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Metalworking (rec.crafts.metalworking) Discuss various aspects of working with metal, such as machining, welding, metal joining, screwing, casting, hardening/tempering, blacksmithing/forging, spinning and hammer work, sheet metal work. |
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what plastic do I need?
I'm looking for sheets 4 x 8 ft or so to make a solar collector. I'm
wanting something that isn't too expensive and flexable. Ken |
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what plastic do I need?
Most plastics will degrade when exposed to the environment. Consider using
glass, or one of the specialty plastics designed for solar collection. wrote in message oups.com... I'm looking for sheets 4 x 8 ft or so to make a solar collector. I'm wanting something that isn't too expensive and flexable. Ken |
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what plastic do I need?
Dave Lyon wrote:
Most plastics will degrade when exposed to the environment. Consider using glass, or one of the specialty plastics designed for solar collection. wrote in message oups.com... I'm looking for sheets 4 x 8 ft or so to make a solar collector. I'm wanting something that isn't too expensive and flexable. Ken Also consider asking on alt.energy.homepower or one of the other solar related groups. Pete C. |
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what plastic do I need?
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I'm looking for sheets 4 x 8 ft or so to make a solar collector. I'm wanting something that isn't too expensive and flexable. Ken You can buy sheets of clear polycarbonate, single or double wall, from www.teksupply.com . It's one of the few plastics that will hold up in outdoor use. |
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what plastic do I need?
If you use glass I suggest safety glass or tempered. One of my students has
a friend who went through a glass window yesterday. Fourteen year old girl with a stitched up thigh. Of course it could have been worse. Karl "Dave Lyon" wrote in message news:3o68f.280231$084.27988@attbi_s22... Most plastics will degrade when exposed to the environment. Consider using glass, or one of the specialty plastics designed for solar collection. wrote in message oups.com... I'm looking for sheets 4 x 8 ft or so to make a solar collector. I'm wanting something that isn't too expensive and flexable. Ken |
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