Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

Well I guess I'll definitely keep an eye on eBay for a punch now, seems quite necessary for this hobby haha. Hopefully I can find one before I have to start building my towers. Also is there a special punch for making a hole right in the corner of the angle iron? I'll have to make some holes there ...

Probably muuuuch faster and easier to punch them out than drill. I wish I had a punch, I'm going to have 3 separate towers I'm going to have to build for my mills!

Ya know I glanced at it and figured it was just cement. But since you said that I looked closer at what is left of the top half and it's a bunch of metal circles all rusted in a clump! I probably never would have given any thought. I bet the guy who first suggested that got a raise! Hahaha

Problem is that list was already too long 5 new projects ago....

Thank you thank you haha. Good news is the crosshead is still here, wedged between the two gear covers. But it is indeed missing the guide rods and the pitman arms

Uh ohh...

That does look really cool. I need to get me at least one of those to go under one of my mills lol

Dang it!!! Maybe I'll have to come by Wednesday afternoon then! Hahaha

Shoot, I was just in new Braunfels yesterday!

Well I couldn't really find one that was the proper size that I liked for it, so I think I'll just stick with babbitt for this one. Plus I already have a whole ingot of babbitt I bought so I want to use it haha. I suppose I'll try it with the mill upside down first. If it goes well I'll make several ...