Solar Cooker Update

The solar cooker is coming along really well. I completely finished the outer box. Foiled the inner box and now just have to fit and glue that into the larger one. The instructions call for newspaper to go between the two boxes on the bottom, but mentions nothing about the sides. Seems like there should be some there to act as insulating walls. I'll have to do more research into this.

I've only run into one snafu so far, which was when the glue was unwilling to come out of the tube. I spent some time trying to unplug it with a paperclip before I realized I could just switch tops with another tube I had. I have still not had to spend any money on the cooker, but I am starting to run short on my glue supplies. Hopefully I'll make it though.

Also, the instructions call for a plastic oven bag to make up part of the lid. I'm going to try to use glass I have from an old picture frame instead. Benefits: don't have to buy the plastic oven bag, don't have to go to the store, its actually supposed to be 10% better in efficiency. Disadvantage: I have to design my own way to incorporate the glass into the lid. But I'm up for the challenge!

I really want to get back to my garden as well. Everytime I go over during the day though, there are wasps all over the flowers. I usually just leave them alone and say I'll come back later, but then I have to go to work, so I have yet to plant anything new. I really want to get some lettuce, onion, and cucumber seeds in the ground soon. I tried pre-soaking them, because for some reason I thought that would help them sprout. They have yet to show any change in appearance, so I've giving up on the soaking.

That is it for now. Trying to finish up the cooker in the next couple days. Then start testing it. Once that project is completed, I think I might begin construction on a second birdhouse. I have to start putting pics up cause my last one was amazing (not to toot my own horn, but toot toot!)