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| Posted: 03:16pm 10 Jul 2011 |
Trev
A man of your talents I know will get the White Pointer Mill up and running with the ALU EXT blades it's just a matter of time.
(Just my thoughts) I am sure you've probably thought of this already, be sure to get MORE than enough blade to mast clearance cause they will flex. I know my first mill hit the ground hard because of lack of clearance. Your blade set is bigger then mine so you will need lots of clearance. Looking at your photos in my opinion you need more clearance. These blades can produce some serious torque you may not need a 3 meter set.
I started with a (8 foot)or 2.4 meter blade set but after realizing the power I got out of these blades I reduced down to a 2.1 meter (7 feet) with this arrangement I achieve more RPM and an earlier cut in at lower wind speeds.
I think you and I have the same idea about blade weight. I try to keep my blades lighter then most for obvious reasons. My blade set is 2.13 meters (7 feet) I use a 1" solid ALU extruded rod which is (6") or 0.18 meter shorter the blade. I use three bolts at the root end and then add a couple of rivets nearer the ends.
I have a single stator 60 series, neo set up which will maintain 600 to 700 watts during a heavy blow.
Yup I am sure some will save naaaaa to the ALU but it works for me.
Again just my thoughts.
Jim