one-day workshop in Toronto

[Jeff Birkle]

Hi all.
As well as the August weekend workshop in Flinton, I've been asked by some local Torontonians to give a one-day, how-to electrical and wind turbine workshop for beginners, here in the city. It will be the basics, and we will build a small educational wind turbine that they can take home and experiment with.
I'm trying to do it in the beginning of July.
If anyone is interested, please let me know?
Thanx
Jeff

[John Canivan]

The windmill workshop sounds like a great idea. Do you build the windmill from scratch or do you demonstrate how to install it or both? very ambitions. Good luck with the workshop.
I am into solar thermal applications, but I think that windmills could make a nice compliment to solar thermal.
John
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[Jeff Birkle]

I build the entire turbine and tower pieces from scratch.
I have studied other horizontal and vertical designs by Bergey, ARE, Southwest, Hugh Piggot, and the guy's in Colorado at Otherpower. After extensive testing, I have made a lot of changes to may own design.
So I teach how to build different types, sell parts or complete units, teach how to install, or offer installation as well.
I also can teach how to build water turbines and installations, but the parts and welding are very intricate and difficult, and there isn't a lot of call for them.
I am looking at another weekend workshop at my Cabin for next summer 2010.
Thanx
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[John Canivan]

jeff
Sure wish I lived near Toranto.
I'd love to learn about building and installing windmills. Did you ever try doing workshops through a University. I've done a few solar thermal workshops through Farmingdale University in NY. best of luck with the work you are doing.
John