spoony Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 or what ever you call them, the ones you stick in the ground and put a dead bird in the cradle and the wind bobs them about, has anyone got them and if so could you be so kind as to measure the lenth of the 3 prongs, ( i take it the sides are shorter than the middle) and also the distance from the tip of the centre prong to the tip of the side prong. Going to have a go at making some, cheers Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 They are called "floaters" or "bouncers". I have a few slightly different designs, but the main one has the centre stem at 11inches long (pointed at the end). The "wing arms" are 10 inches long, but bent at 5 inches (the bending is not necessary, but as you will see by the picture, it makes the whole thing neater, than just having straight rods for "wing arms"). The distance between the "wing tips" when fitted is 13 inches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoony Posted October 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 thankyou for that will let you know how i get on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoony Posted October 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 made some will post some pics on sat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seisobs Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 I hacksaw off the ends of the wingarms and fit crocodile clips, I find they hold the wings more securely and in a better position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoony Posted October 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 a few pics sorry about quality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 That looks the business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoony Posted October 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 cheers, printed the photo of yours out, took it to work, the guy on the pc copied it on to the puta, made a program and i laser cut them out, only took a few mins to cut them. And then i just bent them to the desired angles, again thanks for supplying the photo and sizes. They work quite well with a breeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radio1ham Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 well look great to me ,good to see folk making their own gear top marks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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