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Builds, Repairs, Show Your Machines! => Technical Tips, Builds, and Help => Topic started by: Scorpion2nz on June 11, 2021, 09:18:04 pm

Title: Re: Renown Windmill
Post by: txlabman on June 14, 2021, 09:29:36 am

Well done Dennis!

Title: Re: Renown Windmill
Post by: Jim on June 13, 2021, 06:20:39 pm

Now that's pretty exciting, you've been at this for some time and I've been getting progress pics along the way.

Thanks Dennis :)

Title: Re: Renown Windmill
Post by: Scorpion2nz on June 12, 2021, 04:55:50 am

Thank you for the comments
I am sure some one will make him self known soon .
The large pulley involved some outside square thinking .
I started with 3 mm thick plate brass as per the original inserted. Hub and turn true .
Now the rim is wider so i got some 7 mm round brass rod . Milled a 3 mm slot the length of it .
Rolled the rod around the disc the silver soldered in place then turned to shape .

Cheers
Dennis

Title: Re: Renown Windmill
Post by: classixs on June 12, 2021, 04:23:23 am

Someone somewhere sitting with a Renown windmill base and engine is going to be very happy...

Very well done Dennis!!!

Title: Re: Renown Windmill
Post by: Dampfopa on June 12, 2021, 03:06:13 am

Hello Dennis,
Fun to watch. Beautiful ensemble. Congratulations.

Title: Re: Renown Windmill
Post by: Nick on June 11, 2021, 09:26:57 pm

Is that someone Jim? Looks and works great!  8)

Title: Renown Windmill
Post by: Scorpion2nz on June 11, 2021, 09:18:04 pm

Some one somewhere has a Renown Windmill base with vertical engine .
My workshop has fabricated the complete tower, large pulley , fan , tail piece
And complete pump unit and all the shafting .
All the tower joints are copper rivits as are the pump bracket attachments.

Test run on my Renown windmill base

https://youtu.be/ns54wli0tzE

Cheers
Dennis