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My latest efforts (wind vane).

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I've been busy in my little garden workshop again.

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Thats a cracking job Shrek. )t'
The center post, did you buy it or have you reused something else?
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That is amazing I am so envy}} will look fantastic, where are you going to put it?
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Gosh that is so fantastic, envy}} I can`t get over how talented people are on the forum. You all amaze me. Shrek that is so beautiful
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It is stunning Shrek, clever you.

Our wind vane is a cockerel, but not home made by us.
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Shrek, you are clever, your weather vane is fab )t'
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That is fantastic )t'
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)app(
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Great job shrek )app(
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AL37 wrote:Thats a cracking job Shrek. )t'
The center post, did you buy it or have you reused something else?


The centre post I have constructed myself from a piece of 12mm round bar and I have used weldable steel Bosses bored out to slip over it. The whole thing centres on an m8 grub screw that will lock N,S,E and W in position and the wind paddle rests on a central greased bearing. Painting still has to be done but I'm hopeful of producing two or three of different designs during the summer.

There's a few hours of drilling, building, cutting and welding there !!!
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)app( )app( That's excellent.
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)app( )app( A brilliant job. I absolutely love it. I can imagine that it did take a long to make but the satisfaction that you got from doing it must be great.
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That looks really good shrek, did you turn the centre stand on a lathe? hope you update with a photo when its all painted )t' Well done
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HappyBob wrote:That looks really good shrek, did you turn the centre stand on a lathe? hope you update with a photo when its all painted )t' Well done


No Bob, the stem is a series of seven weldable bosses along with a half boss and a 35mm diameter steel sphere bored out to slide over a 12mm diameter bar. A finished photo will be shown when I have completed it.
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Well I was hoping to complete things today but the temperature hasn't been favourable for paint drying...

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Just to give an idea of finish and detail........


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