You know the BIG Satellite dishes? I thought man one of those would make a kick ass cooker. Just not sure how one would go about covering the surface with a reflective material; I see them for free if you lug it off their property. I am going to have to get my hands on one. Is it Mylar you are using or that Foil tape? Where do you get your Mylar?
I got the Mylar off ebay and glued it to the dish with spray adhesive ...The kind i got is real thin and hard to keep wrinkles out .. ...you can get it up to 4mil thick ...I am in the process of of trying to chrome a small one and see how that works ..
That's a nice dish. You could drill a hole in the bottom center of the dish and insert a fitting with a 1/4" barb with a shut off valve. If you insert a tube to the barb and connect that to a vaccum pump or even a vaccum cleaner migh work, you would be able to make a perfect dish with no wrinkles. you would have to fold and seal the mylar on the outer edge of the bowl though.
To get the wrinkle issue solved, trying cutting the mylar into 2 inch strips,applying each seperately until the dish is covered.You can eliminate nearly ALL the wrinkles no matter how deep the curve.
looks almost mirror. very clear
sakcheegii 2 years ago
You know the BIG Satellite dishes? I thought man one of those would make a kick ass cooker. Just not sure how one would go about covering the surface with a reflective material; I see them for free if you lug it off their property. I am going to have to get my hands on one. Is it Mylar you are using or that Foil tape? Where do you get your Mylar?
jupy921 2 years ago
I got the Mylar off ebay and glued it to the dish with spray adhesive ...The kind i got is real thin and hard to keep wrinkles out .. ...you can get it up to 4mil thick ...I am in the process of of trying to chrome a small one and see how that works ..
jdcmusicman 2 years ago
That's a nice dish. You could drill a hole in the bottom center of the dish and insert a fitting with a 1/4" barb with a shut off valve. If you insert a tube to the barb and connect that to a vaccum pump or even a vaccum cleaner migh work, you would be able to make a perfect dish with no wrinkles. you would have to fold and seal the mylar on the outer edge of the bowl though.
Cheers!
Mrelevatorman 2 years ago
I have the same problem. I live in Hilo, Hi. The sun came out today for about 15 minutes 4 different times.
joewilder 2 years ago
I disagree: HOT!
Boyntonstu 2 years ago
definitely hot lol
jdcmusicman 2 years ago
To get the wrinkle issue solved, trying cutting the mylar into 2 inch strips,applying each seperately until the dish is covered.You can eliminate nearly ALL the wrinkles no matter how deep the curve.
soldieroffortune1974 2 years ago
yeah I wish I would have done 2x2 these on here i cut bout 3x4 or so ....
jdcmusicman 2 years ago
Cool :-)
insAneTunA 2 years ago