numbers cut outs

These are simple number cut outs. I made them as uniform as I could but widths did not come the way I wanted. Its a nonuniform style. You should be able to enlarge to any size you need. The original size was about 10".

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cat chasing mouse whirligig

Cat chasing a mouse whirligig.

This is a play on an older design I came up with in the 70's The older design has the cat in a more upright position and the mouse is mostly cut out of wood.

My original 1998 version. 4th generation at that time and as you can see changes are always on going. The bottom round was for display only and was designed to be mounted on fence post. The eyes were animal doll eyes for the cat. The mouse eyes were plastic google eyes and the tail pipe cleaner.

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snipe whigle bird

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Butterfly cut out

Butterfly cut out

This is just for decoration. It could be modified to other things and I will try to update this one later. The pattern is only half so it will fit on two 8.5 x 11" sheets of paper. To get left half simply flip second copy upside down.

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Electric whirligig airplane

Electric whirligig airplane

 The original concept was developed in 1987. I designed an airplane whirligig to power an LED light on the tail of the airplane . The idea was to let me know when the wind was blowing at night .  Solar cells at this time were not very cheap. The simple  less expensive design was to generate electricity using  the propeller on the front of the airplane. The original prototype is shown below in the photograph. The electric motor was from a small fan and the plastic fan blad was incorporated in the design. The airplane operated for 3 years before giving out. The next generation will be more elaborate using multiple LEDs and possible remote wind speeds being transmitted to a receiver.The basic concept can be adapted to just about any whirligig.

The followin pattern is just a generalization and is intended for conceptual purposes. Modifications and adjustments to the pattern may be needed.

Note ;electric motor should be sealed from the weather to prevent damage from rain or insects.

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Frog whirligig weathervane

Frog whirligig

(please note this is an untested pattern and may not work as planned)

The pattern has an optional Lily pad weathervane. The actual positioning of the frog and fly have not been determined.  The place to put the frog and fly would have to be tested in the wind as the tongue propeller may act as a weathervane  lilly pad may not be needed.

    I have also contemplated using a small electric motor in the mouth and then attach propeller to motor. This would act as a generator which you could run wire from there to the fly. Using an LED for the fly's body making him light up at night. So I guess that would make him a firefly. 

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Dolphin whirligig wind gauge

Dolphin whirligig wind gauge

This pattern is partly conceptual. Only parts of it have been tested or assembled. Aditional modifications may be needed in order to get it to work properly.

Note wave is also1/2" wood

This is the original version 1998 not a lot of changes to the design. The round base is just for display.

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