Baker WC
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2024 11:40 am
Hi folks, I'm back. Found this forum and joined a couple years ago after purchasing my first windmill. Members here helped me identify it as a Baker WC, 8' mill, manufactured in 1940. I didn't get around to doing much to it or standing it up before the little wife and I decided to sell the house and property where we raised our kids and lived for 30 years. We found some land and build a new barndo that works better for our needs as we get older. Now, back to the mill.
The past few weeks, I have been straightening bent and replaced missing cross braces and have replaced the platform. The chain to the tail spring had rusted away and I replaced that as well. I read somewhere (I think on this forum) the spring should be in the middle hole on the tail bone and in the 7th link of the chain. Correct me if that is wrong.
And now my question. After the chain leaves the spring, goes through the 2 pulleys and down inside the tower, where does it attach? The wire from the pull-in handle at ground level looks like baling wire and is probably not original. The wire is attached to a part near the top that slides up and down around the pipe. I'm not sure if something is missing or if it's just me not knowing how it attaches. Here are some pictures that might help.
The past few weeks, I have been straightening bent and replaced missing cross braces and have replaced the platform. The chain to the tail spring had rusted away and I replaced that as well. I read somewhere (I think on this forum) the spring should be in the middle hole on the tail bone and in the 7th link of the chain. Correct me if that is wrong.
And now my question. After the chain leaves the spring, goes through the 2 pulleys and down inside the tower, where does it attach? The wire from the pull-in handle at ground level looks like baling wire and is probably not original. The wire is attached to a part near the top that slides up and down around the pipe. I'm not sure if something is missing or if it's just me not knowing how it attaches. Here are some pictures that might help.