The propeller is made from fly swatters from the dollar store with the handles cut off. I made a red square hub out of wood and hot glued in the fly swatters.
I used leftover wire from a fly swatter handle, an eye bolt, and a piece of straight 1/8" steel rod to make the action mechanism. I cut these with large wire cutters and bent them into shape with pliers. This takes a little fiddling to get it to work smoothly.
I cut out the wooden parts, then drilled all of the holes prior to painting and assembly. I think outdoor whirligig projects look best with a mix of bright colors. I was really happy with the table cloth pattern I got by masking off stripes and spraying light coats. I attached a small wooden name badge on the whirligig.
Plus, the swinging hand keeps the flies away! If you've never tried to make a whirligig before, you should definitely try it. They are fun to make with a big payoff when the wind starts blowing. These are great projects for getting kids of all ages involved in woodworking. Have fun!
That's a really clever design in you video and with such finesse. Shadetreecnc
ReplyDeleteThank you Richard! It was fun and simple.
DeleteGreat job of designing and building. What place did you get with your club?
ReplyDeleteThanks Roy! I did get first place which was awesome! The wind blew the voting ballots all over the yard. lol
DeleteThat's cool Steve. Now if you could come up with a machine to feed you the hot dogs. I guess that's a build for another day.
ReplyDeleteGod Bless my friend.
Hmm, I'm thinking a hot dog machine gun. lol
DeleteHi Steve. This project is so cool. I can see, that you have so much fun to build this. Thanks for this awesome Video. Greetings Patrick.
ReplyDeleteThank you Patrick! Yes, it was lots of fun. It's cool to see it work for the first time. You should try to make a whirligig.
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