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Description of the material - Solar chimney

  • 2x
    transparent square platic sheets (acetate or pvc)

  • 1x
    transparent plastic sheet (acetate)

  • 1x
    1 cm thick square piece of expanded polystyrene (Sagex)

  • 1x
    strong square cardboard

  • 1x
    strong square cardboard

  • 1x
    strong square cardboard

  • 1x
    piece of rigid panel made up of a compact foam in between 2 sheets of white cardboard (Kapa line).

  • 2x
    pieces rigid panel made up of a compact foam in between 2 sheets of white cardboard (Kapa line).

  • 2x
    pieces rigid panel made up of a compact foam in between 2 sheets of white cardboard (Kapa line).

  • 1x
    aluminium plate

  • 2x
    thin slats of plywood

  • 1x
    4 cm diameter gutter tube

  • 1x
    round head pin

  • 1x
    rivet base

  • 1x
    flexibind (plastic binder)

  • 1x
    black paint spray

  • 1x
    insulating tape

  • 1x
    double-sided adhesive tape

  • 1x
    strong transparent adhesive tape

transparent plastic sheet (acetate)

Original material, used by Martin

Price1 CHF (1 A4)
Can be purchased in any stationery shop.

piece of rigid panel made up of a compact foam in between 2 sheets of white cardboard (Kapa line).

Original material, used by Martin

Price18 CHF (the m2)
Panels with polyurethane foam between 2 cardboards.
Can be bought in a good stationary shop or suppliers for designers and decorators.

You can also use expanded polystyrene (sagex) but the result will be less 'clean'.

aluminium plate

Original material, used by Martin

Metallica
rte de Marcolet 37
1023 Crissier
1001 Lausanne
Tél. 021 631 23 00
Price0.50 CHF (room)
Ask a tinsmith for spare pieces (a fine copper plate might do as well). For large quantities please contact a factory, for instance Metallica

. Example:

4 cm diameter gutter tube

Original material, used by Martin

Obi Brico - Migros
http://http://www.obi-brico.ch/fr/
Price1.95 CHF
Bought in d.i.y shops (OBI or Hornbach)