I go through phases of smoking more than I should and sometimes hardly at all. Definitely enjoy it the most when the weather is nice and I've got lots of manual labor type tasks to work on. Always useful to have an evening smoke and think through a tough problem.
Stretching some epdm rubber over the plywood ring would probably work pretty well! I already have some laying around! Love that idea.
Amazing results from DIY Bitcoin mining maple sap reverse osmosis system.
This reverse osmosis maple sap concentration system utilizes an immersion Bitcoin mining heating loop to improve the efficiency of the system by heating the maple sap before it passed through a reverse osmosis filter. The immersion mining system uses canola oil as the dielectric fluid!
https://v.nostr.build/zZl0.mp4
https://v.nostr.build/A45L.mp4
Now that I've had a chance to run several hundred gallons of sap through the system I've have everything pretty dialed in. Depending on the ambient temperature and sap temperature the system is able to concentrate the sap 30-50% faster than before without the immersion mining heating loop. Additionally, the sap is getting concentrated to 7 brix in one pass vs 6 brix which means removing even more water before boiling than before.
The canola oil immersion mining heating loop is providing a 25% rebate on the power usage of the total system after upgrading the vanilla s9 hashboard to an s9j hashboard. So, the system process the sap faster saving time, removes more water saving propane/fuel and boiling time, and it pays a Bitcoin rebate on the power usage. By adding the immersion mining heating loop I've massively expanded the capacity of my existing maple sugaring equipment.
Because the mining system is temporary and I didn't have access to Bitcool or something similar for the dielectric fluid, the canola oil was a cheap readily available alternative. It has been working well with no noticable degradation.
There are some downsides to the system. First I lost a control board because I splashed sap on it. Then I lost two batches of concentrated sap. The heater gets the sap warm promoting the fermentation process, so I wasn't able to start boiling the sap quickly enough in the warmer weather. The bottleneck of the process is definitely at the boiling stage now.
This system can be built for less than $700 and is more efficient than similar systems costing over $2500... Necessity is the mother of invention as they say.
#homesteading #permaculture #permies #maplesyrup #maplesugaring #meshtadel #grownostr #bitcoin #bitcoinmining #homemining #plebminer
Hashing the Torch, my first Bitcoin miner passed on to a fellow pleb
A friend was interested in learning about mining so gave him an S9 to experiment with.
Before I could give it to him, I had to clean the canola oil off the hashboard I was using in the immersion maple sap heater. I gave the board a bath in very soapy water and used a spray bottle to get the oil out from in and around all the heat sinks. Then dried very thoroughly with a hair dryer. Ironically, because the board was so clean, it was staying a few degrees cooler than the other hashboards when I was tuning the miner up before handing it off.
The improved performance of the S9 from the cleaning, got me thinking I should clean the miner I use for my clothes dryer. When I opened it up I was shocked that it was hashing at all... It was almost totally clogged with dryer lint. After cleaning it out the fans were running at much lower speeds significantly reducing the noise. We must have gotten used to it as it slowly got louder and louder. For as much as Canaan miners get hated on, this machine has proven to be very tough, hashing in a very dirty high heat environment with reduced airflow.
#bitcoin #bitcoinmining #plebminer #hashthetorch #meshtadel
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#lightweight
My advice is GFY
Starting in 5min and going for the next hour or two!
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Doesn't seem like polypropylene is readily available locally in a similar thick sheet like the hdpe is. It all seems to be corrugated sheets instead of solid.
You got me thinking I could use hdpe instead of plywood. That might be best simple solution.
I meant if not fiberglass then aluminum. Fiberglass alone would definitely last long enough. I just don't prefer working with drippy stuff. I make a huge mess. Much safer for me to work with solid materials lol
I like this idea, remake the plywood ring then encapsulate in fiberglass/epoxy. I was also thinking about using a big piece of some aluminum flashing and carefully bending/folding it over the plywood ring.
Its always annoying to me how badly some things are designed. Its almost like they do it on purpose.
They have personally delivered the replacement every year, no charge. I won't be bothering them anymore though, going to come up with my own solution.
Repairing leaking dome on yurt
The dome on the yurt has been leaking for months. I have had to replace the treated plywood ring every year. I'm shocked that the builders of this yurt continue to use this design. They soak the plywood in epoxy but water inevitably makes it way in-between the plies and starts to warp/cup. Eventually the water finds its way inside. This year I'm trying to band aid fix the leak instead of going through the effort of replacing the ring entirely. I used some metal bands bolting the warped wood back flat. Then I applied a thick coat of rubberized tar reinforced with mesh that hangs down past the edge of the plywood. I'm hoping that this buys me a year or two by shedding the water away from the wood preventing it from cupping and directing water into the yurt. Fingers crossed....
#homesteading #meshtadel #diy
I get like that sometimes too. I have a friend who used to get really paranoid but as soon as it was legalized his paranoia disappeared. Just too afraid of getting busted I guess.
Here is a look at the cannabis plants the seeds I have for sale were harvested from. Spring is upon us! Time to get growing.
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Hard to beat these prices.
I still have cannabis seed available. It's not too late to get seeds started for growing outdoor. Pick up a 24 pack for $30 shipping included. I have redbud haze and a bunch of pineapple pomegranate crosses. White widow, gold leaf, and something I'm calling "!!!".
Reply or DM if you want some cannabis seed!
#weedstr #cannabis #permies #homesteading #grownostr #permaculture
