Joe posted up a bunch of slides on making your own wind turbine in the MAKE pool that are worth checking out... we also have how to build one in MAKE 05... [via] - Link.
Wind Powered Generator. With a motor and some piping, it's suprisingly easy to build this inexpensive, efficient windmill generator--and enjoy free energy forever. MAKE 05 - Page 90.
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how do i make a modern wind mill
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i really want to learn how to make a turbine
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Well you can look it all up in make issue 5. Its a great tutorial. I would check it out if I build it again.
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