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Hey all.

Sitting here thinking about how to ‘mount’ this tail fan I have.

I am not such a huge fan of the traditional spread-fan mounts. I would much rather have something that I could pick up off a table, inspect, admire, and pass it to others to do the same.

I am trying to figure out a way to preserve a tail fan in a way that would allow me to spread the fan open and close it whenever the hell I want, while trying to mitigate the risk of damaging it.

Does anyone have any idea how I might be able to accomplish this? Think its even possible?

Thanks much.

John

Nope, not going to work unless you pluck the individual feathers and mount them into something that would allow you to do that, and frankly, I don't know it can be done. When you mount a fan, the tissue the quills are in hardens and it will not be pliable. Mount it open, closed, or somewhere in between. But if you are leaving the quills in the tissue, it's going to hardened on one position.

Yes sir, in it's natural state, it's going to get stiff.
If you are that serious and have a bit of an engineering side, you might look at one of those old folding fans the women used to carry.
I like your idea. Let us know what you come up with.

Thanks guys. Ill try to figure something out. Cheers.