We are glad to report that the LifeTrac-mounted, open source soil pulverizer has annihilated soil-handling limits from our compressed earth brick (CEB) pressing ability. Initial testing achieved 5 ton per hour soil throughput, while The Liberator CEB press requires about 1.5 tons of soil per hour. We have shown the pulverizer rotor development in a previous post. See the build and testing of the machine after the addition of the bucket and lift cylinder: Soil Pulverizer Prototype 1 Complete … [Read more...]
CEB Prototype II Finished
After 16 days of active build, the Compressed Earth Block (CEB) press prototype II is finished. You can compare this to Prototype I video in a previous post. We are well on our way to our first significant product release. See the progress from the concept drawing by Jeremy: To the actual build: A 12 minute video shows the steps: CEB Prototype II Build from Marcin Jakubowski on Vimeo. The main changes in Prototype II include: Rail guides which allow frictionless motion of the loading … [Read more...]