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by windybob
Tue Jul 27, 2021 7:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday Star Zephyr!
Replies: 5
Views: 1107

Re: Happy Birthday Star Zephyr!

Hope you have a great day!
by windybob
Fri Jul 23, 2021 5:17 pm
Forum: Name That Part (or Windmill or Tower)
Topic: Windmill ID help
Replies: 18
Views: 3213

Re: Windmill ID help

No problem. I hope you find out what it is. It's really interesting looking.
by windybob
Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:57 pm
Forum: Name That Part (or Windmill or Tower)
Topic: Windmill ID help
Replies: 18
Views: 3213

Re: Windmill ID help

There is a catalog of Rex Mills. It's over 100 pages with pictures. It's at the Panhandle Plains Historical Museum at Canyon, Texas. This is known as catalog 17. There is also a Catalog E in Minneapolis. There is an Export Catalog ( #22) from Ross Supply Co from Anderson Indiana, and it's located al...
by windybob
Fri Jul 23, 2021 8:18 am
Forum: Name That Part (or Windmill or Tower)
Topic: Windmill ID help
Replies: 18
Views: 3213

Re: Windmill ID help

Trying to find out where some literature is. I will get back later. There's not a whole lot of stuff available.
by windybob
Thu Jul 22, 2021 3:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion - Windmill
Topic: Grease or Oil Type
Replies: 9
Views: 1896

Re: Grease or Oil Type

I see that information is coming forth! Good stuff to know.
by windybob
Thu Jul 22, 2021 12:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion - Windmill
Topic: Grease or Oil Type
Replies: 9
Views: 1896

Re: Grease or Oil Type

I have never experimented on that idea. This may be one of those things that you just trial and error thing. If you can set it up outside on a workstand or something, while it spinning in the wind you can try different things. There is also lithium grease. I use it in the spray can, seems kind of ru...
by windybob
Thu Jul 22, 2021 9:29 am
Forum: General Discussion - Windmill
Topic: Grease or Oil Type
Replies: 9
Views: 1896

Re: Grease or Oil Type

Thanks! My thoughts are this.....I believe they made a grease that had a point of getting really soft as the shaft turned, thus lubricating. Dempster had a brass pin that rode on a shaft up to the grease cup that transfered a little heat to melt the grease. I don't know of a grease that has a low me...
by windybob
Wed Jul 21, 2021 3:45 pm
Forum: Name That Part (or Windmill or Tower)
Topic: 30' Aermotor Tower??
Replies: 18
Views: 3132

Re: 30' Aermotor Tower??

I don't see pictures. Maybe you overlooked a step. Took me a while to learn ..
by windybob
Wed Jul 21, 2021 3:10 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: new to forum introduction
Replies: 3
Views: 1078

Re: new to forum introduction

Not exactly. All through the lifetime of the 602, they made improvements, all at different times. I guess you could research all the patent numbers and see which one it pertains to. There's a whole bunch of them on the case you saw I'm sure.
by windybob
Tue Jul 20, 2021 1:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion - Windmill
Topic: Grease or Oil Type
Replies: 9
Views: 1896

Re: Grease or Oil Type

Does that have the twisted wire oilers? Is that a Dandy? Can you post a shot of the inside of the reservoir?