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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.
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rikkor
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posted 324 days ago
What does it do. Does the watering can tilt up and back? Nice workmanship.
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propcarver
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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.
toyguy
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posted 324 days ago
Leave it to an x-RC Guy to come up with a geared prop…. very nice.
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miles125
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posted 324 days ago
That is very cool and looks fun to make.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 324 days ago
this is awesome
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TreeBones
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Very cool, lots of nice details. Seems to good to be outside.
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cajunpen
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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/