How to Make an Airplane Whirligig | Free Template!

[@laurareed6481]

Thank you so much for making and uploading this video! I am a teacher and my classes read the novel Whirligig by Paul Fleischman. Every year I teach this book, I try to find an interesting video of a whirligig to introduce the concept to my students. This video is perfect because you show the entire process for making a whirligig, which is exactly what the character in the book does. I am so grateful to you and happy that I found this! Thanks again.

[@jackmatt3]

Very nice. Makes me excited to make one when I get home from college. One thing I would do differently is not glue the plane to the post. I would make the rod going in to the plane a little longer and just set the plane on that. This will give it the ability to face in to the wind to make the most use of it. Other than that, love the project. Good job.

[@marcusviniciusbernardo6341]

Hello, I live in Brazil tank you for tamplete Merry Christmas...

[@Supersup.campos]

Valeu

[@LynnLaceyLLWW]

Good Job... like the color combo.

[@WesleyAring]

I like the blue stripes!

[@nathanielaranda8407]

nice one its very cute in the front yard

[@TheGonzo1960]

yours come out really nicely, I made a big one of those for our barn sometime back

[@TheDarty79]

thank you you did a great job!

[@stevebrown1132]

Very cool project. Thanks for the free plans.

[@robertberryhill4033]

Good job, keep it up.

[@Supersup.campos]

Greetings from Brazil. It's amazing dude. Way to go!!

[@helenfreeman7125]

Lovely plane thank you for sharing.

[@SalihArtAndTech]

Awesome work 👍 loved it

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

Great video...👍

[@stevesteves8915]

Very nice! (Don't you think that the plane should be able to rotate on top of the post to catch the right wind direction?)

[@joaoalvesdesouza2812]

Trabalho perfeito.parabéns 🇧🇷

[@redisgonenowitsgray]

Use a bearing on your prop and it will spin easier, truer, smoother.

[@albindajakaj8150]

Good job, Nice project. Keep it up!!

[@craftsman119]

Almost at 30,000 subs!!!!

[@willymcneil1076]

Thanks Mate

[@Slick1G3]

eric the prop needs a 35 degree pitch to spin better ..also you need to tac cloth whipe the wood after sanding for the paint to stick

[@luisortega7777]

well done

[@philippetouzet6047]

Merci pour cette vidéo

[@jonhwalsh4900]

Nice job.

[@MidwestManMountain]

I wonder what was up with that spray paint. Was it an old can or an off brand?

[@westcoastwhirligigs6397]

Very nice

[@ceedub6233]

I have always had problems with white spray paint sticking to wood. I think it has something to do with the paint pigment. To fix this problem I either use a clear spray paint or primer first. this way the cells of the wood are sealed and the white paint sticks, and is not absorbed into the wood. This is a great project build. I live in a town that has a Navy Air Station, so I will be building a few of these for the next crafts fair. thank you for the plans template.

[@Dave-tw9ib]

you need to make it spin on the pole to catch the wind direction, i downloaded the template kx scroll saws r cheap going to buy

[@sandrobertte]

Belo trabalho.

[@hunterbarlow6075]

Very cool, did you find the plans on the internet or did you make it yourself

[@vitormiranda9608]

Muito bacana

[@ginareid6329]

Eric ....the paint may not be sticking to the wood because of the adhesive you used to stick the pattern to the wood.

[@timothygorsuch8373]

What type of Adhesive did you use on the wooden Airplane pattern? I've never seen Adhesive like that ! So you can just peal the Paper right off!

[@tomasoscalzo1999]

It would be cool to see you make a guitar because tour very good i like your projects a lot

[@gwheyduke]

Take a look at my how to make whirligig propellers and wind turbine video, your propeller will spin better in any wind

[@Dave-tw9ib]

cut piece of dowel for the prop do you hane to use an angle for the blades to spin right

[@pradeepjadhav5700]

Thanks

[@Thom4123]

Very cool I don't know if you are aware but Russ at "Simply wooden creations" is having a contest on making these. You should enter. Keep up the great work

[@PappyJag1]

Great job Eric, and what is the name of that song you play on your videos

[@sodslinger1]

What are the paint supports you use

[@victoriacastillo5844]

This video saved me from getting a shitty grade haha thanks

[@jongreenberg8446]

Go ahead and go ahead and go ahead and go ahead!!!!!!

[@Keith-xo9in]

What program do you use to make your diagrams?

[@geoffrice1666]

What angle are the blades cut at or doesn't it matter?

[@davidstansbury3204]

And it even sounded like an airplane

[@Halscamp]

Around 4:25 I started hearing a plane

[@landonchouinard2153]

Hey eric can i have that!! Thanks on my way over 😂😂✌️️

[@williewarwick7982]

How to get a book on whirligig making

[@markr2554]

come on eric! the football dude was way more imaginative.

[@markr2554]

cool i understand, i aint hatin still love the show! keep up the great work

[@brucehummel845]

you need to put the prop at an angle not insert them at 90 degrees.

[@philippetouzet6047]

J'aimerais savoir où trouver les plans

[@rednotereso]

sorry Eric. I cant get in and dowload the pattern

[@macdaddy5802]

What size the the hub that holds the blades

[@greenkitty6482]

Will the hot glue hold up?

[@dougblazer1376]

I saw a comparison on different kinds of glue and I was surprised to see that hot glue out performed most of the wood glues. The test time was short so it didn't explore longevity. Great job.

[@Yosemite-George-61]

all those tools for a ultra basic little airplane...

[@marcjones4505]

is that music "damn it feels good to be a gangster"?

[@matzedly7890]

Wow I just realized!

[@SOONYSNSN]

I want to make some thing useful for home

[@PainterD54]

You made it wrong. It's supposed to pivot on a rod to always face into the wind to keep the propeller spinning. Not made to mount solid to a post.

[@CarlSaxen]

Or.....you could of just traced around the templates and eliminated that step

[@theowdgit9790]

Plywood chipboard and mdf boarding is so shite for painting on.

[@HighBOKILLERZOMBIE12]

Are u part Swedish? Your last name is Swedish :)

[@patmercer8591]

Not a properly built whirligig and not a whirligig at all. Since he has a band saw, the plane should be thinned out at the rear. Wings and tail should also be thinned out. This is just yard art with a spinning prop. If it was built properly, the entire plane would turn into the wind.

[@joshua5o7482]

am quite early but like other dumb shits I got no point to make , except nice project

[@brookelindberg1214]

lol

[@ededmund5685]

way to much talking

[@hansjacituz4898]

Not really a whirligig - more a piece of wood on a stick