on Faculty house. Finished wiring. Loaded up all my tools, took a lot of stuff back to shop. Moved bed frame and mattress in, got supplies from HabLab. Vacuumed entire faculty house from top to bottom, mopped floors. Went to Walmart and got shower curtain, trash can and miscellaneous supplies for both faculty house and HabLab.
Figured out wiring for internet, found tools and ends and had Anthony explain how to install end on cable. Put on new end.
Loaded up trash from HabLab and burned it.
Unloaded a lot of stuff from my truck into shop, sorted and put it away including many tools.