DIY Wind Generator Made From Old Drills & Fan Blades 

Oh my god, that "weird plug you'll probably never use" is used in a bunch of vintage audio equipment and people pay big bucks for them now. They are almost impossible to find..

Cool project! I've often thought about doing something similar. I'm excited to see how it performs.

Blades can be made from large diameter PVC pipe, I have a 5' machine running. I think your right about more windy days lately in the Midwest.

"Some High Precision Machining..." *Clang! Clang! Clang!*

Cool, I have just put up a load of solar panels in my garden, I have them grid tied so it goes straight to the house at 240v (UK) It is amazing to see the sun come out and get over 1kW in November! Let us know how it goes.

Nice job with the stuff from your stash 👍Life is fun when you have a bunch of "stuff ". 73 Leo

Save the chucks from those broken power drills even if the motors are wrecked. You'd be surprised how often they come in handy. I hope the generator works out at Sandland.

Once again "Save It" Good Job! Very interesting!

Cool video. your "blade curve" is known as blade pitch! Just set the thing up as a decrative yard wind mill!

Looking good and fun to build, if prop is not well balance won't last a gust. I'm concern about the center bolts attaching the prop.

Very cool turbine. Hope everything goes well.

I'm sure one of these days I'll run into you at axman.

I have an extensive collection of motors and couplings if you want to beef things up a bit. Advantages of coaching a FIRST robotics team....tech is always going from cutting edge, to kludging edge, to my basement. TW

Oh this is awesome! We want to make some for our land in Colorado. Thanks!!

this is sick

Cried when the drill snapped the plastic pot! Cool project though!

Thanks!

I’d have loved to see more of the nuts and bolts of the build. But I’m also interested to see more on this. 😊👍👍

an alternator is NOT better than your brushed DC motor, it is LESS efficient due to it's rotor winding. A 3 phase brushless DC motor & 6 diodes could be most efficient easy setup. Look for the LOWEST KV motor you can find. for your current windmill: you NEED to brace the 90 degree somehow. Those shafts don't like torque and bending loads at the same time; they will fatigue and crack. Try bracing between the PVC post and the fan somehow. An alternator can put out like 1.5kW of power. You would need 8 ft fan blades for something like that lol. for your setup id guess a few hundred watts, depending on how stiff the breeze is?

Hey i like your video thinking :)

You such a genius...

At sandland on the mono-rail isn’t there an electrical control and regulator still on the master control panel ? Just hook up some batteries and use that system with your generator !

8:56 is great

Can't remember if the iron lung at Axman was actually for sale, or just there for the ambiance

That thing got spinning fast. I was surprised

Good stuff👍😎

amazing Content😀

I see the fan blades and all I can think is... "WINDMILLS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY! GOOD NIGHT!"

You're going to slow down the wind for the rest of us. /S It's a joke, don't shoot! Great project, looking forward to a result.

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You can put it on the upper shed too. Just don't burn it down or anything!

its weird i was just thinking about how to do something like this and i followed you not that long ago

Was that 25 volts on the meter? Not bad even without the planetary gear!👍

Great video,just wondering,is their any benefit to putting a belt drive from the tire?🌠🚅🚂

Hey dude, love your videos i saw that you made tunnels in sandstone, do you think solid granite mountain is any good?

👍Great project! ...Washing machine motor?

Goodmorning brother help me what type motor windturbine to work solar system thanks say hello greece

Looking forward to the stress test, when parts will blow away and gone with the wind.

Would you consider a patent collaboration?

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