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  • 12 volt battery powered 18650 spot welder experiment Part 4: Welding .15 mm Nickel strips

    4,574 views 10 months ago
    Do this at your own risk. This is not a tutorial.
    Here's proof that a simple do it yourself battery tab spot welder can work. Probably easier to set up than commercial ones as there are fewer setting you can make.
    I was using .10 mm nickel strips for my test welds with the diy battery tab welder. The welder works well with the thinner material. My order for the slightly thicker .15 mm nickel strips came in so I was eager to see how the welder perform with the thicker material.
    I set my timer on the welder to .2 seconds and made a dozen or so welds on a NC battery from a power tool battery pack. To my untrained eye, the welds came out pretty well. I might have used slightly less pressure when I press the electrodes on the thinner .1mm nickel strips. The welds came out well with either thickness. I suspect it will do well with even thicker .20 mm nickel strips. If the weld does not penetrate the thicker strip easily, I can do a double tap on the momentary switch to ensure a good weld.
    I suspect the welder will work with even thicker material as I can easily increase the welding time by adjusting the digital timer.
    Since this is a 12 volt battery powered 18650 spot welder, you can use it even when you don't have access to AC power. Less power hungry, more stickiness. It's also easy to make and very affordable.

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    • Rubber band propelled Paper rocket plane part 2.mp4 - Duration: 6 minutes, 25 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 7 years ago
      • 23,061 views
      The video shows the recap of the folding of a paper rocket plane and the actual flight powered by a rubber band.
      The plane can fly over a hundred feet when there is no strong winds. Even though ...

    • Rubber band propelled paper rocket plane part 1.mp4 - Duration: 3 minutes, 12 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 7 years ago
      • 46,982 views
      This is another paper plane I learned to make as a child. It can reach a distance of well over 100 feet when propelled with a rubber band. As a safety precaution, remember to fold the tip of the pl...

    • Whistling with a plastic wrap and whistling with your hands.mp4 - Duration: 2 minutes, 18 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 7 years ago
      • 1,587 views
      I could never do the two finger whistle. As a child, I learned how to whistle with a plastic wrap, a leaf, a tire valve cap and with my hands. Here I'm showing you how to use the saran or plastic ...

    • Glider plane.mp4 - Duration: 6 minutes, 16 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 7 years ago
      • 1,055 views
      I used to make this glider as a kid. This is one of the few origami planes I still remember how to make. It glides well if thrown correctly in the right wind. I apologize for the poor video of the ...

    • Making six figures/shapes in a single sequence with one rubberband .mp4 - Duration: 4 minutes, 30 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 7 years ago
      • 61,890 views
      This rubber band move of making 6 shapes/figures is for the amusement of young children. You can make in one sequence a star, the Eiffel tower, a crown, a double star, an overall/work pants and fin...

    • Casio QV R40 camera with unique coupling shot feature & Lumix 12x zoom mp4 - Duration: 5 minutes, 8 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 7 years ago
      • 516 views
      My old 4 megapixel Casio QV-R40 has a unique coupling shot feature in which you can combine 2 shots of the same object in one frame. An example is you can shoot the front and back of one coin (or ...

    • Cool toys from China. My Chiina trip part 5 .mp4 - Duration: 5 minutes, 37 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 7 years ago
      • 5,315 views
      I bought the pecking chickens, the arm waving cat and the LED lighted amazing helicopter from China. They are only a dollar or two but they can produce a lot of fun.
      The waving cat is cool as it...

    • 3 D paper craft prairie dog origami template download Movie.wmv - Duration: 4 minutes, 24 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 6 years ago
      • 6,586 views
      My Canon MP470 printer came with a pamphlet showing crafts and other activities that you can download from www.canon.com/c-park. The 3D paper craft download with which you can create animals, orig...

    • Let's get organized Origami box and pen stand - Duration: 13 minutes.

      wtam69
      • 6 years ago
      • 1,620 views
      If you have two or three pieces of paper, you can entertain you children by making them this origami box and pen stand. I used a thicker bond paper to make the box and pen stand sturdier. You can ...

    • Make your own flying saucer - Duration: 97 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 5 years ago
      • 6,420 views
      Disclaimer: Do this at your own risk. Do not aim flying object at a person as this may cause serious injury. I am not responsible for any injury you may cause.
      This is quick do it yourself flying s...

