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Pete F. · 05-31-2009, 07:11 AM

The old weathervanes I have and have seen had a stake coming out of the vane itself that dropped into a pipe, the stake being 1/4" steel about 8" projecting from the bottom of the vane. I'd just make the receiver out of pipe that has a ID 1/8 larger than the stake with a small drain hole.

05-31-2009, 07:11 AM	#3
Pete F. Canceled Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: vt Posts: 13,426	The old weathervanes I have and have seen had a stake coming out of the vane itself that dropped into a pipe, the stake being 1/4" steel about 8" projecting from the bottom of the vane. I'd just make the receiver out of pipe that has a ID 1/8 larger than the stake with a small drain hole.
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