Architects and designers often use forged elements in their work. Openwork metal grilles covering fireplaces or beautiful balusters on the stairs look elegant and noble.
If you know how to forge and learn this craft, you can create original products yourself.
This activity is suitable for anyone who likes to do physical work and who is ready to get acquainted with the technology and features of choosing a metal.
What you need to know about forging?
Forging is a process of processing a special workpiece. Its purpose is to give the metal the required dimensions and shape. There is a distinction between hot forging and cold forging.
The master needs to get acquainted with both varieties in order to know the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Hot forging method
In the hot method, the metal workpiece is heated strongly. As a result, the metal becomes ductile. Hot forging gives the workpiece the required dimensions and desired shape. The master has a variety of work options available to him.
Heating a metal workpiece also has its disadvantages. First of all, it is necessary to arrange a special room. You will need to buy a forge, for which you will have to buy fuel.
Fire safety rules must be followed; it is important that the master knows how to work with fire.
Having an idea of the temperature conditions used in the forging process, you can easily select the desired type of forging.
Cold forging method
Cold forging is a labor-intensive process. To achieve the desired shape from a metal workpiece, it is bent, pressed and welded. The technique is a little simpler compared to the hot method.
The workshop does not require a lot of space, and to set it up you do not need to purchase a special forge; it is enough to buy a forging machine.
The manufacturing process of a product involves working with semi-finished products. If a mistake has been made, it is impossible to correct it.
Choosing metal
Metals with certain properties are suitable for hand forging. The more ductile the metal, the easier it is to change its shape. However, ductility is inextricably linked with strength.
An increase in one characteristic inevitably entails a decrease in another. When buying a workpiece, the master must know exactly what its composition is.
Craftsmen make decorative forging elements from copper, steel, duralumin or brass. In addition, alloys can also be used. Information about metals that can be easily forged can be found in the Steel and Alloys Guide.
What tools are needed for forging?
Inventory varies depending on the forging method. A forge with an anvil and hammers with tongs will be needed for hot forging.
For the cold method, you need a “Gnutik” tool, which allows you to bend the workpiece at an angle, and a “Snail” machine for forging, which you can make yourself. The latest machine allows you to create decorative elements with a spiral shape.
Note!
In addition to the basic tools for the cold method, “Flashlight”, “Wave”, “Twister”, a ring machine and others can be additionally used.
The modern market offers industrial machines designed to perform technological operations. In the photo of forging you can see a product made on the “Master 2” machine from the MAH company.
Hand forged
In order for the workpiece to acquire the desired shape, the master must use different techniques and methods in his work. You will need to purchase various tools and master different technologies.
The cold forging method does not require much effort from the master. The work includes the following stages:
- creating a drawing or sketching a decorative element;
- procurement of workpieces;
- forging process.
Today, you can make a drawing using a computer program yourself or order it from professionals. The project will allow you to calculate before starting work how much metal blanks you need to purchase.
Note!
The main forged elements are represented by the following groups:
- Paws. The end of the metal rod is given a certain shape.
- Curls. The ends of the rod can be bent in one or two directions.
- Rings. Decorative elements are made from rods with a square or round cross-section.
- Torsion. It is characterized by helical twisting along the axis.
3 generally accepted technologies are used: drawing, bending and twisting.
- The hood allows you to increase the length of the metal workpiece, reducing the value of its cross-section.
- Bending makes it possible to bend any part of the workpiece at an angle.
- Twisting is a technology in which the workpiece is twisted along its axis. A Twister machine is used for twisting.
All elements are assembled together and secured by welding. These operations are performed on a special table. Homemade cold forging does not require any special skills.
DIY forging photo
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A gift made with your own hands is always more memorable and arouses admiration. You invest your time, effort and soul into it. Flowers are beautiful, but short-lived. An iron one, created by hand, is a wonderful gift that will delight for many years and make a lasting impression on the recipient.
Materials and tools for creating an iron rose
- welding machine (semiautomatic or inverter; for an inverter, use electrodes 2 mm thick at a current value of 50-70 A)
- angle grinder or grinder (with cutting and grinding discs; it is better to use a cutting disc 1 mm thick, and a flap type grinding disc)
- drill with metal drills with a diameter of 0.5 - 1 cm
- iron rod with a diameter of 8-12 mm (for the flower stem)
- sheet iron 0.5 mm thick; (you can use metal from the hoods or wings of a car, its thickness according to GOST is 0.5 - 0.8 mm)
- gas burner, or any other high temperature source
- 300 g motor oil (preferably not used)
- round pliers
- felt-tip pen
Cut 4 squares with a side of 10 cm from an iron sheet. If you want your rose to be more magnificent, prepare 5 squares.
