Goold Shapley & Muir Power Mill

[Ron Stauffer]

High maintenance.... I have never been tempted by wooden windmills....

In 20 years, you'll be lamenting replacing the wood when you could be putting together several more metal ones...

So what would I need to load in the truck for barter for that special something you have?

[Wayne]

Ron, You are right on about that. Replacing the wood is easy, it's all that dad blasted painting that gets to me.

[Peter vk]

It's going to be inside so not too worried about it rotting away on me.

I don't know, what do you have? I wouldn't mind a BIG mill even if it would cost me extra.

[63markB]

Peter, that is a piece of Art! Great work.

[Peter vk]

I finished the second 14ft Ideal Power mill, it's now also in the barn with the other one. This one was manufactured in 1897, it has seven spokes and has brass bearings. The first one was manufactured in 1899 and has roller bearings. They were a lot of work to rebuild but I'm happy with the way they turned out. I opened up more of the barn to make room for them.

sorry, don't know why they all turned sideways

[mtblah]

Peter , that is an IMPRESSIVE quanity of windmills and an IMPRESSIVE building just to display them , I'm IMPRESSED !

[Peter vk]

Peter , that is an IMPRESSIVE quanity of windmills and an IMPRESSIVE building just to display them , I'm IMPRESSED !

Thank you

[Wayne]

Awesome! People ask me if my windmills do anything. I tell them no they are retired after 40 or so years do something. All they do today is just look pretty. Yours certainly are doing their part. They are looking pretty.

[Smax]

Great job Peter

[mtblah]

Wayne , i like your expanitation of the working like of a windmill , some have even work for close to 100 years so it is time for retirement & the beauty contest , Peter is in the running for BOS .
( best of show )