Kitchen Trash Can | 440RPM (23 MPH WIND) wind turbine made from trash can (no load)

23 Responses to “440RPM (23 MPH WIND) wind turbine made from trash can (no load)”

1. TheTwistedGypsy on June 21st, 2010 1:56 am

   how did you true and balance it?

2. 14400volts on June 21st, 2010 2:50 am

   how can i build one out of a 5 galon bucket?

3. 14400volts on June 21st, 2010 3:41 am

   HOW?! HOW?! how can i build one out of a 5 gallon bucket?

4. solarcabin on June 21st, 2010 3:48 am

   Getting a turbine to turn in the wind is the easy part but getting it to produce power takes more engineering.

   Get a small dc permanent magnet motor and attach it to the spinning shaft. It will cause the turbine to slow down when you attach the motor to a battery and you may get a few volts out of it above 5 mph winds.

   Visit solar cabin for small wind turbine and solar ideas!

5. shaketheworld on June 21st, 2010 4:42 am

   Hey can you email me a ppicture about this I want to build one but make some adjustments, thanks!
   -john

6. mildhigh on June 21st, 2010 4:49 am

   watch?v=CqEccgR0q-o

7. JockoJr on June 21st, 2010 5:37 am

   I’m sorry, but that looks dangerous as fuck.

8. pktuntunwala on June 21st, 2010 5:37 am

   this is pretty sweet man! how much did it cost to make?

9. labeledsk8r45 on June 21st, 2010 5:55 am

   looks good, im working on a VAWT setup right now a bit smaller, wondering if you know of any forums or anything to go to for help (mostly on the charge controler stuff)

10. scoobydog411 on June 21st, 2010 6:52 am

    I might try to do it with a 5 Gal. Paint bucket… Gary…

11. 2006733649 on June 21st, 2010 7:51 am

    can i buy one complete set from you and how much

12. macrumpton on June 21st, 2010 8:05 am

    Is it self starting? Are there any pictures of it not spinning?

13. curtisdicke on June 21st, 2010 8:19 am

    yes you are right .. I used a high speed rotary blade and cut out the foil to bend it back.

14. macrumpton on June 21st, 2010 9:05 am

    It looks like you cut two flaps on the side of the trashcan and bent them inwards to make two airfoils (one facing each direction). Am I right?

15. Naddycat on June 21st, 2010 9:27 am

    Rad!

16. DeanC993 on June 21st, 2010 9:30 am

    has it a load?

17. jsummer979 on June 21st, 2010 10:22 am

    I got the pic,s . Clever, simple use of off the shelf material. Can you show pics of what bearings you use and where you got them?

18. curtisdicke on June 21st, 2010 11:21 am

    jason..did you get the email pics I sent to you?

19. jsummer979 on June 21st, 2010 11:37 am

    where did you post the pic?

20. jsummer979 on June 21st, 2010 12:22 pm

    how did you construct this? That is SO fast.
    It’s moving so fast, there is no way to tell how it is put together. Please let us know.

21. framed30 on June 21st, 2010 12:43 pm

    will it handle a load, what kind of power are you making?

22. curtisdicke on June 21st, 2010 1:09 pm

    I used thrust bearings on the bottom of the shaft and a regular bearing around the shaft which was attached to the mast just below the turbine

23. richon2001 on June 21st, 2010 1:18 pm

    what kind of bearings were you using for this?

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