You can make jewelry, figurines for the garden, an owl, a spinner, legs for an ironing board, and even a berry harvester from metal.

Metal crafts are the most durable. You don't need a welding machine to connect parts. This can be done using a soldering iron or superglue.

DIY metal owl

It's interesting to create something like this. You can make it from unnecessary parts. Here's what's right for you:

• bicycle chain;
• one M16 nut;
• two M8 nuts;
• two M10 nuts;
• 2 reinforced washers M6;
• 2 bicycle bearing balls;
• one small self-tapping screw;
• 5 or 6 cm of wire, the diameter of which is 3 mm.

When you make metal crafts like this, immediately place the parts face down so that you can use them correctly. This also applies to the owl's eyes, which you will do first. Attach a metal ball to these parts and connect them together by welding, soldering or using superglue.

And here's what the owl's eyes will look like from the other side.

The body of the bird will be an M16 nut, which is what you will attach to the eyes you just created.

Don’t forget that you need to connect the parts using any of the three above methods from behind, then the owl will look neat from the front. The beak will become a self-tapping screw. Attach it between the eyes, and glue or solder a metal wire bent in half without winding onto the top of the screw.

You can make the eyebrows at any angle to give the metal owl an angry, good-natured or thoughtful look. The wire bends well.

Take 2 washers and use pliers to fold each one in half. This will give you owl wings. They need to be attached to the side of a large washer, which is the body.

In order for the owl to stand firmly on its feet, or rather, on its paws, you need to make a pedestal for it. To do this, you can take a variety of metal objects.

Wrap such a circle with a chain if you want the owl podium to be so delicate. Place this wise bird on top of it by gluing, soldering or welding it.

And from unnecessary metal objects you can make several of these birds, then you will have a whole collection.

Metal crafts can be made from the most unexpected objects. For example, if you have replaced a faucet, do not rush to throw it away. You will get a wonderful long-lasting spinner. To do this, you only need a rotary water supply knob. Therefore, if you changed this part, use the old unnecessary one.

How to make a spinner from a metal tap?

Take the faucet handle and cut off the unnecessary part. The remaining workpiece must be well sanded with a file in the place where it was cut so that there are no nicks.

Take a bearing that fits the size of the hole in this faucet handle part. If, as in this case, it is a little smaller, then you need to first wrap it in paper or foil and trim off the excess.

But first, prepare the bearing, wash it in technical lubricant so that the finished product rotates well, without effort.

Place the bearing in place after wrapping it in paper. You will cut off the excess paper. Now apply glue to the junction of the hole in the faucet handle and the bearing, lubricating the paper with it.

Now put this part in place, in the hole in the faucet handle.

This is such a great metal spinner. Now you can rotate it, play and not be afraid that it will break.

When you have mastered such simple things, you can move on to more global ones.

How to make flowers from metal?

This material makes beautiful, long-lasting flowers. See how a rose is made from metal.

For this one you will need:

• thin sheet steel;
• hammer;
• steel rod, length 38 cm;
• pliers;
• tag for manual arc welding;
• acetylene torch;
• manual coffee grinder;
• hammer with a sharpened edge.

First, draw and cut out future flower elements on paper to make a template. The first layer of the plant includes a small bud, which is bordered by three petals. The diameter of this blank is 7 cm. The second row includes five petals with a diameter of 9.6 cm.

The third row includes five petals, the diameters of which are 12 cm. The 4th and 5th rows each include 6 petals with a diameter of 14.4 cm.

The last row is 5 identical petals with a diameter of 9.6 cm.

Attach the resulting templates to the sheet metal and outline them with chalk or a dry bar of soap.

Place templates close together to save material.

Now cut out these tiers of rose. Do not throw away the cuttings, as you will then use them to make leaves. Now take the petal blanks, drill a hole in the middle of each, the diameter of which is 0.6 cm. Using these holes, you will then string those blanks onto the stem. If scale remains after cutting, it must be removed. You do this by passing the flower elements through sections of a hand grinder.

To make a metal rose, start assembling it. To do this, fold the first two rows; these petals do not need to be given a special shape. Now string the first row of petals onto the rod and move it to the edge. Heat these blanks until the metal turns red. Now you will bend them using a hammer and pliers. Shape the bud so that it becomes dense.

Also, a steel workpiece can be processed with a torch clamped in a vice. Now attach the second row of petals to the stem. They will also form a dense central bud.

Next, such flowers are made from metal as follows. You also need to string the remaining petals, but their ends need to be textured. Let the edges be wavy so that they resemble the petals of a real rose.

The row with the sepals needs to be folded downwards. Make a weld along the stem to strengthen the metal flower.

From the material you have left over from cutting out the petals, cut into leaves. They need to be shaped and then welded to the stem. To make spikes on it, turn off the gas on the welding machine for a second. Then the metal will begin to come out. Lean it against the stem to create thorns.

This way you can make metal flowers in large quantities, creating such a picturesque bouquet.

If you have a pile of unwanted metal spoons, instead of throwing them away, you can also make long-lasting flowers. Check out the following ideas. They will tell you not only how to make picturesque bouquets, but also various figurines, watches and other items.

What can be made from metal spoons?

This flower for the garden is made from metal spoons and a small bowl. We cut off the straight parts of the spoons with pliers, and the curved parts will just need to be glued with superglue around the bowl or attached using a welding machine. If you also have unnecessary forks in your household, they will help you create the following metal crafts.

To do this, you also need to cut the straight parts of spoons and forks, then fasten them together. Around the core of forks you will place spoons in two tiers, which will allow you to make lily petals. But don't throw away the straight parts of spoons and forks, they will help you create your next metal crafts.

Take these remaining pieces and bend them using pliers. Now spread evenly on the work surface so that the parts with the ornament are on the outside. Glue or weld these elements to a round washer or metal object of this shape. Attach an iron or aluminum stem; the same handles from spoons and forks can become leaves. And from the working part of these tableware you will make petals for the next flower - it is located in the photo on the right. As you can see, the outer petals are spoons and the inner petals are forks. Attach them to the core round shape and fix it on a stem that is covered with leaves. Next flower from metal they will help to create two rows of spoons. You will place some working parts on the back side, and others on the front side.

If you have a lot of spoons of different sizes, then make a multi-tiered flower out of them. You will attach small coffee spoons in the middle, followed by a row of teaspoons, then dessert and tablespoons. You can paint the core to make it look so elegant.

And if you have old spatulas, you can weld them together to create a flower. You can use metal spoons instead.

Other metal crafts are also interesting. For the next one, you will need to use a template to write numbers or glue them. Attach a clock mechanism to the back of the metal circle, and fix the arrows on the front side. The spoon will become a minute, and what about an hour? fork. Also, these cutlery must be glued to the back of this circle to create such an original clock.

