GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



May 



cts. each ; $6.00 for 10; $-50.00 per 100. We 

 give the prices by the tens and Hundreds for 

 the benefit of supply-dealers. 



HOW TO ITIAKE A HOME-MADE WIND- 

 ITHLiL. 



FRIEND WHITE GIVES US FULL PARTICULARS AND 

 DIAGRAMS. 



^HE description which I give below Is of a home- 

 made wind-mill.— my own invention and con- 

 struction. I use it to run a dra^-saw, to saw 



my wood; also to run a buzz-saw for hive-making, a 



grindstone, etc. 



lings 



Description is as follows: 



A— Hub of wheel. 



B— Shoulder on spokes, 10 in number. 



C— Wings. 



D— Hollow s'^aft. 



E— Swinging crane. 



F— Bevel ge^rs, 5 to 1. 



6— Pipe of w od or iron, around which crane E 



H— Small shaft. 



1— Pulley. 



J-C-<.nb. 



K— Lever for gearing and ungearing mill. 



L L— Springs. 



M— Springs attached to corner of wings. 



Figure 1 is a view of the mill as seen when in op- 

 eration. A represents the hub of the power-wheel, 

 which has ten spokes, held in their places by a 

 wagon-wheel tire vesting on shoulders cut in the 

 spokes, as seen at B. These spokes extend beyond 

 this tire, forming arms to which are hinged the 

 wings C. This wheel is held in position by a hollow 

 Iron shaft D, resting in bearings on the crane E. F 

 Is a bevel gearing, 5 to 1. G is a stationary pipe of 

 iron or wood, around which the crane E swings, al- 

 lowing the mill to adjust itself to the wind, from 

 whatever direction it may be blowing. H is a wood- 

 en shaft; Inserted in its upper end is a short piece 

 of hollow iron sbaft, having its bearings in the top 

 of the pipe G. I is a drum-wheel running a round 

 belt to a grooved pulley on my buzz-saw mandrel. 

 A pitman is attached to the crank J, the other end 

 to a pendulum that has a roller on its lower end, 

 running between two guides. My drag-saw is at- 

 tached to this pendulum near its lower end. This 

 arrangement works nicely. K is a lever to throw 

 the mill out of gear. L L are wire springs attached 

 to another tire having ten holes in it at equal dis- 

 tances apart, through which a ?» iron passes, that 

 are attached to the corner of each wing seen at M. 

 When the lever K is in the position shown in the 

 cut, the springs L are allowed to operate on all of 



the wings, by means of the tire to which they are at- 

 tached, turning them in a diagonal position in re- 

 gard to the course of the wind. 



To throw this mill out of gear, press the lever K 

 down and in against the shaft H. This operation 

 draws the wings back straight behind the arms to 

 which they are hinged, allowing the wind to pass 

 freely through. It has effect by means of a wire and 

 chain which pass through the hollow shafts over a 

 small pulley between the two gear-wheels (this chain 

 has two swivels). Its course, after leaving the hub 

 A, is shown in Fig. 2. It can be seen, that the motion 

 of this mill is regulated greatly by the giving of the 

 springs L. It can be further effected by centrifugal 

 force by placing a weight on the lever K. 



This mill is on a tower 25 feet high. The wings 

 are four feet long, 17 inches wide, and sweep 12 feet. 



I have had considerable experience with wind- 

 mills, having built and put in operation three differ- 

 ent kinds. I have letters patent on one, but none 

 pleased me as well as this. Wind is a cheap source 

 of power, and available to most people. It is evi- 

 dent, judging by the number of letters I receive 

 asking for information in regard to my mill, that a 

 good plan for a home-made windmill is sought by 

 many. So, Mr. Root, if you will suggest any im- 

 provements on this mill, they will be gladly received. 

 F. C. White. 



Euclid. Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, April 14, 1884. 



Thank you, friend White, for the full ex- 

 planation you give of your wind-mill. I, 

 too, when a boy, made wind-mills, and for 

 many years of my life made them a study ; 

 and while the one you describe is very inge- 

 nious, and will without doubt work nicely, I 

 should be inclined to question a little wheth- 

 er very many of our readers could make one 

 cheaper than to btiy it at a wind-mill lacto- 

 ry. I see by circulars received that they are 

 now offered quite reasonable ; and such 

 numbers of them are being used in various 

 parts of the country that manufacturers 

 have been enabled to give very nice work 

 for a comparatively small amount of money. 

 Where one has the shop and tools and plen- 

 ty of time, however, together with the nec- 

 essary mechanical skill, no doubt he could 

 make one such as you describe, at quite a 

 saving. I notice that you dispense with a 

 vane entirely It seems to me there ought 

 to be some sort of a weight on the opposite 

 side of the tower, to counterbalance the 

 weight of the wind-wheel. The great diffi- 

 culty in using this wind-mill to run buzz- 

 saws is the uneven speed, although one may 

 get along with this very well, providing he 

 does not have to employ hired help. In that 

 case he might save money by having a stea- 

 dy, even, regular speed. Of course, there is 

 a saving with wind-mills in not being re- 

 quired to hire an engineer, or to furnish 

 fuel; but they seem to be adapted only to 

 certain kinds of work. When I used to 

 print Gleamings by wind power, I had my 

 press so arranged that I could run it by a 

 treadle when the wind lulled ; and by prop- 

 er mechanism." w-henever the wind came up 

 to speed it took hold of the press and gave 

 me a chance to rest ; that is, I could run the 

 mill ahead of the wind whenever the wind 

 was too slow, Terhaps such an arrange- 

 ment might be adapted to a buzz-saw, or 

 other similar work. 



