Industrial Creativity

This is perhaps my first attempt at incorporating artistic aspects into something that is truly practical; without a doubt the first project in my "IDEAS" notebook that I have completed with some sort of satisfaction for functionality and ascetics. Finally, after a year of on and off research and planning, I acquired the correct parts through items that were meant to be added to the ever growing landfills nearby.  This is what I salvaged:

• one computer power supply case
• 2 CPU heat sinks
• 2 aluminum pipes from a set of chimes
• some random scrap copper wire
• one 1.5 volt motor from a "broken" coffee stirrer
• scrap metal strapping
• one fan from a broken freezer

Putting them together I created this monstrosity.

I bought a peltier element that operates at 90 watts max and some thermal adhesive that passes a charge through it. Completing the setup as to ensure the peltier element would be protected and the wire connections secure...

The next step was simply to get the stove roaring. When the temperature of the stove passing through the heat sink into the peltier element reached a hot enough temperature using the Peltier-Seebeck effect the motor starts spinning the fan starts moving. 

Heat activated stove fan 1.0 complete.

A Blog about fermented drinks

I am planning on writing a blog about the use of fermented drinks soon; however, i feel that i should blog about current circumstances instead, and i am almost certain that this blog title (see above) will get more attention than something like "Felling blessed".

As some people know, and some people do not know, the location that we have had The Refuge at for the past 7 years is changing. Due to some pretty strange circumstances with the federal government and funding etc. we do not have the funds to maintain the lease at our current location.

I did feel compelled to call a Pastor friend of mine a few weeks before our actual closing date. i simply told him what happened and straight forwardly asked him- "would you be able to house the Refuge at your church location?" He said that would be great. It worked out very well, as they say it was all god.

Last night was our first night open at the new place. It really seems like a great community of believers; they say they are southern baptist. They seem like great people who want to help others, who genuinely care for others, even at their own expense.

I'm feeling blessed to be becoming part of this group of believers, and blessed to have a job, helping people.

God is good.