“From scratch ... your own solar installation probably doesn’t involve manufacturing your own photovoltaic cells. But when it comes to making the frame to hold your panels, why not machine ...

Research Paper (Warning: PDF) So, Hack a Day readers, which one of you is going to make your home-brew solar panels first? Let us know when you do.

If you're a diehard DIYer, you might think that assembling individual solar cells to make a solar panel is a fairly easy ...