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- alphydan's entry Cooking at 350ºF with the sun (Fresnel cooker from scrap) is a winner in the Outside Contest 2016 contest
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- alphydan's entry Cooking at 350ºF with the sun (Fresnel cooker from scrap) is a finalist in the Outside Contest 2016 contest
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Nice! How do you adjust the height of the focal point?
- alphydan's entry Cooking at 350ºF with the sun (Fresnel cooker from scrap) is a winner in the Outdoor Cooking Challenge 2016 contest
- alphydan's entry Cooking at 350ºF with the sun (Fresnel cooker from scrap) is a finalist in the Outdoor Cooking Challenge 2016 contest
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@karlbamforth, you are absolutely right. Safety with the lens is very important. We made sure hands were off the area of focus when it was working (some of the pictures are with clouds, or pointing in a different direction). But when adjusting the pan we wore some thick welding gloves.
- alphydan entered Cooking at 350ºF with the sun (Fresnel cooker from scrap) in the Outside Contest 2016 contest
UV rays will bend slightly more because of dispersion (colours with a higher frequency will refract with a bigger angle). This could mean that UV rays are less focused at the visible focal point (but the difference is likely small).