@WildGhorgh Routers … @WildGhorgh Routers are an option but this is MUCH faster especially on 3/4″. Routers require many resets on 3/4″. This works up to 3″ deep material. I cut a 2×4 round table 36″ dia in 10 minutes PT wood.
Thanks Dan. Other … Thanks Dan. Other than a treadnmill motor(where does one find that LOL) what machines likely would have decent DC motors for a decent beginning windmill project?
@DGFerro
won’t … @DGFerro
won’t have a choice in the next 25 years.
coal will fail us miserably unless people simply stop demanding so much and they won’t.
Hanford was a … Hanford was a military base used to produce nuclear fuel and weapons grade uranium/plutonium. It was managed by the military poorly and was designed with no thought of public safety or long term storage. The nuclear power plants today have moved largely to dry cask storage that have been proven to take a beating. The need for power is here. I would like more renewable energy used in the system, but right now our choice is mostly nuclear/coal. Ill take nuclear.
Draw your lines … Draw your lines corner to corner and you don’t have to measure the centre points on the wood… Guaranteed center… Hope that helps… Great vid BTW, and great idea – I’ll be doing this as soon as I’ve bought my house!!!
I allmost have the … I allmost have the turbine built but am having a few mental blocks. 1) how did you mount it? did you use magnents? 2) where can I get info on a generator that would work good with this project?
This has been a very fun and eductional project for me and my boys–Thanks
How are you going … How are you going to spin the plywood on the table saw with a guard in place?! Not sure what brand does that, but I’d like to see it. lol
wow there are a lot … wow there are a lot of whiners. THANKS FOR A GREAT VID.
this is something i hope to use in ZIMBABWE. thanks heaps you guys are great!!!!!!
This is actually … This is actually faster than most routers as they usually make a few passes. If I had a CnC Router, I would make a football shaped Turbine:-)
Thank you. If you … Thank you. If you do it right, you never come near the blade and can cut perfect circles out of 3/4″ plywood in less than 2 minutes. Stay safe.
WHATEVER. The facts … WHATEVER. The facts speak for themselves. Toxic nuclear waste, stored for 1000- ? years, in leaky containers. The original argument (if your 45 like me you might remember) was that technology was supposed to cure the problem of the waste. WE NOW KNOW that is
This is part 1 of detailed steps. DIY Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
February 7th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
@WildGhorgh Routers …
@WildGhorgh Routers are an option but this is MUCH faster especially on 3/4″. Routers require many resets on 3/4″. This works up to 3″ deep material. I cut a 2×4 round table 36″ dia in 10 minutes PT wood.
February 7th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
Damn asses, just …
asses, just use your router.
February 7th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
You should just run …
You should just run the center lines from the corners, it looked like you measured yours out.
February 7th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
Thanks Dan. Other …
Thanks Dan. Other than a treadnmill motor(where does one find that LOL) what machines likely would have decent DC motors for a decent beginning windmill project?
February 7th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
@Treefrogs2 But you …
@Treefrogs2 But you will never get an induction motor to speed with wind. DC permanent magnet motor as a generator or the best
AXIAL FLUX GENERATOR.
February 7th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
@Treefrogs2 …
@Treefrogs2 Induction motors can work:-) but not a simple reverse, I misread your comment.:-)
February 7th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
Im following your …
Im following your plan, can I use a 220v 1060RPM mptor that came from a squirrel cage fan?
February 7th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
@bernzeppi they …
@bernzeppi they took my idea. I was planning on getting some views from a balloon hoax;-)
Oh well.
LOL
February 7th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
I keep expecting …
I keep expecting balloon boy to appear
February 7th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
It’s too bad they …
It’s too bad they had to destroy their dining room to make that thing.
February 7th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
@DGFerro
won’t …
@DGFerro
won’t have a choice in the next 25 years.
coal will fail us miserably unless people simply stop demanding so much and they won’t.
February 7th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
Hanford was a …
Hanford was a military base used to produce nuclear fuel and weapons grade uranium/plutonium. It was managed by the military poorly and was designed with no thought of public safety or long term storage. The nuclear power plants today have moved largely to dry cask storage that have been proven to take a beating. The need for power is here. I would like more renewable energy used in the system, but right now our choice is mostly nuclear/coal. Ill take nuclear.
February 7th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
Cuñado que hermosa …
Cuñado que hermosa tu hermana, presenta no?
February 7th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
Draw your lines …
Draw your lines corner to corner and you don’t have to measure the centre points on the wood… Guaranteed center… Hope that helps… Great vid BTW, and great idea – I’ll be doing this as soon as I’ve bought my house!!!
February 7th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
I allmost have the …
I allmost have the turbine built but am having a few mental blocks. 1) how did you mount it? did you use magnents? 2) where can I get info on a generator that would work good with this project?
This has been a very fun and eductional project for me and my boys–Thanks
February 7th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
How are you going …
How are you going to spin the plywood on the table saw with a guard in place?! Not sure what brand does that, but I’d like to see it. lol
February 7th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
great “science”
great “science”
February 7th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
I’d still prefer …
I’d still prefer doing this technique with a bandsaw. Bit safer.
February 7th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
wow there are a lot …
wow there are a lot of whiners. THANKS FOR A GREAT VID.
this is something i hope to use in ZIMBABWE. thanks heaps you guys are great!!!!!!
February 7th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
You learn something …
You learn something every day!
February 7th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
This is actually …
This is actually faster than most routers as they usually make a few passes. If I had a CnC Router, I would make a football shaped Turbine:-)
February 7th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
Get some one with a …
Get some one with a cnc router and do that in 5 seconds
February 7th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
Thank you. If you …
Thank you. If you do it right, you never come near the blade and can cut perfect circles out of 3/4″ plywood in less than 2 minutes. Stay safe.
Dan
February 7th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
Man, what a great, …
Man, what a great, and safe, technique for cutting a perfect circle.
Excellent!
February 7th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
WHATEVER. The facts …
WHATEVER. The facts speak for themselves. Toxic nuclear waste, stored for 1000- ? years, in leaky containers. The original argument (if your 45 like me you might remember) was that technology was supposed to cure the problem of the waste. WE NOW KNOW that is