If you have old, unwanted knives, turn them into dragonflies.

4 spoons will turn into butterfly wings, and the handle will turn into its body. Such garden crafts will decorate your hacienda and you won’t have to spend money on them.

And in the house you will place a photograph, a regular fork will become a holder for it. Then you will need to bend the two side teeth forward and the two central ones back using pliers.

But this is not the only decoration that can be made from metal. Bend the working parts of the forks, pulling them towards the fork handles. At the fold, a loop is formed where you will thread the chain.

And bend the tines of the forks so that they become wavy, and some turn into curls.

If you completely remove the working parts of forks or spoons and drill a hole in the handles, you will get original earrings.

If you like black and white tones, take a dark colored base and glue colored ones onto it. white cutlery. Use a light frame. Suitable for her ceiling skirting boards made of polystyrene foam.

If you want to entertain guests at the highest level, make napkin rings from spoons. They need to be folded, and each spoon needs to be filled with artificial stone or according to amber. Secure this decoration with wire, giving it the desired shape.

Speaking about what can be made from metal, it should be noted that even an old ladle from this material can be turned into a candlestick. Attach it and place a candle in the scoop.

If you glue cutlery to back side round mirror, it will become like the sun. It's nice to look like this accessory.

Even furniture handles can be made from metal. Cutlery is also used as them.

This original solution Guests and family will surely appreciate it.

If you need to put small things somewhere, you can use ladles and spoons for this. They need to be slightly bent and threads, paper clips, and clothespins placed in the working parts.

If you polish the spoons, you can make sparkling fish out of them. To do this, saw off part of the handle from each, leaving a small tail, which you will cut into 2 parts with metal scissors. Drill a hole in each piece that will become the eye. And through the hole at the top you will stretch a thread or fishing line and hang the fish on a fork, giving the teeth an interesting shape. Then the fork will look like an octopus.

You can make this kind of garden decor out of metal.

If you need to call your family for dinner, you move these forks, they will make a sound like bells. Also, hanging cutlery can blow from the wind, and you can listen to wind chimes.

How to make a berry harvester yourself?

You can also make it from metal with your own hands.

To make one, take:

• galvanized steel;
• tin and flux for soldering;
• marker;
• metal scissors;
• steel wire;
• hammer;
• steel wire with a cross-section of 2 mm or bicycle spokes;
• aluminum tube taken from a ski pole.

Cut a couple of strips measuring 15 by 3 cm from galvanized steel and bend each in half lengthwise. On the one hand, at the end you need to cut 2 cm from one and 2 cm from the second workpiece.

On the folds of stripes 1 and 2, make notches at a distance of 5 mm from each other using an emery wheel.

You need to drill a hole at one and the other end of the bent workpieces, then make a marking to drill a hole at the ends of the wide strips.

Now fold these four pieces to form a quadrangle and secure their ends.

Insert the knitting needles into the created notches. They must first be treated with soldering flux, then soldered to one and the other strip.

To make a holder for a metal craft, cut 2 strips measuring 15 by 1 cm from a sheet of steel. But if you don’t want to do this, then just take two flat skewers.

Cut a piece 18 cm long from the aluminum pipe and flatten the ends of the workpiece, then make a hole in these places.

Now take two narrow strips or two skewers if you used them and drill holes in the center and at the ends. Bend each piece on both sides as shown in the photo.

Rivet these curved pieces to the ends of the tube to make the next holder.

Using a hammer and chisel, you need to level the teeth, pointing them in one direction, and drill holes in the four corners of the walls. Lift the side walls by bending them inwards and attach the holder to the holes created.

Lift the knitting needles up and attach the bag, securing it with wire and rope. This is where you will put the berries. Even a trouser leg from unwanted jeans can be used as such a container. And its length can be adjusted by pinning it with a pin. Now you can collect wild berries using a do-it-yourself harvester.

The following product will also come in handy on the farm. After all, you can’t do without ironing clothes. And it’s quite possible to make a device for this with your own hands.

How to make a metal ironing board with your own hands

You can make it exactly the size that suits you. Perhaps ordinary ironing boards seem too narrow to you, and in order to iron large bed linen faster, you will make a wider one. Plus, you can save a lot of money.

In this case, the ironing surface is made of waterproof chipboard, but you can use plywood.

The standard size of an ironing board is 122 by 30 cm. If you need a narrower device so that it does not take up much space, then you will reduce these dimensions, and if you need a wider one, then increase it.

Sand the ends of the chipboard or plywood.

Now you will need to cover this blank with fabric. There is a coarser thick fabric going down, and a thinner fabric on top. Cut these materials with a 5 cm margin so that you can then tuck them onto the wooden base.

Attach using a stapler. This way you have recorded more thick fabric. And on a thin one, you will need to make a drawstring on all sides, hemming it, so that you can then insert an elastic band or thread here. Then you will have a removable cover that you can wash if necessary.

But you may ask, where are the metal crafts? After all, the topic is just that. But it is from this material that the legs for the ironing board will be made. They are made using metal tubes with crossbars attached to them. Make holes in the center of the long tubes to then connect them with bolts.

Use rivets to attach the metal legs to the wood base. To do this, cut 4 strips of tin and give them the desired shape.

And the other two legs will be attached using a clamp, then it will be possible to give the board the desired height.

These are the metal crafts you can make with your own hands. You can make many more things from this material, for example, a fly, a spider, a web. Watch the process of creating these items.

Check out some ideas on what you can make from scrap metal.

Decorate the interior of your home or country house You can buy not only store-bought trinkets, but also hand-made metal products. Moreover, this is accessible to everyone, since it requires a minimum set of tools and knowledge. At the same time, such things can decorate any interior.

When thinking about creating such items, everyone can choose for themselves manufacturing technology, focusing on your experience and knowledge. Although in each case the selected technique will require certain costs necessary for the acquisition or manufacture of special equipment.

Everyone has the power to create a lot of different metal products and decorate a garden with their help. These can be crafts and pieces of furniture, as well as various decorative bridges and forging elements.

Technology of making things from metal

Hand-made metal products can make any structure more attractive, including benches, cornices, pieces of furniture and other things. Moreover, the owner can choose the style at will, paying attention to the fact that the created item looks harmonious in a particular room.

In stores, metal products are offered at fairly high prices due to the fact that they are made by hand. However, if you wish, you can master the science of creating these items yourself, thanks to which you can save a lot of money on this. The only costs that may arise here will be associated with the purchase of materials.

To create metal patterns and details, you can choose any technique you like. Quite common among them are forging, stamping, cutting, bending, embossing and filigree. Once a diagram or drawing of the product has been received, and the necessary materials have been prepared, the person will be ready to implement the plan to create an unusual and beautiful product.

