thought you know maybe some people out there might not have thought of this and
thought you know maybe some people out there might not have thought of this and

I want to make it as a poor-man's flagpole that I'm especially poor now
I want to make it as a poor-man's flagpole that I'm especially poor now

that I bought the weather eat all the birds had a contest and I won the flag
that I bought the weather eat all the birds had a contest and I won the flag

which in my opinion was the grand prize and I had a small flagpole but it's a
which in my opinion was the grand prize and I had a small flagpole but it's a

much bigger flag than what I had on this so what I've got here is awesome then
much bigger flag than what I had on this so what I've got here is awesome then

there's two pieces of pipe this pipe is inch-and-a-quarter outside diameter and
there's two pieces of pipe this pipe is inch-and-a-quarter outside diameter and

what it is is top rail for a cyclone fence and this pipe is inch and a half
what it is is top rail for a cyclone fence and this pipe is inch and a half

outside diameter and what it is is electrical conduit and the slide right
outside diameter and what it is is electrical conduit and the slide right

in to each other with just a small gap right here what I did was drill a hole
in to each other with just a small gap right here what I did was drill a hole

and put a screw in there and just keep a bite from sliding around and the very
and put a screw in there and just keep a bite from sliding around and the very

end this is a what it is is a cap that you can get in the fencing Department at
end this is a what it is is a cap that you can get in the fencing Department at

Lowe's Home Depot and I just would have here it had something on the on the very
Lowe's Home Depot and I just would have here it had something on the on the very

end here that I just cut off I forget what they call it but anyway you'll see
end here that I just cut off I forget what they call it but anyway you'll see

it fits right over the pipe here and that's to keep the rain from going down
it fits right over the pipe here and that's to keep the rain from going down

with it and fill it with water and rushed it out now I can't figure out
with it and fill it with water and rushed it out now I can't figure out

whether I wanna there's three ways I could put this in the ground mounted
whether I wanna there's three ways I could put this in the ground mounted

permanent in cement and then I wouldn't have a way of getting up to the top to
permanent in cement and then I wouldn't have a way of getting up to the top to

get the flag on and off or I could like I bolts here and run it up run the
get the flag on and off or I could like I bolts here and run it up run the

flag up with rope like you know you normally see a five pole or at the other
flag up with rope like you know you normally see a five pole or at the other

end I could mount it in such a fashion where I could lean the pole down and put
end I could mount it in such a fashion where I could lean the pole down and put

the flag on or take it off and then put on the zoom out and then you raise the
the flag on or take it off and then put on the zoom out and then you raise the

flagpole up and you put a pin through the bottom where it's going to swivel on
flagpole up and you put a pin through the bottom where it's going to swivel on

maybe a couple of angle irons or something like that but that would flop
maybe a couple of angle irons or something like that but that would flop

around and make a lot of noise in the wind so I think what I'm going to do is
around and make a lot of noise in the wind so I think what I'm going to do is

put some my bolts on this mount this permanently in a couple of 80 pound bags
put some my bolts on this mount this permanently in a couple of 80 pound bags

of cement that I'll hold it up and I'll show you that one want to give you that
of cement that I'll hold it up and I'll show you that one want to give you that

point okay this is what it's looking like so far I've decided to mount it in
point okay this is what it's looking like so far I've decided to mount it in

cement and use a rope to hoist and lower the flag the flag is huge and probably
cement and use a rope to hoist and lower the flag the flag is huge and probably

going to be nearly half of this pole but long as it doesn't touch the ground I'm
going to be nearly half of this pole but long as it doesn't touch the ground I'm

happy with it so here's what I've done I'll run a rope
happy with it so here's what I've done I'll run a rope

through this and then I've made this to slide up and down the pole this will fit
through this and then I've made this to slide up and down the pole this will fit

over the pole and I'll hook the bottom of the flag to this and when I raised a
over the pole and I'll hook the bottom of the flag to this and when I raised a

flag up with a rope it'll raise and lower on the pole and then keep the flag
flag up with a rope it'll raise and lower on the pole and then keep the flag

attached to the pole okay I'm almost done I got to go to town and
attached to the pole okay I'm almost done I got to go to town and

get some cement and I probably have this flag up in a couple of days because I'll
get some cement and I probably have this flag up in a couple of days because I'll

have to let that cement set up this is these projects like this is why I never
have to let that cement set up this is these projects like this is why I never

throw a little scraps of metal away I made that from a piece of scrap and I
throw a little scraps of metal away I made that from a piece of scrap and I

got one last little piece of scrap the same size I'm going to around the ends
got one last little piece of scrap the same size I'm going to around the ends

off put them on the grinder round the ends off and then I'm going to bend it
off put them on the grinder round the ends off and then I'm going to bend it

into oh one of them things you wrap rope around I forget what they call them but
into oh one of them things you wrap rope around I forget what they call them but

you tie rope around like going to have my boats and stuff like that I'm around
you tie rope around like going to have my boats and stuff like that I'm around

these ends off and I'll show you okay rounded the ends off and I fashioned it
these ends off and I'll show you okay rounded the ends off and I fashioned it

into the whatever you call that thing and what I'm going to do is weld it up
into the whatever you call that thing and what I'm going to do is weld it up

against a pole like that I wrap my rope around it once I raise the flag
against a pole like that I wrap my rope around it once I raise the flag

okay I got it welded on
okay I got it welded on

and I'm glad I remember to slide that on before I welded that on because I'm not
and I'm glad I remember to slide that on before I welded that on because I'm not

sure it would have fit over it and what I'm going to hold the bottom of the flag
sure it would have fit over it and what I'm going to hold the bottom of the flag

to that with is one of these
to that with is one of these

and then a rope around the top of the flag will go through that I that I
and then a rope around the top of the flag will go through that I that I

welded up there and one rope is all it'll take one rope hoist it up I got to
welded up there and one rope is all it'll take one rope hoist it up I got to

get this in the ground I got to go get some cement and dig a hole well I
get this in the ground I got to go get some cement and dig a hole well I

decided to screw that pole to my fence post here and the reason is that fence
decided to screw that pole to my fence post here and the reason is that fence

post is in about 400 pounds of concrete and it ain't going nowhere and here's
post is in about 400 pounds of concrete and it ain't going nowhere and here's

here's that thing right there I made I'm going to cut this rope here in a little
here's that thing right there I made I'm going to cut this rope here in a little

while but I got to get a lighter or something out here to cut the or to burn
while but I got to get a lighter or something out here to cut the or to burn

the ends of the rope so that it doesn't pray and that pretty thank you eat all
the ends of the rope so that it doesn't pray and that pretty thank you eat all

the birds has a beautiful flag
the birds has a beautiful flag