So whatcha doing?

[Penguin]

I've been working on a design for a bird feeder that helps to polish sea glass. It's proving much more difficult than I originally anticipated, but I like the challenge.

[Reciprocity]

2 hours ago, Penguin said:

I've been working on a design for a bird feeder that helps to polish sea glass. It's proving much more difficult than I originally anticipated, but I like the challenge.

I imagine it is challenging. What's your initial working theroy?

 

I can't think of a way a bird feeder would be able to polish sea glass 

[jillar]

My polisher makes these stones: 

 

 

[Penguin]

2 hours ago, Reciprocity said:

I imagine it is challenging. What's your initial working theroy?

 

I can't think of a way a bird feeder would be able to polish sea glass 

 

My idea is to put a waterproofed barrel on some kind of axle and connect it to a windmill vane, so the wind will turn the barrel filled with sand, water, and glass. I'd also like some way to brake the windmill system and transfer it to some sort of block-and-tackle system that uses the weight of the birdseed and the motion of the birds to somehow move the barrel. They won't provide a lot of motion, I don't think, but some.

 

Balancing all of those ideas in a package small enough to fit on my apartment balcony is the challenge. I haven't quite got it all worked out yet, but I've got some ideas about the windmill system. It's transferring it to a block-and-tackle I haven't quite gotten yet. I'm not even sure that's the way to describe it.

[Doreensfree]

Too hard for me

[Reciprocity]

Certainly a challenging issue to work out @Penguin but you know what ...? That's exactly the kind of thing to help keep your mind off smoking and/or any urges to do so. It really is a win/win  

Best of luck in getting it solved. Keep us updated as things progress please.

Edited Monday at 05:35 PM by Reciprocity

[Cbdave]

Gday

sitting on the front step. Step 14  off ground ….. watching a storm roll in.

dogs gone inside…….

Edited 17 hours ago by Cbdave

[Cbdave]

Gday

got a beer and cashews …..

 

[QuittingGirl]

6 hours ago, Cbdave said:

Gday

sitting on the front step. Step 14  off ground ….. watching a storm roll in.

dogs gone inside…….

 

Wow, that looks like some bad storm!  I hope you aren't in those hot pink colored areas!!