    • More solar light fun - making color lamp shades for your solar lights - Duration: 4 minutes, 15 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 5 years ago
      • 1,974 views
      I made some paper lamp shades for the dollar solar lights I bought on sale at Target. The transparent lamp casing bounce the led light around to make this an interesting light. It can be a fun pro...

    • Small stepper motor wind turbine - Duration: 86 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 5 years ago
      • 1,672 views
      This small stepper motor wind turbine is more of a wind ornament than anything else. I attached 4 LEDs to the front of the aluminum blades. The 2 phase stepper motor came from my Epson printer. The...

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    • Repairing a leaky chimney crown and installing a steel liner - Duration: 3 minutes, 20 seconds.

      • 4 days ago
      • 44 views
      My chimney crown developed some cracks over the years and water was leaking out from the chimney base cleanout door.
      Not knowing who to call, I chose the repairer who did work for my neighbor a co...

    • Arctic blast comes to New York City - Duration: 2 minutes, 3 seconds.

      • 1 week ago
      • 119 views
      It was nice and relatively warm in the afternoon here in New York City. Next thing you know the wind started blowing and snow was upon us. It's going to be quite a cold day tomorrow with temperatur...

    • Repairing camera mount suction cup - Duration: 5 minutes, 13 seconds.

      • 3 weeks ago
      • 78 views
      My dash camera mount suction cup lost its suction making the mount useless. The lever actuated plunger no longer pull the vinyl cup into the plastic housing.
      I used JB weld epoxy to reattach the ...

    • Roomba 675, the marriage saver - Duration: 12 minutes.

      • 1 month ago
      • 319 views
      The iRobot Roomba 675 will make your married or single life much easier by helping you clean your house or apartment.
      This model has wifi connectivity and can operate off your smart phone app. Ju...

    • Silencing GE dryer drum idler pulley noise - Duration: 2 minutes, 47 seconds.

      • 1 month ago
      • 94 views
      Do this at your own risk. This is not a tutorial.

      My GE DDG7688MALAD gas dryer was making ratchety noises and I isolated the problem down to the belt tensioner idler pulley. The usual recommendati...

    • Christmas lights quick repair - Duration: 3 minutes.

      • 1 month ago
      • 80 views
      Most modern Christmas lights will continue to light even when some of the bulbs in the string go bad. There is a shunt wire inside the bulb to maintain the current flow when the bulb filament is br...

    • Wiring the Hang Fung shredder motor without the control board - Duration: 6 minutes, 21 seconds.

      • 2 months ago
      • 91 views
      Do this at your own risk. This is not a tutorial

      My shredder gear broke rendering it useless. Since the AC motor is working, I removed from the shredder motor HF4630 for later use.
      There are 4 ...

    • Rice bag heating therapy - Duration: 3 minutes, 30 seconds.

      • 2 months ago
      • 133 views
      Do this at your own risk.
      I needed to relieve my neck and shoulder pain with heat. Since my electric heating pad is no where around, I decided to make my own heating pad using material from an old...

    • DIY watch cleaning and buffing - Duration: 5 minutes, 55 seconds.

      • 2 months ago
      • 147 views
      This is not a professional cleaning and buffing job.
      Before I give my son a fine Swiss watch that my father wore, I thought I'd give it a good cleaning.
      I used the same polishing compound "Blue Ma...

    • Porto, Portugal: A very charming city indeed - Duration: 10 minutes.

      • 3 months ago
      • 107 views
      The old city did not disappoint.
      Got a great flight hotel package deal for a little over $700 from NY to Porto. It is a self guided tour. We spent 5 days in Porto with 2 days spent in flight. T...

    • Quicker picker upper for storm drain mishaps - Duration: 118 seconds.

      • 3 months ago
      • 79 views
      I now carry this magnet tipped retractable stick in my car. I epoxied a neodymium magnet to the ceramic magnet end of the stick. I was able to pick up a heavy wrench dropped by my plumber into a di...

    • Resolving clicking CTC I3 Pro B 3 D printer issue - Duration: 6 minutes, 57 seconds.

      • 3 months ago
      • 173 views
      Do this at your own risk.
      My year old 3 D printer was acting up with under extrusion, an occasional scrambled LCD screen and inability to complete a print job. If you have the same printer, most l...

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  • My wind and solar projects Play all

    Here's a list of my do it yourself green energy projects, both wind and solar.

    • Wind solar and LED lighting updates.wmv - Duration: 2 minutes, 51 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 8 years ago
      • 1,933 views
      Got myself a new toy from USAwindgen. Hopefully, it'll generate a little power. They were really quick in shipping. The 125w windmill uses a small geared DC motor so it needs strong wind to output ...

