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 Posted - February 11 2010 : 11:07:59 PM
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Does anyone know of any manufacturer making an operating HO windmill? Not the kind like you see in Holland, I've seen them, I mean the windmills that you would see on an American farm?
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Posted - February 12 2010 : 09:15:09 AM
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no but will look Only ones I seen are about G scale & they made of metal  plus only ones I've seen are plastic nonworking ones
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Posted - February 12 2010 : 09:25:40 AM
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I figured there weren't any. Too small for the motor, I guess. Just thought I'd ask to make sure.
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Posted - February 12 2010 : 09:56:20 AM
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| it would be possible if motor was beneath base,and the pole that gos from base to top had some form of gearing on its ends,and a gear to match at top,rather than a motor at top,ken
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Posted - February 12 2010 : 1:52:11 PM
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| In the olden daze, we oldtimers would use aquarium air pumps mounted under the layout, piping the air to a hole in the scenery, aimed toward the vanes. If you made your vanes turn easy enough, the puffs of air will turn them.
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Posted - February 12 2010 : 3:37:11 PM
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| That's a great idea! Never thought of that. I'm hoping to be a knowledgeable Old Timer someday myself!
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Posted - March 04 2010 : 5:40:01 PM
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Hi Guys, I am in the process of bashing a working windmill as you would see on a from in N.B. years ago. I am using the motor from a mini helicopter its about the size of a pencil.
The gearing I'm working but should be done soon. I read the post about did anyone know a manufacture who is building one. That was all I needed so here I go. I have the power all set out now I need to put together the unit. Should be a blast when I get ti done.I'll post pic's then.
Ken
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Posted - March 04 2010 : 7:07:50 PM
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| Can't wait to see what you do!
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Posted - March 29 2012 : 06:59:47 AM
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A really small NWSL gear box (I can't recall the name but on the same lines as the Bachmann Spectrum Shay re-gear kit has the needed gearing for this, ALSO PSC makes a gear set that would work as it would allow the long shaft that goes up through the tower to be coupled to a motor below the layout "table". This beveled pinion gear set up would work VERY well!
~John
Many have tried to, and failed, ya just can't repair stupid...
Do NOT try to Idiot-Proof anything!!!! God, will simply create a better......IDIOT!
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Posted - March 29 2012 : 07:38:36 AM
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Strangely enough, in some very old electronics, say 1950's era, they used a pinion-geared arrangement on the adjustment knobs, I bought a couple at a Hamfest some years ago. I'll see if I can dig them out and photo them, I thought they might make nice pieces for a project with slot cars, but they could probably be used for a windmill, too. Now, where did I put those thingies....
Jerry
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Posted - March 29 2012 : 5:34:18 PM
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I've given thought about an airpump I found. Harbor Frieght Tools sells a cheap air-horn with an air pump that pumps air when you touch the horn button. Uses 12 VDC.
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Posted - March 29 2012 : 10:29:16 PM
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Ok, here's the right-angle tuning mechanisms I found at a Hamfest. Pretty cool, they were just a dollar each or so, so I figures what the hell. Haven't found a use for them yet, but maybe one day.
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Posted - March 30 2012 : 09:08:13 AM
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Ham fest?!
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Posted - March 30 2012 : 2:25:35 PM
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quote:Ham fest?!
Originally posted by Redneck Justin - March 30 2012 : 09:08:13 AM
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Not a Bar-B-Q, but an old 2-way radio flea market . Never know what will show up, one year I got a stack of C&O train literature from one vendor, some of it radio related, mostly operations and training manuals. Even seen a couple train lights/horns there. Diecast cars show up, too. If you like elderly electronics, a Hamfest is the place to go.
Jerry
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Posted - March 30 2012 : 4:37:55 PM
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Cool, Jerry. I've never seen bevel gears in a tuning mechanism. They must have come from some old boat anchor. I have an old Hammarlund HQ-129-X that came from a ham friend about 5 years ago.
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Posted - March 30 2012 : 5:02:36 PM
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Oh I see, the Ham Radio.
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Posted - March 30 2012 : 6:29:53 PM
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quote:Ok, here's the right-angle tuning mechanisms I found at a Hamfest. Pretty cool, they were just a dollar each or so, so I figures what the hell. Haven't found a use for them yet, but maybe one day.
Jerry
Originally posted by AMC_Gremlin_GTÂ -Â March 29 2012Â :Â 10:29:16 PM
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Jerry, THATS exactly what you need! Those pinion gearboxes would work GREAT!
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