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Let's Overthink This
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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 16 ธ.ค. 2017
From an over-thinking mind comes a channel dedicated to over-thought projects, including an off-grid workshop and tiny house build deep in the desert near Joshua Tree, CA! As a product designer/engineer and world-wide exhibited kinetic artist, you might say I have a unique perspective on things ;) Please join me!
Off-Grid Joshua Tree Ep. 2 - Land Grading
Breaking ground is exciting because you really see things start to change. Join us as a parade of heavy equipment prepares the pads for the auxiliary building and the tiny home in the desert near Joshua Tree.
Prequel - Well Drilling 1: th-cam.com/video/384ZHLjO6ag/w-d-xo.html
Prequel - Well Drilling 2: th-cam.com/video/pI8rN56jj1I/w-d-xo.html
Ep. 1 - Survey Markers: th-cam.com/video/gkRREAG-uhs/w-d-xo.html
Ep. 2 - Land Grading: th-cam.com/video/jaGcha9yP4k/w-d-xo.html
*Not* a sponsored video but if you use my Amazon links, you pay the same, but as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Video equipment used:
Most high quality video and stills: Fuji X-S10 mirrorless camera amzn.to/41Jdrcb
Drone shots: DJI Air2s amzn.to/48A4WSU
Time-lapse shots: GoPro Hero 9 amzn.to/3zQkZy0
Prequel - Well Drilling 1: th-cam.com/video/384ZHLjO6ag/w-d-xo.html
Prequel - Well Drilling 2: th-cam.com/video/pI8rN56jj1I/w-d-xo.html
Ep. 1 - Survey Markers: th-cam.com/video/gkRREAG-uhs/w-d-xo.html
Ep. 2 - Land Grading: th-cam.com/video/jaGcha9yP4k/w-d-xo.html
*Not* a sponsored video but if you use my Amazon links, you pay the same, but as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Video equipment used:
Most high quality video and stills: Fuji X-S10 mirrorless camera amzn.to/41Jdrcb
Drone shots: DJI Air2s amzn.to/48A4WSU
Time-lapse shots: GoPro Hero 9 amzn.to/3zQkZy0
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Off-Grid Joshua Tree Ep. 1 - Survey Markers
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It begins!! We drilled the well over a year ago and since then have been designing and preparing for our off-grid (tiny) home and workshop; a place to enjoy nature, look at the stars, and make crazy art. We're *finally* through architecture, engineering, plan-check, and have pulled the permits! Join us for this journey, and in this first episode where I explain the use of building corner survey...
Buying a Kubota L3302 tractor from a flood auction. Will it run? Am I nuts?!
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I bought a flood-damaged brand new Kubota L3302 in an auction. WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?! :) If you’re as curious as I was about how a tractor arrives at the dealership or how I went about seeing if this tractor was going to run, I hope you enjoy! FYI this is *not* a comprehensive run-down on tractor PDI/dealer prep nor on tractor maintenance. As mentioned in the video, this amazing (and tr...
Off Grid Solar Powered WiFi Mesh and Camera station, Part 2
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(find part 1 here: th-cam.com/video/Iq-K7g5BNfc/w-d-xo.html) Our off-grid homestead moves along with this project for a solar-powered wi-fi mesh and camera station. In this Part 2 video, I narrate our way through the mechanical prep and physical on-site install of the camera/wifi pole, electronics box, solar array, and connecting conduits/wire. *Not* a sponsored video. If you use my Amazon link...
Off Grid Solar Powered WiFi Mesh and Camera station, Part 1
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Our off-grid homestead moves along with this project for a solar-powered wi-fi mesh and camera station. In this Part 1 video, we walk through the project goals and the electrical hookup of the main components, with special attention on the implementation of DC-powered POE and the use of a bluetooth-enabled solar charge controller. This video is a bit more "classroom" discussion than normal, but...
Testing the water from my deep desert well near Joshua Tree, using TapScore
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An analysis of the water testing process for the deep desert well that was drilled in these videos: Part 1: th-cam.com/video/384ZHLjO6ag/w-d-xo.html Part 2: th-cam.com/video/pI8rN56jj1I/w-d-xo.html Includes an overview of the TapScore water testing product and what the results and treatment might look like. Turns out if you go looking, you might find things you didn't expect ;) 00:00 Intro 01:0...