    • Making a vawt out of a roof vent Movie.wmv - Duration: 90 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 8 years ago
      • 33,348 views
      I've been toying with the idea of using a roof vent as a turbine for wind energy. The trick is to tie it in with a suitable motor. Maybe some genius out there can make it work.

    • LED lights revised May, 2010.wmv - Duration: 3 minutes, 9 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 8 years ago
      • 1,226 views
      I accidentally deleted all my previous videos including this one on making a LED light. Google LED calculator to get the right components and schematics in making LED lights. This light is powered ...

    • 13 w broken cell solar panel.AVI - Duration: 109 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 8 years ago
      • 1,830 views
      I made a 13 w panel using the broken chips from my homemade 60 w panel. It seems a shame to throw away the broken cells.

    • dual rotor dual stator axial flux vawt.wmv - Duration: 4 minutes, 21 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 6 years ago
      • 3,062 views
      This experimental dual rotor, dual stator vawt is working well. One viewer suggested that I add a metal plate to the bottom of the lower stator to increase the output. I can install a metal plate (...

    • Adding a second stator to my vawt.wmv - Duration: 4 minutes, 49 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 7 years ago
      • 4,680 views
      I was experimenting with my new axial flux stator with my windmills to see how well it works. The new 6 coil stator with 20 gauge wire did not work too well in my hawt. It was short of a few volts....

    • Making blades for the ceiling fan motor wind turbine .mp4 - Duration: 5 minutes, 9 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 7 years ago
      • 3,264 views
      To save time in making the blade for my ceiling fan motor , I used my saw table to make this 4' blade using Dan Rojas' video as a guide. He cut the blade at 20 degrees. I chose a 15 degree cut and ...

    • Axial flux, ceiling fan motor wind turbine design flip flopping.mp4 - Duration: 4 minutes, 6 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 7 years ago
      • 2,943 views
      I can't decide which wind turbine design to work with, axial flux or ceiling fan motor popularized by the legendary Muddman. Therefore, I am trying both and flip flopping between the two depending ...

    • Answering a few questions on my EPRC solar charge controller .mp4 - Duration: 8 minutes, 13 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 7 years ago
      • 7,177 views
      In this video, I try to answer a few questions on the operations and reliability of my 2 year old EPRC 10 amp solar charge controller. I have 2 of these, the first one was about $30 and a recent on...

    • Flying vawt_0001.wmv - Duration: 3 minutes, 18 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 7 years ago
      • 170 views
      We have very strong winds of up to 60 miles per hour wind gust in the east coast of the US tonight. My toy windmill generally turn but doesn't make any electricity. Tonight the dual axial flux alte...

    • Vertical wind turbine charging battery.mp4 - Duration: 3 minutes, 17 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 7 years ago
      • 5,868 views
      I have been wondering how well this windmill would work in real world situations. With the small output in ma, I'm not sure if it's worthwhile to have it at all. Today is a windy day and I have the...

    • What is the best way to measure the output of a small 3 phase axial flux windmill ?.mp4 - Duration: 5 minutes, 43 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 7 years ago
      • 1,000 views
      I'm posing a question as to the best way to measure the output of a windmill. I know the answer can be complicated but I'm confused as to the variety of ways I see on youtube in measuring the outpu...

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    • Print from your wireless laptop using a printer attached to your networked desktop PC - Duration: 6 minutes, 3 seconds.

      • 5 years ago
      • 646,458 views
      I used my laptop and my networked desktop computer to illustrate how to print wirelessly from your laptop. Once you enable "printer sharing" in your desktop PC and "add a printer" in your laptop, y...

    • Using spoons and forks as tongs to serve food Movie.wmv - Duration: 2 minutes, 32 seconds.

      • 6 years ago
      • 353,786 views
      Using spoons and forks as tongs is an old waiter's technique of handling and serving food. You can use either spoons or forks or a combination of both. Back to back way of holding the spoons is goo...

    • Refrigerator with clicking noise problem.mp4 - Duration: 6 minutes, 9 seconds.

      • 7 years ago
      • 248,712 views
      My GE side by side refrigerator started making evenly spaced clicking noises. This lasted for a couple of days. I traced the noise to the back of the refrigerator and specifically the main circuit ...

    • Load control Programming feature of the EPRC solar charge controller AVI - Duration: 3 minutes, 16 seconds.

