Secret of making Whirligig drive shaft drive coupler with wheel collars, sheet metal and solder.

[@joepie221]

Great to hear you give the warning about free handing a part on a drill press. Thumbs up.

[@gwheyduke]

Thanks Joe, we all know that pain has a way of teaching that sticks.

[@rogueart7706]

The revolutionary non-pollutionary mechanical wonder. Love the whirleygigs. Nice tip for fastening wangdoodles and thingamajigs. Cheers.

[@gwheyduke]

Thanks for the positivity remarks and, observations concerning the contrivance.

[@mundodagua5047]

Agradeço pelo vídeo! Um abraço, Ricardo-Brasil.

[@juvenilmendes]

Amigão excelente este catavento , gostei parabéns. DEUS te abençoe.

[@gwheyduke]

Obrigado por seus comentários amáveis😊

[@davidwhirlihoff2039]

Thank you very much for sharing with us these details that are very useful to me.

[@gwheyduke]

So glad you found it useful. Best of luck with your whirligigs!

[@stevefromlondon9175]

Some great ideas thank you Regards Steve UK London

[@gwheyduke]

Thanks for watching!

[@terryjoestoll]

Do you think a flat spring retainer clip on either side of the gear would add enough strength to hold the gear firm on the rod? They are relatively cheap.

[@gwheyduke]

An interesting question. Going to have to try that out. It could work.

[@michaelmarchione3408]

That is brilliant George! Thanks for sharing the process. I used to have a bunch of those collars back in high school. I gave them all away when I got married. Never thought I would ever what them again. That was almost 50 years ago lol! I never thought I'd be making whirligigs. It will be cool to see what you have planned for this one. So it is just wood spinning against wood? Take care!

[@gwheyduke]

Yes, it's simple and it works for whirligigs. small Wheel collars are pretty cheap even today!

[@SimonE-et2xg]

I make a similar whirligig propeller shaft adaptor, alignment and torque convertor mechanism by soldering the brass terminals from disassembled electrical outlets or switches to sheet copper. 🇦🇺

[@georgeheyduke2060]

That sounds like a good idea. Thanks for the comment.

[@gwheyduke]

You are welcome, thanks for the comment.

[@willh2769]

I remember that whirligig!

[@gwheyduke]

Yup🙂

[@jerojero9005]

Thanks saludos desde chile

[@gwheyduke]

¡Usted es bienvenido! Saludos desde Virginia USA

[@cattleNhay]

A small key way groove and a nail or screw would hold the “gears” to shaft…way faster and cheaper than your method.

[@gwheyduke]

Great idea !

[@5Iron]

"T-Nuts" go on a threaded shaft and are available with "teeth" to grip the wood, or flat plates (much like yours) with holes for screws.

[@gwheyduke]

Yes that’s certainly an option. Of course it would then require the purchase or making of some threaded rod to fit the nut. On the whirligig these were made for wire cut from discarded yard signs was used.

[@5Iron]

@@gwheyduke Threaded rods are available at most hardware stores. And if you don't want part of it to be threaded, you can slide a brass tube over that section.

[@doug64634]

Love it.

[@gwheyduke]

Thanks for the comment. Best of luck with your whirligigs.

[@kitocataventos7742]

Para fazer esse processo , eu utilizo uma barra com rosca de 1/4 e um cano de alumínio para servir de embuxamento , assim fica fácil prender e regular em qualquer posição. Assim que der faço um vídeo explicando.

[@gwheyduke]

(To do this process, I use a 1/4 threaded bar and an aluminum pipe to serve as a packing, so it's easy to fasten and adjust in any position. As soon as I do, I'll make a video explaining it). - Thanks for the suggestion, sounds good. - Obrigado pela sugestão, parece bom

[@nperson]

No need to solder the collar. The collars are available on Amazon with the flange.

[@gwheyduke]

definitely will have to check that out. Thanks for the tip.

[@patriciathomson3849]

I have looked and can’t find them. Do you have a product number for collars that come with a flange?

[@nperson]

@@patriciathomson3849 Try searching for rigid flange shaft coupling.

[@nelsoneduardocarrenocastro6735]

Eselente pero muy pobre el invento

[@gwheyduke]

Muchas gracias

[@森武志-y6t]

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