Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

Thanks Wayne. You went through my greatest fear when travelling. A breakdown. Glad it went well getting it fixed.

Dan I think it matched a picture I had.


Aaron, The way I understand it, you are correct on the several different types. Didn't know about the wooden wheel model. Did you get your glass figured out?

I remember someone talking about that years ago, maybe it was you. Thanks for the reminder.

Those are neat. 4 or 5 of those around here, one by shattuck. I have one.

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The blue crosshead holds oil. It weeps out the sides to oil the guide rods, and upper pitmans. The yellow crank gears have a large wood bearing that goes down into the sump and soaks oil up to the shaft. Same for the mainshaft. The sump is more or less waterproof, to keep the oil from flaoting out ...

Tip Tops were Elgins oiling answer with a mill that was in the process of being totally self oiling. The bearings were wood, and had tails that went down into the oil sump. Thay soaked up oil into the entire wood bearing, for the shafts. Other parts of the mill had either oil chambers, pockets, or ...

I think you are right Dan. From what I can see they look like the clips on a 27.

let me see...

If any knows what this single rivet wheel section is, would be interested to know. Looks like a Dempster (also in picture) but has a single rivet clip, and the bead is close to the edge. I have never seen a Dempster like this, but maybe off a really old one? Old ones don't have the bead, I''m sure ...