4.5 Foot Windmill
A couple of years ago I got an order from a businessman from Singapore. This businessman made a huge difference to me at the time. This businessman called me on the phone several times from Singapore. He called at a time when things were not going well for me. (eBay sales had been dropping, and [...]
It just “makes my day” when a customer takes the time to send in photos of their new windmill. Here are a couple of photos from Mesquite Texas of a customers garden and her new 4.5 foot windmill.
I love the windmill. It is perfect for where I wanted to put it. the area is a [...]
Today I am going to show you how to put a 4.5 foot garden windmill together. First open the box and lay out all of the parts. There are eight leg pieces – (four upper leg and four lower leg) – There is a tail and pivot assembly, a platform, 16 “X” [...]
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The first step is to bolt the leg pieces together. The bottom leg piece has a large hole at the bottom. The top piece has holes in it. The top is where the first hole is 5 inches from the top. Tighten the bolts. NEXT STEP
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Place a bolt through a leg and through the mast head and loosely put on a nut. Loosely attach each of the four legs to the mast head. The legs go on the outside of the mast head.
Stand the frame up. In the next steps you will be attaching the platform, the [...]
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Take the platform and slide it over the top of the tower. Pick up a 17″ “X” brace put a bolt through it, through one of the holes in the platform and through the windmill leg and put a nut loosely on the bolt. Go all the way around at the platform level [...]
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You will have eight “X” braces hanging down from the Platform level. Go to one side and move the left “X” brace across the top of the right “X” brace and align it with the center brace hole in the leg. Pick up an “X” brace, put a nut through it, and then [...]
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What you will have at this point is the top “X” braces will be attached to the center braces will be loosely in place and the 8 “X” braces that go from the center to the lower brace will be hanging down. Move the left “X” brace attached to the center down and across. [...]
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Go to one side and lift up the lower brace. Bring the “X” brace that is behind and put a bolt through first the “X” brace then the Lower Brace. Go around to each section and do the same. You now have the tower together loosely. Check each “X” brace to [...]
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Completed 4.5 foot Windmill – Now all you have to do is put the windmill where you want it located. You can use the included ground stakes or mount it to a wood or cement base. Make certain it is level. A small “electricians” level works well. Best place is the [...]
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