ARCHIMEDES SOLAR OVEN SOLAR POWERED FURNACE NO ELECTRICITY GAS HOT SLOAR COOKER

[Ineedmorelives]

Good job, but it wouldn't make neighbors or people driving very happy. Are the panels glass or plexiglass from the cooler? Could you use this to cure clay pots and things? Very interesting.

[bunnybooties]

Great!:) Would love to make one and use to cook all my food. I'm really interested in cooking with a solar oven.

[Robots4Sale]

fix the word that is not spelled correctly in your title please

[Robots4Sale]

so this is only heated by the mirrors? why not put fresnel on top?

[advthinker]

Not to be krass but why are these videos so long? Get to the point! if you cant make it in three minutes or less, your grandstanding.

[Greg042869]

Why didn't you build it like a regular oven with the door in front?

[MistedMind]

It'd be nice of you to give the temperature in degrees celsius for the rest of the world (and the scientific world ;D ) that doesn't use Fahrenheit :)

I know there are ways to calculate it like dividing by... what not, and adding a bit.. But doing this for every temperature... :P

Well just an idea :)

Other than that: Nice idea ^^ I wondered how you brought those "giant" parabolic mirrors into shape :D

[pbteamobey]

you have a cute wife

[bergy41rox]

190 is less than a sauna. But still that is pretty sweet

[1234Doc4321]

DAN ROJAS FOR PRESIDENT!!

[MegaRobo9867]

Is that Mrs. Lopes from George Lopez? (no actual relation)

[GreedIsYourGod]

You two just keep outdoing yourselves, wow! Have you considered contacting Make Magazine? Or that TV show that Make has on PBS? Basically I am sure you have definitely earned that or better yet that TV show you were aiming for a while back. I would love to help make that happen for you. The rest of America desperately needs to start thinking and acting like you have been.

[knoose]

Awesome.

Now add fan airflow inside and make it convection epic, almost needed due to size i would think.

You could sell this if you really implemented the mirrors in.

Think "pig roast".

[rlocke2]

hehe, that is so cool

[gratex]

breast power

[ProgressiveTV]

Looks to me like with a little Bit of Fresnel help, this could be a great pizza oven!

[MAJESTIC10110]

Place fans in wall and pipe heat into house

[Nabo00o]

Genius! A simple practical solution is worth a lot for people who need it...

[blabla1275]

i wish i have such a smart and beautiful girl

[lisag65256]

I love this idea...wonder if somehow you could create a unit strong enough against high heat temps to maybe use it for pottery, or metal melting......I have a friend who made a homemade kiln for her glass jewelry pieces...

[ibcrazysumtimes]

This is amazing! and your wife is beautiful, congratulations my man! really inspiring.

[AKAOJ]

This could be a good application for desalination. Get the salt out of sea water. Desalination plants spend millions every year using a gas powered furnace. Use the sun!

[MrTerryKay]

Would probably be a great idea for a whole village. Maybe if you want to cook a whole pig or goat. Those Archimedes battle mirrors seem a good idea as long as you can get them free or cheap.

[locouk]

Shame you can't put a trap door on the base, you'd retain much more heat when opening it up.

[seventhscience]

Hey Dan, In a comment I made in your forum I mentioned using a heat gun to form the acrylic. Now that I have seen your oven. A superlative amplitude thumbs up man. Excellent use of ancient technology.

[BurnDuck]

the only drawback to this oven, you can't cook in the morning or evening time.. :/

[pixuma]

2:44-2:51 thats what she said!!

[usra060]

Sloar?

[joelito101]

I wonder what would happen if you fed fresh air from the bottom and capture the fast moving air on the top to generate electricity.

Not only that, if there was a coiled black copper pipe, it could also heat water when needed.

[blaxpear]

Great work!

[tim0090]

i wouldnt have bothered with the mirror's i would just put that fit bird in there ..... that would be HOT!

[larrylynn123]

WOW......now thats a stove!!!!

