Fortress, Power UP! Turbine construction DIY 4 

MtnFortressLabs has officially got 100k subscribers with this video... Thanks to all of you! Totally Wizard!

A wizard's work is never done, may the fortress be with you!🛸

Just amazing, and so thankful that Mr David Sparks helps you follow your passion. God bless all of you!!!!

I have a feeling with the wind speed at the fortress that alternator won't live that long. Why not gear it appropriately like they are in a car with different size pulleys and a belt. That way the weak link would be the belt and not the alternator. Changing a belt would be easier and cheaper. Just have extra belts on hand. Have the fan on a shaft with a pulley, and a pulley on the alt. to not spin it at 200 MPH, using a belt between the pulleys. Also the little fan on the alternator is there to keep it cool and you removed it. The alternator is going to be smoking hot.

Sure is nice to have an employer that allows you to use equipment that might not otherwise be available to you. Sure makes many of your jobs easier when you have the right equipment and tools to do the job. Hats off to Dave.

How good is it to have a boss who will let you come into work on your own time and do your own projects? A happy employee is a productive employee.

I appreciate people who include their mistakes in their videos. So many try to sneakily jump cut their videos to edit them out. Seasoned people can notice the little differences but the majority of people don't notice. Very few projects are a A to B travel. More like A to B,C,D,E etc travel to the finish line. Mistakes included help others avoid them, and RU-vid should be about passing ones knowledge and mistakes down to others and not about a narcissist afraid to show they make mistakes and cause many others to make the same ones. I can't wait to watch the fort, or castle as I call it lol, be done. Because in a thousand years when it's (re)discovered their archeologist, like ours do today, will "invent" a story to fit their current times narrative, like they do today, and likely call it a castle 😂.

You really are a wizard. I wish i had 1/10 of your knowledge and capabilities. Awesome to watch you work on your fortress, what an amazing place that will be once finished.

It’s fascinating to watch you, one can just see the cogs turning in your brain as you decide what to do, how, and why. ❤️🙏

This guy lives the way we all would like to.

I think you should mount the fans on a pillow block and run the generator on a belt, you could put the cooling fan back on the generator for cooler operation, and you could have the fans on bigger bearings. You could also use different sprockets to control the speed the generator spins at.

Your talent amazes me. I was used to watching MEN like you working like this in days gone by. Men like you are far and few in between anymore.

If it's not to late, I'd recommend a 3/4 X 1/16 inch end mill countersink to make your mounting plate fit flush to the alternator face ... spacer, washer, OEM alternator fan, wind fan, and locktite/impact tight alternator nut. Your wind fan won't provide enough cooling when the alt is full field. A 200 Amp Lecee Neville alternator would be ideal (but expensive).

You need to mount your blades on independent shaft with pillow blocks. And then just have alternator mounted on the end . That would have no stress on alternator bearings.

Looking forward to seeing this project up and running! You’re super close to 100k, congrats!

You are a national treasure. In the world that's coming I envision many mountain fortresses but yours is definitely going to be the best.

How blessed to have access to Sparks Motors high tech machinery. Mutual Blessings.

Sealed roller bearings might be the ticket. Always enjoy what you're up too.

I wish I knew 1/4 of what you do Alan! Just watching your brain tick is so entertaining! Love these vids, wish you well and hope for many more!

Hope your able to resume working on the fortress soon.

I can barely pump gas into my car. Much respect.

Congrats on hitting 100k Alan!!

Alan seems like the kinda guy you could have a cherry pepsi with

its grate too see the Kids running a muck in the back ground. makes it more homely.

Man you really are like a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest. It's it's good to watch what y'all been up to Allan...thanks for sharing!

Good beautiful morning brother hope y'alls having a great safe blessed week 🙏. Time for some wizard work 😊

Alan your, have a great new week comment reminds my kids and i, when every morning before school when i see/saw them i would say "have a great day". From one Alan and friends to another Alan. On a side note been great to watch you and your content grow and mature.

These are the Technical and problem solving skills that people need to have to do these kinda projects and not just run to the store and buy expensively pre-made stuff

Humans love brilliant engineering. Never stop sharing and fund YOUR dreams fren. ⚡

If the blocks you will be attaching it to are not yet laid, you could get c-channel, turn the bloc upside down on top of the c-channel, fill it with cement and have the cement fill up the c-channel shape as well, then you have it as a perfect fit and also strengthen the block you will be attaching it to. or you could do the same in an existing wall just have the cement on top that the c-channel fits over while it dries. Fun video in any case.

Fun to watch your process. Using your mind to conquer matter.

We're all interested in your progress, thanks for the update.

Can't wait to see the final part of the wind turbine. That is so nice, Allen

Great vidyah! Keep up the good work!🙏🏻👍

Awesome! Looking forward to see the turbines installed :) Pinching the two turbine plates together, maybe bolts with rounded heads and squared first half inch between head and threaded bolt. Then make that plate side square bolt holes, and the turbine holes as well. PS. As of writing, it's 99,7K subs on this channel. Great job, Alan!!!! :D

Be safe and take it easy thanks for the update sir👊🙏😎

Great share Alan. Can't wait to see it spinning on the mountain. Your dedication and hard work is inspirational.

Can't wait for the next video

Congratulations Allan! The Wizard @100K!!!

Thanks for the update. I can't wait to see this bad boy in action.

