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=11/29/11=
 * Bobcat to Lifetrac conversion plate
 * Pulverizer on conversion quick attach

=11/28/11= 
 * Moving Roof Boxes Onto Roof*
 * Plans coming together


 * Moving Roof Boxes Panorama*


 * Brick City*
 * Tarp removal to allow for bricks in `Brick City` to dry
 * Lettin' it all dry out


 * Lifetrac Upgrades*


 * Power Cube Connection to Tractor*
 * Connecting power lines from Power cube to valves
 * 2 return lines
 * Check valves to ensure multiple Power Cubes employed don't fight each other


 * Fredrick Emmons Earth Burm biotecture
 * Pushing roof sections onto workshop
 * Monday morning workshop update
 * Unloading plywood and framing
 * One minute video of 4" brick pressing
 * Lifetrac dismounting wheels
 * Another minute of shaker
 * Bobcat exploded?
 * Aftermath of Bobcat explosion
 * Reinforcing CEB compression chamber
 * Reinforcing CEB compression chamber 2
 * Brick pressing and roller setup
 * Grate modification
 * Brick mudding and laying
 * Early days brick laying
 * Soil Pulverizer overview
 * Replacing solenoid driver board on CEB
 * Moving Soil Pulverizer into shop

=11/26/11= 
 * Loader Mounted Cement Mixer Results*
 * Modication needed


 * Intro on Cement Mixer*


 * Perfect Day for Pressing Bricks*
 * Marcin and Floyd making the best use of bad weather
 * Brick pressing under cover


 * Loading soil without pulverizer
 * Loading hopper straight from loader
 * Shaker Function
 * 1 minute of pressing
 * 1 minute of pressing (2)
 * Cement mixer in action
 * Mixer lid closed
 * Loading cement mixer
 * Attaching mixer to Bobcat
 * Another miute of pressing
 * Shaker and Stacking
 * Loading soil without pulverizer
 * Shaker detail
 * Shaking soil down CEB machine
 * `nother minute of pressing
 * First use of the workshop for modification of Lifetrac
 * James Slade from Texas
 * James Slade from Texas

=11/25/11= 
 * Floyd Details Workshop Alignment Methods*
 * Techniques and tools to perfectly align workshop
 * Level, chalk line and string line instructional
 * Patterns to ensure level alignments
 * Use of cripplers for beam and box installation


 * Floyd Talks about Reject Lime Being Used to Press Bricks*
 * Possible use for reject lime, to make blocks for weather-facing exterior perimeter foundations (cheaper)


 * Floyd Describes Column Prototype*
 * 2x2 foot hollow column prototype design to be filled in


 * Current Construction Scene*


 * Putting roof sections on the workshop
 * Roof sections lean on roof
 * John the Carpenter discusses progress and forecasts roof rafters up next week (weather providing)
 * From pulverizer to brick
 * Pulverizer munching soil
 * From pulverizer to brick line
 * 1600 Bricks pressed (4.5 bricks per minute consistently)

=11/24/11= 
 * Testing Report for Field Pulverizer*
 * Modifications and issues from Field Pulverizer tests
 * Safety recommendations from Marcin for safe Field Pulverizer use


 * Workshop roof preparation construction
 * Temporary post use
 * Simultaneous action of CEB Presses
 * Getting cement mixer up and running
 * Brick City, repository or bricks for storage from elements
 * Windrows of dug-up soil for brick pressing of 2,000-3,000 bricks
 * Reject limestone soil use
 * Leveling workshop frame questions
 * Workshop skeleton panorama
 * Strawbales and shop

=11/23/11= 
 * Roof Anchoring with Floyd*
 * Floyd discusses anchoring the structures for the upcoming roof build

=11/22/11= 
 * Floyd Discussing Structural Stability*
 * Floyd discusses bracing, support triangles and tying in preparation for Roof Boxes


 * Next steps to the roof with 30-year carpenter industry veteran John
 * Construction scene review


 * Workshop Status with Floyd Hagerman*
 * Floyd discusses interim progress on workshop build and upcoming element builds

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 * CEB Construction Review and Problem Solving*
 * Experienced builder Floyd Hagerman brings 20-years of experience to CEB project
 * Addresses structural and moisture issues of troublesome wall on build
 * Floyd discusses important details about weatherizing exposed walls and fixes for existing issues


 * CEB Press fitting crack

=11/14/11=
 * Prepping for columns build
 * Reinforcing main compression chamber

=11/13/11=
 * Moving lumber for roof boxes
 * Moving lumber for roofs
 * Preparing to build columns
 * Reinforcing main compression chamber

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 * Yoonseo Gives Tutorial on Laying Bricks for the Columns
 * Yoonseo explains the proper use of slurry, brick laying techniques and proper patterns
 * Finishes with a Q&A where Yoonseo fields questions as to why brick patterns and proper technique are necessary

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 * Problem with Nov 12 Pressing
 * Rain without sun left the soil wet, putting a damper on the scheduled pressing

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 * Bridging Issue
 * Wet soil causing problems with bridging
 * The painfully slow, yet effective, 'poking-it-with-a-stick' methodology keeps project on track but behind schedule


 * Meeting of the CEB presses
 * Powell machine arrives to the site
 * Powell CEB Press creating different sized blocks
 * Moving Powell machine while on site
 * Visual of pressing machine at work
 * Bricks finished being loaded onto pallets
 * Forklift moving pallets of pressed bricks

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 * Prototype 1 Loader Mounted Cement
 * Visual of Prototype 1 and its quick attach motor, Lifetrac standard, large internal paddles
 * Additional visual

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 * Workshop Columns Assembly
 * Column construction coming along nicely

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 * Words of Wisdom from Yoonseo
 * A wonderfully eloquent soliloquy about what brought Yoonseo to the Factory Farm project

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 * Workshop Slab
 * 2/3 of the slab is finished
 * Description of the final details and pour to complete the concrete slab
 * concrete slab joints cutting visual
 * Release cut ergonomics