The Sun Jar is an interesting solar-powered device that can be used as a lamp or lighting feature both indoors and outdoors. The jar charges through the day to illuminate once in darkness, the frosted glass defusing the light giving it a true sunlight appearance. Brief Overall: The Sun Jar Solar Light is a way to spice up your garden decor—it’s a jar that “captures” sunlight into a pot and lights up an area with a colorful glow of your choice for the night! There are no visible switches on the jar; a light sensor automatically activates the lights when darkness falls (i.e. when the sun sets or you turn the lights off!) However if you do wish to turn the sun jar off manually, there is an override switch inside the lid.

Applications: This method is inexpensive and straightforward if you’re trying to turn an ordinary bath into a hot tub party or even if you’re trying to turn the heat up in your swimming pool. Even on colder days, you can heat your hot tub with the sun to be temperature-ready for yourself. The battery needs sun to fully charge, and your Sun Jar may need charging before its first use. Leave outside or in a sunny window in DIRECT SUNLIGHT for several hours. In overcast conditions we recommend charging for a few days. Tobias Wong was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada. He studied architecture at the University of Toronto and received a full scholarship to attend New York City’s prestigious Cooper Union School of Art, where he graduated from the sculpture program in 2000. Leave the solar lights on the Mason jars outside in the sun to charge for a day (four - 12 hours) before you glue them together. Occasionally a solar light is faulty right out of the box and doesn't work well or at all. If a light doesn't work, it's better to find out before you glue it to a Mason jar and can't return it.

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Brief Overall: Even though this project requires a lot of work and parts, it’s one of the most beneficial DIY projects out there.

With one bottle filled with dirty water, purified water will be evaporated and collected in the second bottle, empty, as the sun shines down on the bottles. In just a few minutes, you’ll start seeing water droplets! Applications: This challenging but worthwhile DIY project helps stay green in many ways. You can use this generator to go from powering phones and cameras to powering televisions and other larger appliances. This build depends on how much you want to spend, but you can even power a refrigerator with this DIY with suitable materials. Applications: The best use for this build is for refrigerating food during a hot, summer day. This doesn’t apply to items that need to stay below a specific temperature, like meat or frozen foods, but it’ll make sure that your drinks stay cool during the day. Brief Overall: This build utilizes the fan that we talked about earlier and adds to it. After acquiring an insulated box, you’ll set up a solar-powered fan inside the box so that your box and the food inside of the box will stay cool while being powered by the fan. Some projects are easier than others, and some require more complex thinking to accomplish (which is why we put in a difficulty meter), but in the end, every project is educational and valuable—so, let’s get started! Solar DIY Projects [Easy to Hard] Sun Jar Solar Light (Easy)

I’d say it is, but it depends upon how much gut you want pulled into the jar? The more gut goes in, the less pressure there is on your balls as the gut is fatty tissue and more easily expands. After a long time outside, condensation may build up inside, this will not damage the Sun Jar. To remove any moisture build-up, open the lid and ease out the inner workings,

Brief Overall: For those interested in laser engraving or laser cutting, this DIY might suit you! Simply, by taking a magnifying glass, you can focus the rays of the sun into a powerful beam that engraves on most materials and even cuts through weaker materials.If you do not want your Sun Jar to light up when it gets dark, lift the metal lever to release the lid and set the switch to "Charge" mode. This conserves battery life whilst continuing to charge it. (The Sun Jar also charges in "Auto" mode) By utilizing a solar panel meant for charging a phone, you can set up a Bluetooth speaker in a position where the solar charger would power your speaker while charging your phone, so you’re not losing any power.

Applications: If you want to go fully solar-powered in the future, this method will let you calculate the number of solar panels you’ll need. Brief Overall: From a popular DIY build, the solar chimney project allows you to build and install a solar chimney that redirects light and heat through a tunnel right to your house. Components Required: A long measuring tape, a ladder, proper safety gear, and a calculator. DIY Cardboard Solar Oven (Medium)

Brief Overall: This is a fun project to be taught in a science class during middle school! This build utilizes a solar panel that uses solar electricity to power a motor which causes the wheels to go forward. Even though it’s simple, it gets many interested in solar energy as a teenager.