      • 8 years ago
      • 234,798 views
      I see another youtuber testing this unit which I've been using for a few months. The programmable load control feature is great. The controller uses your solar panels as a photosensor to turn your ...

    • Smallest and Cheapest AC I found for $120. Frigidaire AC 5000 BTU FRA052XT7 - Duration: 4 minutes, 6 seconds.

      • 6 years ago
      • 212,228 views
      I set out to buy the smallest and cheapest window AC for my small bedroom. After some research I found this Frigidaire 5000 BTU model FRA052XT7 to be exactly what I was looking for. It's small at ...

    • Programming the Vehicle Black box DVR - Duration: 6 minutes, 41 seconds.

      • 5 years ago
      • 210,138 views
      I got a few people asking me how to set up this car DVR. Most DVRs work the same way so if you know how to work this, you'll know how to use the other ones.

      Turn DVR on with side button. Press ...

    • Replacing the Y Sustain board on a 50inch plasma tv Movie.wmv - Duration: 3 minutes, 33 seconds.

      • 8 years ago
      • 177,255 views
      A word of warning: A television has high voltage and can kill you if you touch the wrong part.
      My two and a half year old 50 inch plasma is broken already. The Y main or sustain board needs to be...

    • Vehicle Blackbox DVR unboxing Full HD 1080 ? - Duration: 5 minutes, 38 seconds.

      • 5 years ago
      • 167,613 views
      Unboxing of the Vehicle Blackbox DVR and a couple of video test clips. This one is supposed to be full HD. The video is a bit grainy and cannot compared to a real HD camcorder. It uses a MicroSD ...

    • Make your own simple motion sensing LED light part 1 - Duration: 7 minutes, 20 seconds.

      • 4 years ago
      • 162,054 views
      The NC battery pack of my motion sensing light died on me so I decided to take the PIR sensor out and make my own LED light. Patching the various parts together and making the light work is a good ...

    • My temperamental Weedeater featherlite trimmer - Duration: 10 minutes.

      • 7 years ago
      • 161,214 views
      It was easy to give up on this trimmer which wouldn't start no matter what I do. I finally had to order a carburetor repair kit to tune it up. I got the trimmer new for $20 new at a store closing. ...

    • Sears chain drive garage door opener gear replacement.wmv - Duration: 4 minutes, 25 seconds.

      • 8 years ago
      • 149,763 views
      My Sears chain drive garage door opener 's main gear is worn. I replaced just the main gear with the sprocket and shaft assembly for $25 or so from a supplier at Amazon.
      A word of WARNING, garage ...

    • The case of the spray pump that wouldn't spray - Duration: 2 minutes, 23 seconds.

      • 5 years ago
      • 130,887 views
      My fix for a spray pump that didn't work. I was puzzled by the failure of the spray pump to spray. No, it wasn't the small hole getting clogged. No, it didn't need to be primed. The fix was to rese...

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    A list of the appliances and equipment I repaired in the past.

    • Bad aluminum capping job and what I think went wrong .wmv - Duration: 5 minutes, 7 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 7 years ago
      • 3,450 views
      I replaced the old window aluminum cappings because I wanted to find out what damage had been done to house from the bad installation. I also had some of the sheathings removed so any hidden damag...

    • PC boots to total black screen .mp4 - Duration: 10 minutes.

      wtam69
      • 7 years ago
      • 17,804 views
      Another challenge today. My Dell desktop had trouble booting last night. It would freeze at a certain point. This morning, all I got was a complete black screen. There was a green "2" LED lit at th...

    • Sears Craftsman 5 hp Tecumseh snowblower fuel related non start quick fix .mp4 - Duration: 8 minutes, 24 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 7 years ago
      • 66,639 views
      The first time I had trouble starting this snowblower was about 3 years after the purchase. I knew it was most likely a gummed up carburetor. Varnish and stale gas in the carburetor are the most co...

    • Changing your garden facucet washer.mp4 - Duration: 7 minutes, 5 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 7 years ago
      • 1,212 views
      Changing your garden faucet washer can be a simple job or a real pain. There's usually more to it than just changing the washer. The valve seat could be worn, the turn off valve inside could be b...

    • Replacing HP laptop hard drive and browser Firefox upgrade.mp4 - Duration: 6 minutes, 29 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 7 years ago
      • 1,571 views
      My old HP Pavilion dv1411se laptop's been crashing more often lately. It could be a variety of hardware or software issues. In order to breathe new life into the computer, I'm replacing the hard d...

