Comments on: Solar Ibex Cooker Boils and Bakes Using the Sun’s Rays http://inhabitat.com/solar-ibex-cooker-boils-and-bakes-using-the-suns-rays/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Wed, 22 May 2013 16:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: gaiatechnician http://inhabitat.com/solar-ibex-cooker-boils-and-bakes-using-the-suns-rays/comment-page-1/#comment-260076 gaiatechnician Sat, 25 Sep 2010 15:38:45 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=158956#comment-260076 I am working on a tracking solar accumulator concept. Basically a low tech alternative to Scheffler solar kitchens. The dish will be something like 1.6 or 1.7 sq meters in the second prototype. First was about 3 years ago. It is made from corrugated plastic and will be set up on equatorial mount. This means one axis tracking is needed which is simpler. The dish cost 25 dollars in plastic but it still needs support ribs. I used a "cone method" to make concentric cones to replicate the parabolic shape. This is simple and produces few cuts. It is a big project and it is on solarcooking.org on their wiki. Please join. I am working on a tracking solar accumulator concept. Basically a low tech alternative to Scheffler solar kitchens. The dish will be something like 1.6 or 1.7 sq meters in the second prototype.
First was about 3 years ago.
It is made from corrugated plastic and will be set up on equatorial mount. This means one axis tracking is needed which is simpler. The dish cost 25 dollars in plastic but it still needs support ribs. I used a “cone method” to make concentric cones to replicate the parabolic shape. This is simple and produces few cuts. It is a big project and it is on solarcooking.org on their wiki. Please join.

]]> By: maxman http://inhabitat.com/solar-ibex-cooker-boils-and-bakes-using-the-suns-rays/comment-page-1/#comment-257790 maxman Thu, 16 Sep 2010 06:17:40 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=158956#comment-257790 $1,500.....Are they serious?which poor man or woman in the 3rd world going to afford that?pls be realistic. $1,500…..Are they serious?which poor man or woman in the 3rd world going to afford that?pls be realistic.

]]> By: bo3bber http://inhabitat.com/solar-ibex-cooker-boils-and-bakes-using-the-suns-rays/comment-page-1/#comment-256978 bo3bber Mon, 13 Sep 2010 07:58:24 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=158956#comment-256978 Not presently in production, he is a designer looking for people to bring it to market. This is a design study. http://www.solaribex.com/ It appears that part of the point of making a much sturdier and more expensive version of a solar cooker is to make it possible to use it on a daily basis, as an actual stove. You need a lot of enthusiasm to use a cardboard and foil stove on a daily basis. Secondly, it has a built in solar tracker using a photovoltaic cell, and a drive gear in the base. You can thus cook for long periods, without having to adjust it. It's a real stove. I gathered all this from the website, I just thought it was very interesting. Not presently in production, he is a designer looking for people to bring it to market. This is a design study.

http://www.solaribex.com/

It appears that part of the point of making a much sturdier and more expensive version of a solar cooker is to make it possible to use it on a daily basis, as an actual stove. You need a lot of enthusiasm to use a cardboard and foil stove on a daily basis.

Secondly, it has a built in solar tracker using a photovoltaic cell, and a drive gear in the base. You can thus cook for long periods, without having to adjust it. It’s a real stove.

I gathered all this from the website, I just thought it was very interesting.

]]> By: Rom http://inhabitat.com/solar-ibex-cooker-boils-and-bakes-using-the-suns-rays/comment-page-1/#comment-256051 Rom Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:27:55 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=158956#comment-256051 I agree with you Arrenbas. It is very cool but I often see things that are on the high end listed on inhabitat. I'm considering removing the site from my daily reading because of this. This site seems geared more towards people who can afford indoor renewable kids furniture that costs 'just' $1500. I don't think I make enough money to read this page. I agree with you Arrenbas. It is very cool but I often see things that are on the high end listed on inhabitat. I’m considering removing the site from my daily reading because of this. This site seems geared more towards people who can afford indoor renewable kids furniture that costs ‘just’ $1500. I don’t think I make enough money to read this page.

]]> By: solarwindmama http://inhabitat.com/solar-ibex-cooker-boils-and-bakes-using-the-suns-rays/comment-page-1/#comment-256030 solarwindmama Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:52:37 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=158956#comment-256030 Where can I buy one and how much does it cost? Where can I buy one and how much does it cost?

]]> By: Arrenbas http://inhabitat.com/solar-ibex-cooker-boils-and-bakes-using-the-suns-rays/comment-page-1/#comment-256003 Arrenbas Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:45:47 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=158956#comment-256003 A solar cooker is an obvious blog entry for Inhabitat, but this seems like a very sturdy/expensive/overly complicated solar cooker compared to those which are essentially foil-covered corrugated cardboard, lightweight, fully functional, and tried and tested for many years around the world. A solar cooker is an obvious blog entry for Inhabitat, but this seems like a very sturdy/expensive/overly complicated solar cooker compared to those which are essentially foil-covered corrugated cardboard, lightweight, fully functional, and tried and tested for many years around the world.

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