Making a whirligig part 1 Introduction

[@gwheyduke]

Very interesting, well done. Thanks for sharing.

[@scrimperuk]

Hi Duke, thank you for watching and your kind comment.

[@PhillsGarage]

It is really great to see a good U.K. video!

[@scrimperuk]

Thank you Phil.

[@rockerdad2]

You are a good teacher and , so many will want to try making one. Excellent ,especially the light way you explain, Thanks from Canada!

[@scrimperuk]

Thank you for your very kind comment.

[@fishingfourme]

Hi scrimper, Great to see a bit of up cycling and some great whirligigs. and just the thing for this public lockdown. I for one will be out in the shed having a go. Thanks for the inspiration Bob oxon...

[@scrimperuk]

Hi Bob, many thanks for the comment. (My first job after leaving school was at Salter bros boatyard Oxford)

[@williambell3876]

Hi John , Can you help me out please ? . First how do you attach the propeller to the drive shaft and secondly where can l purchase the bearings you use and what is the inside diameter . I did a mock up of attaching a piece of scrap wood to my drive shaft making it a very tight fit and gluing it but it s not very strong and would probably come lose after while . Kind regards , Bill .

[@scrimperuk]

Bill there are lots of ways you can use to attach the propeller to the shaft but the one that I have found the best is to use old Meccano bosses or pulley wheels, as long as they have a boss on them with a set or grub screw they will hold the prop on firmly and are easy to fit and remove. As for the axles any diameter will suffice, I find around 4mm (SWG size 8) is about right, too thick is more difficult to bend, too thin is too bendy. 4mm will fit perfectly in Meccano parts too as Meccano rods are SWG 8 (4.06mm). you can use what you have available and drill or ream out the Meccano bosses to accept the axle shafts. Old Meccano parts are widely available, you can often buy a boxful of old parts for next to nowt and they usually include lots of bush and pulley wheels that do the job. Parts that are good for propellers are No 24 Bush wheel, No 22 1" pulley wheel, 20a 2" pulley wheel and 62b crank . Don't spend money on new stuff any old or battered parts will do the job. Old electrical connectors are useful too as they are often brass and come with screws and are various diameters, I think I did a video covering them.

[@hugostare8695]

Excellent, I shall be watching the whole series. Many thanks! Subscribed.

[@scrimperuk]

Thanks for the kind comment Hugo.

[@amatamat55]

Thank you for your video it was wonderful to listen to you explain how to make the WhirlyGig I’ve been thinking about doing it and you’ve given such great insight thank you once again I’ll be sure to follow.

[@scrimperuk]

You are very kind, thank you. Do have a go at making a whirligig it is very easy and good fun.

[@broomstick1690]

Glad you answered my question on the plug - I was curious! Very interesting you can make something so super from those bits and bobs.

[@flashant]

Well done, it's nice to see a UK whirligig man and his ideas :-)

[@scrimperuk]

Thank you so much for your kind comment. :)

[@davidzornes6863]

Bicycle spokes make great crankshafts...

[@scrimperuk]

They sure do.

[@Tommy-gj9kn]

Just had to watch again.......any new whirlygigs coming our way¿????👍😷🇺🇸

[@scrimperuk]

Hi Tommy, have you seen the scarecrow one I made recently?

[@Tommy-gj9kn]

@@scrimperuk yes

[@SuperLyndab]

Can you make a wirligig shaped like a wine bottle poring to a wine glass?

[@scrimperuk]

I can only say it's not something I have tried to do but nothing is impossible.

[@renatomartinez5708]

Thank you for your advices. Sorry for my bad english. Regards from the end of the world... Chile

[@scrimperuk]

Hi Renato. Thanks for your comment, please do not apologise for your English you are better than me, I can only speak English. John

[@Tommy-gj9kn]

I'm disabled and would love to make some of these👍🇺🇸

[@scrimperuk]

It is quite good fun making them.

[@theskyehiker]

What is meccano?

[@scrimperuk]

Hello, Meccano is metal construction kit invented by Frank Hornby in 1898. originally intended as a toy it is still used today by a huge number of enthusiasts. Most children up to the 1980's will have played with Meccano at some time.

[@poshboyhd4589]

Very good

[@scrimperuk]

Many thanks for your kind comment.

[@brucefinney3134]

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[@brucefinney3134]

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[@yvonneschimmel453]

Recycle.... cool

[@scrimperuk]

Thanks for the comment

[@yvonneschimmel453]

@@scrimperuk yw

[@georgehewett5682]

Surely the paint costs money?

[@scrimperuk]

Watch video no 2 and you will find the answer to that question! :)

[@georgehewett5682]

It only mentions yacht paint though; not where you retrieved it from!

[@scrimperuk]

In Video No 2 at 12:41 I explain that it's paint left over from other jobs. :)

[@lizandroadder3587]

Obrigado amigo, por partilhar, Um Abraço.

[@scrimperuk]

Obrigado pelo seu comentário gentil. :)

[@davidzornes6863]

I didn't Morris Moss made whirligigs..........