DIYbio:Notebook/Open Gel Box 2.0/Materials and Costs

The box

Acrylic - $20

Free at public lab in Boston

Electrode

• Monel wire - $0.10 (http://www.shopwiki.com/detail/d=20Lb_14%22_Monel_Wire_(30pc_per_tube)/jumpToFirst=t/)
• Platinum electrodes - $10

($100 worth to make 10-15 boxes) http://www.a-msystems.com/electronics/wire/platinum.aspx

• Silver or nickel?
• Copper turns gels blue

Cap/plug connectors for supersafe lid- $5?

Glue - $1?

Power supply - $150?

Light filter system

Tiffen Glass 4"x4" - $125

Colored acrylic?

Cellophane?

Time and Labor

Laser cutter time ~10 min

1 hr to glue together parts and wiring