Garden windmill

[PowerTool]

Was asked to make a garden windmill to replace an existing one that's well past it's best.

Started with a framework of ply and battens glued and pocket-screwed together

Cut some panels,and started making the top

There's a lazy susan bearing in to let the top spin round

Fitted the sides

Put it roughly together whilst deciding what to do to it next

Had a load of sapele offcuts from a local joinery firm,so cut them into shingles

And fitted them (took a while..)

Like the look of it as it is,but customer now wants it painting white with burgundy trim to match her house.
Ho hum.. :roll:

Will post pictures when it's painted and fitted.

Andrew

 

[Paul Chapman]

Very nice, Andrew.

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[joiner_sim]

Looking good! I haven't actually made one of these but had to repair the blades of one recently, that had snapped in half due to the lovely summer we've been having, with lots of high winds. It took me about 3 or 4 hours to just remake the blades, so I can appreciate how good one is to finish!

 

[Paul.J]

Very nice Andrew,i like that,might have a go meself
Good use of the LS too.

 

[wizer]

Lazy Susan, very clever!

Don't paint it!

 

[George_N]

Andrew, have you got it hooked up to a generator...with the ever rising energy bills you could have hit on a profitable sideline

 

[devonwoody]

I like it, think I might do a copy and use the mill to grind peanuts for the birds, they could then perhaps come to my garden on a windy day for a feel.

 

[Green]

the birds, they could then perhaps come to my garden on a windy day for a feel.

tee hee

 

[Woodmagnet]

I like it, think I might do a copy and use the mill to grind peanuts for the birds, they could then perhaps come to my garden on a windy day for a feel.

:shock: :shock: :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Argee]

... they could then perhaps come to my garden on a windy day for a feel.

You wouldn't mind, but "D" is nowhere near "L" on the keyboard!

Ray.

 

[devonwoody]