I'm a new member and reached a point in my windmill construction where I need some advice, especially electrical. I have built a tower about 36'high that pivots at a 23' platform. Below this are 4- 3"x 6" pieces of rectangular tubing attached to a base of 3/8"plate 8'x 8'. On the 30" platform is a 1 1/2"shaft on bearings which goes through a pipe 7" x 3/8" x 14'. A cable allows counterweighing the pipe to make it balance with whatever is on top. I suspect someone will want a pic of this to see what I'm trying to describe. I have been given 3 motors that are 6"x6"x10" and are Allen Bradley I think.I was told they are permanent magnet, would produce 1KW each and produce 3 phase power at pins 1,2,&3.These are used for variable speed drives that can home.I was hoping to heat water with this since a control system would be difficult for me to figure out. So my question's are: 1)are one of these motors practical to use? 2)can I tie 2 together somehow? 3) do I need a transmission like off a Rabbit car? 4)should I pursue a larger generator for such a big tower? 5)Will a blade made of 1"x 4" boards glued together, shown in a recent thread, work or should I carve my own. I'm concerned here about a blade flying off......I can light a 100watt bulb with one of these by spinning the shaft with vice grips. Thanks in advance.