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Yesterday I ordered a wind sock so this morning with the rain falling was a good time to make
a frame to hold it. I found some ball bearing races with a 3/4 inside hole so that was the basis
for what other parts I might need. It's Saturday so had to rely on my junk iron to come up with
what I needed. The ring was made from a piece of 3/8 steel rod bent around my 12 inch lathe
chuck. That was pretty close so a little more tweaking in the vise and it was ready to weld up.
I found a piece of 3/4 diameter rod from the steering wheel of an old Toro lawn tractor so used
that to fit inside the bearings. I did a little gas welding and stick welding and even a little tigging
to build it. Above the bearing I made a large washer to keep the rains out of the bearings. Now
I need to see what I have for support pipe and maybe a piece of 25G Rohn tower section and
plant it in the ground. Here are several photos of the morning's work:
The wind sock is 18 inches in diameter so used Pi (3.14159) x 18 to make the 18 inch diameter ring.
a frame to hold it. I found some ball bearing races with a 3/4 inside hole so that was the basis
for what other parts I might need. It's Saturday so had to rely on my junk iron to come up with
what I needed. The ring was made from a piece of 3/8 steel rod bent around my 12 inch lathe
chuck. That was pretty close so a little more tweaking in the vise and it was ready to weld up.
I found a piece of 3/4 diameter rod from the steering wheel of an old Toro lawn tractor so used
that to fit inside the bearings. I did a little gas welding and stick welding and even a little tigging
to build it. Above the bearing I made a large washer to keep the rains out of the bearings. Now
I need to see what I have for support pipe and maybe a piece of 25G Rohn tower section and
plant it in the ground. Here are several photos of the morning's work:
The wind sock is 18 inches in diameter so used Pi (3.14159) x 18 to make the 18 inch diameter ring.
