local knowledge

so i've discovered that one of my coworkers has taken the same path i'm embarking on. only he has made conventional wind turbines... ie., three blades rotating around a single axis. he's going to be a good source of information for the coming months.

he also pointed me at a site that i had come across the other day but hadn't delved too deeply in. the site is a great place to find project descriptions and some theory behind the science (k, maybe not a science for everyone) of building wind turbines.

i sorta keep switching gears here, which is par for the course for me, but i'm going to make my alternator concurrent with the structure. going to order a bunch of rare earth magnets tomorrow. will find some wire soon too. am going to need a lot of wire :) then i just need a front wheel assembly with disc brakes and a couple other common items and i'll have the materials i need for my alternator. gotta get moving on this. keep momentum going...