Yard windmill project for wife's Christmas present

[mattthemuppet2]

Spacer done (hit the right size first try which is amazing), hub is being jb welded to the fan and the paint on the nose piece is drying. Final assembly will have to wait until tomorrow morning. Merry Christmas everyone!

 

[twhite]

Spacer done (hit the right size first try which is amazing), hub is being jb welded to the fan and the paint on the nose piece is drying. Final assembly will have to wait until tomorrow morning. Merry Christmas everyone!View attachment 430941

I take it you like the thrill of cutting things close to the wire. It was fun following this speed build.


Cutting oil is my blood.

 

[mattthemuppet2]

ha ha, yep, that's me! Nothing like a deadline to add to the motivation Still, it'll be better than last year as I hadn't actually fixed Charlie's head onto his body (paint was still soft on the head) by the time I presented it to my wife

 

[NCjeeper]

You should have some wind for her to test it out seeing the winter storm is hammering us all.

 

[mattthemuppet2]

It's pretty much always windy here, something I was really surprised about. Now I'm just resigned to it!

 

[mattthemuppet2]

And the finished product! Well almost, there's a little bit of rubbing in the hub somewhere. Probably went overboard on the tolerances The wife was super happy with it, which is what matters!

 

[brino]

Great use (and re-use) of materials!

Merry Christmas.

Brian

 

[mattthemuppet2]

Thanks Brino, Merry Christmas to you too!

 

[Ulma Doctor]

Excellent work Matt!
I see the SB was getting a workout!
Merry Christmas!!!!

Cheers

 

[mattthemuppet2]

Thanks Mike, yep, made allot of chips in short order. I'll clean them all up tomorrow