No-Drill Shipping Container Solar Panel Mounting!
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In search of a way to semi-temporarily mount some solar panels to a shipping container without drilling any holes in it or resorting to complex racks, I came up with this system using magnets! Not the right solution for every case, of course, but I hope you find it useful. Products used/shown (not sponsored). If you use my Amazon links, you pay the same, but as an Amazon Associate I earn from q...
Well drilling near Joshua Tree. Did we find water? (part 2)
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More than 99% of my viewers aren't subscribers and it would really help me to convert some of y'all so please, please click the subscribe button so you can keep on top of my new content! Thanks for watching! View the part 1 video here: th-cam.com/video/384ZHLjO6ag/w-d-xo.html Did we find water? How much PVC goes into that hole?! What pump did I use? Watch this part 2 to find out! *Not* a sponso...
Deep well drilling in the desert near Joshua Tree (part 1)
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More than 99% of my viewers aren't subscribers and it would really help me to convert some of y'all so please, please click the subscribe button so you can keep on top of my new content! Thanks for watching! View part 2 here: th-cam.com/video/pI8rN56jj1I/w-d-xo.html Let's learn about drilling a deep, DEEP water well, through mostly granite, in the middle of the desert in Southern California, ne...
Jokari Cable Stripper: How did I not know about this?!
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With tons of wire strippers in my drawer, I didn't know what I was missing by not having this cable jacket stripper! Jokari model T10160. It even comes with a spare blade. Who knew?! If you're interested in picking one up, try my link: amzn.to/3giR7jn You pay the same, but as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
OPTE makeup printer: What is this thing doing?!
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An engineer and product designer's look at how this crazy makeup printer actually works! Including a cool shot of the makeup actually being shot from the print-head. For a live chat about the OPTE with a real user, including a conversation about its industial design, check this out: th-cam.com/video/WOMGXa41tA8/w-d-xo.html To see how well it works, check out my girlfriends post on actual use: i...
"LUMENous GARDEN by FoldHaus" Kinetic Origami Exhibit at Pacific Place, Art Basel Hong Kong
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Video Credit: Pacific Place, Hong Kong I help lead the all-volunteer kinetic artwork collective, FoldHaus, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Recently we were hired to bring 2 of our "Shrumen Lumen" works and one "Blumen Lumen" together to form a mini origami garden at Swire's Pacific Place in Hong Kong. Aided by Art Partners HK and SPARK in New York, we are super grateful to have the opportu...
Burning Man 2018: RadiaLumia, by FoldHaus Collective (drone edit)
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I am one of the leads of a group we call "FoldHaus Collective" which creates large-scale kinetic origami-based works of art for Burning Man and beyond. We're all volunteers, and with many of the us being professional product designers, engineers, or software developers, the works are very heavily "engineered." Our last work, Shrumen Lumen, is a grouping of large, moving origami mushrooms, which...
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[4/17/2021 update: This video was published when the channel was still called "Jesse MAKES"] NOT a video about organic or "natural" peanut butter or about stir vs no stir. Instead, let's take a look at the "Standard of Identity" for Peanut Butter which gives the FDA's legal requirements for a product to be called that. And in the process, hopefully learn why all of the words on food labels mean...
What it looks like inside a dust collector (my hack for adding a viewing window)
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Ember Coffee Mug Review: Things you need to know.
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Buscando. H20. Water.
How much does this well cost to drill ?
600 feet is just a Gopher Hole. I have been on pre Cased Holes that were 2500 feet Deep Drilled with an RC Drill.
🙌 I don't know what any of that means, but sounds impressive 🤣
I just had to drill 800 feet in Montana for 4 gallons a minute
Yeah I'm at 3-4gpm too. At least you got water! 🙌
Por aí existe aquelas pessoas que fazem marcação de poços com "gancho" de goiabeira?? Aqui tem muito desses enganadores.
No idea how much something like that costs, my guess is 26k
About twice that.
