Making small GRP Wind turbine blades

[h4ppy-chris]

That's why I had hesitated to reply to the above posts after reading up on it. Would just doing it in the garden be enough to stop the fumes getting me?

yes thats ok mate but still use the correct mask and gloves.

[FatFreddie]

yes thats ok mate but still use the correct mask and gloves.

Seems a lot of effort - Plasti-Kote (from B&Q etc) works well and isn't too toxic.

http://www.plasti-kote.co.uk/Product/pcode---4181

[Jonathan]

Seems a lot of effort - Plasti-Kote (from B&Q etc) works well and isn't too toxic.

http://www.plasti-kote.co.uk/Product/pcode---4181

I've seen those paints in a few shops. I might go for that since though the method suggested above is better, however I intend to use a white gel coat for future blades which won't need that paint. I didn't use a gel coat for this blade due to cost.

Sadly I've not got an autoclave :heehee:

[m_c]

Can you still get 2pack?

There's been a big shift in the paint shop area away from most things toxic, towards water based synthetic paints.
Only exemption I can think of is the one for cellulose paint, but that's only meant to be for classic vehicle use.

[wiatroda]

I do fancy to make a wind turbine some day (when I finish my 100's other projects) and generator from wheel hub something like http://www.otherpower.com/otherpower_wind.shtml
It seems like it's quite good generator thou

[Jonathan]

I do fancy to make a wind turbine some day (when I finish my 100's other projects) and generator from wheel hub something like http://www.otherpower.com/otherpower_wind.shtml
It seems like it's quite good generator thou

The generator in my small wind turbine is based on this one:

http://www.otherpower.com/woodax.html

My bigger wind turbine is similar to the standard 'wheel hub' design. I machined the hub from 120mm steel bar and shaft from 80mm steel bar myself though to get higher accuracy for the magnet rotor disks and keep the weight down, this video shows it in the pictures at the end:

http://www.youtube.com/user/Jonbliss...27/R8eNm4cQzqI

[wiatroda]

Superb !!!
Waiting to see a turbine in action