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mtblah
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Picked this up today .
Windy you were right again , it is an Ideal Steel , 8ft fan .
Tail & fan unbolted easily . these old square nuts are nice to work with .
photos attached .
Day one on this project .
Mike Blahnik
New Braunfels TX
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page 300 of the Field Guide of American Windmills , manufactured by Stover , pre 1900
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Take pictures of the braces. And other things. Nice mill, looks to be all there.
Call Dan Benjamin for parts. P M me for the phone number.
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Really nice mill mike.looks to be complete. Like i said before that's one of the mills on my wish list.
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Nice find
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windybob wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 4:53 pm Take pictures of the braces. And other things. Nice mill, looks to be all there.
Agreed.

Nice find Mike! Take many pictures and post pls!
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I must start looking harder!!! Would love to run across a mill like that. Congrats!
mtblah
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Anyone have a parts page or know where i can get a copy ? Ideal Steel only need a few parts
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I love the internal gear mills. Nice find. Maybe when my kids sale my stuff you can buy my 6ft Woodmanse Steel and have a collection of internal gear mills.
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Mike I have a couple of parts-heads. Let me know what you need, maybe luck will prevail.
Call Dan Benjamin for parts. P M me for the phone number.
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