American Bushman

"If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write things worth reading or do things worth writing." —Benjamin Franklin

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Foolishness?

I'm working on another project and, if time allows, will get pictures together for a DIY.

The reason I ask if it's foolishness is the complete lack of time I've had for ANYTHING let alone a silly side project...

The plan is to make a lightweight desalination still that can be used to make fresh water from salty and also from contaminated/polluted using a source of heat.

I'm going to modify one of my camping pots so the capacity will be somewhat limited but it'll be something I'll actually have with me when I go out.

The actual design work is what I'm doing right now and I have to decide whether to use all copper tubing (bulky but robust) or something like a high-temperature medical tubing (lighter but could melt or tear in use.) This will come in time.

The design would use a minimum of tools and be nearly fully reversible in order to use the pot as a pot.

If I do this, it'll be this weekend that I get it put together and tested. So, hopefully you'll see some pictures by Sunday/Monday. :)

Thanks for reading,


B