Draw the shape of future petals on the squares, and on one of them - something like a “wind rose”. This will be a blank for the sepals, so don’t try to achieve perfect symmetry - nature makes each of its creations individual.
Take an iron rod and, if necessary, shorten it to the required length - this is the stem of the future rose (40-50 cm).
Now you need to make holes for the stem in the cut out petal blanks. There are 2 methods - drilling and welding.
Using a drill, drill a hole strictly in the center; the diameter of the hole should correspond to the diameter of the rod. If the diameters do not match, suppose you chose a rod with a diameter of 12 mm, and the thickest drill you have is 8 mm, then drill 3 holes side by side so that you get one hole of the desired size. Bend the inner edges with round nose pliers or thin pliers. The rod must fit tightly into the holes, otherwise it will be difficult to weld.
Use a 3 mm thick electrode and set the current value to about 100 A. Bring the electrode to the center of the blade and strike the arc. Press the electrode into the metal, piercing it all the way through. Since we are using thin sheet iron, it will burn through easily. But be careful, the hole should not be too large.
Tip: You don't have to make perfectly round holes. They need to be made such that the rod is in contact with them by at least 50% of its diameter. This is a necessary condition for proper welding and strength of the entire structure. While making holes, periodically apply a rod to them, this will allow you to control the process.
Step back 2 cm from the end of the rod. Now put the blanks with petals on it, starting with the sepals. Arrange each layer of petals so that the petals are criss-crossed. Secure each layer by welding. Be careful - thin metal burns quickly, so melt more rods than petals.
Bend the leaves of the bottom layer down.
Now the most interesting part of the work is the formation of the petals. Heat the still flat petals with a gas burner. It is not necessary to get it red hot, just a little heat is enough. Under the influence of temperature, the metal becomes ductile, easier to form, and the likelihood of unwanted deformations is reduced.
Using thin pliers or pliers, bend the 2 central petals so that they are wrapped in each other. Fold the remaining petals around them.
Layer by layer, bend all the petals, bending the tips in the opposite direction.
Now you need to make the rose leaves. Draw their outlines on a metal sheet. They may not be the same either.
Cut out the leaves with a grinder.
Make notches on both sides of the leaves, as shown in the photo.
Carefully! Hold the leaves only with pliers, never with your hands!!!
Change your grip as you make cuts. Hold the sheet by one edge and make notches on the other, then vice versa.
Bend the leaves with your hands and attach them to the rose stem using weld points. Be careful not to burn them.
The rose is ready. But untreated metal will rust over time, and corrosion processes must be prevented. There are many options - spraying, varnishing, you can even paint a rose in the colors of a living flower.
I preferred to do the bluing. To do this, you need to heat the rose, cover it with motor oil and heat it again so that the excess oil burns off. Work should be carried out only in a ventilated area, or better yet, in the open air, since the oil will smoke when heated.
It’s not difficult to create crafts for the garden made of metal using welding yourself, even if you are new to this business and have no experience at all. The main requirement is compliance
Metal products made by welding are very useful in private homes or country houses. Such designs will be well suited for the construction of a fence, gazebo, canopy and for all kinds of decorations of the area around the house.
The first thing you need to do before you start making crafts using the welding method is to get a good welding machine. In domestic and domestic conditions, unlike industrial ones, there are no strict requirements for the quality of connections. Therefore, in order to create iron crafts and metal products, you can use a transformer or inverter.
Both devices have both advantages and disadvantages.
A transformer is a device that is quite large in size. Such equipment weighs a lot, so welding takes a lot of effort and time, especially when the equipment needs to be moved over long distances. For example, if you are building a fence or other large items made of iron or metal. The next disadvantage is that the electrical network is subject to heavy load.
The advantage of transformer equipment is that its design is simple, which means that assembly will not take much time.
Before you start making crafts with your own hands using welding, you need to familiarize yourself with the basics of welding work.
In the beginning, you need to gain experience and practice on a piece of unnecessary metal. At the initial stage of manufacturing welded joints, it is worth learning how to light an arc and hold it, while maintaining a constant working gap between the workpiece and the electrode.
