Mike Haasl

I heard firefly is coming back:  https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/firefly-nathan-fillion-sci-fi-cult-classic-returning-as-animated-series

I didn't deliberately experiment but rather fit the wavelengths to the size of the field.  A long period saves you on remesh but makes it more floppy.  A short period is much beefier but you use more remesh. I'd stick with 5' as a minimum amplitude for deer jumping prevention but you could go bigger.  As long as you don't have a bunch of greenery vining on the fence, the wind just blows thru it.  

I have a delightful permaculture homestead but there isn't enough energy in the day to get everything done. There's a big greenhouse, orchard, food forest, garden, chickens, old barn, 100's of acres of woods to play in and a lake across the street. I'm 4 miles from a city of 8,000 people with all the amenities and work opportunities one could want. This isn't out in the boonies but it is a long drive from a big city.

I'm looking for a person, a couple or a family to come and participate on this land.  I imagine options ranging from tent space and outdoor facilities to living in the house in the guest bedroom.  We could turn the syrup shack into a summer cabin since it already has power, refrigeration and a stove. If you have a mobile tiny house, that could work too.  I'd want some labor on the land in exchange. Tending the garden is a big need. Projects are endless but I feel I can handle them easier than the weeds in the garden. Yes, a weed is just a plant out of place, but there are millions out of place.

Summers here are warm and sometimes humid. It's rarely 90F. I grumble when it's over 80 and go swim in the lake. I'm not sure about a year round landshare but we could maybe figure that out.

With a tall narrow firebox like yours, I'd contemplate a shallow hotel pan with some wire to hold it shut.  Then stand it on end against the side or back.  You do need to have enough room to burn a healthy fire next to the char container to get it hot enough to give off its wood gas.

Daniel Andy wrote:Mike i have a fuel agnostic generator system that ive been following the development of lately. Could be useful for your needs. Ill try to post an overview in this forum in the coming days.  Its not been built to scale yet so could be just a curiosity but has potential to be more.

I love the Stirling idea.  After watching those videos, I can't really tell where the power is coming from or how it's turned into electricity. I'm kinda surprised no one's come up with a homestead scale Stirling for us to all buy.

Jackie Lei wrote:From what I’ve seen, veggie oil generators can work, but they usually end up being a bit more hands-on than expected, especially with cold starts, fuel switching, and keeping the oil clean. It’s doable, just not as “set and forget” as people hope.

That's why I'm hoping it's a game changer to be able to let it idle 24/7. No starting, no switching and the oil can be warmed by the heat of the engine.  Plus hopefully only a small battery bank to handle the variety of loads a homestead requires

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Sorry to pester the tree felling details but on big trees like that it's much more important to get the cut geometry correct.  Looking at the log on the mill, I think the cuts that were made are the ones below in red.  Ideal cuts would be in black.  Differences:

1. You really, really, really want the pac man notch to meet at the back of its mouth.  Overcutting either of those cuts doesn't allow the mouth to close when the tree wants to fall. This is the same reason you don't want chunks in the notch that prevent the mouth from closing.

2. You only need/want to go 1/4 to 1/3 of the way into the tree with the notch.  Going deeper can sometimes cause the tree to fall early and possibly barber chair (as I understand it).  Of these three notes, this is the least critical IMO

3. The back cut should be an inch or two above the back of pacman's mouth.  That way as the tree falls it can't slide back at you off the stump.

Maybe I'm reading the butt of the log wrong though so hopefully this is helpful.

I would say if you exceed that "average" truck bed volume, you'd be in pretty good shape

I got asked about this and yes, it's still working just fine! A scared deer smashed into it a few years back and just dented it and broke one of the wires. It didn't get in. So I bent it back as good as I could and tied the wire back on.  

Hmm, a couple of these maps have me wondering about my internet habits.