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Forum Index : Windmills : Blade Balancing
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| suitep123 Newbie  Joined: 06/05/2008 Location: United StatesPosts: 2 |
Hi all: We're new here, we have posted and received good information from the discussion boards on another website. Can anyone point us in the right direction on how to balance the blades for a new setup? We're trying to get motor mounts and furling set up today if possible. With the ranch, it'll take longer than that I'm sure. More questions to follow  Thank you, Bob and Pauline |
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Gizmo Admin Group  Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5116 |
Try this link http://www.thebackshed.com/Windmill/articles/TurbineBalance. asp Glenn The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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| suitep123 Newbie Joined: 06/05/2008 Location: United StatesPosts: 2 |
Ahhhh - thank you so much. We had actually seen that somewhere along the way, but had forgotten it was there. Even if we had remembered, we probably wouldn't have known where to find it again! Thank you, Bob and Pauline |
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| Gizmo Admin Group Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5116 |
Yeah its a good page that, thanks to Gill and Klaus. The methode is very simple and dead accurate. I used to mount my windmill in a vise and spin the turbine around to find the heavy side. The problem was as I started to build turbines over 6 foot diameter I found the vise was too low and the blades hit the floor. So I tilted the windmill back, but this made ballancing even harder. Glenn The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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