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Can anyone remeber the name Mors gives the propeller toys where you rub a stick against a notched stic with a properrlr on the end.
I and make them just can't for the life of me remeber what thay are called!:o
dommyracer
14-09-2008, 18:23
Whimmy Diddle
Survival Bill
14-09-2008, 18:36
OK whats a Whimmy Diddle?
I just been for a whimmy diddle, too much coffee i think.........
Ah thats it! :D - a Whimmy Diddle!
Thanks Dommy;)
OK whats a Whimmy Diddle?
ok slightly different spellin but here are instructions i've just forund on google (now I know what i'm looking for :lmao:)
http://www.mugwumps.com/whammy.htm
This thread is useless without pictures.
But no pictures of anybody taking a Whimmy Diddle, thank you! :rolleyes:
best I can do at the moment spam -
http://www.mugwumps.com/whammy.gif
Does it really work? I assume vibrations in the stick is what gets it turning. Looks interesting.
Oh yest it works all right spam ;)
I'll try to take a pic / vid to prove it (mine is sitting next to me as I type) - not that I like to keep it close to me or anything wierd like that, it's just i'm a lazy oik and that is where it has been for a couple of weeks! :lmao:
robin wood
14-09-2008, 21:14
Here's my mate robin Fawcet making one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV5wciLDRMQ
Think i'll leave it there! ;) - couldn't do better than that! :o
dommyracer
14-09-2008, 22:37
I watched that youtube vid earlier, I know he's a pro and all, but seeing anyone supporting carving work on their leg still has me recoiling.
The challenge with the Whimmy Diddle is first making it turn in both directions then figuring out what makes it spin in a particular direction, and being able to replicate at will
rancid badger
14-09-2008, 23:41
WooHoo! I like the look of that!:red: :red: :red:
that'll keep me busy for a bit tomorrow!
sorry for all the !!!!!!!
but it's nearly bed time and I'm all excited now:red:
love it.
R.B.:D
when mors made his did he use a nail in the end the same, is there anything natural that could be used instead, only asking because i can't think what :o
when mors made his did he use a nail in the end the same, is there anything natural that could be used instead, only asking because i can't think what :o
Mors used a panel pin too. I don't know if there is anything natural that could be used... A blackthorn maybe??
I`m thinking that one could possibly whittle a wooden peg, with a large head, and then push it into the end of the notched piece, and it could work just as well as one with a nail. Though i`ve never tried that, but it should be possible. If you`re careful to make the peg smooth enough. Maybe. :confused: :o
Bootstrap Bob
15-09-2008, 12:42
Mors used a panel pin too. I don't know if there is anything natural that could be used... A blackthorn maybe??
That's exactly what we used on the Mors' course. Just cut a T from the main twig with the thorn making up the long leg and then push it through the propellor hole into the pith on the end of the ratchet stick.