Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

The 2 spiral stairs I managed to shoehorn in there have been a hit because friends and neighbors can easily climb up to the top section observation deck. I have a 10' ladder from there to the mill on top. Had some extra concrete from a driveway pour so we formed the base a foot or so and there's 3 t...

Found some drawings and went from there. Mine is 1/2 scale because my lift only goes up 35 ft. I did build a small 1/12 scale balsa wood model to guide me and also have a 1/12 scale plastic model of the JLG T-350 to guide the construction process. The lift is maxed out when addressing the F&W Mo...

FLW_RomeoAndJuliet_Windmill.JPG Been replaced several times. Most recent was during a total restoration. I built a copy and it awaits siding. Roof is done. Put 2 spiral staircases in the 'water tower section (Juliet) to avoid need for a ladder. More to the story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKo...

I have 90 degree legs on Romeo.

When he returns, guarantee he will be hungry for pizza, butter pecan ice-cream, and a few other candies by the gallon.

You do have some other options: Put the tower on a hill such that the mast pipe is vertical when installed. Put up the mill and pull on the tail vane with a rope until it meets township ordinances. Put it up and knock it down again but on the opposite side. The crunch will be done ([2 wrongs make a ...

You really only rent wives (just like beer). I've spent plenty of time in Traverse Bay and The Homestead. There are plenty of candidate wives around there with torches, welders, angle iron cutters, and refrigerators. Windmills, on the other hand, are kinda rare. That's why I have saved 12 so far on ...

Throw it in a charcoal barbecue pit to heat it red. Then collar it with a larger pipe and bend it perpendicular to the base. Use a leaf blower to increase the heat ala forge style. The key requirement is that the mast pipe needs to eyeball the center of the tower at the base, assuming that the base ...

I believe you may have just called me on a land line, But I have experience with an A-602 and got it up and running without any problems.