Item: With the Whirligig invasion of Wilson and here on Broad Street in the Manspace the ideas are flying and coming out of the Library downtown too. Here is a book by Lunde on building some. The second photo shows an original idea for the drive shaft to be indexed to the windmill hub in a groove. This will be supported on two blocks of wood with the cranking lever between the two. The third photo shows how the fan hub is cut out on a band saw. About now is time to think of the activity for the whirligig which is exciting. Maybe a mermaid riding the whale blowing a spout of water or a cat head waggle tied to a tail wobble or flying pigs or ma on the pump handle. Who knows. Stay tuned.
Time out in the Manspace for a little heat relief. This is the temperature in the back yard on the infrared today. Squash is out and a baby melon is coming while the cherry tomatoes, strawberries, tomato plants and potatoes are thriving. The birds seem to have captured the blueberries and the peaches.
Work at the Whirligig Repair and Conservation center continues on 5 of 29 Vollis Simpson whirligigs. Here is the "Reflector Box" at the stage of recording and cataloging each block which is to be replaced and the 6 reflector/tin panels put back on with new stainless hardware. For more on the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park Project click here
Wilson City Video.
<>
0 comments:
Post a Comment