    • Sears chain drive garage door opener gear replacement.wmv - Duration: 4 minutes, 25 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 8 years ago
      • 149,763 views
      My Sears chain drive garage door opener 's main gear is worn. I replaced just the main gear with the sprocket and shaft assembly for $25 or so from a supplier at Amazon.
      A word of WARNING, garage ...

    • Windows Vista Dual boot with a new hard drive and a second clean Vista Movie.wmv - Duration: 2 minutes, 40 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 8 years ago
      • 1,943 views
      I don't trust using my son's PC with all the possible hidden viruses. You can spend hours scanning the drives but you are never sure if all the viruses are caught by your antivirus program. I boug...

    • Rechargeable LED solar light repair Movie.wmv - Duration: 2 minutes, 22 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 8 years ago
      • 4,075 views
      The solar panel on this 4 LED rechargeable light is worn out after a year or so. The original light with 2 AA batteries never last through the night when charged . I replaced two of the blown leds ...

    • Replacing the Y Sustain board on a 50inch plasma tv Movie.wmv - Duration: 3 minutes, 33 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 8 years ago
      • 177,255 views
      A word of warning: A television has high voltage and can kill you if you touch the wrong part.
      My two and a half year old 50 inch plasma is broken already. The Y main or sustain board needs to be...

    • Heat related problems with my plasma TV and electronics Movie.wmv - Duration: 2 minutes, 25 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 8 years ago
      • 5,217 views
      My two and half year old 50 inch plasma is giving me problems lately with fine vertical flashing stripes. My research tells me it's the buffer logic or other boards going bad because of dry solder ...

    • Resetting your cell phone sms text service number.mp4 - Duration: 6 minutes, 57 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 7 years ago
      • 1,411 views
      I had trouble sending out text messages after I used my cell phone (
      Sony Ericsson unlocked phone) with a new sim card overseas. The text service number did not reset itself when I insert my orig...

    • My temperamental Weedeater featherlite trimmer - Duration: 10 minutes.

      wtam69
      • 7 years ago
      • 161,214 views
      It was easy to give up on this trimmer which wouldn't start no matter what I do. I finally had to order a carburetor repair kit to tune it up. I got the trimmer new for $20 new at a store closing. ...

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    • Wolfberry or Goji shrimp and soup recipes Movie.wmv - Duration: 2 minutes, 31 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 8 years ago
      • 1,750 views
      I am using the Wolfberry or Goji plants from my backyard for these 2 recipes. Gojis are very high in antioxidants and therefore quite beneficial to your health. The best gojis come from Tibet. Go p...

    • Tender and moist teriyaki chicken breast for dinner .mp4 - Duration: 9 minutes, 9 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 6 years ago
      • 36,803 views
      It took me a while to figure out the best way to cook lean chicken breast. Because of the low fat content of chicken breast, grilling or broiling makes for tough and leather like chicken. Bread cru...
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    • Using spoons and forks as tongs to serve food Movie.wmv - Duration: 2 minutes, 32 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 6 years ago
      • 353,786 views
      Using spoons and forks as tongs is an old waiter's technique of handling and serving food. You can use either spoons or forks or a combination of both. Back to back way of holding the spoons is goo...

    • Dinner cooked by the sun with my do it yourself solar oven. Solar oven Part 7 - Duration: 6 minutes, 36 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 6 years ago
      • 1,994 views
      I finished making my solar oven except for the reflectors. It appears I don't need them for now because slow cooking does not require such a high temperature. I actually overcooked my egg custard b...

    • Best day of solar oven cooking so far. My solar oven project pt.9 - Duration: 5 minutes, 26 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 6 years ago
      • 6,320 views
      The clear blue sky makes today my best day yet for solar cooking. More pork roast, rice, and I threw in two loaves of bread. To save some work, I used my bread maker to knead the dough.
      They all ...
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    • Health food of the day: Solar oven corn silk tea.wmv - Duration: 113 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 6 years ago
      • 465 views
      Many cultures believe corn silk to have medicinal qualities. Next time when you are making soup or boiling your corn, don't forget to throw the corn silk in. You can make corn silk tea without the...

    • Pear Cooler - Duration: 2 minutes, 13 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 6 years ago
      • 259 views
      My Asian pear tree has tons of pears. A lot of them are too small or have some cosmetic blemish. I peeled and diced up the pears to make a pear drink that is soothing and especially good for people...

