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We build a wind charger from scratch! 

Garage door direct drive motor...FREE,  drawer slide...FREE, toilet seat lid...FREE,  Powering your shop security lights for free... PRICELESS!  Wait a minute... did I say toilet seat?

120 VDC  electric motor generated nice voltage with just a slow spin w/cordless drill.  It will generate more than enough power for lights and keep the batteries charged.  Notice the papercrete bricks in the foreground.

I cut the prop from a piece of 2x4 scrap that I planed down, cut and sanded to shape.  It starts in about 5-6 mph winds.  I will post more pics as progress continues.

 Solar batch water heater

Gas water heater before and after stripping off the metal skin.  This was a little tricky due to new water heaters being wrapped with spray foam instead of fiberglass insulation.  This gas water heater is brand new.  It was a display and literally tossed out.  It should make a nice solar water heater for our shop.

Picture at right is the glass that will be placed in front of our solar water heater.  It cost  $15.00 dollars at local Home improvement warehouse.

More projects on the way!

  I will be building a 200 gallon papercrete mixer that will mount on an old trailer and powered by an B&D electric mower. 

This will be used to mix papercrete for a 16x28 shed roofed pottery studio addition to my shop.  Buffalo River Pottery will hopefully be open again by next year!  After taking a several year hiatus from pottery throwing I have decided to reopen due to the many requests over the past few years.  We will specialize in fire pit pottery.

We have several small electric DC motors that have been given to us by various folks that we donate to schools and other charitable organizations for science projects.  I also do demonstrations and presentations on renewable energy resources and passive solar design. Email for more information.

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Five Elements of Passive Solar Home Design

The following five elements constitute a complete passive solar home design. Each performs a separate function, but all

five must work together for the design to be successful.

Aperture (Collector)

The large glass (window) area through which sunlight enters the building. Typically, the aperture(s) should face within

 30 degrees of true south and should not be shaded by other buildings or trees from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day during

the heating season.

Absorber

The hard, darkened surface of the storage element. This surface—which could be that of a masonry wall, floor, or

partition (phase change material), or that of a water container—sits in the direct path of sunlight. Sunlight hits the surface

 and is absorbed as heat.

Thermal mass

The materials that retain or store the heat produced by sunlight. The difference between the absorber and thermal

mass, although they often form the same wall or floor, is that the absorber is an exposed surface whereas thermal

mass is the material below or behind that surface.

Distribution

The method by which solar heat circulates from the collection and storage points to different areas of the house. A

strictly passive design will use the three natural heat transfer modes—conduction, convection, and radiation—

exclusively. In some applications, however, fans, ducts, and blowers may help with the distribution of heat through the

 house.

Control

Roof overhangs can be used to shade the aperture area during summer months. Other elements that control under-

and/or overheating include electronic sensing devices, such as a differential thermostat that signals a fan to turn on;

operable vents and dampers that allow or restrict heat flow; low-emissivity blinds; and awnings.

                     

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