New small turbine hub

[willib]

A VCR head will make an excellent hub for a small wind turbine

it has 2 .. TWO ! , smoothe as silk , ball bearings , plus it is beefy enough to drill and tap into for various size threads

as a bonus , it also has rows and rows  of concentric contacts on the inside which are used to transfer the video information from the tape

these contacts could be used transfer signals to a pitch control mechinism, not power of course , just the control information

[domwild]

Willib,

Have also seen it used as the bearing for an anemometer.

[vawtman]

Smooth has silk is what you want and need for starting.The rest to me seems to be over complicating the turbine.But if its a challenge you want go for it Willib

[Jon Miller]

Hi Willib the idea is good think i made my first one using these motors 3 years a go.