Open Source CEB Press Production Run Results
We have demonstrated a production rate of 4 bricks per minute in our first test production runs. We ran the CEB machine with 3 people, low-medium throttle on LifeTrac, about 12 gallon per minute hydraulic flow, a hydraulic pressure of 2200 psi, and a...
October Progress Report: Major Success in Crowd Funding
Thank you to all the people that supported us for the month of October – our transition to support via crowd funding. The October funding and corresponding progress were a major success. Here is the progress report. Overview: We are on our way to...
Factor e Farm Winter CEB Convergence – This Weekend
People, we are getting into major CEB construction. Today we are building trusses for the roof. It will we an workshop addition to the greenhouse, featuring living roof, CEB walls, shallow insulated foundation, masonry stove, plus sauna running off the...
An apple a day
 Last year, local fruit was a specialty item. A hard frost killed nearly all the spring blossoms. The only place I could find apples was at a commercial orchard. They estimated that 90 percent of their crop had been killed by the frost....
Biodiesel
After rain and more rain, a sunny day was warmly welcomed by all. Yama (our dog)Â sunbathed. The chickens ate an extra helping of weed seed. And we made biodiesel. Actually, I continued diligently on soldering, caulking, and trimming the solar panels....
CEB Proposal – Community Supported Manufacturing
We have released v0.1 of the OSE CEB Proposal, which is a summary of our product release plan for the CEB press. This helps put the entire CEB project in perspective to supporters. The abstract reads: Herein we provide a short overview of the Open Source...
Seasons
The calendar tells us there are four seasons. Our friend Bob claims there are two: crock pot and barbecue. The first fall frost came on October 15, the night after the full moon. I’ve heard that the weather is coldest at the full moon. The cloudy...
Factor E Live Summer Bonus Addition
What do you do when your family visits? We put up a silo. Here is the footage my brother Andy put together of the house tour and silo experience this summer. It’s out of line in time – but it’s the most entertaining that I’ve seen...
