E1G6+Assembly

We will add to this page as we assemble the wind turbine.
 * How to assemble the wind turbine**


 * 1) Cut square dowels with scroll saw to the proper length.
 * 2) Sand the dowels.
 * 3) Cut the ends of 6 of the 3cm braces to a 45 degree angle.
 * 4) Cut the cardboard to the right shape and size for the turbine to fit a 1.5 liter bottle.
 * 5) Cut two circles out of the cardboard with an exacto knife.
 * 6) Glue the two circles together and make four marks evenly spaced for where the washers will go.
 * 7) Cut off the ends of the 1.5 liter bottle and then cut it in two even pieces vertically.
 * 8) Hot Glue the cardboard turbine pieces to the 1.5 liter bottle halfs. They will be connected after the gluing is done.
 * 9) Cut the round dowel to the correct length and then sharpen the end to a point.
 * 10) Glue the washers to the cardboard circle evenly spaced.
 * 11) Using a compass set all of the magnets so that the north is facing away from the washers and then hot glue them to the washers.
 * 12) Put the round dowel though the center of the cardboard circle and the tubine 1.5 liter bottle halfs with the sharpened end facing down.
 * 13) Put the wood screw through the base.
 * 14) Glue the two 30cm square dowels on either side of the tubine and secure them by gluing the 3cm braces to them at the correct angle. There will be three braces for each square dowel.
 * 15) Screw the screw eye into the 20cm square dowel and cut a nail as a brace for the round dowel to spin freely in te screw eye.
 * 16) Put the round dowel in the screw eye and glue the 20cm square dowel between the two 30cm square dowles.
 * 17) Put the sharpened tip of the round dowel into the screw in the center of the base so that it spins freely and loose without a problem.
 * 18) Cut out a piece of cardboard and fold it over itself three times.
 * 19) Wrap electrical tape two times around each of four evenly spaced spots on the cardboard.
 * 20) Wrap the copper coil around the tape 200 times each - for all four spots.
 * 21) Slide coils off, if it is too hard to get off by hand you can get the cardboard wet which will make it a lot easier to slide off.
 * 22) Tape the coils tightly so the wire is compact.
 * 23) Sand off 15mm(1.5cm) of the enamel on either end of the coils.
 * 24) Test if they work with a volt meter.
 * 25) Glue the coils to the base in four evenly spaced spots.
 * 26) Glue the 20cm square dowel with the screw eye to the tops of the two 30cm dowels that are being braced up.
 * 27) Put the round dowel with the tubine through the screw eye and put the pointed part of the dowel into the screw at the bottom so that it spins freely.
 * 28) Glue the cardboard circle in place on the round dowel, it needs to be 1mm from the magnets.
 * 29) Tape the coils down so that they are not sticking up.
 * 30) Wrap the copper part of the coils to the end of the LED and tape it down to make sure it doesn't move. Be careful not to tape over the LED itself or the copper part where the enamel has been scraped off.
 * 31) Test with a fan. If it works the LED will turn on, if not problem solve and backtack to make sure that everything has been done correctly.

__**//This is what the finished project should look like://**__



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