jeffflan Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 My interest started making wind turbines using 'Coke' cans. I discovered Irish sourced beer cans (Murphys) were more robust and more to my taste. I moved on to Pantanenome using brass blades and PVC pool pipe because they could catch the wind from any direction. This led me to some Anders S Lunde patterns and scroll saw application. I would like to make a Lunde style 'Nothing Factory' using universal joints to split the power train, (another post). Most of my whirligigs use patterns sourced from the USA. The posts come from old TV antenna, the fixings are plumbing pipe stop ends with 5/32" brass tech screws going into 5/32" brass tube. The timber is whatever scrap I can find, usually on the side of the road, from abandoned furniture, drawers etc. I think I should develop some Australian subjects. There must be some suitable candidates in our huge bird population. Meanwhile if any member has a photo of a 'Nothing Factory' I would be pleased to see it. Thank you for the opportunity to participate in the Scroll Saw Village. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Those are really cool. They look like a ton of fun to make, too. Which of Anders S Lunde's books would you recommend? I wouldn't mind trying to track one down and trying one myself. Great job on all of them. Nice way to recycle too. You should add this pic to your User Gallery too (you can find a [tut]tutorial here[/tut]. I think a lot of people would get a kick out of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadylady0447 Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Jeff, you have some very nice looking whirly-gigs. I like the cardinal. Thanks for showing us your work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffflan Posted July 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Thank you for your encouragement. Whirligigs are fun and attract attention from young and old. My first book was "Easy-to-Make Whirligigs" by Anders S Lunde, published in USA and distributed by Dover Publications This is a good place to start and explains the basics of wings, bodies, materials, etc. As opportunities presented I purchased more of Lunde's publications, including: "Action Whirligigs", and "Making Animated Whirligigs", which progress from the "Easy-to-Make..." publication. These are also published in USA by Dover. See their list at 'www.doverpublications.com'. We have a local source in Australia so I have never dealt with Dover. I have three other books: . "Folk Toys" by Ken Folk, published by Stackpole Books - in Mechanicsburg, PA . "Scroll Saw Castles" by (an Australian) Jim Stirling, published by Fox Chapel Publishing in East Petersburg, PA . "Making Mad Toys & Mechanical Marvels in Wood" by Rodney Frost, from Sterling Publishing in New York I haven't used these three publications with the same enthusiasm as the Lunde offerings. So much to do in so little time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Thanks for the suggestion. I just bought Easy-to-Make Whirligigs. I look forward to checking it out. I hope mine looks as nice as yours. It looks like a lot of fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 Those are just way cool.........I love the Cardinal best too. Thanks so much for sharing them with us. I know absolutely nothing about Whirligigs but think they're pretty neat. I enjoyed seeing yours. Christina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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