Straightening bent windmill vanes

bcarwell · 2009-09-30T19:22:03+00:00

I have an old windmill whose vanes are bent up and creased and with bulletholes- some fairly minor but some with some pretty big bends and creases. Sorry, don't know the metal gauge but its fairly stout, and the vanes allhave a designed in slight curve. Each vane is about 2-3 feet long and 20inches wide at the widest partThe question is what methods/tools would be most effective instraightening: 1) hammer and dollies 2) shop press 3) English wheel 4)planishing hammer 5) metal shrinker/stretcher. Options 2) thru 5) allseem to be about the same price range- about $250 at Harbor Fright. Andwhat would be the second best approach, and which would have the mostfollow-on utility for fixing/fabbing things on a small ranch ?BTW I am aware of where I can buy replacement blades for the worst onesand heat shrinking with an oxy torch (which I have).Thanks, Bob-------------------------------------##-----------------------------------------------##Delivered via ForumsWeb and RSS access to yourfavorite newsgroup - - 175288 messages and counting!##-----------------------------------------------##

Sep 30, 2009 22 Replies

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John R. Carroll 16 years ago

Party Central? LOL You guys were in Western's territory, or imitarors. A week at Western visiting with friends frequently meant ReHab! We Engineers and the University of Michigan were real men. We were so s*it hot and intent we didn't even have to swear off sex. It abandonded us and that's as tough as it comes.

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Leon Fisk 16 years ago

Only for the people who have GOOD health insurance or those that don't have anything but debt. Those of us somewhere in the middle...

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Ed Huntress 16 years ago

Let's hope that gets fixed, too.

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