Looking good Mr Alan!! I can't wait to see them installed!!

goldening from down under Allen looking forward to see it up and running mate your putting in some hard work on it but worth it

Loving the content.keep them coming partner.

that was the quickest 40 mins it was super interesting less than 300 to go dude so congrats on your soon to be 100k

Fantastic job! With all variables considered, very efficient! 👍

The fact that you let the kids play and make noise while you do your videoing, makes this one of the best around! Patience of steel

🤠 You are a clever clever man, pleasure to watch. Well done - Tim

Very interesting, even tho I really don't know anything about this sort of thing. It's just fascinating to me to see other ppls ways, thots, actions and processes to accomplish goals! Not forgetting the determination and persistence and hard work this man displays! Wizard Alan!

Always thought you could stack those with that idea and generate more power back-to-back generators

No one should care about the music in the background. It’s crazy how quick people are to judge. Be kind, one love brother. 🙏🏼

Hey wizard! Your Great! Just like Tony the Tiger!

I like the looks of your design but the weight and RPM on those small bearings is what I question . What about jack shafts or write angle drive boxes similar to the well pumps you see on the old westerns ? That way the alternator would have very little bearing stress and any connections could be easy to access . You could also use any size DC motor with an inverter . Can't wait to see how it turns out .👍

you are a very smart man. keep doing what you do. I'll keep watching.

Can’t wait to see it operating!

After the release of your last video, many of us were questioning our memory. Feeling deja vu. Glad you mentioned why the video was released again. Maybe put that in the description if there is a next time.

Ur a good friend working man wizard keep up the good work from terry stony mountai,Manitoba Canada

Thumbs up 👍 almost at 100K 99.7 and climbing!

Congrats Allen you just Hit 100 K on you're Channel .

Have a great day. Thanks for sharing

That explains the re upload of the last one. I think it's daft that background music affects monitising. RU-vid used to be great. Keep up the good work wizard

Another great educational video from Allen!

Allen calls it the wind generators, but I think he's making some kind of Zombie apocalypse defense system with the spinny blades

To err is human, to asmit to it and carry on is the true mark af a specal human being

Thank you for listening to dave and showing us everything. I live off grid. You are teaching me alot here. Please keep them coming.

Always good to watch you Alan.

Alan you should use a fan to force air through the alternator for cooling the alternator

Hi Allen have you thought about using countersunk bolts so nothing will stick out the front of the alt.?

Always enjoy watching The Wizard work, absolutely genius work.

Looking good Alan

Looks like a new hat buddy! 😊

Those blades don’t look tough enough but I don’t know I can see it close ! As fast as that wind goes up there that may cut firewood also !! Sure wanna see them work !

I can’t wait to see it all come together!

Keep up, Alan ! You're the dude !

Hope all continues to go well for you brother you4 a great.mechanic and awesome fabricator,good luck and stay cool.

Hello Allen, great channel, love it! Keep going you got very soon 100k subscribers! Congratulation in advance!

6:55 Holy Slopped out vice bro!!!!

Thanks for the content

Wizard, love to ya from Australia! I used to do small projects alot with my dad, when I was growing up. He showed me how to do alot with bits and pieces. I want to thank you for reminding me, and also showing what I can get back into, that I had forgotten. I love ur work Alan! Hope things are working out lots better!

almost a thousand subs there young man......great vid......

Enjoyed watching

That hub looks like an old GM alternator

I would use copper or brass shims to help conduct heat. The more surface area being cooled by the blades when they spin the better chance, the generator will not burn out. Usually, it wouldn't matter, but the bracket is preventing 2 of the side from getting adequate cooling from the blades and since you took off the fan theres not alot of air being blown into the altinator.

Doc Alan at work

Keep up the great work. Doing a awesome job. Okay.

Allen is just like, "RU-vid videos don't need to be edited or filmed in any sort of way. Just play everything, even the clip of me welding on the hub when you couldn't see anything besides the top of my head you say? Oh yeah, just put that in there too." lol

Design the new with the mounting plate dead center, that way, you won't have anything to interfere with your blades. Plus you could add two absorbers to help with any vibrations.

Great work Alan. When you gonna go full time on the fortress?

i sugested to big d that you needed a wind genarator you also need a insulated room to make a extra food storage and you need a gun safe

Cool it has always been on my mind to make a wind turbine but do not really have the tools, maybe I could go to the hardware store and make parts so they cut it

100k subscribers alan, legend!! Congratulations pal

Love the family in the background! Nice place to work! Thank you for sharing!

Making some progress. Good job

💔Buddy says Congratulations 100 K awesome dude

Great build! and cant wait to see progress on the fortress. My only thought with this would be that you would probably be better off buying pre made blades. I don't work with windmills or propellers personally but have some knowledge of aerodynamics from the automotive industry and know how much of a difference 1mm in the wrong place can do to the drag. So I would assume the same applies to the shape of the blades and the efficiency is likely to be far worse with these blades compare to ones that have been properly engineered. Maybe someone in the field can weigh in on how much of a difference there is likely to be. off course, it will be much more satisfying to know that you made them yourself so.. might be worth a drop in efficiency :)

Bet it’s been a great help to be able to use the workshop with all the tools, facilities and resources available to you 👍

Stoked to see this all come together.

Hey Alan, I’m just wondering what kind of braking system you’re gonna have on that turbine. You do know that you’re going to need a break on that and you might even need a speed governor to keep it from going too fast. Think about it and look into it

Have you accounted for stopping the blades in a windy environment as it may runaway when you do not want it to, modern turbines incorporate a friction or magnetic holding/drag braking system when the battery’s are full or for maintenance. You could diy a drum brake system? Plus mass in rotation stays longer and can help between gusts.

KEEP IT UP BROTHER

Has the balance been tested? Heavy load on small bearing.? Does the design include a method of controlling the spin? Like the design so far. Going to be interesting when mounted on Castle.