Weather Station

Looks great and nice idea with the magnets. Thanks for sharing

very cool!!!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

Tiger Maple is awesome : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

Hi very nice could you explain to me the reason for the coloured glass article I cannot make it out too good sorry Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

The glass tube is a Galileo Thermometer. Each of the colored balloon-type vessels rise and fall depending on temperature. Each has a small tag indicating a different degree. The puple one is 64 and they progress in increments of 4 degrees. As the temp increases the balloons fall. You read the temp by the lowest of the top balloons. So when the purple (64) and green (68) fall to the bottom, the orange (72 degrees) becomes the lowest of the top group indicating a temp of around 72 degrees. These things are surprisingly sensitive to small changes in air temp.

There are more pictures at http://lumberjocks.com/projects/15935 where you can also see links to Dusty56’s weather stations with the same components.

-- tim hill www.newcalshop.com

where do you buy the components?

You can get the components (except the dial thermometer) as a kit from Klockit, Woodcraft, and I think Rockler. Just do search for the Highlander Weather Station. You can also buy some of the components separately from the same places.

-- tim hill www.newcalshop.com