We're gonna need more bricks!
we'll need like 10^99999.... more bricks
So I have an idea. Let's hold it up to scrutiny.
I ram 3 poles into the grass, really deep. 1 at the corner where the turbine stands. and the the other 2, 9 meters away in the other corners at 90 degrees from the turbine location.
something like my below asci art
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Connect those poles with 9 meter long beams, ones that do not like to bend.
Now I can make a platform that is not easy to topple over. Let some brutal wind come I would say if I was foolish enough to taunt mother nature.
But yeah, that would eliminate the need for bricks that were there all along as pseudo help.
The test rig with the bearings it self will also need a mayor overhaul. I mean 3 standard wooden 'sticks' with some screws holding the 2 OSB disks together is just not at all able to deal with lateral forces.
Well, that needs some nuance. It actually is to some extend. But not for the long run and with combat conditions in mind.
The issue with guy wires is that I can only connect to the turbine from my house. that makes for 2 guy wires rather than 4 ;(
As always, I am a sponge to suggestions.
BYW guys, all of the above still falls into the prototype phase. once we've settled on on something worthwhile I do not mind investing in more durable implementations. e.g. using actual steel or what ever rather than hap hazard 3d prints like we're doing now.
Yet the most important aspect will remain that it should be easy for anyone to duplicate and that we are not looking for the most efficient what ever.
Nah, just before the bombs are about to fall we need to be able to quickly build a few of those bad boy turbines. Or even stock pile now and make sure one does not need an actual store to get parts.