In the last 3ish years, we've had #trans and now #progress #pride flags outside on our extremely visible but also surprisingly windy corner
In that time, we've gone through 3-4 flag poles thanks to bad #design and cheap construction
I kinda want to #diy this bc it can't be this hard
Design constraints:
- 3'x5' (1x1.5m) flag
- long dimension of flag parallel to the ground
- 6-8' (2-2.5m) tall
- very strong in bending (windy corner)
- weighted bottom rather than dug (ground is usually frozen, rocky or mud)
- not "ugly"
Naively, I'd stick an iron or PVC pipe in a bucket of cement, then mount the flag with rotating clips. But even painted, I can't claim this isn't "ugly".
The base needs to be smaller. How heavy/wide do I really need? How would I even measure the torque the wind is applying? I guess a spring scale and just pull the pole to about the same bending I see from the wind....?
Is there a flag pole design standard?
#mechanical #engineering
(I've seen the "RV style" and it's clever, but not quite the look I want.)