I needed learn how to make Green Sand for metal casting. If you watched the furnace video you saw me making refractory, and making green sand is about the same process. Simply put, it is a mixture of sand, bentonite clay, and a bit of water. Using this kind of sand is called […]
Category: How To (How I Did)
You could call this a How To – but people often tell me I did it wrong – now to be fair you can’t really tell me I can’t do it that way, when the video shows I actually DID do it that way – so to cool down the hateraide – lets just call this HOW I DID
How to Build a Solar Dehydrator
I like dehydrating food, sometimes because it makes food storage easier, and sometimes (like in the cases of apples or meat) I like eating dehydrated food. The devils of food storage are: Heat Light Oxygen Moisture. Dehydrating helps increase shelf life because many organisms (like Botulism) cannot thrive in dry spaces. If you vacuum […]
DIY Solar Cooker
From doing research into solar applications I have come to the personal conclusion that solar energy is misapplied in many instances. Our sun is an awesome source of energy, but all too often we use it to create electricity we store to make heat or light later. While this has some really useful applications, […]
How to Build a 12 Volt Chlorine Generator for Water Purification
The way I approach prepping is that I have a list of tiers of preparedness, and I try follow a consistent approach of not jumping tiers for specific sections until all sections on a tier are filled (This is flexible based upon situational factors). In my Defense tier, I would really like to have […]