Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

Happy Birthday !

Ha, Mtblah! I guess I've no idea what the real Dr. Pepper is then. Means I'll have to return to find out !!!
Great visit. Got to see inside of your Capital in Austin. Wow. I think it should replace the one in Washington D. C. I felt more patriotic just walking through it.

So I'm back from short visit to Austin, Texas to see grandson graduate from grad school. Made it to Dublin to see the beautiful home my great grandfather had built in 1895. No time for anything else windmill. Home needs a lot of help now, but has new owners. Behind what must have been the stone wate...

Thanks, guys! Mike, I'd love to take you up on your personal offer, but I'm not seeing the other 5 of us talking about any run south of Austin. We will be flying down next Thursday, (Ugh), and GSon's graduation is Friday. So we only have Sat, (Dublin), and Sunday - then fly back north Monday. My dau...

I expect to attend my grandson's University graduation in Austin, Texas, April 19th. Will be in Austin 4 days, but riding with daughter, etc., so time will be limited. Plan to see my Great Grandfather's home in Dublin, and drive around some. Anything I ought to know about windmills in the region? Th...

Thanks. My main gear case has cast Stover markings. No idea if their, "Champion," brand would be so marked. Side note, and perhaps better on a new topic post, there is a milled, "flat," on the main case snout that is stamped with what I might guess to be a serial number. (See pho...

Fooey. Now I remember something about that. I suppose I'll do black then. Just unexciting. It'll match the black lettering on the vane though !
Thanks, Dennis

Guess that says it. I have no idea what color Samson Oil Rite S's were painted. Vane lettering appears to be black, for whatever that's worth.
Anyone know?
Thanks, Dennis

I knew from the beginning that I'd need to figure on this taking a long time. And encouragements here to continue, "patience," was certainly timely. I've been trying to, "un-stick," this 45 and get it turning over since last December. No luck Yesterday, Hugh, my experienced windm...

If it bothers aluminum, I'm not going to use it with Babbitt. I appreciate that comment. Welder..........wow. That must smoke the rust off!@!!