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Got some more painting done.

Rocking, wish we had found you sooner. Couple pieces we could have used instead of repairing what we have. Are you close to Kansas City?

Sprayed the blades to encapsulate the rust and then painted them.
We had to make a couple wire braces for the lower section and when we put them together found out they were the wrong length so will try again!

Got the fan blades straightened pretty good. Not like new but good enough. Got it mounted on the head ready to paint.

Got the top section of the tower painted today. Also did an inspection of the fan. It is 6’ 2” and has 3-4 blades we will probably have to take out for straightening. Making some progress.

We painted the brake system yellow for education purposes.

Got a little more done. Have another pic but can’t seem to get it to load.

Got some work done on the Samson. It was in a tornado so the legs were bent and we had to straighten. The bracket for the platform was bent and needed some work. Got the head painted. Going with red but think the whole thing was silver before we got it. Looking for someone who might have a 3 leg ...

IMG_2223.jpeg IMG_2334.jpeg IMG_2337.jpeg Making some progress. Got bottom section of tower cleaned and painted. Got head cleaned and it spins real nice and pumps oil. The cast iron piece at the top of the 3 legs was busted and we have welded it together. Wait in on a part from Dan Benjamin so we ...

This doesn’t look like anything we have on our windmill. Probably a different model.
Thanks for your efforts.
Do you work at the Ok Baptist children’s homes?
We work a couple times or more at Baptist camps here in Missouri.
Dave