    • Cooking your backyard vegetables - hairy melons and goji berries - Duration: 6 minutes, 21 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 6 years ago
      • 3,452 views
      I have too many hairy melons in my backyard so I have to start eating them. For this vegetarian melon dish, I used tree fungus, shitake mushroom and I also added a few goji berries. Tree fungus an...

    • How to tenderize meat for stir frying and other ways of cooking - Duration: 8 minutes, 15 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 6 years ago
      • 107,924 views
      Do not use this way of preparing food if you are allergic to papain or baking soda. There are many ways to tenderize tough cuts of meat. Here, I 'm showing you a few of the ones I use, which includ...
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    • Cooking green bean or mung bean soup with stainless steel vacuum cup - Duration: 2 minutes, 31 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 6 years ago
      • 3,458 views
      Mung bean or green bean soup is a tonic drink used in Asian countries to detoxify your body. Nutritionists recomment 4 or 5 servings of beans per week. Supposedly for the fiber content. Cooking t...

    • Clay Pot Rice, Hoi Ping Style - Duration: 4 minutes, 36 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 5 years ago
      • 6,969 views
      My niece sent me some nice photos of clay pot rice dishes she saw in Hoi Ping, China. I figured rice is rice and I can make it too. In the video, I omitted to show the soy sauce with Mirin cooking...

    • Trying out the Sun oven with a Zatarain's Jambalaya rice mix - Duration: 4 minutes, 10 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 5 years ago
      • 953 views
      I cooked a simple rice dish with the Sun solar cooker. I added an extra cup of rice to the Zatarain Jambalaya premix so it wouldn't be too spicy. It took a little over 2 hours to cook the rice at 2...

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    • Best day of solar oven cooking so far. My solar oven project pt.9 - Duration: 5 minutes, 26 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 6 years ago
      • 6,320 views
      The clear blue sky makes today my best day yet for solar cooking. More pork roast, rice, and I threw in two loaves of bread. To save some work, I used my bread maker to knead the dough.
      They all ...
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    • Simple pleasures in the backyard Movie - Duration: 2 minutes, 34 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 6 years ago
      • 441 views
      My small backyard has given me a lot of simple pleasures. I am now able to cook with my newly made solar oven.
      I picked this design because it seems to be the most functional and easy to make ove...

    • Solar oven, part 8 folding reflectors & castors installed.mp4 - Duration: 3 minutes, 21 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 6 years ago
      • 741 views
      Made a stand with castors so I can roll the solar oven around. I hinged 3 of the 4 reflectors. The reflectors make the oven look like a plane with folded wings on an aircraft carrier. I want to mak...

    • Dinner cooked by the sun with my do it yourself solar oven. Solar oven Part 7 - Duration: 6 minutes, 36 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 6 years ago
      • 1,994 views
      I finished making my solar oven except for the reflectors. It appears I don't need them for now because slow cooking does not require such a high temperature. I actually overcooked my egg custard b...

    • solar oven part 6, can boil water now - Duration: 2 minutes, 16 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 6 years ago
      • 1,722 views
      I closed up the solar oven after stuffing it with flattened cardboard boxes. Using aluminum flashing, I made an oversized back reflector. The sun was inconsistent in the morning but turned stronger...

    • Solar oven, part 5. Test oven reached 225 degree Fahrenheit - Duration: 4 minutes, 25 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 6 years ago
      • 792 views
      I added an extra pane of glass to the oven window for more insulation. I also lined the inner oven with aluminum foil to make it reflective. I put an egg on an open cast iron skillet in the morning...

    • Solar oven, Part 4 Installing the oven window - Duration: 2 minutes, 58 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 6 years ago
      • 800 views
      I made a couple of hinges for the the oven window using some nylon wiring clips. It's seems to work well. I have to stuff more insulation in as I didn't do a good job insulating it. When I'm satisf...

    • solar oven part 3 - Duration: 3 minutes, 33 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 6 years ago
      • 379 views
      The solar oven is more work than I expected but I'm getting there. Some more finish work on the oven box and I can work on the reflectors.

    • Solar oven part 2, the Bolivian or heaven's flame model - Duration: 3 minutes, 50 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 6 years ago
      • 778 views
      After some initial testing, I have decided on a build based on a Bolivian solar cooking project sponsored by the UN. The design seems simple enough and I learned some Spanish while watching the vid...

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      wtam69
      • 6 years ago
      • 761 views
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      wtam69
      • 6 years ago
      • 647 views
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    • The poor gardener doing solar vegetarian cooking - Duration: 3 minutes, 20 seconds.

      wtam69
      • 6 years ago
      • 299 views
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