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A project log for Propel-E 450 | A very powerful windturbine

A 2m windturbine made from corn! Completely 3D-printable and open-source.

bram-peirs-fw2wBram Peirs @ FW2W 08/27/2020 at 15:210 Comments

The 9 coils (1,6mm wire) are cast into a disk that will be stationary. Around that disk, there will be 2 rotating parts with the magnets. More on that later! Firstly, a sneek peek of the coils being cast into polyester resin. A 500ml can with red-colored hardner was the cheapest at Amazon, only 12,56EUR!

Which becomes this after 24h of hardening:

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