Solar Igloo Project http://solariglooproject.org Ultra-low cost housing for everyone Mon, 11 Jul 2016 10:03:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 End of break http://solariglooproject.org/?p=224 http://solariglooproject.org/?p=224#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2016 14:57:48 +0000 http://solariglooproject.org/?p=224 After a long winter break, I have started to work on the project again. I have mounted the lens on the printer, however, the lens is with 6kg rather heavy and the counter weights amount with 30kg quite a lot. So a lighter lens is more favourable. I have ordered a new Fresnel lens from Japan with 1.40×1.05m, which is double the area than the previous lens! It will arrive in the coming days. More to follow.

]]> http://solariglooproject.org/?feed=rss2&p=224 0 SolarBot One in the making http://solariglooproject.org/?p=206 http://solariglooproject.org/?p=206#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2015 08:58:47 +0000 http://solariglooproject.org/?p=206 Since I had the Fresnel lens, since quite a while laying around, finally, the mechanical and electronic parts for SolarBot One have arrived from Germany and Spain. I plugged the mechanical parts together, and the aluminium profiles are great. Though I noticed already some possible improvement. I choose 2cm thickness, which will work, but, thicker is better, probably 2.5cm. The lens mount needs some stabilisation with steel plates. And I decided to cut the Fresnel lens in half, then I can fit everything conveniently in a 1×0.5m bag for strollers. Some pictures will follow!

Now, next comes the more challenging parts: the electronics. I need to mount the steppers properly and the z-axis for the sandbox is a bit tricky one.

]]> http://solariglooproject.org/?feed=rss2&p=206 0 SolarBot Six http://solariglooproject.org/?p=186 http://solariglooproject.org/?p=186#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2015 10:06:19 +0000 http://solariglooproject.org/?p=186 The concept of the SolarBot Six, which will be the final sigloo printer, has been completed.

]]> http://solariglooproject.org/?feed=rss2&p=186 0 SolarBot One http://solariglooproject.org/?p=184 http://solariglooproject.org/?p=184#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2015 10:05:10 +0000 http://solariglooproject.org/?p=184 The frame of the SolarBot One has been finished in design and has been ordered.

]]> http://solariglooproject.org/?feed=rss2&p=184 0 Meet the Sigloo http://solariglooproject.org/?p=86 http://solariglooproject.org/?p=86#comments Sun, 31 May 2015 11:18:06 +0000 http://solariglooproject.org/?p=86 We have established a first draft of the sigloo. What is a sigloo? Find out more here.

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]]> http://solariglooproject.org/?feed=rss2&p=86 0 Launch of website http://solariglooproject.org/?p=20 http://solariglooproject.org/?p=20#comments Sun, 10 May 2015 16:21:08 +0000 http://solariglooproject.org/?p=20 The website has been launched and is now online. Facebook page is also online, you can find it under facebook.com/solarigloo.

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