Today I officially started my wind turbine. I transferred my drawings to the material I had on hand. I chose wood for the wing ribs, now I know some of you might think wood isn’t weather resistant enough. I chose wood for a few reasons which I’ll go over here.
1~ I wanted this to be doable by all of us, not all of us have access to a mill or a lathe.
2~ Wood plywood I used is actually lighter than the steel counter part I had originally planned.
3~ And last by using wood the need for access to a welder is also removed.
So I intend to build this wind mill with hand tools we all have without having to go and find someone to weld or cut stuff for us. I chose 5/8 lumber core plywood, its smoother on the outside which makes our treating it a lot easier. Lumber core is also stronger, and since we will be using wood we cant afford to lose any strength. The skin that I’ll wrap the blades with is aluminum, I chose .030, its strong weather proof and most important not only light but it can be cut with tin snips.
During the build I’ll be taking pics and posting them on my blog, along with drawings as I go along. As I do go along and you have questions or suggestions feel free to submit them. I have gotten many ideas from people who knew nothing but their simple way of looking at something often helps.
So the plan is to cut out the ribs and stringers , paint every thing then cover with the skin, I’ll try to post pics weekly and I’ll keep this part up to date as well.
Looking forward to your project.
Looking forward to it as well.
YOF