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- Sun May 05, 2024 9:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy Birthday Peter vk!
- Replies: 9
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Re: Happy Birthday Peter vk!
Thanks everyone, I had a great day. Brought home some more windmill stuff. GSM and Toronto wheel, the Toronto wheel has one Aermotor section on it. They're both pretty tought but they will help me finish two other wheels that I have
- Thu May 02, 2024 6:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy Birthday
- Replies: 7
- Views: 324
Re: Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday!
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 5:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy Birthday
- Replies: 10
- Views: 621
Re: Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday!
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 4:25 pm
- Forum: Projects - Windmill
- Topic: new in Canada
- Replies: 117
- Views: 10062
Re: new in Canada
Usually the bearing slides on pretty tight, a little lock tight wont hurt. I don't know about the torque on the nut, I just tighten it up really tight and then loosen it a bit so that the hub spins easy.
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 4:22 pm
- Forum: Projects - Windmill
- Topic: new in Canada
- Replies: 117
- Views: 10062
Re: new in Canada
I would peen it like the original, or make the shaft longer and put a pin through in the front of the shaft.
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 5:25 pm
- Forum: Projects - Windmill
- Topic: new in Canada
- Replies: 117
- Views: 10062
Re: new in Canada
I have only seen one with holes drilled on the bends, I'm thinking someone just drilled them and it's not factory
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:28 am
- Forum: Projects - Windmill
- Topic: new in Canada
- Replies: 117
- Views: 10062
Re: new in Canada
The really early spokes had the ends plugged, which was better. On the open ones, if the mill sat for many years without the wheel turning, the spoke pointing down would fill with water and dirt and they would rot from the inside.
Peter
Peter
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:07 pm
- Forum: Projects - Windmill
- Topic: new in Canada
- Replies: 117
- Views: 10062
Re: new in Canada
I have never noticed different lengths on the end of the spokes, maybe one is earlier and they changed the length over the yeras. Or one is homemade.
Peter
Peter
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:59 pm
- Forum: Projects - Windmill
- Topic: new in Canada
- Replies: 117
- Views: 10062
Re: new in Canada
Not sure what you mean with the spokes, two different returns on the end
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:46 pm
- Forum: Projects - Windmill
- Topic: new in Canada
- Replies: 117
- Views: 10062
Re: new in Canada
I have worked on many Beattys but have never seen a gasket under the helmet.