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Dempster Windmill: to restore or not to restore

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Maurice Skoch

12-31-2006 07:47:06




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After several months of searching, I've finally located and purchased an original and complete 35ft windmill for my yard. It's extremely rusty looking but it's all there! One side of me wants to make it look like it did when it was built in the '40's but some say to keep it original. Any suggestions or tips on restoring would be appreciated. Hope everyone has a safe and prosperous '07.




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Leroy

01-01-2007 06:55:11




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 Re: Dempster Windmill: to restore or not to restor in reply to Maurice Skoch, 12-31-2006 07:47:06  
At minimum do a safty rebuild. I still have the old tower in my yard (Wheel has been gone for 60 years). Used to cary power lines. the bolts were rusting off so a few year ago I had them all checked and probably half of them replaced. so make sure the bolts and all irons are still solid and not weak rusted, my bolts literly rusted off and fell out leaving empty holes. At that time the legs were starting to rust off at ground level as well and to try to stop that we doug down around each leg and poured cement up to above the rust area and sloped it away from the legs to keep the water off the area that was getting bad. And From What I was told it was moved at one time about 20-25' from old dug well to new drilled one. Before my time and am 63.

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NEsota

12-31-2006 12:18:26




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 Re: Dempster Windmill: to restore or not to restor in reply to Maurice Skoch, 12-31-2006 07:47:06  
I have two Dempster wind mills that are horizontal and one that is vertical. They all need new wheels and these are likely available from Dempster in Beatrice, NE. To make one like new, that is in the condition you describe would mean having it re-galvanized. That might make it cost prohibitive for a lot of us. New paint would not be so hard to do. Never have I been aware of one being set in cement though there may not be much downside in doing it. A metal plate or disk with two or three feet of area on an angle iron leg buried 5-6 feet deep should suffice.

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Randy as in Randy-IA

12-31-2006 10:18:57




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 Re: Dempster Windmill: to restore or not to restor in reply to Maurice Skoch, 12-31-2006 07:47:06  
Fix it up if you have a nice house and farm . Don't if it's like our house and is a dump . Make it fit the rest of the place . My two cents ...Randy



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Ray

12-31-2006 09:50:24




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 Re: Dempster Windmill: to restore or not to restor in reply to Maurice Skoch, 12-31-2006 07:47:06  
I know where one is from an estate i can get for free.They spent 3000 getting it restored last year.The only problem is,it's 900 miles away.



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old

12-31-2006 08:53:04




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 Re: Dempster Windmill: to restore or not to restor in reply to Maurice Skoch, 12-31-2006 07:47:06  
You lucky dog. I wish I could find one of them, I'd love to set one up on my place so water my garden with and also water my horses etc.



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Jim in N M

12-31-2006 08:13:20




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 Re: Dempster Windmill: to restore or not to restor in reply to Maurice Skoch, 12-31-2006 07:47:06  
My vote: take a lot of pictures first, than do a total restoration, People will look at it more than just an old piece of junk. believe me you'll be happier and proud of your work and you can even brag a little. just my .o2 cents Jim in N M



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