Needs Tweaking!

Pivot bearing tube on top was not adequately welded and quickly bent so that turbine was pointing upwards. I choose to repair it by supporting tubing from underneath. Now working fine except the turbine is not completely perpendicular to the axle, I will bend it straighter so that it does not shake. The shaking was probably responsible for weakening the weld. Axle is undersized from pivot bearing tube so that it rattles, I have not corrected that yet. I wrapped a length of solder around turbine so that it was balanced in rotation. I have a lot of strong winds, so being true and balanced is important. After all this, I am quite pleased with the windmill, but be aware that it works better with a little tweaking.

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