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Materials and tools to build the heliostat (sizes not proportional)


Materials


RC servos
RC servos

styrofoam glue
styrofoam glue



nail


nail

solder

solder

heat-shrink tubing


heat-shrink tubing

stranded wire
stranded wire


styrofoam
styrofoam (XPS)


hinges


hinges



velcro hook and loop pairswood screws

velcro (hook and loop),
wood screws
rubber bands
rubber bands or steel spring

steel spring
elevation cord
single stranded wire

elevation cord
single strand wire

header pin female
 



3x2 header pin
creativ hartschaumplatte

creativ Hartschaumplatte

spiegel

mirror
two-sided gluing tape for mirrors

mirror sticking tape




Tools





insulation remover


insulation remover

 hot wire cutter

hot wire cutter
phillips tip screwdriver
Phillips-tip screwdriver


burin

burin
pliers
pliers
stapler
stapler
soldering iron
soldering iron

marker
marker
 utility knife
utility knife
 piece of wood

piece of wood


hot air gun
hot air gun




Skills. You have (or will develop along the way) following skills: Cutting styrofoam with hot wire cutter and build XPS models. This includes fixing non-XPS materials to your XPS model; some of them moving and capable for longtime stress; afixing a mirror tile; lengthen (or repair) a stranded wire cable; make a bowline knot; connect a spring with a wire permanently. And of course you will learn about heliostats that is solar robot technology.