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Old 11-09-2006, 02:03 PM posted to rec.ponds
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Default Water wheel?

On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 16:49:36 -0400, "Bill Stock"
wrote:

Has anyone built one? Any design/material tips? I'd like it to be fairly
light, since I won't have a support post on the outside of the wheel. I was
thinking I could use the weight of the barrels to counterbalance the wheel.
Of course cleaning the barrels might present a problem. I've seen a few
built out of plywood, but I don't imagine they would hold up to water that
well.


Never built one, but my father spoke of cypress as the wood most
desirable for well curbing's and water contact. However you might
find this site interesting:
http://www.waterwheelfactory.com/index.htm

Regards,

Hal