|
frotter
|
 |
« Reply #960 on: January 19, 2010, 09:52:59 AM » |
|
Heh! - i wondered how long it would be afore Ivan scared us all wi his human bean shredder again! That has to be illegal.......  Well - the slightly flesh-unfriendly weather has kept much tinkering from happening of late. Warmer today at last though..  Some butche... er, carpentry has occurred though.  And then, as if by magic, an ex treacle miner appeared. He instructed me in the noble art of boshing a flap wheel on my teeny grinder even thought the hole in t' middle is way too big. "But Noel, (for it is he..) it'll go off centre and wibble me stick-like arms clean off won't it!?" "Nah it'll be fine", quod he (catch phrase theiving git!). So i generously let him show me how safe it was........   Ok - let the lung-clogging dust fly! (Noel's ok coz his full santa face-fur filters particulates down to 5 microns. Awesome!) Well, i managed to keep it in check a bit while using the planer by cunning application of one of Stoveboys socks. Seen dangling fetchingly from the machines orifice. (ooer, etc..) He'll never notice, you should see his room!          |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
HE WHO CONTROLS THE LARD - CONTROLS THE UNIVERSE!! Its me, incidentally..
|
|
|
|
noelsquibb
|
|
« Reply #961 on: January 20, 2010, 11:28:23 PM » |
|
That wheel of Ivan's looks like a 'must have' . I could even be persuaded to fit a guard if I run one of em.
And Tombo seems to have a clear head for practical solutions.
I once fitted a coarse cutting circular saw blade to a petrol disc cutter, in order to cut lots of gash sheets of melamine chipboard. Fast but not very straight. Just what we wanted. Took some holding back though.
Keep the dust flying Frott and perhaps you should have confirmed that the blur in the action pic is not a result of an out of balance flapwheel, thats a serious workout going on.
noel
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
mmmmm, gravy
|
|
|
|
noelsquibb
|
|
« Reply #962 on: February 10, 2010, 10:34:02 PM » |
|
good news my Man, Paul ( camillitech ) suggests a better way - As I understand it the fewer blades the better... One (Counterbalanced) blade would be the most efficient way of extracting energy from an air stream... Think Sycamore seed. It can be done, but as a whole we tend to instinctively miss trust asymmetric designs & I suspect there might be a "Customer acceptance" issue....
One good blade and a concrete block is all you need, so you could use the two planks that one day might be blades, to kindle a small fire in the workshop and get the blood warmed enough to finish the one that sits forlornly on yer workbench ....... Don't you just love asymmetric designs ? |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
mmmmm, gravy
|
|
|
|
frotter
|
|
« Reply #963 on: February 10, 2010, 11:50:42 PM » |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
HE WHO CONTROLS THE LARD - CONTROLS THE UNIVERSE!! Its me, incidentally..
|
|
|
WoodSpinner
Newbie
 Offline
Posts: 1
|
|
« Reply #964 on: February 17, 2010, 04:05:09 PM » |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
frotter
|
|
« Reply #965 on: February 18, 2010, 06:59:07 PM » |
|
DOH! Sorry, no... been too cold/wet in any part o the outdoor world and been distracted by collapsed drains etc. ....................  |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
HE WHO CONTROLS THE LARD - CONTROLS THE UNIVERSE!! Its me, incidentally..
|
|
|
|
hawkie
|
|
« Reply #966 on: May 19, 2010, 12:03:19 AM » |
|
Frot how yer getin on with that there wind turd bine matey You have gone very quiet with this thread, you are not giving in are you?? Hawkie |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
frotter
|
|
« Reply #967 on: May 19, 2010, 04:52:34 PM » |
|
Heh! No - not giving up, getting distracted by summer garden/polytunnel etc business. Note to self - 'post some blimmin stuff on the thread ye lazy ginger gumby!' That's me telt. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
HE WHO CONTROLS THE LARD - CONTROLS THE UNIVERSE!! Its me, incidentally..
|
|
|
|
Stuart
|
|
« Reply #968 on: May 24, 2010, 08:37:06 PM » |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
8kw woodburner, Big piles of wood, 20 tube solar panel, custom tanks, back up gas boiler, North walls internally insulated
1968 landy that runs on anything and a currently wild meadow garden.
Nr. Tow Law
|
|
|
|
frotter
|
|
« Reply #969 on: May 24, 2010, 09:01:14 PM » |
|
Hehe, it looks like a cow! |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
HE WHO CONTROLS THE LARD - CONTROLS THE UNIVERSE!! Its me, incidentally..
|
|
|
|
|
|
Billy
|
|
« Reply #971 on: May 28, 2010, 05:30:00 PM » |
|
Hail Lard Fort the well known typing error, that is apart from Spike Maligna. Billy  |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Navitron 24vx300watt windy thing, 20x47mm toobs,24v Rolls @458ah C5, Victron MultiPlus 3kw inverter/charger, WBS with boiler.
|
|
|
|
sunandwindy
|
|
« Reply #972 on: May 30, 2010, 12:52:40 PM » |
|
A man after my own heart. Impressive thread, taken me several days on and off to get through it all. Frots experiences have been very useful and I've gained a lot of useful knowledge from his work, thank you Frot.  I too have several projects on the go, a wind turbine being one of them (recently applied for planning permission to erect the mast, so waiting the outcome - didn't want any hassle with the small number of neighbours I have across the field). With regards to the fibreglass blades, i purchased a set of supposedly 'balanced' blades, but found them to be all different weights! I also found the weight distribution along the blades to be completely different from blade to blade, so to say they were balanced was bu&%sh%$. I've now got them similar to one another after much weighing and sanding, but will still need more balancing when I fit them on the hub. Looking at the blade failures, a lot seem to originate from the fixing area to the hub, so I'm now wondering if I should glue a steel plate either side of the blade to spread the fixing surface, rather than just rely just on the 3/4 bolt fixings? I was going to build a slip ring assembly for to top of my mast, but after seeing the potential problems it can cause, I'll walk on by.... Thanks for sharing Steve |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
frotter
|
|
« Reply #973 on: May 30, 2010, 03:32:16 PM » |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
HE WHO CONTROLS THE LARD - CONTROLS THE UNIVERSE!! Its me, incidentally..
|
|
|
|
Billy
|
|
« Reply #974 on: May 31, 2010, 06:06:14 PM » |
|
"He who perhaps once controlled the lard may again control the universe"l, is the Lard a 'has been' or do we expect more! Billy |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Navitron 24vx300watt windy thing, 20x47mm toobs,24v Rolls @458ah C5, Victron MultiPlus 3kw inverter/charger, WBS with boiler.
|
|
|
|
