Painted end result of patio merry go round. I ordered horses to hang off of it but I'm, trying to contrive a way for them to go up and down as it spins
blades welded to center hub and outer rod frame ready for painting
curling in progress on the blades
24 cut and bulk-ground shaped blades from the scrap
work in progress. old fire bowl cleaned up and primered and scrap metal for blades stripped of paint.
blade shape/quantity concept prototype made from posterboard
initial rough sketch when I first got the idea