Salopian Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Does anyone have a photograph or drawings to make a string operated flapper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semiautolee Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Be easier buying a proper one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Be easier buying a proper one The string ones where much better than the battery operated ones But no-one seems to make them now. there was a seller on the bay, but I haven't seen that for a while. Here's an old thread with some pics on. Hope this helps. http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/79744-a-manually-operated-pigeon-flapper/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salopian Posted October 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Semiautolee, That's what I want, a proper one. Operated by string. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushpower Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 pm ditchman his mate makes them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike525steel Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 (edited) The string ones where much better than the battery operated ones But no-one seems to make them now. there was a seller on the bay, but I haven't seen that for a while. Here's an old thread with some pics on. Hope this helps. http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/79744-a-manually-operated-pigeon-flapper/ String operated better than a turbo flapper?? I don't think so...... I bought a turbo flapper this year and threw the sting operated in the bin. And we shot record numbers... I won't be going back Edited November 20, 2011 by Mike525steel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 String operated better than a turbo flapper?? I don't think so...... I bought a turbo flapper this year and threw the sting operated in the bin. And we shot record numbers... I won't be going back Each to their own All I can say is Ihave tried the turbo flappers on various crops and situations with pigeons and in my experience they have frightened more away than they have attracted. Even with a timer, they flap for too long imho and whilst they catch the birds eye, the continued flapping then turns them away. With the string ones, one flap, two at the most was deadly. The wings also folded back realisticly unlike the electrice ones. I've had good results with corvids with the turbo though. I think they are over hyped and over priced Just my findings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pboro shot Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 have to agree with the above far to over priced for wot they are ,but some seem to get good bags using them but dont see them as a must i might try a home made manual job just to see if it makes a difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike525steel Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Each to their own All I can say is Ihave tried the turbo flappers on various crops and situations with pigeons and in my experience they have frightened more away than they have attracted. Even with a timer, they flap for too long imho and whilst they catch the birds eye, the continued flapping then turns them away. With the string ones, one flap, two at the most was deadly. The wings also folded back realisticly unlike the electrice ones. I've had good results with corvids with the turbo though. I think they are over hyped and over priced Just my findings. Yes you are right. Stupidly over priced and I will make my own for the second. And yes the timers you buy aren't that good. I am an electrician and I work in an electronics factory that specialises in motor control. So therefore have made my own with adjustable settings to suit different situations (not that cheap to make if you had to buy all the parts) So point taken But when you get these things right they are excellent and I do maintain that the string ones are a pain in the *** I did see one that my mate made a few years back that was a rotor coy pattern that was controlled by a remote control car steering servo and the remote was used from behind the hide... Truly genius and a forerunner in its own right but the rotor coy design was all a bit Frankenstein... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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