Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

Challenge 27, Thanks again for the detailed information. This will be very helpful as I proceed. I'm sure others are happy to read that information also. Yesterday, I spent some time looking at some of those wonderful wooden windmills in the USA. Outstanding,Functional artworks! . I also subscribed ...

Thanks Wayne,
Years ago I bought a heap of manuals from them. A very good Historical Society & reference for Australian history.
I'll go take a look again..

Challenge 27, Thanks for the prompt ,clear reply. The Eclipse side vane idea is interesting,& the wooden windmills look nice. I think there are some Australian windmills like the Comet & R series Southern Cross that are not offset. Finding information online has been frustrating. A lot of &q...

Hi, I'm located in Australia. I have an Alston 27 windmill,with 8 feet fan on a 20 plus feet ,4 legged tower. After years of ownership,I'm finally fixing it,ready to put it up.It will be a garden ornament,not a pumper. As the original gears etc were quite worn,I opted to add my own gearbox...an old ...