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here we go again
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2022 3:53 pm
by mtblah
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
Re: here we go again
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2022 3:58 pm
by mtblah
page 300 of the Field Guide of American Windmills , manufactured by Stover , pre 1900
Re: here we go again
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2022 4:53 pm
by windybob
Take pictures of the braces. And other things. Nice mill, looks to be all there.
Re: here we go again
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2022 5:21 pm
by Windcatcher530 Dan
Really nice mill mike.looks to be complete. Like i said before that's one of the mills on my wish list.
Re: here we go again
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2022 5:22 pm
by CTXmiller
Nice find
Re: here we go again
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2022 6:10 pm
by PaulV
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!
Re: here we go again
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2022 6:14 pm
by 63markB
I must start looking harder!!! Would love to run across a mill like that. Congrats!
Re: here we go again
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2022 7:40 pm
by mtblah
Anyone have a parts page or know where i can get a copy ? Ideal Steel only need a few parts
Mike B
New Braunfels TX
Re: here we go again
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:38 am
by Wayne
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.
Re: here we go again
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 9:37 am
by windybob
Mike I have a couple of parts-heads. Let me know what you need, maybe luck will prevail.