Made 1st Yaw with Furling

[vfarrell]

 This is my 1st atemp at building a Yaw with Furling frame for my TDM genny

 info was from Hugh Book (Brake Drum Windmill) and adaptation for TDM (tape drive motor).

 

More to come as progress prevails

Vic

[drdongle]

Looks like nice work, how does the TDM mount to it?

Carpe Vigor

Dr.D

[iFred]

It's very nice work, put the angles look all wrong.

[vfarrell]

 The plan is as of now to use an Adaptor plate made by Randy Burmeister of www.randysworkshop.com that mount on the front of the TDM then using the outer holes of the mount attach it to the yaw. So the TDM is in between.

credit "Photo by Randy Burmeister"

Vic

[vfarrell]

 humm...  Furl arm is 45 deg. from motor plate and 27 deg tilt with 10 deg of tail into the wind.

 might be camera position to. makes her look a litte off.

 Vic

 

[BT Humble]

I'm sure it will work just fine, but having the "axle" for the tail pivot butt-welded like that without any bracing probably wouldn't last long on a larger machine.

Nice welds though! ;-)

BTH

[vfarrell]

 I would have to agree with you on the but weld  for a larger Machine do ya think I should go ahead and beef it up now For a TDM (more beer and welding got ta love it)

Vic

[vfarrell]

 P.S. The Axle is solid steel 1" not pipe.

 

[vfarrell]

 Thanks for the insight, on the next one for

the Ametek 99 I'll try bringing the Axle down and use

a 20 deg. as shown in your picture.

 This one I have now will work for the little Ametek 30