DIY 1000 watt wind turbine

Step 3 Build the bearing assembly

Two Harley Davidson wheel bearings are inserted into the pipe, with a smaller pipe locked between them to keep them in place.

Comments

[dwkipling]

will the pipes rust?

[sspence]

yes, unless painted or clear coated.

[vimal roy]

there is no detailed explanation about construction

[Silence]

Its quite simple by the look of it. Theres 2 tubes, one fits inside the other, the largest being big enough to house the bearing set with the smaller acting as a simple spacer to keep the bearing sets from falling in further than you want.

[rwlakin]

I found a simple bearing mount is to use a small trailer 4 bold hub. Use the axel part of the hub for you prop mount and the other end for your generator. The hub rim part as your mount. The trailer hub is $20 bucks or less with your bearings, spindle, and hub. Roger

[BCohen]

people looking for more should checkout: www.otherpower.com. There is a TON of information on doing stuff like this.

[gniman]

pictures for steps 3, 4 and 5 don't show up