The next thing you need to get your hands on is. Once you have gotten the hang of it and your seam is smooth, you can move on to adjusting the current for parts of different thicknesses to be welded.
Welding is a technique by which two metal parts are joined. The process consists of melting their surfaces at the joining point
The elements are welded into one whole structure thanks to a layer of electrode bonding material. The current must be selected in such a way that only the top layer of the product melts, otherwise holes may form.
Material
Surely every owner of a private house or cottage will have metal remains on his farm. For example, you were installing a gas pipeline, heating or water supply system, you had unused pipes lying around or just pieces of metal, pieces of fittings, nails, nuts, bolts, etc.
From all these seemingly unnecessary parts you can make excellent crafts that will find their application on your site.
Many users often use this material for repairs. Take a good look at your garage; perhaps there are old garden tools, dishes, or car or bicycle parts lying around. All this may also be useful to you.
Metal crafts for the garden
As already noted, you can make your site cozy and pleasing to the eye without purchasing new equipment. Using old metal or iron you can construct a good base for a bench or table. You can make a table top, a board for a bench, a swing and many other useful things for your garden.
If you like to spend your free time barbecuing, you can make a barbecue from an old steel barrel. It can be made disassembled so that it can be transported from one place to another. You can create it yourself using a grinder and a drill. However, the best option would be to use a welding machine. So, the process of creating a design will be faster and easier.
Sculptures become an excellent decoration for the garden. There are no limits to imagination here. You can create anything. All kinds of metal, concrete, and plaster parts are suitable for this. If you have a welding machine at hand, a pack of electrodes and, most importantly, a desire to create and create, then you can build an original composition that will take its rightful place on your site, making it more attractive.
Today, interesting design ideas for metal crafts can be found both in specialized publications and websites dedicated to decorating summer cottages, and you can come up with them yourself. In any case, do-it-yourself metal crafts, even those created according to an existing drawing, will be unique, because... Welding is, first and foremost, creativity. Any weld made by a certain person and executed with a certain decorative intent will be considered a kind of masterpiece. Therefore, get inspired, come up with and bring your ideas to life.
You can make beautiful crafts for your dacha with your own hands from all sorts of things - from what you have at hand. We offer you several simple projects that will take no more than half an hour.
DIY garden crafts.
Owners of old Soviet chandeliers probably immediately recognized what the “water” in this original garden stream was made of.
So, if you have an old chandelier with transparent plastic or glass pendants, then you can make yourself such beautiful crafts for your garden. This option is made with a watering can - we attach beads or pendants to a wire, thread it through the spout of the watering can and attach a nail to the inner end of the wire - it will hold our flow of beads.
The number of beads depends on the size of the watering can - if the watering can is large, there should be a lot of them so that they can be seen from afar. The watering can can be hung on a tree, or attached to a rod in the middle of the flowerbed.
A water faucet can also be decorated with a bead - if the faucet is operational, then it is better to consider a cover for the spout that would be convenient to remove.
For those who do not have an old chandelier with pendants in stock, we offer another project: we concrete the metal rods on a small area, and attach a watering can to their upper ends.
You can leave our original craft in this form, or you can put a container with flowers below or create a flower bed.
Beautiful crafts for the garden made of glass.
Do-it-yourself garden crafts are a simply inexhaustible topic! We will also use the leftover dishes and make a garden angel out of them.
It is not necessary to make your first experiment on unnecessary crystal dishes - you can easily start with ordinary bottles, old salt shakers and glass salad bowls. We connect everything using universal glue. If our base is a bottle, we will also need a metal rod on which we will place our figure.
Oddly enough, such crafts made from scrap materials can be quite functional, for example, a lampshade for a garden lantern.
If not every form of dishware is suitable for a garden angel, then almost everything that is not needed in the household is suitable for magic glass flowers - plates, saucers, vases, bowls, etc.
We select the shape of the flower from the availability of unnecessary dishes - it is not necessary to take only transparent ones; the basis for the flower can easily be an ordinary plate. Glue the dishes together with universal glue.
Think in advance about how you will attach this flower in the garden. There are two options: the first - on the back wall of the flower you glue a bottle (jar, vase, etc.) - a container that can be put on a rod.
The second option is to simply glue a piece of plastic pipe to the plate and put it on the rod.
