Windmill's in Action!

This is the final stage of our windmill project. It was only supposed to last for one day, but it has lasted about a week and a half, including a rainstorm. As of today, however, our windmill is out of commission. The problem is that the windmill actually screwed itself into the screw pivots. I guess that wasn't the smartest idea on our part. And it also fell out of the frame, but the good news is that it survived the fall. Though it's dead now, it is one tough, dead windmill. Oh well, it did what it had to. Enjoy our pictures and videos.

Building our creation

Here are a few pictures of our construction.









Besides wooden dowels, our windmill uses sheet metal blades and two brightly colored hula-hoops as a base. It is held up by a rickety frame and it spins on two screws, one on the bottom as a pivot point and one at the top for support.



The DC motor is attached to the frame so that any difficulties that the windmill itself will have wont be a problem. The motor is spun by a belt that's attached to the center dowel.