We built a 2F machine last week here at Scoraig. There were 6 guys in the crew plus me.
Ghalib, Hugh, Brian, Svend, Brian, Laurence and Lukas.
Some photos of the sunny week. Thanks to the guys for sharing photos….
- Svend shaping a blade
- Brian Davison winding
- The coil winder
- Brian Falster winding
- Coils falling into plave
- Checking a 3metre machine
- Blade carving
- Ghalib on metalwork
- how to find resistance
- Sunny workshop time
- tour of the batteries
- Blades ready
- Assembling the blades
- A blade tip
- dry run in the mould
- Lukas designing a tail
- stainless steel wire
- pouring vinyl ester resin
- Setting up tail hinge
- Power in two forms
- wiring a rectifier
- the stator ready
- welding the tail
- Assembling alternator
- and blades on
- wiring up the system
- toasting the turbine
- Departure day.
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