Glass Casting
From Open Source Ecology
- Here's how to melt - [1]
- $17/sf for glass block at Menards [2] 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 [3]. But if 8 cu ft - it can melt up to 1000 lb per melt [4]
