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Milk Kefir A Healthy Organic Probiotic Drink And Dairy Product
I ordered some Milk Kefir grains quite some time ago and started to learn about their use and care. Now that we have used it daily for months, Melanie demonstrates how to use it and we share with you what we have learned about this healthy organic probiotic dairy product. Milk KefirAssembling The Q3 Charge Accelerator Toroidal Section
I am assembling the Quanta Magnetics Q3 Charge Accelerator toroidal section. This is the third and final section of the three stage pulse motor generator. I have the pulse motor and energizer section running already. I have been running experiments on the pulse motor and geEarly Season Tapping Maple Trees & A Gift Arrived
I have been tapping maple trees early this year due to an early warm spell that began already in January. I am still working with the Bedini Motor restoring lead acid batteries. And a beautiful gift arrived at the off grid homestead. Since it turned warmer in mid January ITapping Maple Trees And Off Grid Homesteading
We have a warm spell of weather the past two weeks so I am tapping maple trees early this year. I am also restoring lead acid batteries for use on the off grid homestead in our greenhouse during the winter months. First thing in the morning I had to sweep off the solar paneExperiments With The Quanta Q3 Pulse Motor & How A Pulse Motor Works
Now that the Quanta Magnetics Q3 Charge Accelerator pulse motor section is finished and running I am performing various experiments with it for a while before moving on to building the energizer/generator section. The Quanta Magnetics Q3 Charge Accelerator is a three part mRecycled Dead Jump Starter Electronics For Battery Charger
I got a couple dead car jump starter packs from a friend for free. I have recycled the electronics from the jump starter pack to use them as a lead acid battery charger and more. My friend hauls scrap metal and I saw these in the back of his truck one day. He had removed thSnowy Day At The Homestead & Tiny House Work
It was snowing quite heavily today at the off grid homestead so I alternated between shoveling snow outside and working on the tiny house electrical wiring inside. It started to snow early in the morning. We had some large fluffy snow flakes falling down. It was quite prettFinished Assembling The Q3 Pulse Motor Generator & First Run
I finished assembly of the Quanta Magnetics Q3 pulse motor section of the motor/generator and got it running for the first time. It took me quite a while to figure out the timing but eventually I got it. I finished connecting the diodes and solid state relay to the metal plHow & When To Tap Maple Syrup Trees & Off Grid Homesteading
We are in the end of January 2017 and I have already started to tap my maple trees. The sap was flowing heavily on this day as well. It was busy today at the off grid homestead. Normally the maple sap flows near the end of February to the beginning of April some time. It vaWorking With A Battery I Restored On The Bedini SSG
I have a lead acid battery that I just finished restoring on the old Bedini SSG (Simplified School Girl) motor. I just took it off the Bedini charge and let it rest all day. Already it is doing work at half an amp steady. This was an old battery jump starter that was readinAwesome Solar Power & Building Magnet Separator
The day started out with a clear blue sky and we had some awesome solar power production at the off grid homestead. I am still restoring lead acid batteries in our greenhouse with the Bedini motor. Chris is splitting fire wood outside. The day alternated between sunny and bPutting The Q3 Generator Motor Rotor & Stator Halves Together
I brought the Quanta Magnetics Q3 Charge Accelerator downstairs to the tiny house dining room table for final assembly of the pulse motor section. I tightened down the rotor retaining screws on both sides of the rotor assembly to make sure there are no gaps between the acryA Lot Going On At The Off Grid Homestead
It was a very busy day at the off grid homestead today. All three of us were hard at work on this day doing different tasks around the homestead from felling trees to pumping water to crafting. We have had a very wet and partially snowy time recently so the ground is all whQ3 Charge Accelerator - Pulse Motor Work Continues
Work on the Quanta Magnetics Q3 Charge Accelerator continues. I am excited about getting this running as soon as possible. I hope that it will, at the very least, desulfate lead acid batteries for our off grid homestead. First I finished assembly of the electronics controlOff Grid Laundry - Drinking Water & More
It was a cold, dark day at the off grid homestead so we spent some time washing clothes, crafting and other homestead projects. Most of the time was spent doing indoor work on this day. It was pay day so Melanie and I went shopping for our monthly grocery supplies. We go toPage Navigation: Previous 1 ... 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ... 28 Next (All)