How To Build Your Own Windmill

In this article we are going to tell you how to build your own windmill. The first question that probably comes to your mind is why would you want to know that. Before we answer that, let us explain what a windmill is and what it does. We are sure that you have seen the old windmills that were used to pump water or grind grain. If you have not seen one in person you probably have in a magazine or on television. They were actually pretty cool to watch, some are even pretty. And though there is quite a few around they are not the kind of windmill we are talking about. We are talking about windmills that are also called wind turbines.

Windmills are kind of a simple machine that does a whole lot. What do they do, they collect wind and converts it into energy. It works by rotating the blades around and pulling it into the turbine and changing it into energy (electricity). This electricity can be used to power your house. So to now answer your question, you should know how to build a windmill because it will save you a lot of money on your monthly utility bill.

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Before you begin to build your windmill, there are a couple things that you should do first. First take a good look around your home. How much energy are you wasting? How many appliances televisions, stereos, alarm clocks and so on do you have plugged in that you never use? Do you really need all five televisions plugged in. lessen your energy level, before you think about building a windmill. Next, you need to calculate the wind speed in your area. Windmills need consistent wind speeds of seven to ten miles per hour to work properly. Check the codes in your area to make sure that you can build a windmill and finally check and make sure that you have the room to put one up. The windmill needs to be tall enough to tower over any trees in the yard, so that it can take full advantage of the wind.

Now you are ready to start building. You will need four things to build a windmill. 

• You will need a windmill base- this should be either concrete or sandbags.
• Next you will need the tower. This can be made out of 2x4 plastic PVC pipes or something similar to this.
• The third thing that you will need is the windmill blades. These look close to airplane blades. You can make them out of plastic, wood or buy them already made. Depending how tall your tower is will determine how long the blades need to be.
• Lastly you will need a windmill Nacelle. This would have a gearbox for a windmill but you just need a shaft that connect the rotor blades to the tower which will make it spin.

Now all you have to do is put it all together and you are in business. If you have any problems, there are many sites available that can help you with knowing exactly how to put it all together. It will not take long for you to see a major difference in your utility bill and do not forget that you will also be doing your part in protecting our environment because windmills only produce clean energy.

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