As our solar panels rest, the lights in the coop work overnight, allowing our chickens to eat when as much as they want, rest when they want, and keeps insects like mosquitoes away...
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https://youtu.be/tiYu5hsRysA
Here's a quick overview of what we're working on - a compost barrel thermometer - to track if our hot composting process is going well or not...
Here's a quick overview of what we're working on - a compost barrel thermometer - to track if our hot composting process is going well or not...
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Building a Giant Compost Thermometer: Prototyping Phase
We needed a thermometer that could help us track the temperature inside our large 150-200L compost barrels - so we are designing and 3D printing one! Here is...
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The 3D printed case for our compost barrel thermometer (to track the "hot composting" process) is done and everything fits! Hope to have this all up and operating before the end of the week!
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Our new 3D printed compost thermometer at work. It eventually reached 46 degrees Celsius, quite hot but not hot enough.
With this thermometer we can work on ways to improve the composting process and also possibly automate data logging or ever a process such as adding moisture or perhaps automatically turning the barrels.
With this thermometer we can work on ways to improve the composting process and also possibly automate data logging or ever a process such as adding moisture or perhaps automatically turning the barrels.
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Midnight solar repair. A 'visitor' (a giant monitor lizard) regularly tramples our solar panels which are mounted on a brick wall near our chicken coop.
The solar panels charge lights that light up the coop at night.
The solar panels charge lights that light up the coop at night.
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Here is recent make of one of our free 3D printing projects, a replica of an Edo period Japanese lantern which you can find here:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2353657
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2353657
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building soil for an urban garden, so we can grow more of our own food, and create better economic resiliency.
https://youtu.be/AfxZLXSltWw
https://youtu.be/AfxZLXSltWw
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Building Soil for your Urban Farm
We cover some basic processes used when building soil for an urban container garden using very limited space.
We're using a process called "hot composting" where organic material (2 parts carbon to 1 part nitrogen) is added to a barrel that is then tumbled…
We're using a process called "hot composting" where organic material (2 parts carbon to 1 part nitrogen) is added to a barrel that is then tumbled…
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We bought a 500mm compost thermometer, compared side x side our 3D printed digital version.
The new one gives a faster reading, just seconds versus several minutes for the digital one. Both are accurate.
The analog thermometer is better for day to day monitoring. The digital version is a good start if you want to automate processes based on certain temperature ranges or to automatically log temperatures over time.
The new one gives a faster reading, just seconds versus several minutes for the digital one. Both are accurate.
The analog thermometer is better for day to day monitoring. The digital version is a good start if you want to automate processes based on certain temperature ranges or to automatically log temperatures over time.
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We continue building up infrastructure for our urban farm. Here is a shed/bird net frame for our container garden.
We used Sketchup to design this project making cutting and assembly much easier.
We used Sketchup to design this project making cutting and assembly much easier.
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