Do any of you.......or have done any of you guys done the whirly animated air prop powered thing ah MA gigs....... & is there a spot they live under here at WB....?
Whirly do whoppies
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Say what? I doubt I've ever seen one, let alone made one ... but I'm going to need a photo to be certain. (Or a link to a page that's got a photo.)
Are you talking about the birds with wings that turn in the wind.
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Ahhh ya know ....the little guys that cut wood or the mule that kicks when the wind blows....
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Yep those are the ones Ironman. ....
Geez why didn't you say whirly gig if that is what you meant. 
Used to be an old lady around here that made them by the dozen, all out of salvaged material, I don't recall her ever selling them she just made them to enjoy and give to friends. Bet someone here has made them.
Used to be an old lady around here that made them by the dozen, all out of salvaged material, I don't recall her ever selling them she just made them to enjoy and give to friends. Bet someone here has made them.
I think I found out what you mean, there's a stack of them on eBay -- as Dave said, I found them called "whirligig"
But I've never seen one.
https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/mo...3408ffe83&id=4ef3c47efda4f078e2f0fca3408ffe83
Free pdf plan download....guy chopping wood.
Free pdf plan download....guy chopping wood.
They were a fad around here 15-20 years ago. I made a bunch of different birds, painted them, put them on a fiberglass stick and gave them to friends.
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Thanks fella's.........!!!!
Here is one show by Roy Underhill. He has done several shows with them over the years.
http://video.pbs.org/video/1427556922/
It will not allow me to embed the video. There is about 30 seconds of commercials at the start.
This is the guy working a hand plane. EDIT Nope this is the guy at the grinding wheel while his wife turns the wheel.
http://video.pbs.org/video/1427556922/
It will not allow me to embed the video. There is about 30 seconds of commercials at the start.
This is the guy working a hand plane. EDIT Nope this is the guy at the grinding wheel while his wife turns the wheel.
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Now that's a dandy !