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Re:Train Wheels Are Cones by jacquesm on Sunday August 29, 2021 @03:58PM (#28349941)
Almost anything when done at the fine edge of engineering for optimum price point without sacrificing reliability is going to be an amazing thing to do a deep dive in. Windmills are another, they seem so simple and obvious until you dig in.
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Re:Train Wheels Are Cones by na85 on Sunday August 29, 2021 @05:09PM (#28350503)
Hey Jacques, whatever happened to your wind turbine you were giving away?
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Re:Train Wheels Are Cones by jacquesm on Monday August 30, 2021 @01:52AM (#28353097)
No takers, unfortunately. After sitting there for two years it eventually ended up scrapped which I'm still quite sick about.
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Re:Train Wheels Are Cones by beckingz on Monday August 30, 2021 @08:51AM (#28355123)
That is really sad to hear. It was a really cool project to see!
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Re:Train Wheels Are Cones by na85 on Monday August 30, 2021 @07:48AM (#28354686)
What a tragedy!
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Re:Train Wheels Are Cones by jacquesm on Monday August 30, 2021 @09:42AM (#28355564)
Agreed. I still don't really understand it, I imagined there would be lots of people working on off the grid houses who would be more than happy to pick up a free windmill but apparently that wasn't the case. So much work down the drain. Anyway, I shouldn't dwell on it, I've been lugging it with me from one residence to the next since 2008 so it wasn't for lack of trying.
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