Kevin's b602 project
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:00 pm
Hello all. New member here. Thanks for accepting me!!. First off I'd like to say thanks for all the info on this site. I've read through a ton of posts and learned a bunch of stuff within a few days. I went from not knowing anything about this thing last week to learning it's an aermotor b which means it's a 10ft fan, it's a 602 so it's got the v spokes unlike the 702, and to where I'd find the year it was made and also how to decode the year stamp. Really appreciate everyone's contribution.
Anyways onto my project. I bought this windmill at a local auction online without even looking at it. It wasn't going for much so I threw a bid in and i got it.
So based on information I got from this site, I think it a 1925 b602.
I have the motor, a 10' fan and the hat (sorry, I'm still trying to understand what to call the parts)
The motor is missing the large gears, the driven gears. The drive gears and main shaft move freely.
I plan on using this windmill as a front yard statement piece. So all it needs to do is spin. If I can find the driven gears cheaper than 200 each then maybe I'll add them so the kids can see how it would have worked.
So I dont have any hardware at all. I understand that i will probably need to fabricate most of the pieces myself which is fine. I also will need to build a tower. After looking a some pictures online, I feel like a 30ish ft steel tower will look great with the 10ft fan.
So what i really need help with is......
--the "v" spoke measurements, rod size and lengths.
--spoke u bolt dimensions.
-- tail vain dimensions.
I'm sure theres more but let's start with this.
Anyways onto my project. I bought this windmill at a local auction online without even looking at it. It wasn't going for much so I threw a bid in and i got it.
So based on information I got from this site, I think it a 1925 b602.
I have the motor, a 10' fan and the hat (sorry, I'm still trying to understand what to call the parts)
The motor is missing the large gears, the driven gears. The drive gears and main shaft move freely.
I plan on using this windmill as a front yard statement piece. So all it needs to do is spin. If I can find the driven gears cheaper than 200 each then maybe I'll add them so the kids can see how it would have worked.
So I dont have any hardware at all. I understand that i will probably need to fabricate most of the pieces myself which is fine. I also will need to build a tower. After looking a some pictures online, I feel like a 30ish ft steel tower will look great with the 10ft fan.
So what i really need help with is......
--the "v" spoke measurements, rod size and lengths.
--spoke u bolt dimensions.
-- tail vain dimensions.
I'm sure theres more but let's start with this.