Metal weathervane itself
Every home owner wants to make it attractive, not like everyone else. Own creation should reflect the individuality and taste of its owner. To your roof was not like the others, make a weather vane out of metal with your own hands. In this article we will talk about how to personally do the work on the production of weather vane.
Short story
The main purpose of the weather vane is to determine the direction and speed of the wind. The device operates at the expense of the counterweight. The first such devices appeared more than 1000 years ago. In our time, the weather vane plays, as a rule, a decorative role. It can be of different sizes and shapes.
Initially, weathervanes decorated ship masts. Later, the sailors began to decorate this device and their homes, giving it the value of amulets. Today weather vane is equipped with propellers to scare away birds. In addition, they are often used as a hood and fan.
Note! In Scandinavia, a weather vane was made with images of storks. They personified the new life, symbolized travelers and the home.
With the coronation of Peter I, fashion for a weather vane came to Russia. In order to avoid at least some reminder of tsarist Russia, during the Soviet period, the weather vane was no longer used. These products were remembered only after the collapse of the USSR.
Varieties
There are different types of weathervanes. The most simple and familiar - meteorological. With it, determine the movement of the wind. The second type of weathervanes is Wilda. Besides the fact that this device determines the direction of the wind, it also measures its intensity. They are often equipped with propellers. To protect the pipe from blowing wind into it, a chimney vane was developed. With the help of decorative products complete the exterior of the house.
Now more and more rarely a weather vane is installed to measure the direction of the wind and its intensity. They play for the most part a decorative role. The surface of the material used for manufacturing, covered with a protective layer that protects against moisture and ultraviolet radiation. Thus, the life of the product is significantly increased.
For the manufacture of the vane used steel and copper. The standard size is 40 cm in height and 70–80 cm in width. If the architectural structure is small, the size of the weather vane is reduced.
Preparation for making
If you decide to make a decorative vane on your own, then first think of its shape. The most common weather vane in the form of a rooster. You can make an image of heroes from fairy tales, mythical characters, historical figures or your own initials. The weather vane is made of a metal plate having the name - vane. On it you can place a rose of winds and a rack. This plate is attached to a metal rod, through which the device will spin, indicating the direction of the wind. The stand of the vane can be fixed horizontally or vertically. And here it does not matter which one used the roofing material. It can be installed both on shingles and metal roofing. The product consists of 3 main parts:
- Stand.
- Flyguard
- Rose of Wind.
To make a weather vane and install it, you will need the following tools:
- Screws and drill.
- Metal bracket for mounting.
- Compass.
- Run.
- Riveter
- Lerka.
- Wrench, washers and nuts.
Note! To simplify work, install the product on the chimney cap. However, the thickness of the cap material in this case should not be less than 1.5 mm.
Handwriting
Now we will discuss the manufacture of each part of the weather vane:
Reason. It is made of a pipe having a diameter of 1.5 cm and a length of about 12–13 cm. A thread is cut at the base from the outside. However, its size on the roof and on the pipe should be the same. To make the design move, a bearing should be installed on the inside at the base. To improve the mounting, use steel strip. Secure them at the base of the weather vane.
Case cover. Make a blank of copper or steel sheet. The thread must be made from the inside. On the inner surface and the body it should be the same. The wind rose will be a beautiful cover decoration.
Rose of Wind. It is a long pipe connected to each other. On top of them fixed cap, providing waterproofing. At the ends of the tubes there are indications of the cardinal points.
Vane. Its appearance depends only on your taste preferences and creative possibilities. To simplify the task, use plastic to make it. Such a product will serve a very long time. The vane can be bolted to the base or welded.
Mount. When the whole structure is ready, it needs to be fixed. To make the installation successful, and the wind rose has been set correctly, use a compass. You can apply to install the mounting clamp or flat plates. When installing the vane on the chimney, you can use metal struts.
Gromotvod. To make the weather vane perform as many functional tasks as possible, you can organize a lightning rod on it. To do this, connect one end of it to the wind vane and ground the other to 1.5 m.
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Such a weather vane can be made independently:
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