Now I have big dreams of making a much large positive, then a negative out of plaster, then a bunch of positives out of fiberglass… High hopes, I know.
Our first turbine also now has a home and I guess that means I have my first customer. My Uncle and Aunt have a house up in the northern kingdom of Vermont and were interested in a small turbine to help supplement their energy needs and for emergency use in case of downed lines. So in four or five months, once the ground isn’t frozen, I’ll be able to put my first turbine in the ground.
December 26, 2008 at 11:13 am
ya…i don’t know if wooden blades will be able to withstand the stress. i guess they tend to bend a lot in high winds. and being really cold might be a problem too. how do you plan on pointing it into the wind?
December 26, 2008 at 5:50 pm
A lot of people use wood for turbine up to 20 feet diameter. I’m really thinking about using a wood positive to make a plaster negative to make a positive fiberglass mold.
To turn the turbine, I am going to use a welded tail.