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by JeffreyMead1701
Thu Jan 30, 2020 2:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Aermotor Factory Video
Replies: 5
Views: 2672

Re: Aermotor Factory Video

Very cool! =) I'm pleased that Aermotor is doing so well after all these years!
by JeffreyMead1701
Thu Nov 14, 2019 1:14 am
Forum: International Windmiller's Trade Fair
Topic: Dates and location for 2020?
Replies: 4
Views: 3453

Dates and location for 2020?

Have dates and a location been announced for the 2020 Trade Fair?
by JeffreyMead1701
Thu Nov 07, 2019 11:47 pm
Forum: Technical Discussions - Windmill
Topic: Samson colors
Replies: 6
Views: 2633

Re: Samson colors

windybob wrote: Thu Nov 07, 2019 7:21 am I don't think the windmill police are working this area, so I sleep ok.
:lol: :lol: :lol:

Thanks, guys...as always, your knowledge is appreciated! :D
by JeffreyMead1701
Thu Nov 07, 2019 12:00 am
Forum: Technical Discussions - Windmill
Topic: Samson colors
Replies: 6
Views: 2633

Samson colors

Obscure question: I know the text on the tail vane sheet of Samson mills was always black, but what color were the main castings and hubs painted? I've seen a restored AirFlow with bright green castings, a restored Samson M with red castings, and an S with black. Were there different colors for diff...
by JeffreyMead1701
Thu Oct 31, 2019 3:15 pm
Forum: Technical Discussions - Windmill
Topic: Stub towers for Dempster...
Replies: 8
Views: 3369

Re: Stub towers for Dempster...

Thanks for the tips, guys! I'm not quite ready to do anything, yet...just kind of "thinking ahead". I've seen a few Dempsters on wood towers, with steel stubs, and wondered if the stubs were bought or made from scratch/scrap.
by JeffreyMead1701
Wed Oct 30, 2019 12:30 am
Forum: Technical Discussions - Windmill
Topic: Stub towers for Dempster...
Replies: 8
Views: 3369

Stub towers for Dempster...

I know Aermotor makes and markets stubs so someone can put an Aermotor mill on any other make of tower, but did Dempster? In the 2 Dempster catalogs I've come across online, they only list full towers. Does anyone have any information on this?
by JeffreyMead1701
Thu Oct 10, 2019 8:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion - Windmill
Topic: Tower top adaption
Replies: 5
Views: 2148

Re: Tower top adaption

I asked the seller if they have any pictures of the "Aermotor", and stated that the tower is NOT an Aermotor tower. They also have an auction for "Windmill Vane and Tailbone Assembly Antique SAMSON", which actually IS a Samson Air-Flow vane and vane stem, and another for what the...
by JeffreyMead1701
Thu Oct 10, 2019 7:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Beautiful morning......
Replies: 14
Views: 4179

Re: Beautiful morning......

That's a view I could happily get used to! My hope is to (someday) turn a grain-bin into a gazebo/cabana, with a windmill next to it.
by JeffreyMead1701
Thu Oct 10, 2019 7:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion - Windmill
Topic: 18' Challenge 27 @ auction
Replies: 41
Views: 11738

Re: 18' Challenge 27 @ auction

I live not far from Sigourney. I might go, just to look...no $$ to bid, sadly. Someday, my mill will come.... ;)