Archive for the 'Projects' Category
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- Sustainability Starter Kit |
Posted by e4 on Feb 04 2008
In a continuing effort to bring you homescale ideas for lowering your fossil fuel dependence, I've turned to Rob at One Straw. He's got a tremendous post about the "sustainability starter kit" he's putting together in his community. He shows you how to build it for yourself and others. He's ...
- Warmth and Happiness and Light |
Posted by e4 on Feb 01 2008
...at least in a hypothetical sense. The more involved I get in gardening - specifically food-oriented gardening - the more I yearn for a small greenhouse. Or at least some good cold frames. I even scouted out what kind of materials my dream greenhouse would be made from, drawn up plans, ...
- Colloidal Silver, Part Three: Homebrew |
Posted by e4 on Jan 20 2008
See also: - Colloidal Silver, Part One: Backstory - Colloidal Silver, Part Two: Explanation Coming soon: - Colloidal Silver, Part Four: Results [ Disclaimer: Any time you write about something related to health and medicine, it seems you need a disclaimer. So here's mine. I am not a doctor. I am not an expert. I ...
- Oil worries? Make your own! |
Posted by e4 on Jan 09 2008
Here's an interesting device for your peak oil wish-list: A home-scale oil press. It's made in The Netherlands, and it'll set you back about 100 euros ($142 as of today), including shipping. Using a hand crank and a small lamp oil heat source, you can turn a wide variety ...
- Pedal Power! |
Posted by e4 on Jan 03 2008
David Butcher is a man on a mission. He built a pedal-power generator, with a huge particleboard flywheel for maximum efficiency. His design has powered electric items such as a television, a washing machine, and a bread machine. But he's also able to use it for tasks suited to direct ...
- The over-engineered clothesline |
Posted by e4 on Dec 27 2007
So Feliz Navidad or whatever. Bonne Année too, as long as we're here. Okay... I know it's winter. But there's no snow, and it's not even all that cold, so I haven't really made the transition yet. So I'm talking about clotheslines. That's just how I am. Our original clothesline, installed earlier ...
- Super-efficient “chest fridge” (with pictures) |
Posted by e4 on Dec 19 2007
Okay, since this keeps coming up, I thought I'd explain how we converted an old chest freezer into an amazingly efficient refrigerator. Now just to be clear, this was not my idea originally. I can take zero credit for any part of this concept. I'm just following in the footsteps ...
- John Howe’s solar tractor, solar car, and solar-powered chainsaw |
Posted by e4 on Dec 13 2007
I wish I could get this guy to come work some of his magic at our place... --
- Cheap and easy supplemental heating |
Posted by e4 on Nov 22 2007
Here's a very low-tech space heater that doesn't require any power: Easy FREE Home Heat! - video powered by Metacafe I would think that this design could easily be modified to take advantage of whatever materials you have on hand. --
- Next on my project list… |
Posted by e4 on Nov 06 2007
I had planned on waiting until I complete a project before I post about it, but I thought it might be more fun to discuss planned or in-progress projects too. One of the things I'm (slowly but surely) working on is a rocket stove. I've got a piece of the exhaust ...