Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

Thanks for posting. We'll be over in a month or so to inspect your work.

RP

Happy birthday Ron.

I, like a lot of you have done a fair amount of rust removal. It kind of goes with the territory. I’ve tried several methods – wire wheel, sand blasting, vinegar, Evapo-Rust, etc. The method I’m using now and am very pleased with I learned on You Tube. It’s kind of a do-it-yourself Evapo-Rust. I’ve ...

I was thinking a wedge from a Dempster tail bone, but they don't look quite the same (and I checked the one I have and there's no markings that I can see).

RP

The fact that the temperature scales converge at -40 is something I knew and something I will never forget. When I was a senior in high school on my final exam in physics, one of the problems was to convert -40°F to Celsius. I did the math and kept getting -40 and it was driving me crazy. I went ...

Thanks guys. Slade is a nice guy to deal with. I have gotten several odds and ends from him.

RP

Well, I'm going to call it done for now. Have gone as far as I can until I get a tail bone & vane and some blade arms.
I put it out back and bolted it to a railroad tie for the time being. The next one in line is a 1930 8' number 12. I'm ready to tackle it now but my wife keeps making comments about ...

Got a lot done today.

The pitman pins had a pretty good step worn in them. It looked like they are pressed in and peened, so I ground the peened side flush, pressed the old ones out, turned some new ones, pressed them in and peened them.

Made a new vane hinge pin.

Got the main shaft assy ...

Thanks guys. There's a saying among photographers that the difference between an amateur and a professional is that the professional only shows you his best pictures. I'm trying to be more professional.

RP

Still plugging away.

Made some outside corner washers
Put the stub tower together
Got the mast pipe slotted bushing welded in
Got the pull out tube welded up

RP