Do-It-Yourself Projects to Get You Off the Grid : Rain Barrels, Chicken Coops, Solar Panels, and More

Backyard chicken coop -- Clipping chicken wings -- Small chicken tractor for the city dweller -- Chicken barrow -- Collect rain water with a wine barrel -- Roughneck rain barrel -- Green solar-powered water barrel -- Rainwater collection and distribution system -- DIY 1000 watt wind turbine -- Chispito wind generator -- How to build a thermoelectric lamp -- Build a 60 watt solar panel -- Solar power system -- How to make PV solar panels -- Solar lawn mower! -- Solar powered fountain/herb garden -- Solar PV tracker -- Greenhouse from old windows -- An algae bioreactor from recycled water bottles -- Conversion tables.;"Instructables is back with this inspiring book focused on a series of projects designed to get you thinking creatively about going green. 20 Instructable projects illustrate just how simple it can be to make your own backyard chicken coop, or turn a wine barrel into a rainwater collector. 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Collected in this volume is a best-of selection from Instructables, reproduced for the first time outside of the web format, retaining all of the charm and ingenuity that make Instructables such a popular destination for internet users looking for new and fun projects designed by real people in an easy-to-digest way.Hundreds of Instructables are included, ranging from practical projects like making a butcher block counter top or building solar panels to fun and unique ideas for realistic werewolf costumes or transportable camping hot tubs. The difficulty of the projects ranges from beginner on up, but all are guaranteed to raise a smile or a “Why didn't I think of that?”Numerous full-color pictures accompany each project, detailing each step of the process along the way. It's an invitation to try a few yourself, and once you're done, see if you don't have a couple of ideas to share at Instructables.com. 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Front Cover Half-Title Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Introduction Editor's Note Backyard Chicken Coop Clipping Chicken Wings Small Chicken Tractor for the City Dweller Chicken Barrow Collect Rain Water with a Wine Barrel Roughneck Rain Barrel Green Solar-Powered Water Barrel Rainwater Collection and Distribution System DIY 1000 Watt Wind Turbine How I Built an Electricity-Producing Wind Turbine Chispito Wind Generator How to Build a Thermoelectric Lamp Build a 60 Watt Solar Panel Solar Power System How to Make PV Solar Panels Solar Lawn Mower! Solar-Powered Fountain/Herb GardenSolar PV Tracker Greenhouse from Old Windows An Algae Bioreactor from Recycled Water Bottles Conversion Tables. Illustrated with full-color photographs accompanying easy-to-follow instructions, this unique collection utilizes the best that the online community has to offer, a mammoth database churning out ideas to make life better, easier, and, in this case, greener. 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