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Building a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine ( VAWT )

Step 7Turning the wire rod down to the right size

Turning the wire rod down to the right size
If you have a lathe this is a pretty straight forward job.
I made the rod 10 mm thick on both sides.
The pictures show the bottom side of the wire rod.
Make sure it fits nicely because this will determine how smooth your turbine will run.
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Aug 10, 2009. 7:24 PMBOOJAN says:
I must admit...i am reeeeealy jealous at your workshop....(if this is your lathe) :)
Feb 24, 2010. 11:20 PMDanny_Payne says:
 Im lucky, any projects i want to do from here, i can do at school, out technology department is the best!

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