Metal is the material on the basis of which you can create a whole composition of various crafts for the garden.

Therefore there are many various methods, which allow you to create at home some pretty original stuff:

• Casting. The essence of this technique is to fill a special shape with a liquid alloy.
• Forging. This method is based on influencing the workpiece using a hammer, temperature, press and other deformation methods.
• Bending. This technique is in many ways similar to forging; it is based on riveting and welding of product elements.
• Difovka. This method is characterized by the use of a hammer, with the help of which thin sheets of iron are given the necessary shapes.
• Stamping and cutting. Using this technique, you can special effort change the shape of the workpiece, as well as create holes.
• Filigree. This method involves using cast or smooth wire as a raw material, from which a product is created by soldering bent pattern elements.
• Coinage. This processing method is easy to implement, and its essence lies in placing a special tool on the workpiece, which is impacted with a hammer, thereby changing the shape of the product.

There are several ways to make drawing for a metal product. It can be developed manually or using special computer programs. Thanks to the drawing, you can find out in advance how much material is needed to create things. First of all, those who plan to make large objects, for example, gates, grilles, cannot do without it. Having a ready-made sketch in hand, it will be easier for the master to understand even before starting work how harmonious this product will look in the place chosen for its placement.

Simple things made of metal

If you do not have experience in making such things with your own hands, then you are recommended to start by creating the most simple objects made of metal. This can be a metal box, which can act not only decorative element, but also perform practical functions.

Required Tools

Suitable as a basis for it regular tin can. To make such a box, you will need to prepare a number of tools:

The process of making a box with your own hands begins by cleaning the surface of the can from paint, for which use sandpaper. It is advisable to perform the operation while the jar is still full. Otherwise, you will have to carry out such preparation as carefully as possible, because if the metal is deformed, then you are unlikely to be able to make a beautiful box.

After this, they begin to cut the can: this must be done in such a way that a blank is obtained rectangular shape. Before this, you need to cut off the bottom, after which the top part is cut lengthwise. During this operation, unevenness will certainly appear along the edges, which it is advisable to sharpen immediately.

Next, it must be placed on hard surface, where the images contained in the drawing are already applied using a pencil. After this, they proceed directly to creating the pattern. You will have no restrictions in choosing decoration for the box, but it is still advisable to use symmetrical parts. To create a pattern you will need a ballpoint pen, with which you can easily push through aluminum. You can achieve the effect of a pronounced texture if you draw along the contour lines of the pattern more than once. After completing the steps listed above, you will only need to assemble the box.

If you have welding equipment and the skills to handle it, you can make a very beautiful metal owl with your own hands. Besides this, you will have to Prepare the following tools:

At the first stage it is necessary draw a sketch of an owl on paper, after which it is transferred to cardboard. This will make it easier for you to cut out individual elements. To create an owl, we will have to make eyes, a body that includes feathers, wings and a tail. To make it easier for you to cut out metal parts, you can use a grinder.

When creating the owl's eyes, make sure they have large holes to accommodate the bolts. You will have to create notches on all scales, thanks to which the feathering effect will be ensured. To do this you will have to use a chisel. The legs can be made by connecting parts of the rod to each other using welding. To create the beak, use a piece of bent metal. During assembly of the product, the beak and paws must be welded at the very end. When all the elements are in place, the owl can be further decorated by treating it with a special varnish.

How to make frosty patterns?

Making frosty patterns is not a very time-consuming procedure, but at the same time it can provide a rather impressive appearance to the product, giving it a resemblance to ancient craftsmen's products. This largely contributes to manifestation of tin structure, which looks like crystals. To make frosty patterns, it is recommended to use tin cans, since a layer of tin is already applied to their surface.

You can develop the drawing in the following way: for this you will need a candle, over which you need to hold individual parts of the metal for some time. The jar must be heated for a strictly defined time. If you overexpose it, it will lead to damage to the product. The main goal that needs to be achieved when heating the tin layer is to allow it to develop.

You can also make a frosty metal pattern with your own hands if you place tin on the surface of a steel plate in advance, and then heat or melt.

A burner is suitable for this purpose: thanks to the stable flame, you can easily heat the required area of ​​tin. As the tin heats up, you can notice how a shine appears on it, which disappears after a few seconds. Try to process the metal sheet in such a way that its areas are heated unevenly, otherwise you will end up with a monotonous pattern. To give the workpiece an original look, creating a unique pattern, just heat the sheet in the corners.

When the desired pattern is obtained, you need to sharply lower the temperature of the metal sheet. To do this, dip it in cold water or splash it. To ensure that the created pattern is visible on the sheet as clearly as possible, the surface can be additionally treated with hydrochloric acid. For safety, you need to prepare the tool - a stick to which a cotton swab is tied.

Sometimes after warming up it is not possible to achieve the required clearance. In this case, you can remove it once with sandpaper. It is not recommended to repeat this technique, since otherwise it will lead to complete removal of the tin layer.

For decoration purposes, you can also use wax paint, which is used to treat certain areas of the metal sheet, after which they are heated. The durability of the pattern created on the can can be ensured by treating it with a special varnish. It’s even better if you apply a colored clear varnish to it, which will make your item look even more original.

How is cold forging done?

The cold forging method can also be used to create metal products at home. Using this technique, you can make things with your own hands that have an unusual shape; this is done using a press. For small metal thickness there is no need to resort to heating it, this will help avoid many difficulties.

Cold Forging Tools

Although this manufacturing method is more simple in contrast to the technique of creating metal products by hot forging, certain tools are also required here:

• A bender, with the help of which the workpiece will be bent to give the desired shape;
• Snail, which is also used to deform sheet metal;
• A special flashlight used for weaving;
• Wave, which allows you to make wavy patterns;
• A twister allows you to twist the rods together, thereby creating spiral-shaped elements.

Manufacturing stages

Even before making a metal product using the forging method, it doesn’t hurt to depict sketch or diagram of the product.

Then, using the available tools, they begin to manufacture the component elements of the product, and subsequently they are connected to each other by welding.

The last stage in the manufacture of metal products using the cold forging method is the removal of seams, grinding and application of special varnishes.

The most common options for cold forging were discussed above, but it can also be done in a slightly different way - in the form of chasing. To use this method, there is no need to purchase special complex instruments. This technique is based on working with a workpiece, onto which a pre-designed pattern is applied by extruding metal. After a sketch of a pattern or image has been prepared, it must be cut out. Then you need to make sure there is room for bending the material.

After this, the board is covered with a layer of resin, onto which the finished workpiece is laid out. From this moment the process of its design begins by transferring the pattern onto it.