[WarzSchoolchild]

One of the best 'recycling' initiatives I have yet seen on YouTube...BRAVO! FIVE STARS ***** AWESOME!!!!!

BTW, Check out:-

Environmental Effects from Recycling Windows. A case study

Professor Bertil Fredlund PhD

Lund Institute of Technology

Dept of Building Science

They used Pilkington 'Energi Glass' or 'Kappa Glass' which has a transparent coat of infrared reflective metalic tin. This traps the IR radiation inside. Loads of double-glazed glass panels get scrapped, many with K Glass.

[WoundedEgo]

ISTM that the best mirror placement might be to have a parabolic (or Fresnel) mounted about 10 feet *above* the device, then using a mirror, also mounted up high (for safety), route the output of the parabolic (or Fresnel) directly downward onto the device. You wouldn't need glass - just a cast iron grid to absorb and radiate the heat downward. Can you picture all that?

[prayfertrey]

If there were a network of tubes with water, I wonder if one couldn't cycle hot water into the house and into radiators...

[bloggycreek]

That's a real beast! I'll be looking for the new video!

[captscruffywhiskers2]

This needs some parental supervision warnings.

[AsianMeatBunBoy]

anyone know where I can buy Fresnel lens for cheap and high QT?

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

Check our website :-)

[coloradobob1]

Asian -

I bought one from Green power. Lots of good stuff on his ebay site.

[lilohotboy]

hey

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so

i am learning bout the solar cooker

hehehehe

[infiniterealitiesOrg]

awesome! :)

[wolfman19791812]

Have you ever thought about making a solar dehydrator out of your oven? Using solar panels and 12v fans to move the hot air around?

[KFZMeister26]

Well done !!!!

[jptc123]

house heating in winter?

[WorkFreeWizard]

Could you possibly use this to make steam to power a steam engine?

[hlblade57]

imagine what you could do if you used a FRESNEL LENS to heat the oven

[CFrostyTheSnowman]

I agree I want them to use a few fresnels or curved mirrors and soup up the materiels. Because it's like storing the heat which a powerful tool.

[ericortizrules]

that lady is hot

[bigfella11]

i grabbed an old tv that someone chucked out and was on the side of the road for hard rubbish to collect..now i took the tv to use the lense to set up my own much smaller solar cooker set up... now i doubt that it is a fernel lense, should that matter? I will use a mirror as you did.

Also as great as the oven is would it be better to put a door on the side for easier access, just as a normal oven would have??

great vid though..i have liked all of them i have seen so far.

Jason

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

Hi,

The lens I am not sure but the side door would be much easier>

[bigfella11]

hey guys, cheers for the reply..its good to see you guys showing an interest in the people who watch your videos.... im going to start my own vids soon... i am gathering items to make a windmill...small, but it should be fun... im not the smartest guy but i think i can make one..even scored some fan blades from a radiator fan from one of the rail cars at work which had its motor seize up.... so it begins...lol

[ourkids123]

ok dan. yes they are 12v  and thanks

[ourkids123]

i have got 4 80w panels 48v inverter Steca Solarix 4401 (48v 40Amp) Solar Charge Controller with LDC display. can i put them in parallel. i want to run 42inch tv and pc, and 4 150ah batteries = 600ah is that ok ???

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

I think it should be fine, the solar panels should produce about 78v with no load, I would see what happens, if you are way above the 48v loaded you may want to stop. I think it will be fine. The higher voltage will not be the problem. Just make sure your batteries are charged up a bit before you load them.

Hope this helps. The panels, they are 12v yes.

Dan

[egschips]

I dont want this to sound like I am joking, but if you can maintain the 200' temp it would make a perfect smoker for food. With the added benefit of being able to see the food cook. I am thinking Archimedes was thinking BBQ when he invented this!

