A Wind-Powered Scarecrow

摘要

It has been a long while since my last contribution to this august publication; in April 2014 we upped sticks and moved from the suburbs of Manchester to a remote and windy location on the Isle of Mull, and my workshop still hasn't fully recovered from the upheaval. I do have my ML7 back in action, at least in manual form, so that is a step in the right direction; hopefully, normal service will be resumed before too long, but I said that 5 years ago and there's still a way to go. On the positive side, I do have a usable and large shed that has been pressed into service for some woodworking projects, and more recently, to construct this project. I must admit, it isn't exactly normal fare for MEW, but it has its amusing engineering aspects, and the end result has been entertaining, not only for me but also for the many visitors to the island that pass by on their travels.