Monthly Archives: July 2008

I stopped in at Olympia Salvage, one of our local reuse places, yesterday.  I came away with a few things.  I got a Jennair cooktop I’m hoping I can convert to lp, 38 used fire bricks and a few length … Continue reading →

Charmaine Taylor had an excellent post on the Organic Architecture list today regarding the sustained viability of some building mediums.  She was talking specifically about straw bale, but her words of wisdom can be applied to any perishable medium.  Will … Continue reading →

Yesterday we got a lot of little things done. Terry and I got the fittings installed on the solar water conditioning tank. We also picked out the window for the insulating box. I’ve got to retrieve a loaned tool so … Continue reading →

I have been interested in rocket stoves for some time, even researching the operation and construction of simple bench-top stoves using cans and/or pipes. During one of my research forays I came across a reference to a rocket stove mass … Continue reading →

My sister worked her magic and I was able to mount the gearbox into the fully welded gearbox frame yesterday. The full dimension cured fir supports which hold up the mixer deck are all fastened down sans 4 bolts. Using … Continue reading →