saw blade mill and old maytag

[hiker]

just a shot of the saw mill alt--some one wanted to know how it was set up--

it has two block bearings for the main shaft--mounted to a 2by4...

the tail has steel incerts ..then a bolt runs throu the center--with lock nuts.

this one could have used a little more back angle-for the furling action...

i corrected that --when i put up the old maytag..

and of coarse no wind for days now!!!!!!!!

[hiker]

[hiker]

[Jerry]

Hi Hiker

Do you have preformance specs yet? I've started a dual rotor saw blade alt also. Actully I've started 3 disc alts but I've never finished one.

Motor conversions are much faster to build.

I won't use saw blades again. I picked up 8 ten inch blades from the sharpening shop.

They were in there recicle dumpster. They are comercial blades with a 1.75" center hole. These have been to hard to drill and cut.

I've machined 2 speaker end plates as hubs to mount the saw blades. I'm only using 6 blades. 3 per side. This makes each disc slightly over 1/4" thick.

I'm using 12 Lowes ceramics on each disc. I'm winding 9 coils for the stator as per DanB designs.

Don't expect much power from these ceramics. This is just a learning thing and fun.

I'm using speaker baskets for the frame and support. I'll post pics when things progress enough.

                                  JK TAS Jerry

[electrondady1]

hiker thanks for the detail shots. that was me who was curious about your bearing setup. i'm building a vawt . my thought was the mass of a dual brake rotor design would kill any low wind speed rotation a few saw blades are a lot lighter

[hiker]

i havent added the extra stators to my sawblade alt yet...

and thats the old maytag motor..been here for awhile..

would like to change them both over to neo mags..

just a matter of time..................

those ceramics do work --they just need more rpms...

thats most likly why all the old winchargers were geared up...

well hope they work out for you......later.