Dernière modification le 22/08/2024
Difficulty
Easy
Duration
4 hour(s)
Cost
1 EUR (€)
Description
A prototype for making a thermal curtain using milk cartons, which is mainly made up of: -75% cardboard -21% polyethylene (plastic). -4% aluminium.
Introduction
To create the Thermal Curtain, we have chosen materials with the following properties:
-Limits incoming draughts
Inert, non-toxic, tear-proof material.
-Thermal insulation.
-Good aesthetic level.
-economic.
The milk carton contains these materials:
- Polyethylene: (Plastic)
- can catch fire at 260°C
- Non-toxic and tear-proof
- chemically inert material (does not react in any chemical or biological way)
- Aluminium:
- thermal insulation.
- Cardboard and plastic limit wind currents; fewer pores than fabric.
What's more, milk cartons are economical and we recycle.
Fabric has been added for aesthetic appeal and to improve heat retention.
Materials
- Milk bricks (you need more than 5 bricks to make an average curtain).
- Fabric (more usable clothes...).
Tools
- Thread and needle or sewing machine.
- scissors and stapler
- tape
Step 1 - Preparation of Milk carton
- Clean the remaining milk cartons thoroughly.
- Flatten the bricks so that there are no creases.
- Cut the brick as shown in the photo.
- Remove the outer layer of the brick so that a little cardboard remains (be careful not to tear the brick).
Step 2 - Grouping together the different cartons
- Attach the different cartons (using scotch tape).
- Staple any parts that don't fit properly.
Step 3 - Adding fabric
You can add clothes to be thrown away or torn fabrics.
- For aesthetics, you can add a decorative fabric to wrap the bricks and also to increase efficiency.
Step 4 - Addition of wire for closure
- To finish, pass a thread over the curtain to close and open it.
- Use the thread to make a knot on one side and pull on the other to close.
Draft
Français
English
Deutsch
Español
Italiano
Português