Cheddleton Weather Station

After reading some excellent articles on making you're own solar radiation shield

I decided to give it a go.

I brought 15 plant pot saucers. Choosing the right plastic is important.

Some manufacturers use a brittle plastic, when you try to cut into it It just cracks.

After selecting the best plant pot I cut off the edge with a pair of scissors,

This will stop the water congregating on the edge.

The next step was to find a way of cutting the centres out. I decided to use a.

Craft cutting compass it took a while, but it is well worth it.

The next stage was drilling three holes in each saucer to accommodate the threaded rods.

I made a template by cutting a round piece of card to the size of the saucer.

I decided where I needed the hole to be drilled and pierced the card with a pin.

I laid this on each saucer, using a felt tip pen to mark the spot to be drilled.

I cut some 10 mm in length tubing to use as spacers between each saucer.

On the fourth saucer I mounted a PC fan to give a constant airflow;

I will be running this off a 12 V transformer , as I am fortunate to have a power socket.

close by. My future project will be to make this powered by a solar panel.

Fig 4 PC fan

Mounted at the top.

Fig 5 Sensors mounting bracket

I cut out a mounting bracket for the sensor.

This is mounted in the centre hole this gives an evenly airflow from the fan.

Fig 6 Bug guard fitted.