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Stirling engine homemade hot air diy, attempt #2

Stirling engine homemade hot air di...

Posted by CoolSolarStuff on Mar 23, 2011 in DIY, education, stirling | 0 comments
OK, two days after my first attempt of building a homemade stirling engine, I somehow cooled off and tried again. I fished the 250 ml. soda can I threw in earlier out of the trash bin, straightened it, build the darn hot air engine…...
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DIY Stirling engine out of a soda can, can I make one?

DIY Stirling engine out of a soda c...

Posted by CoolSolarStuff on Mar 21, 2011 in DIY, education, stirling | 0 comments
Homemade Stirling engine, attempt #1 Building a DIY stirling engine was high on my list for quite some time, because it seems a cool idea to have an tin can engine running with the sun as fuel. But before I would build a solar driven...
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The DIY solar fridge: keep things cool with the sun and a wet towel!

The DIY solar fridge: keep things c...

Posted by CoolSolarStuff on Oct 4, 2010 in cooking, DIY, education, outdoor | 0 comments
How to keep things cool when your outdoors, on a campsite or when electricity isn’t available? OK, you can buy one of these fridges which run on gas, but they are heavy when you’re a hiker, so best is to make a fridge from a...
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Make your own solar powered toy car from old household parts!

Make your own solar powered toy car...

Posted by CoolSolarStuff on Aug 28, 2010 in DIY, education, toys | 0 comments
It’s rainy outside… that means no sun to power all the solar toys, stuff, things, chargers, whatever you have on solar power. So what a great opportunity to start building a solar powered toy! A car for example. Because a...
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Educational solar toy kits

Educational solar toy kits

Posted by CoolSolarStuff on Aug 14, 2010 in DIY, education, toys | 1 comment
With an increasing focus on energy and the environment, there are lots of solar kits to teach children a range of useful scientific principles. These solar toys are actually very interesting and ideal for exploring the fundamentals of...
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