xlchainsaw
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renown windmill repo.as liz and i were outbid after a $550 attempt at a recent ebay sale of a renown windmill.... LIZ said MAKE ME ONE!!!! ok i said.  liz wouldnt allow me to bid higher!!! as years earlier on this very forum a member "brandt" (byrce) drew up plans and posted them on this forum for all members(thankyou bryce!)
here is his plans
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Click to download file
after reading his posts i soon realised that making the windmill head was going to be the hardest task.....it took bryce 5 attempts . it took me the same 
i now have a windmill head and rear vane.
the next part to tackle will be the base.... a easy project but heaps of work and i wasnt going to do the work unless i could make the windmill head. with that done ...im proceeding.
bryce drew the plans so now i have to make a WOODEN one ...then cast it in aluminium
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i plan to power the windmill with my 101 as there is only two rivets secureing it to its base...by replacing the rivets with small metal threads i will be able to attach the 101 to the windmill or reattach its base and display as a 101. it will probaly take at least a week before i will have a base.
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tmuir
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I can see a few other members may be interested in buying a base off you once it is finished.
I look forward to watching the project grow.
Let me know if you need measurements for the base of the windmill.
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xlchainsaw
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will do tony. the only part of the plans that bryce didnt draw was the bottom tower. this is the only part i dont have measurements for as the "pump" is a standard renown engine......i have a spare crank,piston ,cylinder and a cast 3 inch pulley....so as soon as a base is done .. it shouldnt take all that long.
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boxman
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Not wishing to hijack your thread but I thought you might like this I fabricated the base from a flat piece of alloy so it is not exact but reasonably close 
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mogogear
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The head looks wonderful....the casting part should be a fun exercise for you...it will keep you warm too 
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xlchainsaw
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what a excellent job boxman. i knew you repo ed a 101 but the windmill came as a wonderful surprise! just what i needed. to spur me on. had i have known that you successfully repo-ed one i dont think i would have bothered bidding so high in the recent auction. only three things give yours away as a repo at first glance....naturally there are others things but one would need to be a expert in renowns to pick these details. the first thing and now one looks for others things.. is the engine... if you replaced the engine with an orginal.????? 90% would say its original...the next is that the base is too smooth........ had you sandblasted it to rough it up?? and the next thing is the 3 inch pulley....had it been a tin frabicated one or a brass sandblasted (or cast) ...if it had these three things i would have at first glance declared it ORIGINAL!!!!  and just not bothered taking a closer i hope to address these 3 things in my repo. once again a big thankyou boxman for posting...and a hearty WELL DONE!!!!
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ozsteamdemon
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Lookin forward to see the engine-a-crankin , the wind-a-blowin , and the pump-a-pumpin !
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sarfraz
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Very good work there Glenn. 
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flywheel61
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Boxman wrote
| Quote: | | Not wishing to hijack your thread but I thought you might like this I fabricated the base from a flat piece of alloy so it is not exact but reasonably close |
That looks a pretty good reproduction to me mate - I still ahave a part complete one, as well as an original to, to complete - well done with your repro.
Looking good Glenn, I already have the base on my incomplete one, so it's the tower and windmill sails etc, that I still have to make repro's of.
Cheers
Chris
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steaminon
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great job
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IndianaRog
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Excellent work Glenn and Boxman too...boy we have talented folks on this forum!
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