Post by: Dave on January 18, 2018, 09:45:09 AM
This windmill is based around the Norfolk Sprowston Mill of 1730. It was accidentally destroyed in a fire in 1933.
Height to the tower top is 605mm (24" approx), sail wing span 712mm (28" approx).
Should look similar to this when it's finished (photo courtesy of Always Hobbies).
Plans.
Start off with the sheet material then cut out the larger sections
Now for the smaller bits, as you can see there's a lot of them
Building has started and here's where we are now
Firstly the sails needed to be put together, this is a slow process due to the amount of parts and each part needs a spring clamp to secure it till the glue is set.
Post by: Dave on February 18, 2018, 01:06:41 PM
Sails now made
Next is to make the base, in the photos below you can see the segments that are created to put in some counter balance stones, help to stop in blowing over in windy conditions.
The base now well on the way to being completed, now for the roof cap
Now follows the fiddly bits, the rear stairs and direction sails
The base has now had its roof painted and the walls have had brickwork paper applied. The paper was applied with watered down uPVA glue then coated with external varnish once dry.
It took a while to get it to a quiet state but now the final motor has now been installed and tested and the solar panel does turn it
All the parts now painted and the doors and windows finished
Now time to put it all together
It's all put together now to put it by the pond
Post by: Dave on September 28, 2019, 03:26:45 PM