Ask the Mountains

This post is dedicated to the material costs of building a "Stone King" Atmospheric Temperature Generator.

To begin with, if you have not read about it, there are construction instructions located here. They provide a comprehensive explanation of how to piece one together.

With that out of the way, I will hereby iterate through the materials used, and how much they cost to purchase:

• Thermally Insulated Container (100mm x 100mm): $4.33

  

   

• Quick-Setting Concrete: $1.00

  

   

• Thermal Pad (3mm x 100mm x 100mm) x2: $16.60

  

   

• Thermal Glue: $10.50

  

   

• Thermoelectric Cell (50mm x 50mm) x4: $46.40

  

   

• Heat Sink (50mm x 50mm) x4: $17.25

  

   

• Thermal Tape (2" x 10'): $3.00

  

   

• DC Port x4: $4.00

  

   

• DC Y-Adapter x3: $18.00

  

   

TOTAL: $121.08

So as you can see, the parts are altogether not cheap, and as explained previously, the wattage of the device is at this point purely academic. But it has a virtually limitless service life, and is a very fun thing to put together and test in various environments.

If you have any ideas as to how the "Stone King" can be more economically manufactured, or have any comments as to its design or usage, feel free to let me know. Have a wonderful day!