Conclusion

You can decorate your home not only with the help of modern accessories and beautiful little things that are offered in stores. If you wish, you can make metal things yourself that will look just as good. Naturally, in the absence of skills in making such products, it is possible that the first box or other thing that will be made with your own hands will not be as beautiful as you would like.

However, as you hone your skills, you will be able to cope better with this task, and later it will not be difficult for you create more complex things. This will allow you to turn your hobby into a fairly profitable activity. After all, things that were made with your own hands are very valuable.

To decorate the interior or exterior of your home, it is not at all necessary to purchase various store-bought trinkets. Metal crafts made by welding or other methods are excellent for this purpose. Moreover, this craft is accessible to everyone, because you just need to follow the instructions, and all the necessary tools can be found at hand.

There are several various technologies manufacturing, and you can choose any of them based on personal preferences, knowledge and capabilities. Anything that can be made from metal is always closely related to the method of manufacture.

As is known, using metal and with a little effort you can make almost any design attractive and practical. This includes various benches, cornices, furniture and other interior items.

Since iron crafts are manual labor, their cost in stores is quite high, so it will be much easier to master this craft yourself and save your money. cash. The only thing you have to spend money on is materials for production.

The first thing you need to do is choose the direction you like in which you will work. Equipment for bending and forging, stamping, cutting, and embossing is especially often needed. After this, a drawing of the future craft and the necessary materials are prepared.

There is a whole list of different methods using which you can do DIY metal product for sale or for personal use.

As for the design drawing, it can be made manually on paper or using specialized computer programs, which can be found in a wide range throughout the Internet.

In principle, you can do without a diagram if we are talking about simple products. But for large objects such as gates, gratings and the like, a drawing is extremely necessary.

Simple products

If you have never done this kind of craft, it is best to start with making simpler iron products. To do this, you do not need to have special skills or experience in this field. Just follow the instructions described, and everything will work out.

Tin box

This craft is not only beautiful room decor, but also useful thing. Therefore, you can start with it. Prepare all the tools:

First you need to clean the can of paint. For this you will need sandpaper. It is best to carry out the step when the tin has not yet been opened, otherwise there is a high probability of accidental material deformation, and this is extremely undesirable.

Then you need to cut the jar as follows: remove the bottom and cut the top lengthwise. By using sandpaper sharpen all the irregularities and sharp places of the cuts. This will help give the product a neater look and also avoid cuts.

Now you need to apply the pattern. Here there is complete freedom of choice. You can use any accessories and paint the picture you like.

After this, all that remains is to assemble the fake according to the drawing and find a suitable place for it.

Metal owl

If you have experience with a welding machine, then after making the box you can take on a more complex design - a metal owl. To do this you will need the following tools:

First you need to make a sketch of an owl in pencil on paper, what the future craft will look like. Therefore, make every effort to create beautiful picture. Then you need to transfer the drawing onto cardboard.

Now you will need a grinder and thin metal. For an owl, you need to have materials for the eyes, body with feathers, wings and tail. This is all cut out from iron parts using a grinder:

1. When creating the eyes, try to make holes in them for the bolts to be inserted into.
2. Make notches around the perimeter of the body that will create the effect of an owl's plumage. For this you need a chisel.
3. A piece of bent metal can serve as a beak.
4. When creating paws, use various rods, connecting them by welding.

After making all the parts of the owl separately, combine them with a welding machine. In general, at this stage the product is already ready, all that remains is to apply color and treat the owl with a special varnish. You can add your own elements.

Cold forging

If you have a press, you can do cold forging. With its help you can create more interesting and attractive designs for decoration. This method is simple, but it requires special tools that not every craftsman has:

1. Bend for making bends.
2. Snail for deformation of iron sheet.
3. Flashlight for weaving.
4. Wave for making wavy patterns.
5. Twister for twisting rods together. This will allow you to create spiral elements.

As in other cases, the first step is to prepare a sketch or diagram. Afterwards, the stage of manufacturing the elements of the general structure separately begins. As with the owl, welding will be required to finally put all the parts together.

Now all seams are removed, the entire structure is sanded using sandpaper, and at the end a special varnish is applied. The structure is ready.

As you can see, in order to decorate your home or cottage it is not at all necessary to buy expensive decorative elements; a little effort is enough to invent your own crafts. Of course, if you do not have at least minimal skills in making such structures, everything will not be so simple. But starting from simple options Gradually you can achieve serious heights in this craft.

First artistic forging appeared in ancient times. However, only talented craftsmen could do it. Metal crafts became fashionable in the 11th century and are still gaining popularity. Nowadays, you can make metal crafts yourself with your own hands, which is what we will get acquainted with.

Observe safety precautions while working!

You will need: sheet of paper, cardboard, pencil, scissors, grinder, sheet metal(1.5mm thick), hammer, chisel, chemical rust solvent, welding machine, 6-8 mm rod, 2 bolts and 2 washers.

Master class

You will need: sheet of metal 2 mm thick, drill with a metal drill, grinder, metal scissors, grinder circle for stripping, electric welding, rods (diameter 4.6, 10,12,14 mm), 3 metal bearing balls, wire.

Master class

1. Take 2 pieces metal pipe and from the first make a head. Cut out identical parts along the entire diameter as shown in the image, then weld them.
   
   
2. Clean the part using a grinder with a wheel.
3. Make the torso smaller than the head in the same way.
4. Weld the head to the body of the rat.
   
   
5. Create and transfer sketches of paws and ears onto a metal sheet, then cut them out.
6. Roll the paw blanks into a funnel, scald them and clean the seams.
7. Electrically weld the paws to the body and the ears to the head, clean the seams.
8. Make the paws-hands of a rat from twigs in this way: the upper paws of a 4 mm rod are welded to a 10 mm rod, the lower ones are 6 mm to a 12 mm rod. Insert into funnels and weld.
   
   
9. Make a tail from a 14mm rod and weld it to the body.
10. Make holes for the eyes (make them smaller than the balls from the bearings), recess the balls into the holes and weld. Also weld the ball nose, drill holes for the whiskers and insert wire into them.
11. Clean the rat with a grinder and make its fur this way: apply longitudinal weld seams close to each other.
    
    
12. Clean the craft, giving it shine and varnish.

You will need: sheet metal 0.5 mm thick, metal scissors, yews, whetstone, steel wire 6 mm, hammer, pliers, grinder, welding machine, metal paint.

Master class

1. Cut out 30 petals and 2 rose leaves from metal in this way: start with a 15mm petal, end with an 80mm one.
   
   
2. Smooth the edges of the petal with a sharpening stone.
   
   
3. Cut rose thorns 10-15 mm long from metal.
4. Make a blank for the stem from wire. Use a hammer to bend the stem.
5. Create a rose bud in this way: hold the 2 smallest petals in a yew and bend them in half. Form 8 petals in an arc relative to the center, weld and clean each part.
   
