[GH85Carrera]

Mrs. Carrera bought a whirligig last year. In crazy winds she would take it down so it did not shred itself. Whoever designed it spent time of figuring out how to ship it at a reasonable cost. It has a base that screws into 4 sections of pipe, very thin walled pipe, and it was easy to assemble. The problem is the wall of the pipe is just a but undersized for much more than a light breeze. One of the joints just deformed and the pipe would no longer screw together. It is an outside diameter of 7/8 of an inch and likely just a 1/16 inch thick pipe wall. The inside of the pipe is very rusty as it was not painted or protected so no way to slide something done the inside with all the rust.

So I had to figure out a way to "patch" it to be able to be used again. I had to get some 1 inch diameter galvanized pipe to slip over the joint, and I then will drill holes through it and bolt it in place. It will be strong, and the good news is it is all matte black, so rattle can spray it black and it will be functional. Not real pretty, but the only other choice is to replace the entire stand. This is easier.