Instructables: exploring - workshop - power - turbine http://www.instructables.com Tue, 21 May 2013 15:16:45 PDT BLOX v1.01 Power your home and workshop with steam http://www.instructables.com/id/Power-your-home-and-workshop-with-steam/
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Wed, 14 Nov 2012 09:49:56 PST
Small-scale wave-power - free energy from the beach! http://www.instructables.com/id/Small-scale-wave-power-free-energy-from-the-beac/
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Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:56:50 PDT
WIND TURBINE BLADE DIY how to video Part 1 HAWT Windmill Wind Power http://www.instructables.com/id/WIND-TURBINE-BLADE-DIY-how-to-video-Part-1-HAWT-Wi/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FCZ/285G/H5Y9W4W5/FCZ285GH5Y9W4W5.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FCZ/285G/H5Y9W4W5/FCZ285GH5Y9W4W5.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FCZ/285G/H5Y9W4W5/FCZ285GH5Y9W4W5.SMALL.jpg GREENPOWERSCIENCE This is the actual DVD I have. Please watch all 10 videos before trying this yourself and BE CAREFUL. TOOLS ARE DANGEROUS. WARNING WARNING DO AT YOUR OWN RISK:-) We use pine for our blades but there are better woods available. If you use Pine, seal with a water sealer then apply a clear gloss enamel...
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Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:55:11 PDT
Cement Mold Parabolic Reflector from a water tank http://www.instructables.com/id/Cement-Mold-Parabolic-Reflector-from-a-water-tank/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FFC/HSZP/H5TUB6DD/FFCHSZPH5TUB6DD.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FFC/HSZP/H5TUB6DD/FFCHSZPH5TUB6DD.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FFC/HSZP/H5TUB6DD/FFCHSZPH5TUB6DD.SMALL.jpg GREENPOWERSCIENCE PART 1 OF THE DIY PROJECT. SCRAP 70 GALLON WATER TANK I FOUND ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
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Sun, 19 Aug 2012 13:29:02 PDT
Build a Savonius VAWT to Make Electricity 2012 Update http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-a-Savonius-VAWT-to-Make-Electricity-2012-Upd/
Build a Savonius VAWT to Make Electricity 2012 Update - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FOF/REEV/H0OIVDKF/FOFREEVH0OIVDKF.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FOF/REEV/H0OIVDKF/FOFREEVH0OIVDKF.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FOF/REEV/H0OIVDKF/FOFREEVH0OIVDKF.SMALL.jpg bhunter736 Once upon a time, I wrote an instructable on this subject and it has changed my life.  As things have progressed very slowly, to some it may have appeared that I fell off the planet.  To those that know me, it has been a difficult and arduous but rewarding process.  Here , I would like to again shar...
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Sat, 14 Apr 2012 22:09:19 PDT
How to build a 'wasp' wind turbine http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-build-a-wasp-wind-turbine/
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Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:33:25 PST
simple wind turbine http://www.instructables.com/id/simple-wind-turbine/
simple wind turbine - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FR7/BUNQ/FUPUPCBC/FR7BUNQFUPUPCBC.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FR7/BUNQ/FUPUPCBC/FR7BUNQFUPUPCBC.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FR7/BUNQ/FUPUPCBC/FR7BUNQFUPUPCBC.SMALL.jpg knoxarama Knox co. presents the next energy source, the wind turbine. But what makes this different? This instructable will also show you how to make a hanger so it can rotate into the wind, maximizing efficiency. Materials and tools You need: A long, thin piece of wood a working fan a long, thin metal tub...
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Sat, 16 May 2009 15:16:03 PDT
V8-4" vawt,savonius,vertical axis,wind turbine,ametek) http://www.instructables.com/id/V8-4quot-vawtsavoniusvertical-axiswind-turbin/
V8-4" vawt,savonius,vertical axis,wind turbine,ametek) - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FBM/ON2B/FMZA9MOF/FBMON2BFMZA9MOF.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FBM/ON2B/FMZA9MOF/FBMON2BFMZA9MOF.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FBM/ON2B/FMZA9MOF/FBMON2BFMZA9MOF.SMALL.jpg faroun http://www.vawt.tk Guys Don't Get sick Of me, But After making the V8-3" I realized that the Vanes are not able to hold onto all the wind that comes near it, that was due to when i expanded the middel section it flattened the vanes in the middel, so i designed the V8-4" in a way that when i expand i...
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Sat, 1 Nov 2008 14:57:44 PDT
V8 vawt,savonius,vertical axis,windturbine,ametek) http://www.instructables.com/id/V8-vawtsavoniusvertical-axiswindturbineametek/
V8 vawt,savonius,vertical axis,windturbine,ametek) - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FKZ/HA9K/FLROK89K/FKZHA9KFLROK89K.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FKZ/HA9K/FLROK89K/FKZHA9KFLROK89K.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FKZ/HA9K/FLROK89K/FKZHA9KFLROK89K.SMALL.jpg faroun http://www.vawt.tk After making the V10 I realized that off the shelf, cheap dc Motor requires alot of RPM, I do not want to gear something made of so light material that it does not have the mass to sustain the rotation, so I decided to design and build one that has more RPM yet has the same Blade ...
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Sat, 4 Oct 2008 08:59:23 PDT
Faroun Savonius Wind Turbine http://www.instructables.com/id/Faroun-Savonius-Wind-Turbine/
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Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:52:00 PST
DIY 1000 watt wind turbine http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-1000-watt-wind-turbine/
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Fri, 2 Jun 2006 22:33:09 PDT