Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

Mike I've been very busy since the weather finally got better with cleanups and building my barn. I'll try to get to my dad's this weekend i believe the parts are there.

Mike Hage wrote: Wed Apr 06, 2022 7:55 pm Is there cast piece on the vane where the bumper rod attaches? I can't see anything on the parts sheet.

There is, I forgot you needed that. Let me see if I can find my vane (cant be too far). That part was busted on mine, I welded a piece up the best I could.

Hey Mister Ed. I'm having trouble reading your caliper. What is the wire size of the spring and the diameter? So those 2 adjusting rods are 7/16 and the bumper rod looks to be about 1/2"?

Mike - I just remeasured the bumper rod ... 0.480 ... a weird one.

Spring wire diam .285/.286. Coil diam ... call it 2.27 ... but it varies a bit.

Still cannot find my tail/vane. I put it up for safekeeping ... must have done a real good job at that.

Mike I didn't have any luck finding the parts you need pics and measurements of. I know they were there with other parts from different mills.my brother did a lot of scraping last fall Im hopping that's not what happened to them.

In looking for parts and things I have put up out of the way. I always put them where they will be easy to find when I need them. Yeah easy to find if I want them tomorrow but not 6 months from now. Then I look right at them and don't see them. What a life without such things happening, life would be boring.

Yes Wayne these are the golden years. Lately The only thing golden is my piss, I hope that wasn't to harsh.

Dan I think also, the reason they call them the golden years, is because that term was coined after they checked my doctors bank account.

I think I got a part mixed up. I have the bumper rod. The parts I need to find or make is the rod that goes from the spring to the vane and the backet.

Wayne , that is called " the here after " ! I walk into the next room , stop and ponder , what an I here after ?
It's called getting older . My mother used to ask how I was doing , then laugh and say , you ain't seen nothing yet sonny .
Mike B