Instructables: exploring - workshop - solar - cooker - featured http://www.instructables.com Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:31:44 PDT BLOX v1.01 Easy Solar Cooker http://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-Solar-Cooker/
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Thu, 8 Nov 2012 09:55:54 PST
Cardboard. Foil. Glue: The Solar Funnel Cooker http://www.instructables.com/id/Cardboard-Foil-Glue-The-Solar-Funnel-Cooker/
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Mon, 5 Jul 2010 17:41:18 PDT
Solar parabolic cooker with the mechanical mathematician! http://www.instructables.com/id/Cardboard-solar-cooker-with-the-mechanical-mathema/
Solar parabolic cooker with the mechanical mathematician! - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F65/EEUH/FA190MJ1/F65EEUHFA190MJ1.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F65/EEUH/FA190MJ1/F65EEUHFA190MJ1.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F65/EEUH/FA190MJ1/F65EEUHFA190MJ1.SMALL.jpg gaiatechnician I now think that "compound" parabolic dishes have numerous advantages. (A compound parabolic solar cooker can also be made with the mathematician and I can add instructions later.)Use hardiplank, cardboard, plaster concrete or cob to make any size or shape parabolic reflector with this device! Sola...
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CERC Green Solar Oven http://www.instructables.com/id/CERC-Green-Solar-Oven/
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