{"id":866,"date":"2015-06-21T08:18:53","date_gmt":"2015-06-21T13:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/promincproductions.com\/blog\/?p=866"},"modified":"2015-08-18T18:16:25","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T12:16:25","slug":"penguin-whirligig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/promincproductions.com\/blog\/penguin-whirligig\/","title":{"rendered":"Penguin Whirligig"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the onset of\u00a0warmer weather in Minnesota comes the opportunity to work in the garage once again without freezing my fingers. \u00a0So while taking advantage of this, I decided it was time to try a new project type – a whirligig.<\/p>\n

What’ is a whirligig you might ask? \u00a0Simply put, its something that spins in the wind. \u00a0Think a pinwheel\u00a0– though\u00a0those are kids toys… \u00a0For me, I decided to go the route of a yard decoration.<\/p>\n

A whirligig could be anything really, an airplane, a person, a wheel, an animal… \u00a0So many options, so what should I start with? \u00a0Why that’s simple – a penguin with spinning fins as it goes sliding along it’s belly. \u00a0But why was that the obvious first choice you might ask? \u00a0Simple – the penguin is my wife’s favorite animal. \u00a0So it only makes sense to make something for her to start.<\/p>\n

Here are a few pictures of the first whirligig project.<\/p>\n

\"Penguin<\/a>
A penguin whirligig. This design is the penguin on his belly with his fins flapping as he goes sliding along.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Penguin<\/a>
Front view of the penguin whirligig.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Head<\/a>
A closeup of the penguin whirligig head.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Pivot<\/a>
A closeup of the pivot point for the fins on the penguin whirligig.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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