Rustage Posted November 17, 2025 Report Posted November 17, 2025 I've been following a tutorial on windmills, specifically this one: https://youtu.be/4BXNRk5sej8?si=SHrwD3jsdMlAqgxK I'm not done yet but I was wondering why only having this setup (see image) doesn´t work, the hammer works for a second and then stops, I'd appreciate some insight. 1
Solution Professor Dragon Posted November 17, 2025 Solution Report Posted November 17, 2025 (edited) It is most likely simply not enough power for that setup. Each piece adds friction, and needs enough torque and speed to work well. Not enough sails on the windmill Not enough height to give sufficient wind speed Not enough sets of windmills connected to the vertical axle in the image Not enough wind at that time. Recommendations: Try addressing all of the above Switch to Creative Mode (/gamemode creative) and temporally add in an "Auto rotor" set to 100% as a power source. Does it work? Remove the Helve Hammer and see if it spins. Removing the clutches and transmissions and simply have one angled gear to bend the power from vertical to horizontal, as a test. The first thing I would try though is raising your windmill blades 100 blocks in the air. Professor Dragon. Edited November 17, 2025 by Professor Dragon 1
Vexxvididu Posted November 17, 2025 Report Posted November 17, 2025 (edited) Building on what professor dragon suggested, your setup looks to me (in my still kind of newbie opinion) like you might be dropping too much torque for speed. The hammer needs a lot of torque. Try removing the large gears. EDIT: I watched that video you linked to, he's doing some shenanigans with mods that won't work in general if not done exactly. Edited November 17, 2025 by Vexxvididu 1
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