Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

Dan are saying you could bring them to the fair? I only have to makeup short lengths. Was going to wind them into the twists of the long end and then just secure with touch of a welding rod to keep them from unravelling. I think if you don't keep the wires taught when winding then they won't twist e...

I need to make a few twisted wire braces for my Dempster tower. Not whole lengths , just two foot sections that I can tie into the existing damaged ones. The big end loops are damaged and unusable. Has any one made a simple jig to produce what I need? I have one idea involving two heavy springs to k...

Looks like that is what happened to the Beatty I bought. Just threads left in the hub except for 2. The spoke I have has only about 1/2 inch of thread left. I noticed a small hole drilled at the top of the curve to allow water to drain but I can see water getting in as well. That would defeat the en...

Today I took the arm off the two sail sections it was tying together. There is only about 1/2 inch of threads left.
Me thinks that may not be enough. Not good.

I have one original so that will be a big help if and when I have to make them.

Paul I am guessing it is better if you heat the stretching part as opposed to the shrinking?
Have you tried both ways to see which way worked better?
Thanks.
Joe

Hi Paul,
If I can't find arms for my Beatty I will have to make 5 of them.
Did you use a conduit bender?
Joe

I revisited the auction site and there were 23 photos taken of the mill that I did not see at first.. It looks 100% like my Monitor L. Pat D Jan 1918. I noticed they have installed fittings on the grease cup covers to make it easy to refill with a gun. The tower is not perfect, looks like they bent ...

There is an online auction coming up in April. They list a pipe Raymond complete with tower.
I looked up the photos associated with the mill. Every thing looks to be there. To me it looks
exactly like a Monitor L. Maybe they misidentified. is there a difference?
Joe

Hi Ron,
I sent you a PM