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You can build your own solar panel with this Mother Earth News blueprint. This solar heat box attaches to the outside of a windowsill to harness the sun. This easy-to-follow blueprint includes photographs, wiring instructions and airflow diagrams. Includes a list of materials and step-by-step instructions for a successful DIY project.

You can read more about the solar heat grabber here.

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Assemble this wood-gas generator from recycled water heaters. Convert an internal combustion engine (100-cubic-inch or greater displacement) into your own home energy system or use the generator to run a truck. This blueprint includes materials list, step-by-step instructions and black-and-white photos. Advanced mechanical and metalworking skills recommended.

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Build a wind-powered electrical generator with this blueprint. Engineering diagrams include blade fabrication, generator and gearbox coupling, governor and speed controls. This blueprint includes a materials list and 10 pages of photographs. No step-by-step instruction. This is a very advanced do-it-yourself project.

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Diagrams and text explain how you can build and install a dump bed on your truck's chassis and use the power steering pump/fluid to activate a pair of double-acting hydraulic cylinders to raise and lower the bed. Advanced metalwork and machinery skills recommended.

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You can build this wind generator, which produces 350 watts and is built from plumbing, electrical and salvaged auto parts. The 14-foot rotor begins charging at 12 mph and delivers maximum output at 26 mph. This blueprint includes a materials list and excellent graphics. For this do-it-yourself project advanced metalworking skills are recommended.

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You can expand the storage space of your mobile home, and supplement its heating system, with this DIY 5-by-8-foot structure. This solar hot air collector will allow you to harness heat from the sun while giving you some extra storage space. The detailed blueprint covers siting, construction and assembly, and includes a materials list and 22 illustrations and photos.

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