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Whirligig

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I was asked, by the boss, if I could make a whirligig with a watering can and a flower. This is what I came up with. The watering can is driven by the propeller through a 3 to 1 reduction using pulleys. The flowers, two wood and two copper just spin in the wind.

She likes it. Lucky me.

I used Oak, Maple, Redwood and a little Cherry for the wood and finished it with Poly.

I didn’t use or draw any plans. Just drew it out on the wood. Most of the work was done with a Scroll Saw and a Mini Lathe.

Regards,


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rikkor

8295 posts in 400 days


posted 324 days ago

What does it do. Does the watering can tilt up and back? Nice workmanship.

-- Maplewood, MN

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propcarver

27 posts in 355 days


posted 324 days ago

Hi rikkor,

The watering can moves back and forth and appears to be watering the flowers. I had to setup the reduction to slow it down which also minimized the vibration.

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toyguy

482 posts in 363 days


posted 324 days ago

Leave it to an x-RC Guy to come up with a geared prop…. very nice.

-- Brian's Table Top Toys http://home.mountaincable.net/~bgraham/

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miles125

949 posts in 531 days


posted 324 days ago

That is very cool and looks fun to make.

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

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MsDebbieP

12238 posts in 686 days


posted 324 days ago

this is awesome

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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TreeBones

1448 posts in 549 days


posted 324 days ago

Very cool, lots of nice details. Seems to good to be outside.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3

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cajunpen

5345 posts in 591 days


posted 323 days ago

That is a neat looking whirlygig – nice job.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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