Adding a flagpole to your landscape is a great way to show pride in your country or to support your favorite team by flying their colors. Flag poles are a great way of displaying pride for any specific group, state or country. The major challenge for flag poles is the ability to handle the elements. This article will explain how a flag pole's construction raises a flag and keeps it flying no matter the weather.
Measure the height of your bucket. Measure the same height from the bottom of your pipe and make a mark on the pipe. Wrap your pipe up to your mark with plastic wrap. Secure the plastic wrap with tape. Coat all of the plastic wrap with Vaseline or another petroleum jelly. You must ensure that all of the plastic is covered with the petroleum jelly so the flagpole will come out of the concrete easily.
Select a suitable drill bit for the size of bolts which came with the pulley assemblies and drill the top and bottom holes in the pipe. Drill through one side of the pipe wall and continue drilling until the bit exits through the outside of the other wall of the pipe.
Flagpole mounting is just as important as the construction of the pole. Flag poles are usually mounted inside a pole sleeve at a depth three times the diameter of the pole. The sleeve is surrounded by cement and sealed to prevent water damage and rust.
Thread rope through the pulleys and tie a knot in the rope just above the lower pulley. Connect a flag clip to the rope at this knot, then measure the correct distance to the position of the other flag clip hole on the flag and install another into position on the rope (measure the distance of the holes in the flag itself for accurate positioning of the clips for your particular flag).
Attach your rope cleat half-way up your flagpole. Use the screws provided to do this. You can use your drill to make pilot holes before doing this to make it easier. Mark your position on the pole using the level. Push your piece of wood into the top of the pipe until it is flush with the top. Attach the pulley to the top of the pipe. Use your heavy-duty eye screws to screw the pulley into the wood. After all, it is time to proudly display a flag. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag and flagpole designs offered a special edition of flagpoles to memorize the history of flagpole making for the future.
Measure the height of your bucket. Measure the same height from the bottom of your pipe and make a mark on the pipe. Wrap your pipe up to your mark with plastic wrap. Secure the plastic wrap with tape. Coat all of the plastic wrap with Vaseline or another petroleum jelly. You must ensure that all of the plastic is covered with the petroleum jelly so the flagpole will come out of the concrete easily.
Select a suitable drill bit for the size of bolts which came with the pulley assemblies and drill the top and bottom holes in the pipe. Drill through one side of the pipe wall and continue drilling until the bit exits through the outside of the other wall of the pipe.
Flagpole mounting is just as important as the construction of the pole. Flag poles are usually mounted inside a pole sleeve at a depth three times the diameter of the pole. The sleeve is surrounded by cement and sealed to prevent water damage and rust.
Thread rope through the pulleys and tie a knot in the rope just above the lower pulley. Connect a flag clip to the rope at this knot, then measure the correct distance to the position of the other flag clip hole on the flag and install another into position on the rope (measure the distance of the holes in the flag itself for accurate positioning of the clips for your particular flag).
Attach your rope cleat half-way up your flagpole. Use the screws provided to do this. You can use your drill to make pilot holes before doing this to make it easier. Mark your position on the pole using the level. Push your piece of wood into the top of the pipe until it is flush with the top. Attach the pulley to the top of the pipe. Use your heavy-duty eye screws to screw the pulley into the wood. After all, it is time to proudly display a flag. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag and flagpole designs offered a special edition of flagpoles to memorize the history of flagpole making for the future.
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