[cdltpx]

Imagine that you could bake 100 lbs of taters in no time. 20 loves of bread at a time, Or roast 10 turkeys with that thing using zero fossil fuels. Try this get food that is to be thrown out at a store food that is one day out of date and cook it with this then donate the food to a shelter. I use to work in a c store and we ate all the out of date stuff and it kept us well fed, sausage, burritos, among other things we usually cooked the sausage with a lb of red beans yum.

[mooniemoney]

So do I have to steal the freezer doors at my convenience store to make one of these?

[callmeshane303]

Quotes about Fahrenheit:

The Fahrenheit temperature scale is "antiquated, clumsy, and still in use in only one industrialized nation in the world today--the United States."

Walter A. Lyons, PhD, The Handy Weather Answer Book, page 41.

The Fahrenheit temperature scale is "plain silly and it's cultural value [is] slim."

Neville Holmes, "The Numerical Dysfunction", Mathematical Intelligencer, 22(1), 2000-winter, page 8.

[unboring84]

lol why were you downvoted your only telling the truth! anything but metric is rediculous in my opinion, I live in Canada and have no idea what the f a mile is? seriously metric FTW

[caligor89]

cant u use the solar oven as heat sourse and put a sterling on top of it ?? heat= oven? cold= normal air? would u not get a got output of that ? ........ sterlin enging typ: Precision Twin Cylinder Stirling Engine...... do serch on youtube on that and u se what typ engine i mean........ sorry my poor eng :)

[jerryaltman]

Son, turn down this furnace right now, or the sun bill will be too high this month. 

:-)

[13JMC13]

Add water and a black tube.

Seal all the edges and insulate the floor.

Buy/get a generator designed to be powered by steam and use this oven to cook food while the steam generates electricity.

What do you thing?

[ourkids123]

i have got 2. 80 w 12v panels but have got 48v inverter do i get one more 80w panel ?????

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

They should produce 20v no load so 3 in series could charge a 48v battery system if you had the right controller. You may need 2 more. Another option (cheap hard way) would be to charge the 4 batteries in parallel, disconnect when charged and run in series. I know of a few who built a switch to do this.

[SonicYouthXXX]

lol, 68 degress january. too bad I cant build that owen cause we get like up to -30C here at winter ... :D

[dadhadit]

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good info tks get the word out !!!!!

[DrSteveHolt]

look at the jugs on that !

[AaaaghJOE]

MY GOD 68C in jan!!! where the fuk are you?

[GeoAnimism]

would be good to know the heat temper of the glass your using lol

[craigger1676]

could this be done on a smaller scale w/ an aquarium ?

[nprudhomme111]

could be used to make a low temperature stirling engine run and make electricity

[nomosushi]

sweet

[Maccan]

Awesome. Perhaps a vent could be installed to transfer the heat directly into the home.  Heat could be directed into a clothes dryer. Now that would cut down on the energy bill.

[KOHNAN]

Yep, I trying these same things here in Arizona, and it hasn't been easy or successful, but I didn't have much support. I'm really excited I found your video's, and I'm sure there are many of us that will have to try this and make our own discoveries. The more of us that do this, and help each other out, the farther we can get. Please keep it up, and thanks again for leading the way.

[trance183]

Dan you are awesome. You need to invent something. If you haven't already. :D

[Funkmasterizzy]

Now that you have a hot air source, see if you could hook it up to a solar powered clothes tumbler, just to see if it could be done. Chances are that oven will have lots of uses, few of them being to cook food.

[prayfertrey]

Heat water that runs through pipes that warm the house.

[VisionQuest2012]

That would be great for drying meat. Make some beef jerky. :)

[snookumsthacat]

hippies

[unicursalhex]

tice nits

[frankygows]

@unicursalhex She is hotter than furnace

[bestchess]

you guys are awsome

[theLisaSolution]

Another fabulous and thought provoking video. Thanks again.

[SWINGREGORY]

cool

[RHEAD100]

You make good videos, Dan. The wife makes good videos.

When you make videos together. They always come out GREAT, like this one.

Love the way you imfasized useing discarded materials to build.

