Wind mill blade cut

Post by **acourtjester** » Sun Aug 24, 2014 7:56 pm

Here is a wind mill I made
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqFOnozihms

Post by **Copp3r** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 1:15 am

Very kewl...!!!!
I'm curious if you'd be willing to post the DXF file and... what angle did you bend the fan blades to?
Thx....
Copper /roger

Post by **acourtjester** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 4:43 pm

No problem
There are 2 sizes 16" and 13" blades and a sun faced tail fin.
I cut 2 parts from 1/4" to make a jig for bending the blade fins the angle is about 32 degrees.
The jig fits on the blade around each blade fin and holds it so when you bend the outside does not bend too.
There is a jig for both sizes.
PM if you want other pictures or descriptions.

have fun
Tom

cbassjr · Post by **cbassjr** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 5:14 pm

Super nice thanks for the DXF's would you also have a dxf of the bender you made as well. Thanks again for the cool file. are you possibly using it as a vane???

Post by **acourtjester** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 7:39 pm

her you go

pertneer · Post by **pertneer** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 7:52 pm

Very nice fixturing for bending the fins. Thanks for sharing your hard work.

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 8:44 pm

Nice windmill Tom, & the bending fixture is very cool. I also like making tools. Craig Johnson

Post by **acourtjester** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 8:58 pm

Thanks
happy to give back

Post by **Copp3r** » Tue Aug 26, 2014 7:03 pm

My only response is simply this.... W O W !!!!!!! Very impressive !!! It never ceases to amaze me what talents are out there and the willingness of members on this site.

Do you have any close-ups of the hub? I'm just wondering if you used small bearing for the fan hub and the "T" where the post pivots....

Thanks so very much !!!

Copp3r / roger

No Class · Post by **No Class** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 9:17 am

That looks great. Do you have any pictures of a finished product (windmill). It would be neat to see it completed.

No Class

Post by **acourtjester** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 12:08 pm

Here you are the hub is ?? pipe turned to use a 608-2rs bearing (skate board 2RS is rubber seal). The bearing fit should be just finger push in so it will spin freely, a press fit will put drag on the blade bearings. The shaft is 8mm rod turned down and threaded 5/16? 16. The main and upright rods are ?? steel with the main drilled out to 8mm for the bearing shaft. I used a steel tube with ?? inside diameter and a 5/16? steel ball on top for the rotational pivot. The 1/2 shaft was polished smooth with a slight amount of grease.

Post by **acourtjester** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 12:58 pm

changed the blade bender for the 16" blade.

Countrylane · Post by **Countrylane** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 12:10 pm

Thank you for the dxf of this windmill. Hope someday we have time to make these. Nice:)

Post by **acourtjester** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 12:54 pm

Funny thing I ddid 2 one 13" and the other 16" I did not pay attention when I bent the blades. And one is to the left and the other is to the right and they behave differently. I wonder if its the spin of the earth's direction above the equator thing?????

The devil made me say that!

Post by **Davewynes** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 6:24 am

Great post thanks for the share

Post by **dholt87** » Thu Apr 15, 2021 1:07 pm

Thanks for the instructions and photos. They help a lot.

TXTig · Post by **TXTig** » Thu Apr 15, 2021 3:03 pm

Appreciate the share Tom!!

Post by **acourtjester** » Thu Apr 15, 2021 3:11 pm

Happy to share fun to make

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