Apr 10, 20201 mini.Farm - First full system run with AMBU BagRichard de Leon from i.Farm has got his first full systems test. Pretty cool to go from talking about it to turning it on in 13 days.
Apr 8, 20201 minCTTC - Cutting parts! BP Pattnaik shared with me some videos from their facility. The are cutting these parts out of high density plastic. They look great! Goo...
Apr 8, 20201 minCTTC - Reviewing 3D modelsBP Pattnaik from the CTTC is collaborating with engineers to customize the MIT design to materials they have. Looks fantastic!
Apr 6, 20201 minPacific Sheet Metal - Quietly HelpingI've known James and his partner Betsy at Pacific Sheet Metal for over a year as both friends and vendor. When I asked them if they were...
Apr 6, 20201 minPacific Sheet Metal - Getting ready to assemble!James at Pacific Sheet Metal is really getting this going! It's one thing to look at a design from MIT and say 'we can do that'. It's ano...
Apr 6, 20201 minRuger - And a paddle was born!Ken McLoud sent me a photo of their first Nylon based paddle. He also showed me some of their work for the gears. It's awesome stuff! Ken...
Apr 6, 20201 minPacific Sheet Metal - Quietly helpingI've known James at Pacific Sheet Metal as a vendor and as a friend for over a year. When we talked about working on vent.me, he didn't f...
Apr 5, 20201 mini.Farm - Gear Motor ComparisonWe decided to compare 3 gear motors that are available for sound and output. This is a quick note so you can hear the sound output of eac...
Apr 5, 20201 mini.Farm - Sound Test - Alarm Works!Richard has the AM3656 hooked up and the motherboard alarm working to give you a sense of the total amount of sound it makes.
Apr 5, 20201 mini.Farm - AndyMark AM3656 Power TestRichard has been testing various gear motors for their power requirements. On the MIT website we had read that they were using 3A at 12 v...
Apr 4, 20201 minRuger - On target with a CNC/Mill/Bolt together chassis.Ken McLoud with Ruger just sent this new design, which is a variation on the MIT design, but the parts are designed to be CNC/Milled. You...
Apr 3, 20201 minPacific Sheet Metal - First Parts!On April 3rd 2020, James Reinhardt, the owner of Pacific Sheet Metal for the first production of water jet cut parts for the vent.me. Jam...
Mar 31, 20201 minPacific Sheet Metal - Mechanical DesignsJames Reinhardt of Pacific Sheet Metal made a 3rd design draft of the MIT e-vent design. Trying to make it with the least parts possible.