Another 5 stars. What can I say. When you double team. It can be nothing less.

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

:-) Thank You Thank You Thank You very much for the wonderful comment!

[wovvzer]

i'm in love with your wife...saw her for d first time at metacafe...lol

[599891]

Cool idea but the mirrors would make it a pain. What kind of temps can you achieve without them? How about that solar fan in there pushing the air into the house on a cold day? The fan would only blow when the sun is out. Might have to rig up a dryer exaust portal in reverse to the house. Your video's are fun, keep them coming. I like the ones that have a practical application.

[GetMeThere1]

Seeing you boil water in it gives a good idea for what it could be used for: free water distillation/purification.

[naisayd]

It would be interesting to see what would happen if you added vertical fold-out reflectors to top - similar to a sun-oven. I think they are also called 60-40 ovens. With the sliding top panels, the reflectors could be made to move with the top to provide easy access. You could also add a fresnel lens to focus the heat on the inside where the glass would trap it.

[tasp9]

Cool video's !!! I have been watching your video's for some time, they are fun, informative and challenge the capable to get out there to do what is needed. Side note: To the people whom may not have as much experience as Don. When you find project you would like to try read up on it learn all you can before start and be careful. Keep up the good work!

[massspectrician]

Neat-o.

[zacandmillie]

Thanks for putting the bloopers at the end.

[simlay]

With a copper tubing coil and some ducting and a fan in there you could use that to heat water and air for supplemental heating for your home and water supply.

[espido]

keep on the good work, great !

[pinballrobbie]

What I love about your video's is that your lady is also interested in your passion-really nice to see and you make a great couple!

[cdltpx]

Place sheets of tin on the sides of this just like the solar ovens they sell on line and you will save yourself the trouble of setting all these mirrors out. Sheets of tin are durable and reflect light for quite some time. Or you could use emergency blankets($2 walmart Mylar) glued together and 2x2 wood for frames to place around it.

[pipersmitty87]

I was trying to figure out how to melt/bend my 28"circle mirror (acrylic) to form it, and here you go and make something.

[rutgermsc]

Recycling (litter reduction) and use of free energy, good work!

[rowcrazy]

great. thanks. the bloopers are good too+

[keithmobile73]

put a radiator in it and connect it to a stirling.

[OriginalUncleNemo]

Wow guys, that is great. You two are always doing so many things. I'll bet you use that oven all summer long.

[oppesdaman]

That would make a nice hog roaster!

[InstallGuys]

Fantastic!

I do love your videos.

Keep up the great work!

Steve

PS: the outtakes are really refreshing, too!

[slinkee2k]

Ditto!

[pgeeme]

If you're melting plastics or anything that can leave chemical residues in the oven and then cook food in there to eat, please be careful.

[bg0821]

Very nice! I thought of what it would be like to make a large enough enclosure to be able to melt down plexiglass at 250f. 273f with the mirrors from a distance not bad. just wait until summer time will go over 300. that insulated glass really did the trick.

[GregoryLog]

You could put a big turkey in there

[RMCrowley]

what kind of paint? do ya think its toxic?

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

Excellent Question:-)

The paint is high temp BBQ enamel. Most enamel paints are considered non toxic ONCE DRIED. Any food we cook in this oven will be in pyrex wear with a lid or a steel pot. Regular store bought charcoal or any food cooked over an open flame is a mild health risk. Also many people do not like cooking in Aluminum fool or on teflon. I have found that any time you heat food, you get exposed, if you do not heat it enough, you can get Escherichia Coli. Rock and a Hard Place.

[xavster]

do what the chinese do, steam your food

[RMCrowley]

thanks you guys rock!

[beerhoven]

MMMmmmm you could slow cook BBQ so many ribs in that thing =o)

[Frosttty]

I love the outtakes!

[sonofhendrix]

really cool!

[DocterrNick]

At least you don't have to walk around in 5 inches of snow

[lemco7777]

very nice :D)

[dreamyear]

This is incredible do you think NASA could send mirror or reflector into space and control the winter weather by sun shine.

