Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

Bob, Thanks for the input about the chain vise and applying heat. I really don't feel comfortable about putting a torch to it...but then. A couple of additional rookie questions for you: 1. Do the end caps have to be removed to get the inner parts out? It doesn't appear so to me. The inner parts are...

Does anyone have any experience rebuilding old working barrels? I could use some help. I have a Flint & Walling well head I’m restoring (display only) and I’m pretty much done except for the working barrel. This is an unused barrel that was stored for 85+ years. As you can imagine it has its sha...

Happy Birthday Kenneth!

Very sad to hear. I thoroughly enjoyed the few times I got to visit with him and he was always of great help and advice. My condolences to his family and friends.

Jim

Thanks guys. It was a good day - I did manage to have a chili dog and a couple of Alstadt pilsners.

Jim

Anyone have a guess what the purpose of this piece might be, and where it might be used? It came with a Flint and Walling No. 5 tower. It is 42.5” overall length. The angle is 2.5” X 2.0” by 1/4“thick. The outer mounting holes are on 42” centers. Given the 42” inch mounting holes it may have been mo...

Nice conclusion. Just curious, has anyone ever found something similar for Flint and Walling green paint?

Wish you were heading to NY Mike. I have a bunch of windmill parts in Texas i need shipped up here.I used to use Fastenal but they don't do it no more. Dan, Have you ever used uShip.com? I've used them numerous times over the years with really good service and prices. You post what you want shipped...

Paul,
I found it in Winter 1989, vol. VIII, no. 1
Jim

I have for sale one NOS fifty-foot Flint and Walling No. 5 tower. Included are the legs (3” x ¼” angle), the girts, the tower cross braces, ladder, round service platform, anchor plates and rods, and a wooden box containing all the hardware. This tower has never been assembled and was stored inside ...