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Hello ladies and gents this is the Viking telling you that today we are talking about

How To- Wind Turbine Made From Scrap Metal

MATERIALS

Blades (salvaged From an AIRCON)
Iron Rod (for extending wings)
DC Motor (salvaged From Treadmil)
Swivel Deck (i got it from a salvage yard. i think it it a wheel mount for a ride-on lawnmower)
Mast (Steel Pipe) (Pre-Loved ...of course)
Steel RHS (Motor Will be mounted onto this ... this will also be welded to the swivel deck
Directional 'WING' (sign writing material board) (aluminum Plastic Composite Panel)
BOLTS ( for mounting Motor to RHS)(and mounting 'wing to the mounting Angle)
Angle iron (for mounting Directional Wing)
Power Cable
Galvanising Spray paint

(ill keep this instructable just about the turbine for now so at this point i wont include all the batteries and instruments like the inverter or the voltage regulator)

I should also mention This Turbine Project Costed Me 'Little to Nothing'

TOOLS

I used Basic Tools In building this Wind Turbine

Grinder (cutting disks and polishing/sanding disks)
Hacksaw
Shifting Spanner (wrench)
Cable Ties
Spit and grit and a Whole lot of Duct tape
Portable Welder
Multi-Meter (Electronics testing meter)
Drill Gun
Drill Bits
Hammers (for hitting)
Tape Measure (For Measuring)
(basic tools needed for dismantling all material holding items)

VVV<<>>VVV

So i ended up not getting a tool for measuring how fast the wind was going, but on an average day is.

between 15-18 Volts and and up to 28-32 volts on a more windy day. ranges between 400 and 750W depending on the wind....

Being that it is relatively low. i feel this is a good effort for the height, but will start to build a bigger pole to put it on, Probably 25-30 feet or around 10 metres which gets it in the sweet spot.

where i work and the building surrounding creates a kind of wind tunnel that is perfect, i just need to put it high in the sky and watch it fly.

Step 1: Blade

i cut blades from an aircon.. i then welded them to a piece of steel rod which then welded to the center washer setup.

Step 2: DC Motor

Thls Motor is from a treadmill Workout machine that was Destined for Scrap metal. When this Motor Spins it easily Produces power and with a Regulator ill just keep it at 12volts..

Step 3: Joining Motor to BIade Lt Is Simple As Just Welding the Two PiecesSetup