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An oil based paint will serve you best.Our city is unique as one of the few in the country that explicitly protects political ideology in public accommodation. You can also paint the flagpole with multiple coats of exterior paint at this point, if you wish.

At this point, you can also install an ornament like an eagle on the top of the pulley truck.

Buy the pulley and rope assembly, known as a single pulley truck and halyard, for the top of the flagpole and have it welded in place or buy the type that is bolted in place.

Paint the steel plate with a good primer and at least one coat of galvanizing.

Burn or drill a ½” hole in each corner of the steel plate.

Make certain the pole is centered on the steel plate.

Obtain a square of ½” or ¾” mild steel plate and have it welded on the flange.

Screw the couplings and lengths of pipe together and screw the threaded flange on the 1 ½” pipe end.

As an alternative, you can purchase one 21’ length of 2” galvanized pipe but you will need to make the base proportionately larger. You can buy these materials at your local hardware store or plumbing company. You will also need one 1 ¼” x 1” galvanized reducing coupling, one 1 ½” x 1 ¼” reducing coupling, and one 1 ½” ips threaded flange.

Buy one 5 foot length each of 1”, 1 ¼”, and 1 ½” diameter galvanized pipe.

This method requires very little specialized labor.

Building a flagpole is easier than you might think. You can buy a flagpole from a number of different manufacturers or you can build your own. Flagpoles are the standard for displaying our nation’s flag.