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I n o r d e r t o h e l p r e d u ce t h e r e m o t e S a l m o n C o a s t F i e l d St a t i o n’s r e l i a n ce o n a d i e s e l g e n e r a t o r f o r w a s h i n g c l o t h e s , I w a s co m m i s s i o n e d t o d e s i g n a n d b u i l d a n 8 -s p e e d b i c y c l e - p o w e r e d w a s h i n g m a c h i n e f r o m r e c y c l e d p a r t s . W i t h i n s u f f i c i e n t s p a ce i n e xisting station buildings, I also under took the design a n d co n s t r u c t i o n o f a n e w s h e d f o r t h e m a c h i n e using reclaimed and salvaged materials, with fellow vo l u n t e e r s h e l p i n g i n s t a l l t h e ce d a r-s h a ke c l a d d i n g .
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