Show HOMEMADE WINDMILLS litow geraw tco 4 t vyan irp 11 is maryland Mr rl humr before investing 1 in a A steel mill tow on om vid atol fault for or fana farm uses 1 I bad studied kt length Is number of for or Ur men hix tho tb winds the weak point of the go devil and kindred devices li Is found la in its it inability to meet wind winds from varying point la in most localities duct ume Is I 1 lost liy by calm we wrather abber through bating having to wait for favo fa Torale roble abdy w I 1 conda dod to adopt the follow j tu ot of a child childs tor toy as ant ab ff extreme simplicity ct cf I 1 it I 1 it biada mad as follow Ave ical axil of any ay li Is provided four oaf borL horis maUl arm oame at ellit I 1 ax 46 3 coftus or windmills wIlD mILLs anglee angles at t abo cud ova of which re vertical crossbars the support of the vane upon these crossbars should bo hinged frames with witla canvas or other ugh light materiel pl ai lu in fig I 1 the thus j writes a mr respondent of hew yorker who accompanies his remar reinis s with descriptive fletche tL etche lie ile bildt adds aa an the am armi are revolved the wind force form each rane vane lu in turn against the horizontal arm antil on the farthest thet fr point to deew leeward the striking the back of the trevalle th evalle cand it to unfold and wing owing freely antho in abo wind till it complete completes a revolution two of the four vanes are an thus always ur er wind pressure aud two drawing into petition position the principal expense in a motor of this fona form Is the co cost of the canvas if 11 that material should be used while it old lumber ho he substituted it bould be b constructed p more cheaply than the go devil this I 1 in the farm ct of the cerica and could only I 1 I 1 topped stopped IT by mean mentus of 0 a brake and after wAti back ing until all the vanes are free front roni pressure on the armi arms it kronid revolve 1 alere are a number ct of modification modifications ot of tm this motor in tho the manner ot of hinging the vane vanes as also 1 iu in adapting I 1 it to bo be thrown out on ot of gear oar etc ete fig 3 2 how shows the mine with the vane vanes winging swinging directly troia from the arnn arms and held against the wind by rope thui this form would revolve 1 only way according as n the restraining cordt cards are connected and could be thrown oat cut ct gear by bating having the rope ropes run over pulleys and slackening lack tn them ai as required in fig 3 the vanes wing swing between parallel ina being beld against the wind pressure by a movable tar bar or 1 lever which will in one position po eltion allow the vane to through the whole carole and in another tcp stop the vane on coming into the wind the size and power of tebesa motor motors are we limiti I only by the iho length of armi arms and ut u nil d abe be area of the aln as which w m legend in turu turn upon tho the use to which it 1 is to be put I 1 and the pocketbook of the owner the power pow erIll be considerable with very little ex pene c as a an arm ot of 10 feet in length will cuppert a vine vane of 10 30 feet square that ie in to eay say a surface of square feet to bo be opposed to tho the i 2 norca TAXI 6 u wind mind with a fair wind this would be equal to several horsepower probably Pio bably vanes one fourth that aize 5 by 6 5 feet would for ordinary pumping es e benh specially I 1 air it if placed ou armi arms of 10 feet in the vertical axis must be high enough to reach above abote wind eions yet lu in cam of the motor being placed on art a barn cr on a tank with A tower the axis could reduced the manner of supporting the axia axis as well as the mean tf ef tranh cr ring it its slow rotary motion to machinery ts is left to the judgment ol 01 the realer lo 10 each particular case most put posts a law large sprocket wheel with the usual linked chain would seem to be suitable see figures in the second cut which illustrate connecting conn ecUng with w ith chain and sprocket |