Open Source Biodiesel Tutorial
Here we show the complete documentation of a biodiesel production run. The video shows the process from oil settling to fueling the car – with titration and addition of reactants in between. We used 5 parts of waste vegetable oil to one part methanol,...
MicroTrac Completed
MicroTrac is the craziest power tool that I’ve seen. A powered unicycle? Mobile replacement wheel for LifeTrac, the open source tractor? Universal power source? It’s perhaps best to call it a walk-behind tractor. See the development from the...
OSE Interview with Gernot Minke
I think we have about 11 hours of video from the workshop in Kassel, Germany. Some are in English, some in German. On most the video itself is enough to understand what's going on. If you have questions, I'll be happy to answer them.
Juicy Fruit
One peach tree planted two years ago is now dripping with fruit. Here is a quick walkthrough at Factor e Farm on July 1, 2009 with this and some other details of natural history. The land changes drastically here on 2 week time scales. Now the dry season...
Power Cube – Prototype I Complete
Power Cube is our open source, self-contained, modular, interchangeable, hydraulic power unit for all kinds of power equipment. It has an 18 hp gasoline engine coupled to a hydraulic pump, and it will later be be powered by a flexible-fuel modern steam...
LifeTrac in MAKE Magazine
LifeTrac, our open source tractor, was recently featured in MAKE Magazine. Thank you to Abe Connally of Vela Creations, who wrote the article. Look Inside >> Volume 18
May 1 Walkthrough
Here is the natural history of Factor e Farm just at the beginning of plantlife leafing out – May 1 prior to my Austria trip. We go through the wild areas, garden, orchard, and greenhouse. This is a major contrast to what the place looks like right...
LifeTrac Loader Arms Adjustment
As we’re getting ready to change the world in the 2009 season – we had to modify the open source tractor slightly for better weight distribution. I torched off the loader arms and welded them closer to the LifeTrac body. Now the back wheels...
Air Powered Water Pump Prototype
An automatic water provision system is one of the foundations of a Global Village infrastructure. Yesterday we got one step closer to this with a successful demonstration of an air-powered water pump that Guy suggested. We will install this pump in our...
CEB Building Phase 2 – Site Analysis
We are doing preparatory work for our second phase of CEB construction – Inga’s House. Over the winter, we built the first CEB structure – our workshop addition. We’re moving on to building under optimal conditions – dry...
