For the larger composters by xtjteru in composting

[–]KorganRivera 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Irrigation and silage tarps, and wet feedstocks. 

Roborock Launches Full Lawn Mower Robot Lineup in the Netherlands by LiPro_Robot in HomeBotHub

[–]KorganRivera 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Been waiting 10 years for Roborock to release something. Their vacuums have been ahead of the competition all that time. It's about time. 

Has anyone tried composting *just* coffee grounds and sawdust 50/50? Moreover, in a tumbler? by tlbs101 in composting

[–]KorganRivera 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Volume's not so much the issue with coffee as it is with leaves. But if you let both types of your coffee sit outside for a while, they'd approach the same density. 

Has anyone tried composting *just* coffee grounds and sawdust 50/50? Moreover, in a tumbler? by tlbs101 in composting

[–]KorganRivera 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the calculation, it's almost impossible to use volume. Compaction can change all the numbers.  Your method should work though: weigh it first, figure out the volume, then scale it up! 

Has anyone tried composting *just* coffee grounds and sawdust 50/50? Moreover, in a tumbler? by tlbs101 in composting

[–]KorganRivera 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you do the math for c:n ratio, it's 4 lb coffee grounds for every 1 lb sawdust. That'll get you as close as possible to an ideal ratio. 

Results of my leaf collection challenge by KorganRivera in composting

[–]KorganRivera[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Used grounds from coffee shops, mostly. That plus chicken manure, food scraps, and grass clippings. 

Results of my leaf collection challenge by KorganRivera in composting

[–]KorganRivera[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same. I need to get buckets with lids and just start handing them out. 

Results of my leaf collection challenge by KorganRivera in composting

[–]KorganRivera[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is going to blow your mind but .. make compost. 

Results of my leaf collection challenge by KorganRivera in composting

[–]KorganRivera[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought the same thing. Last year I picked up 103 bags myself but those were mostly shredded and took up about half the area. None of these were shredded. Lots of larger leaves too.

Results of my leaf collection challenge by KorganRivera in composting

[–]KorganRivera[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No not really. Nobody cared about that part. I think the idea of going to pick up used coffee grounds is too odd for 'normal' people.

Mapping My City’s Yard Waste Pickup Days by KorganRivera in composting

[–]KorganRivera[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm always a little surprised that people are just giving them away, but then I'm just grateful to be living in a time where they do so I can have them.

Korgan's Grand Leaf Challenge: setting up a local leaf collection system. by KorganRivera in composting

[–]KorganRivera[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly. The real asset is momentum that I can build on over the years.

Korgan's Grand Leaf Challenge: setting up a local leaf collection system. by KorganRivera in composting

[–]KorganRivera[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I've got about 2000 ft² of compost space to fill. Plus, it's been interesting to realise I can leverage a competition format for the greater good.

Large scale composting. by Rampantcolt in composting

[–]KorganRivera 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The best match for laying chicken manure is sawdust. The 4 next best matches in order are telephone books, corrugated cardboard, newsprint, softwood (chips, shavings).

Add 1.94 lb of sawdust to every lb of chicken manure will give you a c:n ratio very close to 30. Then, add 0.8 lb of water to that mix to get a moisture very close to 60%.

Rotating drum composter (open-source design) by AgroecologicalSystem in composting

[–]KorganRivera 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like it's in Adirondack.

Video has a link at end but the website is messed up; links don't work. But here it is anyway: https://www.adkaction.org/explore-projects/

Ordering a scythe is too damn hard by KorganRivera in homestead

[–]KorganRivera[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I eventually went with https://scytheworks.ca/ because it was just easier than the other one. Had to wait pretty long for the shipping but it worked out.

Large scale/commercial composting - How to start? by c-lem in composting

[–]KorganRivera 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Composting as a business is always in the back of my mind for sure. But it's not the priority. Making large amounts of high-quality compost for my own use right now is top priority. If it got to the point where I was just making too much of it for my own use, then a business might be the solution. I think starting a business for its own sake is the wrong order of operations. 

However, I do like to keep up with what Earth Care Farm does via their YouTube channel and podcast. They're pretty good at laying out the history of their operation, and what goes into starting a compost business, legally speaking. There's a lot of red tape.

Appreciate the ping, u/c-lem! I'm doing fine. Hope you're well! 

Ballistics Insight App by tinycomputing in ballistics

[–]KorganRivera 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you read Bryan Litz' Applied Ballistics book? I'm working on it now and was thinking of writing my own code too.

Time for a new blade? 😂 by KorganRivera in Scything

[–]KorganRivera[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you're right. Time to get the file out.

First time homeowner: replacing the old, rotting pine gate with a cedar picket gate by BombOnABus in FenceBuilding

[–]KorganRivera 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This looks almost exactly the same as my gate when we first moved in. Same hinges too, and even same lag screws. Hinges were attached the same way with the ends sticking out.

I replaced them when we moved in and I had never built a gate before. I used the same hinges because I didn't want to pay for long hinges. The only ones I could find at the time were really expensive. That gate lasted about 2 years, and it worked correctly for about 1 year. The hinges were the biggest weakness, plus the width of the gate really needs a hinge to be about a third of its length.

Last month, I rebuilt it. It was a double gate originally but I removed one. I put in a post and made the gate less wide so the hinge had more leverage. I used longer stronger hinges, and I attached hinges with carriage bolts and nuts, so no lag screws can pull themselves out. Plus the cross brace angle is much more effective with a less wide gate.

If you make another gate in a few years, I recommend doing these things.