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Step 6: Build Pt. 3 - Metalwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Step 7: Build Pt. 4 - PVC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Step 8: Build Pt. 5 - Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Step 9: Using the Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Step 10: Going Further and Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Related Instructables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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Author:fozzy13
Hey everyone. I graduated from high school in spring of 2012, and will be a Chemical Engineering student at the University of Toledo in the fall of 2012. I have a wide variety of interests and skills from welding to gardening to cooking to painting that I've learned from being a member of this site for years. I'm happy to be a member of the awesome community here at Instructables!
Step 1: "Why?"
I wanted to try to keep the Intro fairly short and sweet, and more formal. But why build this, at a personal level? -I'll take this point to say that if you don't care about specifically why I built this, then move on to the next step, no hard feelings : ) My car sits in the sun all day, and has a black interior. I'm sure you already know that dark colored things tend to get hotter when they sit in the sun than lightly colored things. Additionally, windows do a funny thing when light hit them, and serve as a sort of insulation, so that the air in my car actually gets hotter than the outside air temperature. Both of these factors cause me to start sweating almost immediately upon entering my car, which isn't very attractive when going to work, nor very comfortable. Therefore, I was thinking of different ways I could cool down my car while it sits in the driveway. Leaving all my windows down isn't very practical for safety reasons and letting bugs in. A foil sun shade that would sit on my windshield would be annoying to put up and take down. I also had a vague idea of how a Solar Air Conditioning Unit could work, and decided that a car would be the perfect test medium for my concept! The car would allow me to attempt to cool a small amount of space, in a fairly controlled setting, and potentially save me from a very uncomfortable commute.
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Total cost: $27.10 Tools: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Dremel Rotary Tool. Oscillating Cutting Tool. Jigsaw. Drill. Various hand tools: knives, scissors, screwdrivers, etc.
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Image Notes 1. These are two thin pieces for the top of the box. The shaded parts will be cut out to allow the pieces to lock together and be glued in place.
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Image Notes 1. PVC primer and cement used. 2. Thread-tape used. 3. PVC primer and cement used.
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