| All you need is a good set of diy wind turbine plans in | | | | be fashioned from PVC or wood, with wood being |
| order to build your own. There's really no reason to | | | | preferred for bigger machines. |
| buy a wind generator considering that you can build | | | | We have had good luck building wooden blades from |
| your own 1000w home wind turbine for under $150 | | | | spruce we got from the lumber yard. It is strong and |
| including the plans. | | | | not that difficult to find good clear lumber. |
| Our family has built 3 now for our own off grid home | | | | You do need good quality lumber as the forces of |
| and are sure you will have no trouble building your | | | | the wind, especially at blade tips when they are 8 |
| own either. | | | | foot diameter can be tremendous, in the hundreds of |
| What will you need to get started? | | | | pounds. |
| · A decent sized garage or shop | | | | Don't worry about the wind turbine blade |
| · Diy wind turbine plans | | | | construction being complicated either? Your set of |
| · A good helper (it makes a great family | | | | blades can be made easily in one day with common |
| project) | | | | tools. |
| · Simple tools available in most households, | | | | We were excited to learn that most of the other |
| no special tools | | | | parts could be obtained free including batteries, |
| Where do you start? | | | | towers and all of the body parts. |
| First off, after examining the plans you will see that | | | | When the DC motor arrives, put everything together |
| you need to order a DC motor to be used as a | | | | and get it up there in the wind. You will need a |
| power generator for your home. The blades turn the | | | | location that is about 15 feet above anything within |
| motor in order to produce power. | | | | about 300 feet, so most areas this won't be a |
| It takes a few days to be sent directly to your | | | | problem with a recycled 40 foot TV tower. They are |
| home so don't hesitate to take this action first. | | | | available free as we mentioned. |
| While you are waiting for your DC motor to arrive | | | | Isn't it time you got started producing free electricity |
| you can get started on the other parts as outlined in | | | | for your home? |
| your diy wind turbine plans. The instructions building | | | | Let's get started now. |
| wind turbine clearly show that the blades can either | | | | |