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'''Plastic fluteboard''' is very much like corrugated cardboard, but made from plastic. It can be found at sign companies that print custom signs like for the politicians. Large sheets can be found at plastic dealers. [http://www.coroplast.com Coroplast] is one brand name. It is not hard to find, but will not likely be at your local big-box home improvement store. Note that using this material, is much harder to make a solar cooker that will fold down compactly than when constructing with [[cardboard]]. |
'''Plastic fluteboard''' is very much like corrugated cardboard, but made from plastic. It can be found at sign companies that print custom signs like for the politicians. Large sheets can be found at plastic dealers. [http://www.coroplast.com Coroplast] is one brand name. It is not hard to find, but will not likely be at your local big-box home improvement store. Note that using this material, is much harder to make a solar cooker that will fold down compactly than when constructing with [[cardboard]]. |
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[[Image:Plastic_cookits_during_training_in_Sudan.jpg|thumb|250px|Plastic fluteboard can be used to construct [[CooKit]] solar panel cookers that are waterproof and much more durable than the normal cardboard version. This version of the CooKit is called the [[Poly-Furnace]].]] |
[[Image:Plastic_cookits_during_training_in_Sudan.jpg|thumb|250px|Plastic fluteboard can be used to construct [[CooKit]] solar panel cookers that are waterproof and much more durable than the normal cardboard version. This version of the CooKit is called the [[Poly-Furnace]].]] |
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One way to address the folding problem is with the use of plastic zip-ties. The [[Panel-Box Cooker]] uses the zip-ties to create hinge connections for the panels. Fluteboard can be creased and folded, but it does not offer the ability to have the articulated panels lay flat for storage or shipping of the cooker. |
One way to address the folding problem is with the use of plastic zip-ties. The [[Panel-Box Cooker]] uses the zip-ties to create hinge connections for the panels. Fluteboard can be creased and folded, but it does not offer the ability to have the articulated panels lay flat for storage or shipping of the cooker. |
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* [http://solarcooking.org/newsletters/scrnov07.htm#Plastic University students put corrugated plastic to the test] - ''[[Solar Cooker Review]]'' |
* [http://solarcooking.org/newsletters/scrnov07.htm#Plastic University students put corrugated plastic to the test] - ''[[Solar Cooker Review]]'' |
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* http://www.coroplast.com |
* http://www.coroplast.com |
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+ | *[[Media:CORUPLAS_A4_REV.pdf|Information on Coruplas and Coruprint twin-wall polypropylene available in South Africa.]] |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Sun Scoop]] |
* [[Sun Scoop]] |
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* [[Poly-Furnace]] |
* [[Poly-Furnace]] |
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* [[Panel-Box Cooker]] |
* [[Panel-Box Cooker]] |
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* [[Cardboard]] |
* [[Cardboard]] |
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[[Category:Materials]] |
[[Category:Materials]] |
Latest revision as of 01:49, 12 October 2020
Plastic fluteboard is very much like corrugated cardboard, but made from plastic. It can be found at sign companies that print custom signs like for the politicians. Large sheets can be found at plastic dealers. Coroplast is one brand name. It is not hard to find, but will not likely be at your local big-box home improvement store. Note that using this material, is much harder to make a solar cooker that will fold down compactly than when constructing with cardboard.
One way to address the folding problem is with the use of plastic zip-ties. The Panel-Box Cooker uses the zip-ties to create hinge connections for the panels. Fluteboard can be creased and folded, but it does not offer the ability to have the articulated panels lay flat for storage or shipping of the cooker.
External links[]
- University students put corrugated plastic to the test - Solar Cooker Review
- http://www.coroplast.com
- Information on Coruplas and Coruprint twin-wall polypropylene available in South Africa.