   
6. Shape the remaining petals in an arc. Bend the top of the petals with a hammer, weld and clean each part.
7. Weld the thorns to the stem and clean them with a grinder.
   
   
8. Clamp the rose leaf in a vice, then release it so that the vein comes out, bend the edges of the leaves with pliers, weld them to the stem and strip them.
   
   
9. Weld the bud to the stem, trim and paint.

Every person strives to decorate their home. For this purpose, some buy various decorative items in stores, others make figures from scrap materials with their own hands. Made from wood, glass or metal, crafts occupy a worthy place in the home and attract with their originality.

Making metal decorative jewelry

Nowadays, many people make their own decorative elements. Why spend money on purchasing ready-made jewelry if you can make it yourself from scrap materials? Of course, working with metal requires certain skills and knowledge, so it is recommended to start by creating simple shapes.

To learn how to make crafts from metal, you will need to master the techniques of working with welding equipment. Welding is best way fasten metal parts together. If you don't have a welding machine, you can purchase one from a hardware store or ask a neighbor. You will still need electrodes to work.

Material for your creations can be found in the garage among unnecessary spare parts and sheets of metal. Those who are constantly engaged in creating decorative jewelry from iron even visit landfills in search of suitable parts. Thanks to the hands of masters, already obsolete designs take on a new life, being embodied in beautiful figurines and sculptures. Moreover, such material is obtained completely free of charge.

Metal crafts

Iron is a durable material that is used in a huge number of structures.

You can make many useful things from it, for example, a table and a bench for a summer house, a barbecue, a stove, as well as original figurines that will decorate the area. Today it is very popular in country houses uses landscape design, which can be supplemented with metal products. Crafts of this kind look very harmonious on the site and evoke envious glances from neighbors.

With patience, you can bring to life the most bizarre design. You can make an iron beast or a man, a model of an airplane or a motorcycle. It all depends on your imagination. If you can’t come up with anything, you can look at ready-made metal crafts. Photos of some of them are presented in this article.

Basic safety rules

When working with metal and welding, safety precautions should be observed. You should not handle a sheet of iron without thick gloves. The material may have uneven and sharp edges that are easy to cut on.

When starting welding, be sure to wear a mask or safety glasses. In general, it is better to work in a special suit that will protect you from sparks flying in all directions. Do not cook near flammable materials: plastic, paper, wood.

From all of the above it follows that to make decorative ornaments made of metal, you can make crafts for your home and garden with your own hands. At the same time, you will not only save on the purchase of a finished product, but also enjoy the work.

What you can do with your own hands from old scrap metal

Even in ancient times, starting from the 11th century, it became a popular craft to make handicrafts with your own hands, from scrap metal or, as they were called then, metal rocks. Gradually, this craft turned into a real art, which is now an integral historical part of architecture and ancient buildings. You will be interested in seeing sculptures made from scrap metal with your own hands.

Today, there are many types of special tools that allow you to make sophisticated cuts on metal surface, as well as welding or soldering to connect several parts of non-ferrous or ferrous scrap. Modern technologies, give anyone the opportunity to make a product to their liking; for this it is not necessary to have any special artistic skills. All you need is desire and perseverance. Photos and videos of such handmade crafts can be seen on our website.

Be sure to check out - DIY crafts from waste!

DIY crafts have always been in demand and were quite valuable, as they emphasize the individuality and peculiarity of their owner.

Metal is one of the most durable materials; it can be used to create garden furniture or a children's swing, as well as small jewelry, such as a ring or bracelet.

For example, steel is much cheaper than gold or silver, but has greater strength; it, like precious metals, does not lose its color and does not corrode; many individual and original things can be made from it:

• From a steel barrel, you can make a wood stove.

You can also make many useful and interesting things from waste car parts, for example,

• the valves of an internal combustion engine will make excellent jingling bells for doors,

• piston system and connecting rod mechanism, excellent table stand, it’s easy to make beautiful legs from them.

Environmental benefits

Scrap metal is thrown away every year and simply rots in the ground; instead, you can give it a second life by making some kind of craft, this is not only interesting hobby, but also a way to protect the ecological system from dangerous elements released during the decomposition of metal in the soil.

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DIY metal products: features, types and drawings

In modern conditions, when the market is overflowing with mass-produced goods, handmade products are becoming increasingly in demand. Specialized departments and entire shops or salons are beginning to appear in cities, selling exclusive items made by master craftsmen. If you want to give someone an unusual gift, the best option would be handmade metal products, although there are many other handmade souvenirs.

Handmade exclusive

Execution techniques can be so diverse that the range of products amazes even the most experienced person. Most often, such souvenirs are purchased for interior decoration or as a gift. You can buy or order the following items:

Products can be made using the following techniques:

• decoupage;
• ceramics;
• artistic forging and casting;
• fusing;
• batik;
• crochet;
• beading;
• embroidery.

It all depends on the imagination and technical equipment and skills of the authors. Among customers with large financial resources, metal art products are especially popular.

Areas of application

Items made using artistic casting and forging techniques are used to decorate elements in various fields design:

• architecture;
• furniture;
• sculpture;
• cornices;
• staircase balusters;
• fireplaces, stoves, barbecues;
• costume jewelry and jewelry.

Decorative items made of metal effectively complement any interior, giving it a certain chic and luxurious style.

Types of decorations

Do you want to learn how to make metal products with your own hands? Photos of such objects fascinate with their beauty. All things look very elegant, and most importantly, they retain the warmth of the author’s hands. That is why such products are quite expensive. True connoisseurs of style are willing to pay well for something exclusive.

You can make various metal products with your own hands. The following techniques are used to process this material:

The items that can be made using these methods are very diverse. Masters do:

• bracelets;
• earrings;
• rings;
• pendants;
• belts;
• caskets;
• flowers;
• decorative vases;
• interior decorations;
• elegant plates for fruits or sweets.

Making metal products with your own hands is quite simple. The main thing is to know the stages of the process and have the necessary equipment.

Complex items require a lot of time and expensive equipment to produce, but some souvenirs can be made from almost nothing. It all depends on what you are going to do this for. If you choose artistic metal processing as a professional field, then you should be patient and realize that some financial investments will be required. For making simple but original gifts friends, relatives and acquaintances will only need desire and perseverance.

Manufacturing technologies

You can easily create metal products with your own hands. Photos of drawings and process stages will help you with this. Carrying out artistic work involves stages of shaping, processing and finishing. Making things, as already mentioned, occurs in different ways.

