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Forum Index : Windmills : Hamish is on da way Look out Gizmo
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Bryan1 Guru  Joined: 22/02/2006 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1462 |
Just looked on the bom and Hamish is on a close path to Mackay, so hopefully Glenn will get all his wind mills tied down and everything safe. Here's a tip we used to do in the pilara when a cyclone was coming around. Fill ya bath tub with beer and ice, when the power goes out put ya food in sealed bags in the fridge. When the beer runs out ya got plenty of water to drink and cold food thats still fresh.... When cyclone Steve ripped thru we did this and lasted the 7 days without power, water and with winds so strong you couldn't go outside. Here's hopin that miss's you Glenn and I hope ya all prepared. Cheers Bryan |
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Gizmo Admin Group  Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5119 |
Yes I'm a little anxious. Will know tomorrow if its a threat, and then I'll start taking stuff down and boarding up windows. I can take down the F&P windmill easily, but the Southern Cross is not so easy, so I'll climb up and tie it up to stop the turbine spinning. And I'll take the solar panels off the roof, I might be needing them if the power goes down for a few days so I'll put them somewhere safe. The only tree near the house is a big palm, but they tend to loose their leaves and stay upright in storms. Fingers crossed. Glenn The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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| Gizmo Admin Group Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5119 |
Actually, does anyone know of the best way to secure roller doors to stop them blowing in or out. I was going to dynabolt the bottom rail to the floor, but this wont stop the middle bowing in or out. Glenn The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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CraziestOzzy Senior Member  Joined: 11/07/2008 Location: AustraliaPosts: 135 |
...now I have opportunity to see if my wind generator will outperform my expectations... 
http://cr4.globalspec.com/member?u=25757 http://www.instructables.com/member/OzzyRoo/ |
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DaViD Senior Member Joined: 14/01/2009 Location: United StatesPosts: 120 |
Hi Gizmo, I'm not sure I know what you mean by a roller door. I have two buildings one with an overhead roll down door and one with two doors that come together in the midddle on a track at the top. since we get a few tornadoes here I attached a 2" x 8" x 12ft. board to the inside of the doors then attached another of the same to the one on the door then anchored it down with a short rebar through a hole I drilled in the wood. The rebar was bent in the shape of a hook to keep the board from sliding off. Also I drilled a hole in the concrete so I could drive the rebar down and remove it easily. Don't know if this helps on your door though. If your not living on the edge your taking up to much space! |
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sPuDd Senior Member Joined: 10/07/2007 Location: AustraliaPosts: 251 |
Glenn, in Atherton when Larry came through, I ran self drilling tech screws through the rail-door-rail to pin them into place. Only need about 4-5 in each side. The door I secured survived, the other that I piled gear up against blew in and hurled 200kg of stuff through the carport. They screws are easily removed and can be used again. sPuDd.. It should work ...in theory |
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| Gizmo Admin Group Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5119 |
Yeah David I think it would be called a overhead roll down door. The door itself is a length of corrugated steel that is fed off a roll at the top of the doorway. Hey Spudd I did think about drilling through the rail into the door skin but I wasnt sure if this would affect the way the door slid in the rail once I took the screws out. I have added more screws to the rail and door frame to make the rail more rigid, and I've replaced the door locking bars with a full length steel bar that ties into the frame at both sides. Fingers crossed. This is the latest tracking map. Its a nasty one 
Glenn The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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divemaster1963 Regular Member  Joined: 28/01/2009 Location: United StatesPosts: 46 |
hay gizmo tha only way to protect a roll up door is to brace the center with a x brace corner to corner and one across the center half way up then lever brace to the center. we lost 4 rollups during tonados last mothers day here in ga.usa. the only one that stood was one that was being worked on and had the bracing. It with stood winds apx 250mph for over 20 mins. good look stay safe. divemaster1963 |
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| DaViD Senior Member Joined: 14/01/2009 Location: United StatesPosts: 120 |
Hey Glenn, Is there any way you can fit a board verticaly behind the bar that you installed so it would support the panels from moving inward? If your not living on the edge your taking up to much space! |
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| DaViD Senior Member Joined: 14/01/2009 Location: United StatesPosts: 120 |
Hi Glenn, This is why my doors have to be braced 
itjust missed us If your not living on the edge your taking up to much space! |
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SparWeb Senior Member Joined: 17/04/2008 Location: CanadaPosts: 196 |
David, Something looked wrong with that side-ways picture... Until I realized that TV broadcast from Australia looks like this when it gets up to North America... 
CNN also looks like this when viewed in Australia...  Steven T. Fahey |
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| CraziestOzzy Senior Member Joined: 11/07/2008 Location: AustraliaPosts: 135 |
Here in this great land of ours, we see the world differently... 
image from flourish.org http://cr4.globalspec.com/member?u=25757 http://www.instructables.com/member/OzzyRoo/ |
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| DaViD Senior Member Joined: 14/01/2009 Location: United StatesPosts: 120 |
I don't know why but my Iphone uploads pics. Sideways sometimes If your not living on the edge your taking up to much space! |
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| DaViD Senior Member Joined: 14/01/2009 Location: United StatesPosts: 120 |
Well fellas I guess I've opend a subject that has a lot of professors grinding their teeth and scratching their heads. There is a prof. from M.I.T supposed to call today. This guy should know he is a teacher and lecturer on rotordynamics design and development.  If your not living on the edge your taking up to much space! |
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| DaViD Senior Member Joined: 14/01/2009 Location: United StatesPosts: 120 |
Godd god this is wrong topic I must be asleep  If your not living on the edge your taking up to much space! |
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