What internet service are you using? I can't get any wifi camera to work unless it's on the internet. Below us my issue. You don't want these floodlight camera if it's wifi because none work when Internet goes out leaving you with NO LIGHT and NO SECURITY. They can make the camera and light work without internet so you at least have your light and camera local for security like you can connect to a printer by wifi without internet. Don't buy ANY wifi light camera unless they allow them to work when the internet drops. I found this out the hardway when a hurricane hit us we had power but internet dropped then we had ZERO outside light or Security. So to disable your security and light all someone has to do is just cut your internet.
I’ve been doing a channel binge and your creativity is great . Keep it up , I can’t wait for the next episode !
Thx! Sadly I had to pivot from making videos but hopefully will come back sooner rather than later!
I’m an assistant well driller in Northern California by San Jose I would love to make a TH-cam channel for our company Guardino well drilling
You should do it! People seem interested in the subject judging by the fact that this video is my most popular.
great video, my biggest question is how much did it cost? I would assume it was by the foot.
Around $55k. There is a base fee as I recall, and the pump cost is fixed. But the drilling and the PVC pipe all of the way back up are indeed both by the foot!
Fascinating. I'm a little shocked you found water at 480 feet. I would have thought you'd need to drill much deeper, maybe 1-2,000 feet.
Standing water was quite a bit higher (something like 180 feet!) which is even more impressive. We just only were able to check after they had drilled to 480 and pulled out all of the drilling rod!
I know this was 2 years ago, but approximately how much did it cost you to drill a well in the southwest The United States.
$55k or so but this varies literally by neighborhood depending on geology, altitude, ease of access etc. I would definitely not use this as any guide for what it costs in the southwest United States. It could be $15k or $70k depending....
Did the water stink?
It does smell a little! Not the end of the world.
How deep untill you first hit water?
The standing water level is around 180 as I recall but because these are not high producing wells, you don't know you hit it until you pull all of the rod out and wait overnight for it to rise again.
So I noticed that they using galvanized steel pipe in this well. I myself wouldn't use any galvanized metal parts in my well or my house I've had that at the water meter and the galvanized pipe rusted out so I got my sheval out and dug a hole and had a plumber come out replaced the galvanized with brass pipe. Problem solved.
The 600 feet that conveys water is sch120 PVC with stainless steel couplings. there is only 20 feet of steel at the top, surrounded by concrete to keep the well head in place and prevent contamination. Where did you see galvanized?
@LetsOverthinkThis it looked like there was this metal pipe with plastic parts with vavle where you could turn on and off this was towards the end of the video.
@@raystevens687 OH! Lol, yeah, the 18" stub out at the top? Yeah I may swap that out when we plumb it into the underground line leading to the storage tank. I'm not a fan of galvanized in this application either, but it's not very much. Thanks for the comment!
Where’s the next video?
Sorry, I needed to concentrate on doing the work and it turned out also filming it by myself was way more than I could do. Someday I may edit and post.
I bet a Flex Aware on the outside of that shipping container would be helpful too. I have a few that I use. (It's like a contact sensor but battery powered + cellular connection.)
Yes for sure! I have some solutions like that deployed all around 😉
Was that North American Drilling in Pioneertown? Good friends of mine Tom and Malissa?
It was! They're awesome people and do great work!
How do you determine where to dig? Did you use the dowsing rods method?
I didn't as I don't believe in it but many people do and that's fine! If it works at all I definitely don't think it works hundreds of feet deep through olid granite. 😉 For me I chose the place they makes the most sense for me to have the well as any other place would have meant a lot of trenching for water pipe through rock or other extra expenses and annoyances.
one question sir. where does the line go into the container at?
Just a wire gland on the side. Nothing fancy but it works!
If you don’t mind me asking how much is the cost of your water well?
It was $55k ish.
Monsoon proof?
Yes. Hurricane proof? Definitely not.
Another good video! Realizing that I have plenty of work to get done on my property.
Glad you liked it!
Did you have to get a permit from the county and did you have to do any prep work before placing your shipping container? I'm working on a project in the high desert as well. Hopefully you come back with more videos breaking down your journey they are definitely helpful.
Good video! I don't have the tools or the experience for the builds so it may not be DIY but I need security cameras soon probably even before fencing perimeters.
