DIY: How to build a Wooden Wind Generator

[ProfessorX]

So I think this is probably the cheapest way to get free power. Build a Wooden wind generator. There's a how to on this web site the addy is Wooden wind generator

You use this into a car battery and then run an inverter off of the car battery, an inverter should run you about $40, the wood wire and all that can probably found for free and you can probably find a car battery somewhere. You will need to know someone with tools though or a craft center with shop tools.

 

[Pheonix]

That's fucking sweet. Free energy rocks.

 

[claymation]

Here's one with a bike hub dynamo. This particular Shimano hub I've seen on the net for about 40 bucks or so. The use split PVC pipe for blades. With a little ingenuity, this is a very viable energy source. I've got one that I intend to use for charging USB gadgets.

 

[Blacknose]

any experiences with this from the past year?

 

[travelin]

using pvc for the blades makes it much easier as the curve of the pipe makes an almost perfect airfoil.

id love to build one using an ac/delco altenator and six foot blades cut from 4" pvc.