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*Here's how to melt - [https://chatgpt.com/c/68436d92-f6cc-8010-b198-3d9700292c88] | *Here's how to melt - [https://chatgpt.com/c/68436d92-f6cc-8010-b198-3d9700292c88] | ||
*$17/sf for glass block at Menards [https://www.menards.com/main/doors-windows-millwork/windows/glass-blocks-glass-block-panels/glass-block-accessories/mulia-8w-x-8h-x-3d-clear-hollow-craft-and-dcor-glass-block/79000-cr/p-1462879481239-c-7686.htm] | *$17/sf for glass block at Menards [https://www.menards.com/main/doors-windows-millwork/windows/glass-blocks-glass-block-panels/glass-block-accessories/mulia-8w-x-8h-x-3d-clear-hollow-craft-and-dcor-glass-block/79000-cr/p-1462879481239-c-7686.htm] at $1.4/lb | ||
=5000 lb/day System with 100kW PV System= | |||
*Power Draw: ~60–80 kW total | |||
*Daily Energy Use: ~800–1,000 kWh | |||
*Cycle Time: 2.5–3 hrs including pour | |||
*Throughput: ~10 melts/day across 2 furnaces = 6,000–8,000 lb/day potential | |||
*Here is a 100lb melt furnace DIY for $700 instructions [https://chatgpt.com/c/68436d92-f6cc-8010-b198-3d9700292c88]. But if 8 cu ft - it can melt up to 1000 lb per melt [https://chatgpt.com/c/68436d92-f6cc-8010-b198-3d9700292c88] | |||