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- Thu Feb 14, 2019 1:27 am
- Forum: Technical Discussions - Windmill
- Topic: Making Sails.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2268
Making Sails.
What’s everyone’s thoughts on material for making sails. I’m wanting to make some 10’ sails and I’ve got tons of Galvanized 20ga. I took some measurements off the sails I did have My material miked at .035 8’ sail was .040 10’ sail was .050 Is there any issue with using the lighter gauge material for ...
- Wed Jan 23, 2019 5:58 pm
- Forum: Technical Discussions - Windmill
- Topic: Samson Stencils
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5079
Re: Samson Stencils
Thanks for all the reply’s I’ve been tinkering around with a few different free programs on the net where I can upload the picture of the tail to the program and blow it up to the dimensions that I want then decide what size paper I want to print it off on. Haven’t printed Anything yet but slowing ma ...
- Tue Jan 22, 2019 5:04 pm
- Forum: Technical Discussions - Windmill
- Topic: Windmill Dead weight
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3433
Windmill Dead weight
I was driving around today and passed a few windmills one caught my eye it looked as tho there was a tractor weight attached to the pump rod just hanging there and cycling up and down as the mill spun. I had never seen this before on just a spinner mill. Is this a pretty common practice? I’m a ...
- Sat Dec 15, 2018 8:45 pm
- Forum: Technical Discussions - Windmill
- Topic: Samson Stencils
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5079
Samson Stencils
I’ve got an 8’ Samson open gear I’m needing a stencil for the tail. Anyone got anything? Or any ideas on going about recreating one.
- Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Having trouble registering? PLEASE READ
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1695
Re: Having trouble registering? PLEASE READ
Thanks Paul it’s great to see a new site get up and started!!!