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Weathervane is a device that is used in metrology for measuring wind speed and direction. There is also a weather vane Wilde, who simultaneously with the measurement of the wind direction makes a determination of its strength. It can be made of sheet metal, with a swivel tube and an arrow in the heel. In Tallinn, Riga and Stockholm each building individually decorated and unique weathervane. These masters who create weather vane with their hands , a simple piece of iron is converted into a work of art that serves as an ornament of a small house, a cottage or a modest garden.
The construction of a weather vane
Weathervane looks like a metal flag with a counterweight which rotates his wind direction. It consists of three main parts: vane, wind rose and the rack. The wind vane flag is attached to a vertical axle on which to determine the wind direction set horizontal wind rose. To determine the strength of the wind by a wind vane mounted on a vertical plate to swing freely, which is a deviation from the vertical is an indicator of the strength of the wind. Also it can be used to determine the strength of a simple wind propeller, having a little weight. Today, the wind vane is used not only as an element of decor, as well as a protective member for the chimney. It allows you to warn blowing out the pipe.
A bit of history
Since ancient times, the wind vane has been popular in the port cities of performing its main task: on it was determined, will enter the harbor of ships or not. Wind direction towards the city — This means that the port will be a lot of merchant ships with food and various goods. Especially popular is the installation of a weather vane on the church and the cathedral. It is also the place to find the weather vane towers and houses. The most popular weathervane in the form of a rooster. Over time in the history of the weather vane were legends, and a weather vane, a new appointment — amulet or talisman home. Master Smith do weathervane with their hands, not like the others — He refined and original. Such a vane singled home among others will showcase their individuality and refined taste of the owner.
How to make a weathervane with their hands
It is necessary to perform multiple sequential actions:
- Make support a weather vane, this takes a small piece of pipe with a diameter of 1.3 cm and a length — 12.5 cm. On top of the weather vane support is cut corresponding to the size of the cap thread. The cradle is mounted to the inner side of the bearing. To fix the weather vane on the roof, a special item, which is used as a band of steel. They fix the side supports weathervanes. Fixing these bands should not prevent its free rotation around its axis.
- The cover of the weather vane is made of steel. From inside the threaded cap, the size of which must correspond to the thread hull weathervanes. The upper part of the cover is decorated with arts and distinctive and essential element — « wind rose ». This thin and long tube made of metal, fastened at their ends cardinal signs. The important point for the weather vane is unacceptable waterproofing, so the top of the housing cap is installed.
- Making the weathervane quite an interesting exercise. Most often implemented as a vane poultry. For a long time it was thought that the rooster is a talisman of the home, because it was he who most often appears on the roof. Outwardly, this bird one sees in his own way. Basically, as the material used for this purpose « stainless steel ».
- Once the work is finished for the production of wind vane, it must be attached to the roof ridge. First identifiable with real wind rose with yours. For this purpose an ordinary compass. Attach the weather vane one end of the wire, and the other earthed to half a meter, you can get a lightning rod.
Variety
Weathervanes come in different forms. For example, a weather vane in the shape of an airplane, ship, insects, animals, characters from fairy tales and zodiac sign. Vane can make of steel or copper. Today, somewhat size weathervanes standardized and is 400h800h700 millimeters. For gazebo, garage and garden shed made smaller vane.
The installation of wind vane
Installation of a weather vane is a simple process, but it has certain characteristics. It is performed in the presence of tools such as compass, drill, metal bracket for fixing weathervanes, drill, metal, composite rivets, Blind river tongs, sweeping, chaser, nuts, washers, and wrench. The easiest way to set the weathervane on the cap tube at home. It is important that the thickness of the metal pipe was more than six millimeters. The installation process includes several steps:
- Brace-bracket mounted diagonally in the pipe cap. For this purpose, the two ends must be two-millimeter bend the metal strip. Mounting bracket weathervanes made using rivets and rivet.
- When using a drill to make holes pipe cap equal to the diameter of the rod weathervane.
- With chaser at the end of the rod threaded.
- The rod is inserted into the opening bell weather vane, which put the washer and screw the nut.
- Rod weathervanes spin in the brace, and the wind rose guided with the help of a compass.
- At the end of the rod is inserted into the wind vane has one washer and screw nut, this allows the rack is well attached to the brace.
The main requirement for a weather vane a continuous rotation around its axis, where it is installed, even with low winds. That helps make the vane bearing, it is attached directly to a weather vane.