Wb project completed

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Wb project completed

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Recently completed a wb project I fabricated the sails, wheel arms and bands from scratch. Thanks Dan Benjamin for parts and windy bob for past advice on rebuild the gear box
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mtblah
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Beautiful !
always a super proud day they they get up and sailing
another windmill up and singing
CTXmiller
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Looks great
Windcatcher530 Dan
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Nice work i like the tailvane patina.
63markB
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Really nice job! Looks great sir.
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windybob
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Glad everything went good. Looks good to me!
Call Dan Benjamin for parts. P M me for the phone number.
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Always nice to cross a project off the list. Nice looking mill. Have a good turkey day.
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windybob
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For those who don't know, if you notice the slant on the wheel, that is how they were made. 1 inch in 16 was the angle. If you see a W series Monitor with a perfectly vertical wheel, the front bearing is shot. Then the wheel starts clipping the tower and self-destructing.
Call Dan Benjamin for parts. P M me for the phone number.
Windcatcher530 Dan
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Post by Windcatcher530 Dan »

Yep Bob your right I remember reading about that tilted wheel there were a few reasons why they did that but the one that stuck in my head was the Wind actually blows at an angle from the Earth's Surface.
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DAN , really , did you have to start that conservation , I still have not gotten past the math stuff from last year ! ! ! ! :?: :roll:
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