Interesting! Does it still have to be hot when you apply the adhesive, or does heating it once make it persistently friendly?
On Fri, Jul 27, 2018 at 12:39 PM Vladimir Khodel <vkho...@gmail.com> wrote: > To get glue to work on these kinds of plastics we do flame/heat treatment > first - use a propane torch or a heat gun on high to soften the surface - > after that epoxy works just fine ;) Let us know if it helps bondo or > silicone adhesion as well! > > Vladimir > > On Fri, Jul 27, 2018, 09:28 Steve Upstill <upst...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks Jay! I'll probably keep this in the "family" until I've tried it >> out *in situ. *Crossing fingers... >> >> On Fri, Jul 27, 2018 at 2:38 AM Jay Batson <batson...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> There is such amazing awesomeness in this. Thanks for posting., >>> >>> Do you dare post it on Figjam's ePlaya thread about swamp coolers >>> <https://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic.php?t=33842>, or do you think >>> that's just asking for unkind comments >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at 7:23:58 PM UTC+2, Steve Upstill (Swifty) >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> After years of struggling with the Home Depot swamp cooler, and >>>> inspired by a friend of a friend, I started over, and made this: >>>> [image: IMG_20180724_195151114.jpg][image: IMG_20180724_195216011.jpg] >>>> >>>> The vessel is a swing-lid trash can >>>> <https://www.homedepot.com/p/Rubbermaid-12-5-Gal-Black-Swing-Top-Wastebasket-2007870/301227226?keyword=071691183082&semanticToken=200300+++%3E++++st%3A%7B071691183082%7D%3Ast++cn%3A%7B0%3A0%7D++71691183082+%7Bproductkey%7D+qu%3A%7B71691183082%7D>, >>>> and the filter holders are cheap-ass soffit vents (two wide >>>> <https://www.homedepot.com/p/Construction-Metals-14-in-x-8-in-Galvanized-Steel-Reversible-Foundation-Vent-TW148/202092772?keyword=736223133613&semanticToken=200300+++%3E++++st%3A%7B736223133613%7D%3Ast++cn%3A%7B0%3A0%7D++736223133613+%7Bproductkey%7D+qu%3A%7B736223133613%7D> >>>> and one narrow >>>> <https://www.homedepot.com/p/Construction-Metals-14-in-x-5-in-Galvanized-Soffit-Vent-SV145/202093194?keyword=736223106020&semanticToken=200300+++%3E++++st%3A%7B736223106020%7D%3Ast++cn%3A%7B0%3A0%7D++73622310602+%7Bproductkey%7D+qu%3A%7B73622310602%7D>) >>>> from >>>> the ventilation-and-flashing aisle, both from HD. The evaporative area is >>>> more than 50% larger than my old bucket cooler, the water capacity two or >>>> three times greater, and since the fan points horizontally (i.e, toward the >>>> yurt rather than the sky), it requires a fraction of the length of duct to >>>> get to the building, so I expect higher flow AND less heat gain. I haven't >>>> been out to the Playa with it, but I'm getting 5°F cooling at 68° >>>> temperature and 68% humidity. >>>> >>>> The pump is a 3.6W 12V aquarium pump (2 for $15 at Amazon >>>> <http://a.co/7D19LdH>), and that white thing at the bottom is a float >>>> switch <http://a.co/iUFlZPy> to cut it off when the water gets too >>>> low. >>>> >>>> It has a cigarette-lighter male plug for power in, so I can either run >>>> it off a car battery or 12V solar panels. At the top, barely visible on the >>>> right, are simple 12V voltage regulators for the fan and the pump. I bought >>>> a pair of these solar panels <http://a.co/2V2y5bT> years ago, and >>>> those voltage regulators are all the control you need (I think they were >>>> $1.69 at my local electronics depot, ad I have two, one for the pump and >>>> one for the fan, just b/c they're so wimpy). >>>> >>>> The lid was a bit of a mission to build, because you want a good seal, >>>> yet the bin has rounded corners. >>>> You'll have to follow this link to see what I mean. >>>> <https://photos.app.goo.gl/Qavvxp7t9V32nVqX6> >>>> Rather than try to duplicate the bowing of the box, I exploited it by >>>> gently forcing it straight, to provide pressure against the outside. (I >>>> used the dado blade on my table saw to cut the channels, but you don't >>>> really need it to be held on both sides.) For the curves, I used Bondo: >>>> plopped it down inside the lid, greased up the bin with butter, put it in >>>> place and let it define its own shape. I suppose you could work from the >>>> inside and pile more Bondo up on the lip, but that felt like overkill to >>>> me. You could also do it entirely with Bondo, allowing the box to keep its >>>> natural shape, only if your Bondo skills are better than mine. >>>> >>>> So will a hot, dry Playa give me enough temp. drop to sleep in? We >>>> shall see. It does seem to be moving a lot of air. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Steve Upstill >>>> >>>> -- >>>> The only cure for hate speech is more speech. 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