I really like the slower rotation speed. I’m not sure many people can take a part a sprinkler these days, change it’s factory configuration and come out with something useful like this. Very well done!
You might want to look at the one that I used the nylon washer with and labeled it as a success. The rubber o-ring served two purposes here and that was to stop the large water leak I had and also to raise the sleeve enough so that the reverse lever would reach the other stop. As I mentioned in the description of the slow movement, it is in due part to the rubber o-ring which makes it stick to the position each step of the way. It also prevents the back end wobble. The brass arm of the blackbird was in my mind years ago the limiting factor to the success of the blackbird sprinkler. Now I know that the balance of that arm was also a factor, and of course the fiber washer did not help as they wore out much quicker than the rubber washer we have now days. Using an o-ring was my idea to prevent the water leakage and that it holds tight against the bearing nipple, or as I was taught the journal tube.
@@randyvanheusden732 yes when I was little I experimented like you do with my sprinklers. I loved taking a plastic one and installing a brass spoon arm in it. I also experimented with many styles of trip collars on them too
I really like the slower rotation speed. I’m not sure many people can take a part a sprinkler these days, change it’s factory configuration and come out with something useful like this. Very well done!
Thank you for that comment. I have been doing that since I was a teenager, and I enjoy it more now than ever before, what a great hobby.
Nice modification, it works quite well, a slower turner which is fine.
there are more of these to come. Thank you for watching and your comments.
Kinda makes me want to experiment with my blackbird thats NOS. Good video. a slow mover but does have enough power to reverse and trip back.
You might want to look at the one that I used the nylon washer with and labeled it as a success. The rubber o-ring served two purposes here and that was to stop the large water leak I had and also to raise the sleeve enough so that the reverse lever would reach the other stop. As I mentioned in the description of the slow movement, it is in due part to the rubber o-ring which makes it stick to the position each step of the way. It also prevents the back end wobble. The brass arm of the blackbird was in my mind years ago the limiting factor to the success of the blackbird sprinkler. Now I know that the balance of that arm was also a factor, and of course the fiber washer did not help as they wore out much quicker than the rubber washer we have now days. Using an o-ring was my idea to prevent the water leakage and that it holds tight against the bearing nipple, or as I was taught the journal tube.
@@randyvanheusden732 yes when I was little I experimented like you do with my sprinklers. I loved taking a plastic one and installing a brass spoon arm in it. I also experimented with many styles of trip collars on them too