The tradition of installing weather vanes on the roof has been living for more than a century. Initially, this detail was used by sailors, whose life entirely depended on the whims of the wind. Subsequently, they began to put on residential houses first in Europe, then in Russia. Now weather vanes often serve as an element of decor for decorating a house. With tools and some skills, everyone can make a weathervane with their own hands.
Contents
- The main stages of the work
- Drawings of the weather vane
- Step-by-step instruction for the manufacture of the weather vane
- Video of the manufacture of the weather vane with your own hands
The main stages of the work
Below we will talk about how to make a weathervane with your own hands. The work will help drawings and photos, as well as video. The step-by-step guide includes the following steps:
- preparatory work;
- carving figures;
- boom making;
- work with a rotary mechanism.
It is important to observe safety precautions when working. Since it is supposed to work with metal, when welding it is necessary to put on gloves for welding works, clothes from dense natural fabric. Before starting work, all flammable objects should be removed. The resultant weathercock in the form of a cock or a cat is better treated with a primer, and then with paint and varnish materials to prevent corrosion and prolong the life.
Drawings of weather vane
The placed sketchy images of the cat and the cock can be enlarged to the natural size and used to apply the contour to the steel.
The diagram designates the base for fixing the weather vane and the arrows drawings, which will indicate the direction of the wind.
Step-by-step instruction on how to make a weather vane
First, a cat's figure is cut out with a jig saw by the outlined contour. Be sure to fix the steel sheet so that it does not move.
The edges of the workpiece are machined on a grinder.
The corners and other hard-to-reach places are processed by the file.
Fixing a sheet of metal, drill holes for the eyes, nose, whiskers.
In order for the eye to acquire a beautiful oval shape, it must be further expanded and processed.
Wire with a 3 mm cross-sectional diameter is divided into fragments with the help of nippers and gives it L-shaped pliers. This is the preparation of the mustache.
To make a nose for a cat, take a metal rod of circular cross-section and treat the tip with a grinder.
The markers on the surface, imitating the features of the cat's face, are further chiseled.
The prepared tip of the steel rod is cut to the size of the nose of the cat.
The tip of the nose and mustache are welded to the muzzle from the wrong side.
When everything is fixed, it is necessary to process the back side so that the surface becomes smooth.
The basic stages of making a weathervane of a rooster are similar to those described above. In order for the product to function well, it is necessary to follow the pivoting mechanism, lubricate it regularly, so that cute little animals can easily show the direction of the wind.
In order to produce the weather vane arrow, you must first mark the contours of the arrow end and cut the workpieces.
From a metal rod with a square cross-section, a fragment is cut with the help of a disk end saw, which will become the base of the boom. The arrow must have 2 parts. One tip is welded to one, "feathers" to the other. Welding places are cleaned.
In the steel ball and in the hole holes are drilled in diameter of 13 mm.
The swivel mechanism can be made from a pipe with a diameter of 60 mm.
In the steel ball is made a deepening - a well for the subsequent attachment of the boom.
A rod with a ball at the end is welded to the swivel base.
When the arrow is fixed in the ball, the weather vane itself begins to mount. The product is labeled for welding.
In order not to damage the surface of the figure, it is covered with a sheet of metal, and then only conduct welding work. It is necessary to observe the observance of the angle of the arrow in relation to the pivoting mechanism, it must be 90 °.To avoid distortions, put the plates.
The cat is attached to the ball with its front paws, and the rear ones touch the base of the arrow a little.
These elements are needed to create a rotating structure. A short round rod is a support.
The support rod is tightly attached and welded to the end of the pipe.
A ball is inserted into a wide tube, and then a copper tube is inserted from above.
After the above steps, it remains only to fix the weather vane made of metal on the roof.
