“Every day do something that won’t compute. Love the Lord. Love the world. Work for nothing…Love someone who doesn’t deserve it…Plant sequoias…Practice resurrection.”
-Wendell Berry
Here we are working for nothing... planting sequoias... playing in the mud... burning sawdust... practicing resurrection. Won't you join us?
Inspired by our success with the cob Sawdust Stove Paul Elliott converted two metal coffee cans into a light portable version. Using his mad fabrication skills he whipped this beauty out in under an hour.
After filling the can with sawdust we spiked the contraption with a little lamp oil to help it start.
Once he got it started Paul was able to boil water in a small pot in less than 10 minutes and kept it boiling for over 30 more minutes!
WindMill: Swivel Mount and Tail added
Caleb Meeks, with the help of Randall Gabriel, gave our windmill its tail, body, and swivel mount.
The tail and body were fabricated out of thin plywood and two-by-fours. Next the all-thread shaft connected to the turbine was fashioned to the body using screws and four sections of metal band. All materials were scrounged or scavenged from around the shop.
This poor little bike we bought at Goodwill for $6 was stripped down to serve as our swivel mount. As you can see in the photo, the fork that usually contains the front tire was bolted to the windmill body. So, what used to be the steering mechanism, is now our swivel mount.
Watch our Windmill turn into the wind!
We are still brainstorming for new blade designs and are excited to learn just how well they will work. We may even be using the paper mache test specimens made last week to develop a durable lightweight blade that can be made from all natural substances!
*Next week look for our version of the Kickstart MoneyMaker Hip Pump as we reverse engineer this technology that is already helping thousands of rural farmers out of poverty in East Africa!
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