[SylwerDragon]

This is really excithing video...keep going ...

[Raycheetah]

I would be concerned about chemicals leaching out of the materials (particularly the plywood) into anything I cooked in it. Otherwise, it appears very effective! =^[.]^=

[nwstraith]

That's awesome your incorporating your wife more. I can see a lot of love there between you and I am happy for the both of you. :)

That's a nifty oven too. I'm curious why it appeared you were using regular mirrors rather than parabolic ones. Was that to try not to have a hot spot on the glass perhaps?

[batteryphil]

didnt he invent a solar city-defence wit mirrors? didnt work though. but there is no success without failure.

[YamadaKeisai]

Cool. That is a Texas-sized Thanksgiving turkey cooker.

[UKBB]

Wouldn't it be better to have one of the sides open instead of the top? I would think you wouldn't lose as much heat when putting stuff in or taking it out.

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

It would be much better but then you would almost have to crawl in to reach the center or use a long reacher. The floor is about 195 F. I have 6 more doors, I might make a second one with that concept. This is the rough draft:-) Thank you for the idea UKBB.

[callmeshane303]

Use racks - with rollers - you know slide out draws....

Oh I fogitted yoo's a gard daymed yankee

Pretend you both really hate each other and play slide the stiff in to the crematorium.

The last one to roast to death wins.

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

:-) and we measure in inches;-)

[cricketol]

have u ever thought of using it to heat your house?

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

I need to get the smell out. The paint and silicone still is harsh. A week from now it might be good. I added a 2x4 to the base to give a bit more height and have the option to drill large holes for hose to heat circulated air or water when not an oven.

[observationmode]

good recylcing of those old glass doors. i bet you could make some really cool shrinky-dinks in that oven. fun bloopers at the end.

[Probewitch]

I bet in the summer the thing catches fire or just plain ole meltsdown. I can't wait to see you two play Archimedes; sprint down the road naked shoutting Eurika!

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

:-)

[DurAR89]

I love it man, thanx.

I have a solar oven myself, which can also be used as an electrical oven too.

I got a question, on the Parabolic mirror, it seems acrylic, how would you go about fixing a minor scratch? ... Thanx again for sharing your work. +5 fav

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

The front scratches are not a problem unless you really scratch it up. Acrylic resin can help.

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

What type of oven do you have.

[DurAR89]

My comment didn't post :/

I have a Tulsi Hybrid Solar Oven. Can use both electrical outlet power or solar. It's great because it can be just electric oven or solar. It came with special pans too. It can get fairly hot, up to 400*F, and has Low and High settings, Low about 200*F high 400*F. Low powered, 400 watts. I got this back in November for about 220 bucks, it's more now.

I started planing for this depression a while back (2yrs ago), and the knowledge you have and share will be priceless

[egn2020]

Better put locks on it children will get in

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

Good idea:-) Thank you.

[callmeshane303]

Yeah it's a realllll good idea.

Don't forget to put the locks on before they get in.

Ohhh yeah... and put a sun shade over the top and some thick foam padding on the ground all around it...

Ummmm Oh don't forget putting on some flashing lights and a big neon rotating display with lettering 3 meters high (around 10' for the backward Americans), flashing out every 3.2 seconds, "DANGER - HOT INSIDE".

[indiasrainbow]

great work as always. :)

[MATT20THCENT]

That is a big oven. You can have a pizza party.

[GardenGirltv]

Great video! Huge oven too!

[jer4703]

Your old lady is pretty hot too.mybad.lol

[ohmslaw111]

hehehe agreed!

[37474748]

/agreed

[snoopdog68]

Right on  5 stars.

[JULYINJULY]

Wow, 75 cubic feet. can you pumpe the air inside a house;)

[JULYINJULY]

SP pump

[sizercam]

this would be interesting considering we are having days over 40 degrees in Australia at the moment

[enyceckk101]

wow what a nice day over there