I am overdue part 2 of my weather vane project, so here goes.
This is of course the main body after zinc undercoating.
it weighs about 3 times as much as the ‘shop bought’ one it replaces and should last a lot more than 3 times as long. I have added some twists and scrolls to the design, partly for strength but mainly for decoration.
I have also added my trademark, and favourite, use of organic scrolls along with industrial rivets in the strapping design to support the vertical post. A quick bit of compass work also confirmed the need for a twist in the post to get it perfectly aligned.
Now to the N, E, S and W indicators and the all important vane itself.