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==December 2013==
==December 2013==
This month was spent exclusively on bundle production. I fused bundles with Keegan, measured light guides and straightened bundles. In between fiber bundles, the unistrut for the straightening unit was sanded down by me and Jon K and was repainted using a no-rust spray paint.
This month was spent almost exclusively on bundle production.
Fusing: I have been fusing a lot with Keegan or Jon. Usually one of us is actually operating the fusing machine, and the other is measuring light guides, sanding the lips of the fuses, and measuring the final fuse joint. This is more efficient than just one person fusing. Just myself fusing it would take about 4 hours but with two people, it can take anywhere between 2.5-3 hours.
I updated Jim's fusing procedure from a few years ago and put it on the wiki. I believe Keegan added photos to the procedure and updated formatting. There were a few things that had to be specified from Jim's procedure. I mentioned the need to observe the pressures after starting the fusing unit.
Straightening: I've been straightening a bundle about once a day/every other day. It's been going well. I've helped Ann Marie plot the temperature data for the a few bundles to put into her Google Doc.
Polishing: This month I learned how to polish. I've found that making small circles is the quickest way to polish a bundle. We have noticed that sometimes grit from the paper is getting underneath the cladding so we have been careful to reduce the occurrence.
There hasn't been any painting to do since the bending process has been stopped.