• Casting refers to the filling of a mold with a liquid alloy.
• Forging is the plastic processing of a material with a hammer, a press, as well as bending, twisting, and chopping.
• Bending is a simple type of the previous option, performed by riveting or welding parts of the product.
• Defining is a method of processing a thin, no more than 2 mm, sheet of metal with hammer blows, thanks to which it acquires the required configuration.
• Prepared by stamping and cutting individual elements, make holes.
• Filigree is made from twisted or smooth, sometimes flattened copper, silver, and rarely gold wire. The curved parts of the patterns are soldered.
• When minting, a relief pattern is obtained using stamps or special tools that are placed between the hammer and the product.

Drawings of metal products can be done manually or using special programs on the computer. Three-dimensional modeling allows you to make not only a regular drawing, but also to build a three-dimensional model of the future product. It makes it possible to see the appearance of a thing, including in the interior, long before its actual appearance. In this case, it is possible to adjust the parameters of the product without the material costs of re-manufacturing it.

How to make a box from an aluminum can

Even a schoolchild can make the most basic metal thing. The main thing is that this will require practically nothing except time, hard work, imagination and the desire to create. You can make a beautiful box from an ordinary soda can.

Materials and equipment

The raw materials for production, one might say, are lying under your feet on the street. You will also need the following items:

• sandpaper (skin);
• sharp scissors;
• ruler;
• pencil;
• ballpen;
• solid base no larger than A4 format (depending on the size of the box);
• sheet of paper for the diagram.

Sequence of actions

At the first stage, a layer of paint is removed from the can using sandpaper. It is better to do this from an unopened container, since its walls remain elastic under the influence of the contents. The process will go faster and you won't ruin the metal. If you use an empty one, be careful not to crush the can.

In the next step, you need to obtain a thin sheet of aluminum from the blank, the size of the reamer of the future box.

To do this, the can is cut.
Sharp and uneven edges are removed.

At the next stage, the edges and sides of the product are marked.

A thin metal sheet is placed on a solid base.

The diagram of the box can be drawn directly on a metal sheet.

Or you can trace a sketch made in advance on paper.

When the layout of the box is ready, we proceed directly to drawing the drawing. This is done using a ballpoint pen or a sharpened pencil. Please note that you will have to trace the patterns several times on both sides. This will make the design more decorative and convex.

You yourself were able to see that it is very easy to make products from thin sheet metal.

You may well be able to try your hand at this. You can make not only boxes in this way, but anything that comes to mind.

How to turn a hobby into a small business

Providing such exclusive gifts can also become profitable business. You can sell crafts through advertisements or recommendations from friends. If there is a salon in your city that accepts souvenirs, you can donate them there. It is quite profitable today to create metal products with your own hands. They can be put up for sale on many specialized websites. Such online sites are easy to find. The “Masters Fair” works well, but you can use other services.

How to sell your crafts online

If you decide to opt for online trading, then take into account that the operating principle of all stores is the same:

1. You register as a craftsman who sells items.
2. Fill out your profile.
3. Exhibit your work.
4. You come to an agreement with the customer.
5. He pays for the goods.
6. You deliver.

There you can display both finished items and take orders. It is very important to choose the right product category, come up with its description, and choose a high-quality image. Be sure to write a caption for the photo and indicate that you make metal products with your own hands. We accept exclusive items for sale that can easily be sent by courier or by mail to the customer. Items should not contain very thin or fragile items that could break during transportation. If such parts are available, you must provide high-quality packaging so that the product reaches the client in its original form. After all, every mistake can significantly affect your image. Try to complete all decorative metal products with high quality and on time. Good reviews customers play an important role in this line of business. This way you can turn your favorite activity into a source of income.

In conclusion

So, as you understand, it is quite easy to make metal products with your own hands. This type of activity would be an excellent hobby option. Also, your friends and family will become happy owners of exclusive gifts. In addition, by offering samples for sale, you will create an image for yourself good master and you can make a profit.

Crafts from scrap metal

From what's lying under the welding table. Please do not judge too much for the clumsiness, but because... There is no grinder or milling machine, it was made using a grinder, electric welding, a file (when I was not too lazy))), and a cutter.

Moreover, it was done during lunch breaks, and when you are late...)))

I'll start with small things like cold stuff. From the bearing race. Hardening and tempering are done in a smart way, you can shave.))) I tempered it in an oven for calcining the electrodes.











Full size. Spring, bearing race. The pistol on the right is a working scarecrow gun with primers. At first I made it with construction cartridges, but it hurt my ears in the trash...))) The Kholodnyak (large) was forged and hardened in a forge.




Full size MG.

Everything works until the drummer clicks. I did it for a week (if you count a couple of hours a day). Not working sights (in the sense of not moving). And the cupcake does not open (why, there are no cartridges anyway)))).


Source: The same thing - until the click. Magazine without spring. Not collapsible. I did not make a muffler or a cover for the barrel.







I experimented with wood.)))

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DIY crafts for the garden: step-by-step ideas and photos

For all lovers of tinkering, inventing and being creative, our today's selection of DIY crafts for the garden is intended. There is no single concept in them, some of them have practical significance, others are intended purely to lift the mood. But on the other hand, isn’t this the most important thing that we want to see in crafts for the garden?

DIY crafts for the garden: photos

Most of the DIY crafts for the garden, photos of which you will see below, are made from simple materials that are accessible to everyone. They will not require possession of complex tools, although construction skills may be useful to you, as well as artistic imagination. In addition to wood, plastic and metal, which we have traditionally used for many years, designers offer us new ideas for the garden. for which unusual materials are used. Who among us could have imagined that knitted items could become decorations for the site? And they did! We present to your attention a whole family of hedgehogs created using knitting needles and thick woolen threads.

Hedgehogs will look great both on the lawn, in the grass, and on the veranda or in the house. Such interior crafts will also be excellent souvenirs for friends. As you can see, they are all different sizes, all because they are based on cans and tins of different sizes. Even a child can make them if he has the most basic knitting skills in his arsenal. Pay attention to the choice of thread shade to imitate needles. If you cannot find melange yarn in shades of gray, black and white, then you can do it differently and simply knit in two threads, connecting black and white. In order to determine the size of the canvas, use a centimeter to measure the selected container: circumference and required height. Cast on the knitting needles the number of stitches that will correspond to the circumference. Use regular garter stitch, alternating knit and purl stitches. When the fabric is knitted, sew it like a sleeve and draw white threads through the narrow edge. They are knitted with four needles or special sock needles, on four sides. After knitting a little, put a jar inside the resulting stocking, which is intended for the base. After this, tighten the “rear” of the hedgehog with threads. Starting from the middle of the white knitting, halve the number of stitches in each row to create an elongated muzzle.

