Learning to weld

Part of the training for Rufino Caniz is to learn how to weld.  He is doing a good job.  He will also start to learn more about electricity and solar power.  He should start taking the electrical classes this week, week#5 of the fall semester.  He found a model solar coffee drier that we are going to see about building and checking for temperatures and other important data.  The site he found is in Spanish and is a drier they use in El Salvador.  It is similar to several models we have seen on web sites here in the USA.  It looks like a good model to start with.   We are going to see about adding some small solar powered fans to move air over the beans.  We need to get this built in a week or two so we can see how well it might work.  Rufino is also working on a project that could help bring in some more funding.  A cat bench for the garden. This bench is like the ones I have on my web site only this bench has redwood on for the seat and back.  I think once this is done it will make any garden area look better. 

Once we get the wood on this, paint it black, and get the whiskers on the face I think this will look get and should bring in some money for our project.  It is also giving Rufino some practice at making things.