Wind Flag Parts

[oledawg]

Howdy all and Happy Friday
I’m looking for the top 360 swivel that wind flags use. I’ve done searching on the net and searched here as well. I don’t know the proper name so that is probably why my searches are not turning up any results.

thanks

 

[rc4fun]

Are you asking about thrust bearings or an entire assembly?

 

[oledawg]

Not sure as I don’t know all the parts. I want the piece that would attach to the stand and that the wind indicator would then attach to and allow the to spin.

 

[JEFFPPC]

On the top of your stand you need the rod to come to a point, pretty simple. On the shaft of your flag imagine a piece of rod perpendicular to it with a hole drilled not quite thru it very slightly bigger than the pointed rod you are going to set it down on. No bearings neeeded. In my opinion you can have your flags too sensitive. Experiment with tails. Regular flagging tape for be is to light. Sail cloth on the heavy side, I have a set but seldom use them. What I like is cold weather flagging tape, it's s bit stiffer and heavier than regular flagging tape. I don't like daisy wheel, took mine of the front and replace them with brass collars I found at a hardware store with a set screw in them. Slide them to balance your flags.

 

[thomasair]

They are usually just brass shafts maybe an inch long with a point on the end. The flag pivot is just a piece of delrin drilled slightly larger than the shaft. A loose steel ball is pressed into the hole that the point of the shaft will ride against.

Mike

 

[oledawg]

On the top of your stand you need the rod to come to a point, pretty simple. On the shaft of your flag imagine a piece of rod perpendicular to it with a hole drilled not quite thru it very slightly bigger than the pointed rod you are going to set it down on. No bearings neeeded. In my opinion you can have your flags too sensitive. Experiment with tails. Regular flagging tape for be is to light. Sail cloth on the heavy side, I have a set but seldom use them. What I like is cold weather flagging tape, it's s bit stiffer and heavier than regular flagging tape. I don't like daisy wheel, took mine of the front and replace them with brass collars I found at a hardware store with a set screw in them. Slide them to balance your flags.

Ok that makes sense a point fits into a cone in simple terms and then needs to be balanced.

 

[JEFFPPC]

Of course, just a hunk of ribbon hanging on a stick is much improvement over nothing. Fancy not needed.

 

[thomasair]

Jeff and I must have been typing at the same time. Haha

 

[EPG]

Hi Oledawg,

Is this the type of swivel that you are looking for, lol ?

My “low tech” wind flag…

-Ed

 

[oledawg]

Hi Oledawg,

Is this the type of swivel that you are looking for, lol ?

My “low tech” wind flag…

-Ed

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That works

 

[Hateful McNasty]

Looking at homemade shooting wind flags seem lots of ideas..

Hi Oledawg,

Is this the type of swivel that you are looking for, lol ?

My “low tech” wind flag…

-Ed

View attachment 396970

I like it..

I've used electric fence post rod and a bottle but super glued a rudder wing thing ..lol

Today I simply tie a foo to a limb

Heck a cup stick nail and ribbon will do for fancy

 

[oledawg]

This is my current wind flag, trash bag cut into triangles, it works just need something a little better, the jar is filled with sand. Appreciate all the suggestions.

 

[Hateful McNasty]

Looking for the heck of it I see some I could find materials around the house shop


Wood dowel (old broken broom handle)

Hobby store wire ( straight part clipped off metal coat hanger).

Rudder ( good cardboard box cardboard at the minimum).

Hobby store brass tubing (Aluminum drinking straw )

 

[oledawg]

Looking for the heck of it I see some I could find materials around the house shop
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Wood dowel (old broken broom handle)

Hobby store wire ( straight part clipped off metal coat hanger).

Rudder ( good cardboard box cardboard at the minimum).

Hobby store brass tubing (Aluminum drinking straw )

Thanks that is exactly what I was looking for. Time for a trip to Ace Hardware and then maybe the hobby store.

 

[Bigragu]

Amazon has the mtm wind flags on sale right now-

Amazon.com

 

[oledawg]

Amazon has the mtm wind flags on sale right now-

Amazon.com

Cool thanks