About how much does it cost to do this? Is it like a minimum fee and then by depth? Thanks, Mike
It's a cost per foot (there isnt a minimum since they know it's hundreds of feet around here no matter what), and then a few fixed fees like the pump cost. This was around $55k but the costs vary enormously even just across small distances since the geology can change a lot, plus local labor costs, accessibility, etc. Thx for watching!
I’m reading comments to see if you explained the cost to drill this well, but I don’t see any. What was the total cost drilling up to 600’?
It was around $55k but this varies enormously across even small distances due to geology differences, local labor costs, site conditions, etc.
Running these tests after installing your treatment systems would be interesting. I'm on city water from deep wells. They say it's safe, but I don't drink it, use bottled water for drinking and cooking.
I agree and I hope to do that! Hard to win either way.... Bottled water almost always has microplastics and leached plastic chemicals in it too. 😔
You cant eat or drink paper money or a debit card.Electricity will go out! You need water to live.
? That's why I had a well drilled 🤷
600 feet? Wow! 😂
Yep!
Dont reverese it!
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Very cool, thanks.
How much did this cost?
How did you pick your spot to drill?
How did you pick your spot to drill?
Why drill in a dessert? Seems like a bad idea.
It's where I want to live so it makes sense for me 😉
Nice video. Sounds like your water will be fine if you are there on the weekends. A good reverse osmosis system should clean your water up
I'm there a lot more than that but yes, r/o is the way to go!
Very well presented by a pleasant voice. Excellent videos. :)
Thanks!
Wow that was super satisfying what a great thing to understand what a really cool process really cool
Glad you enjoyed it! Thx for watching 😁
I also have a natural spring I was getting my Durango unstuck 2ft down ground was quite moist
Oh wow, that's great land!
I live in Desert Heights right next to JT I found 5acres for 5k, water availability, cross street I bought it, it 1942 cost to connect water line. They hadn't increased hook up cost for 35 years. Now it would be 10k. Then found 35ft fifth wheel, ,300 ft fencing free.
Nice! Good for you 🙌
Many device manufacturers call 3-cell Li-ion batteries 12V because traditional lead batteries were approx. 12V, like car batteries. Since the 3-cell Li-ions stay in a similar range (12.6V to ~10V) in normal use, they were often compatible with the Pb ones. But obviously your tool doesn't know what battery is plugged in so the voltage when discharged is always the same. Now the useful info here is that the Bosch chargers labelled 10.8V and 12V also charge them to the same voltage. BTW I came hear to learn about a different confusion and that is the shape of the bottom part of the battery, even though the connector is the same and the height is similar. Looks like old bosch GSR batteries had one shape and new bosch EasyDrill 1200 batteries have a slightly different shape that should fit both tools. But batteries with the older shape won't fit the EasyDrill. I just received two 10.8V batts with the old shape, and since I had one tool and two batteries I decided to saw off part of the tool's plastic bottom to fit both types, rather than saw off parts from the batteries. It seems to have worked and both batteries now sit well in the EasyDrill.
How much did it cost?
Did you ever measure the liquid temp with a thermometer to compare it to the set temp?
Sadly I did not but that would have been good data for sure.
@@LetsOverthinkThis I did it today. I had it set for 145F. I used my Thermapen and it was 143F. So to me that's close enough for coffee.
Nice! I don't recall my complaint being that I thought it was inaccurate though. Either way glad you like it!
Average cost to hit water in that area .ty
Sorry, not a well driller so I don't know. Also it varies tremendously over even a small area. Just ask a well driller for a quote if you are interested in a specific parcel!
This is awesome!
Thx! Wish you'd seen it in person!
How much do they charge for drilling a well in Landers CA?
I don't know and the only people who will are the people who would be doing it! Just reach out to some local well drillers for a quote.
i will need need a well by acton California, what is you contact information?
Whatever you do, don't buy this mug. The charger/coaster would stop functioning after a few months and getting help from Ember is impossible.
Sorry to hear that. I returned it long ago for the reasons I highlighted ...
Great content. Thanks for sharing! Question: Is there a "DIY" well drilling method you recommend? My mother resides in Apple Valley, closer to Lucerne, (CA-18) and she loves her trees, but water is getting expensive. I'm looking for a more affordable alternative to obtain water. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!