At the very end of knitting, replace the white threads with black threads literally for a couple of rows to create a nose. All that remains is to sew on buttons as eyes, construct legs from threads, and the first hedgehog from a large family is ready.

A bird feeder is, of course, a noble craft, but cats may also want to occupy such a wonderful house. However, such crafts for a summer cottage made from logs are decorative in themselves, regardless of which residents occupy them. Moreover, in each plot the fruit stock is renewed from time to time, so there remains large number logs that can be used for work. This design is very simple, but looks very impressive, especially if you place it on the territory alpine slide or in dense thickets.

Beer in cans and metal bottle caps do not have to be thrown into the trash. Start saving raw materials in the winter so that in the summer you can delight your children with funny metal crafts for your summer cottage in the form of owl faces.

To work, you will need a variety of metal parts and components (you can even see crafts made from a bicycle wheel below), but the principle of operation is the same - two more round parts are screwed onto the round base part with the help of screws - the eyes of an owl, and between them a tiny nose. The fastening is done using wire; it is inserted into the base material, three pieces on each side, to imitate claws and screwed to a branch, beam or other place where you want to place the craft.

DIY craft ideas for the garden

When looking for ideas for DIY garden crafts, you can go far and find products that are actually complex designs.

On the other hand, they are the ones that will cause the greatest delight among your guests, in contrast to the simplest crafts from bottles for the garden. which are available at every site. The following characters to bring your life to life country landscape, you can try it if you have minimal skills in creating a sculpture. And, by the way, the basis of these garden sculptures are just plastic bottles, but no one will guess about it except you.

To sculpt such a work, you will first need to create a frame from bottles. If you want to make the same large figures, as in the photo, you will need to use not the usual 1-2 liter bottles, and eggplants are 5-6 liters each. They are inserted into each other, each of them is first cut in half diagonally. Pieces of plastic pipes will serve as arms and legs; you can also bend them as you please. At the ends of the tubes we attach pieces of wire, between which we glue the fabric, we get excellent webbed feet. When the frame is completely ready, you can begin to cover the surface of the plastic with facade putty, dilute it to a dense consistency and coat the frame with an even layer. We cover the dried plaster with paint, and then glue the fabric on top of it with folds that will look like frog skin from a distance. And the final stage - we apply paint and PVA glue to the fabric, which will allow our figure to be in the open air, without fear of the sun, wind, or rain.

The following inhabitants are also dedicated to recycling materials harmful to nature: decorative garden with your own hands. These chickens are made from colored plastic bags, which means they won’t be afraid of moisture either and will be able to please you for a long time. The only negative is that in the bright sun they can burn out and lose the brightness of their plumage. To create a polyethylene chicken coop, you will first need a frame made of thick wire. Take thick bags bright colors, cut them into strips and string them on a needle, collecting them into a frill. This thread (or fishing line), on which the bags are located, is gradually tied around the frame. But while it doesn’t look too much like chicken, to do this, arm yourself with scissors and simply trim the layers of polyethylene, removing all excess. In order for the chicken to stand confidently on the ground, two wire legs are screwed to the frame and tied with black electrical tape. Final stages purely decorative - make eyes, a beak with a beard and a comb for the chicken. For quiet purposes, you can use thick cardboard.

How to make DIY crafts for the garden

We continue to search interesting ideas, how to make DIY crafts for the garden from materials that you have on hand. The following example can be recommended for those who have recently completed renovations, because we will recycle the remains of a corrugated pipe by making bright pumpkins out of it.

You can make such metal vegetables for your garden with your own hands in literally a matter of minutes. In the photo you see a hint on how this can be easily done: the pipe is simply pulled to the center and the edges are connected, for example, with an industrial stapler. After this, when correct form already purchased, you quickly paint the metal using orange spray paint. We insert a piece of pipe and some building fibers inside. Now orange pumpkins will decorate your yard not only in the fall, but all year round, confusing your neighbors.

If you like to play bowling and you miss this hobby at your dacha, you can make a children's bowling alley from plastic bottles. But it’s boring to just knock down bottles filled with sand; it’s much more interesting when they are painted. These could be gnomes, as in the example, or the faces of characters from your favorite children's cartoons; in any case, knocking them down even with a simple soccer ball instead of a ball will be fun.

Beautiful DIY crafts for the garden

The following beautiful DIY garden crafts look different, but they are based on the same manufacturing principle. These are balls made of concrete and then covered with paint.

If in the first case this is an excellent decoration for a playground, then the second option, using metallic paint, makes such decor unearthly, cosmic.

Canisters of various detergents also have to be disposed of somewhere. We offer you two options for such artistic recycling. You can use a canister of even bright color to make a figurine of such a funny boar. Additional materials you will need a minimum - anchor bolts for the legs with hooves, an old brush to create real boar bristles and pieces of matching plastic for the ears. You can make one or a whole brood and place it for permanent residence in the sandbox.

And from a canister with inscriptions you can make a bird feeder. It must first be thoroughly rinsed and ventilated to remove any remaining chemicals. Cut out the middle so that there is space for pouring food, but there are still high enough sides. The surface of the plastic is smeared with PVA glue and hemp rope or twine is wound onto it in even rows.

Creative ideas for arrangement can be applied everywhere, even in the unusual design of a palisade. He immediately acquires unusual look, it is worth sharpening each peg and painting it with paint in different colors. This original set of colored pencils will not leave indifferent not only children, but also adults

Unusual DIY crafts for the garden

Unusual DIY crafts for the garden are limited only by your imagination, since if you have detailed information, any of us can create simple figures. These could be crafts made from disks for the garden. painted stones, mosaics on the paths or elegant straw effigies.

The only thing you should always remember is that the decorative elements should still be beautiful so as not to look like just cut-off plastic bottles. If you are not confident in your artistic talents, then it is better to buy ready-made crafts in a store or order weaving, forging, and sculpting craftsmen who already have experience in creating garden beauties.

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Imagine that you have become the owner of a suburban dacha in a beautiful place and with wonderful clean air!

But for now, your plot is just a gray, featureless piece of land, without buildings, country houses, fruit trees and flowers. How to register your summer cottage? How to make it alive, beautiful and attractive?

Some good tips in this article. For a person who has his own farm - a storehouse of wonderful ideas! I know firsthand: a drinking bowl for chickens or another poultry has always been a problem. After all, it is not advisable for chickens to get wet, especially their legs. Often because of this they start to get sick. Therefore, a selection of ideas is a very useful hint.

My mother-in-law has a lot of laying hens, but I have never seen anything like this. I especially liked the ideas of drinking bowls for chickens; I would recommend such solutions to my mother-in-law. I think she will be only happy, and so will the chickens.

For those who live in rural areas, such a thing is necessary. In the village, my grandmother used to water chickens using an inverted jar and a long saucer.

The system is very simple to operate, but the benefits are maximum, and it’s convenient for everyday use; you fill it with water and you don’t have to think about constantly adding it as the water flows. Convenient both outdoors and indoors. We still have pieces of pipes left after the repair; there will be a place to put them to good use.

Photos of forged products

If you love the strength of metal and the sophistication of its forms, then a selection of products from forged metal will not leave you indifferent.

As you can see, the photo shows various household and interior items consisting entirely of forged metal, or including part of it.

Artistic forging fits perfectly into the interior, adding charm, notes of romanticism and antiquity to ordinary objects. As you can see, forged can be gratings, fences, furniture legs, headboards, bases and stands for lanterns and much more.

Forged products can be painted in any color, but black forged products are considered the classic option.

Forged products have not gone out of fashion for many years; they are a kind of classic style that emphasizes the exterior of any area. It is also noteworthy that forged products fit well into almost any room interior.

All photos on this page are taken from the site kuzniaoreh.ru and the products depicted on them were made by the “NUT” forge

DIY metal furniture - making metal furniture for home and garden

Several samples of metal furniture, which we want to bring to your attention, are easy to manufacture and practical. The absence of adhesive joints and the relatively low weight of metal furniture allow us to recommend these products as garden furniture and garden furniture.

Manufacturing of metal furniture

Special techniques are typical for making furniture with your own hands from metal., which you need to know. The starting material is usually duralumin or thin-walled steel tubes with a diameter of 16 to 22 mm. For metal furniture, the manufacturing process of which is described in this section, you can use disused duralumin folding beds, folding chairs, ski poles etc.

The main operation in the manufacture of metal furniture is pipe bending. At home, this operation is easiest to perform in special device, consisting of two bars and a flat disk.

It is advisable to make the parts of the device from hard rocks wood and securely fastened to solid foundation(workbench, table, etc.)

p.). The bars of the device are fastened so that there is a gap between them, allowing you to freely insert a pipe into it for bending. Required condition high-quality execution This operation involves filling the pipes with sand or filling them with molten rosin. To do this, a wooden plug is hammered into the pipe blank at one end, then the tube is tightly filled with dry, fine-grained river sand. Now all that remains is to plug the tube on the other side and you can start bending.

When bending metal furniture parts of complex configuration, for example, a chair frame, it is necessary to use a plaz. The simplest bending plaza is a sheet of plywood or cardboard on which the contours of the future part are drawn. To reproduce the outline of a part on the plaza in life size, a coordinate grid is applied to it (similar to the grid shown in the figure on this page) and the configuration of the part from the figure is transferred to the cells.

During the bending process, the part is periodically checked along the contour on the plaza. To connect pipe parts together, wooden adapter bushings are usually used, which allow the use of conventional fasteners - screws or studs. Plugs are placed in the supporting ends of the legs. Corks should be made from well-seasoned, dry hardwood. They can be turned into lathe on wood, and try to make the diameter of the plugs such that it ensures the tightest possible fit.

A few words about finishing metal furniture. Parts made of duralumin pipes are best finished by polishing to a mirror finish followed by coating with colorless varnish, but this is only possible with a power tool, an electric drill or motor, and a polishing wheel.

If you do not have such tools, then the metal parts of the furniture must be thoroughly sanded (especially steel) and painted with black or other colored varnish or paint for metal.

So, on the following pages of the site idea-master.ru we will tell you in more detail how to make metal furniture with your own hands: A round metal table, a metal chair, an armchair made of metal tubes, a kitchen table and a semi-soft metal bench.

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How to make a bucket with your own hands from tin

How to make a bucket with your own hands from tin, galvanized iron or stainless steel with straight walls.

We cut out the product from the material

h– height (set the specified value)
d– diameter (set the specified value)
l– circumference (we find by calculation)

l = πd = 3.14 * 329 = 1033(mm)
h = 310(mm)

MANUFACTURING A CYLINDER

In the middle of the reamer we mark holes for attaching the ear

1. On a rectangular sheet of thin-sheet galvanized steel GOST 14918-80, on a homemade manual sheet bender, or manually Using a mallet and a beam, fold the edges of the sheet “heightwise” in opposite directions. Bend the sheet into a cylinder.
2. We fasten the folded edges.

Press the resulting seam evenly with a mallet or mallet along the entire length of the cylinder.
3. In order for the seam to remain inside the cylinder, it is necessary to carry out the following operation: turn the finished seam so that it is located near the edge of the beam; By hitting the seam with a mallet, we obtain the outer surface of the cylinder without a protruding seam.

FOLDING

The width of the fold depends on its purpose: obtaining a lock; rolling of wire.

4. Set the cylinder relative to the block to its original position. Tap with a hammer and bend the fold.
5. Tap with the pointed side of the hammer. We monitor the width of the fold - it should be the same.
6. Align the fold by tapping with the blunt side of a hammer.
7. We finally bend the bent fold at a right angle.

WIRE ROLLING

We insert a circle around the perimeter of the flange,

made of wire, the diameter of which must coincide with the outer diameter of the cylinder.

We round the circular edge and complete the seaming.

CONNECTION OF CYLINDER TO BOTTOM

8. Fold the edges of the circle and insert it into the cylinder.
9. With light blows of the pointed part of the hammer, we bend the fold inside the circle.
10. Using strong blows from the blunt part of the hammer, we tap the seam on the beam, while turning the cylinder.
11. We place the fold on the outer plane of the cylinder.
12. If the work results in a convex bottom, it is necessary to level it.
13. At the very edge of the bottom, we hit it with the blunt part of the hammer, along the entire perimeter of the circle. At the same time, the bottom will be leveled, the edges of the connection will receive a clearly defined contour.

ATTACHING THE INTERMEDIATE HOOP

The bottom of the bucket can be attached to the intermediate hoop, and the intermediate hoop can be attached to the cylinder.

14. We attach the bottom of the bucket with a hoop.
15. We connect the hoop with the cylinder (bucket body).
16. We bend the fold at the hoop.
17. We place the fold on the outer plane of the cylinder and thoroughly tap along the perimeter of the entire circumference.

MAKING THE EAR

We will cut out the ears from a similar material. Let's punch or drill through holes: two for rivets; one with a metal handle.

MANUFACTURING A HANDLE

We bend the handle from metal wire with a diameter of 5...6 (mm) GOST 18143-72.

How to make a bucket with your own hands from tin – as you can see, it’s not complicated. Having mastered simple model. You can move on to a more complex model with sloping walls.