There are simply a sea of options for such colors: different shapes, colors, combinations... try it!
Metal garden crafts.
Over time, any summer resident accumulates all sorts of pieces of iron in his household, either old garden tools, or necessary pieces of metal that are a pity to throw away and have nowhere to use. From all this metal you can make wonderful crafts for the garden. 
Such country crafts can be made from old garden tools, pipe scraps and anything metal that every owner can find in the barn.
The best way to attach such crafts is welding, although for different designs there may be other methods of fastening.
Look at the character of this fun garden figurine made from scrap metal cans and old springs.
And this “master’s dog” is particularly thorough and friendly.
As already mentioned, metal garden crafts can be made without welding. For example, this openwork wire panel is made on a metal frame made of thick wire, to which the entire image is attached with thin wire. Maybe this is a garden nymph, or maybe the mistress of the estate.
Garden crafts made of stainless steel look more neat and do not require regular maintenance, but they are more complex to manufacture.
For the bravest: a grasshopper-mailbox can not only surprise your good friends, but also frighten uninvited guests.
Our imagination is amazing - this either a pig or a puppy that is waiting for us in the depths of the garden is charming and makes us smile.
Metal garden crafts require not only the availability of suitable material, but also your free time. Don't feel bad about wasting your time making a garden figurine instead of painting a fence.
Original crafts for the garden.
Look around - is there any metal mesh left in the barn after renovation? Excellent material for garden lamps.
If you have old spoons lying around, teach your son how to solder, and he will be happy to remember the funny things he did as a child with his father.
After all, such crafts for the dacha show that we not only know how to work well, but are also able to have fun and relax from the heart.
Create your own mood - make your own version of original garden crafts at your dacha.
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 the best way to 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 constantly create 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, landscape design, which can be supplemented with metal products, is very popular in country houses. 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 you can make decorative metal jewelry and 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 a metal surface, as well as weld or solder to connect several parts of non-ferrous or ferrous scrap. Modern technologies make it possible for anyone 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 an 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 areas of 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. To make simple but original gifts for friends, relatives and acquaintances, you 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.
- Separate elements are prepared by stamping and cutting and holes are made.
- 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 in special programs on a 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;
- ball pen;
- solid base no larger than A4 format (depending on the size of the box);
- sheet of paper for the diagram.
Sequencing
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
Making such exclusive gifts can also be a 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:
- You register as a craftsman who sells items.
- Fill out your profile.
- Exhibit your work.
- You come to an agreement with the customer.
- He pays for the goods.
- 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 customer reviews play an important role in this line of work. This way you can turn your favorite activity into a source of income.
Finally
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 be the happy owners of exclusive gifts. In addition, by offering samples for sale, you will create an image of a good craftsman and be able to 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. On the other hand, isn’t this the most important thing 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 knit, 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, at each site the fruit stock is renewed from time to time, so there remains a large number of logs that can be used for work. This design is very simple, but looks very impressive, especially if you place it on the territory of an alpine hill 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 pieces (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 a tiny nose between them. 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 made from bottles for the garden. which are available at every site. You can try to make the following characters that will enliven your country landscape if you have minimal skills in creating sculpture. And, by the way, the basis of these garden sculptures are 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 figures as large as in the photo, then you will need to use not ordinary 1-2 liter bottles, but 5-6 liter eggplants. 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 of the decorative garden with their own hands are also dedicated to recycling materials harmful to nature. 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 of 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. The final stages are 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 look for interesting ideas on how to make DIY crafts for the garden from materials that you have at 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 the correct shape has already been acquired, you very 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. You will need a minimum of additional materials - 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. It immediately takes on an unusual look; it’s 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 figurines. 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: drinking water for chickens or other 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 the selection of forged metal products 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 a 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 a special device consisting of two bars and a flat disk.
It is advisable to make the parts of the device from hardwood and securely fasten it on a solid base (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. A prerequisite for the quality of this operation is to fill the pipes with sand or fill 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 contour of a part on the plaza in full 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 drawing 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 on a wood lathe, 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
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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.
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We fasten the folded edges.
Press the resulting seam evenly with a mallet or mallet along the entire length of the cylinder.
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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.
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Set the cylinder relative to the block to its original position. Tap with a hammer and bend the fold.
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Tap with the pointed side of the hammer. We monitor the width of the fold - it should be the same.
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Align the fold by tapping with the blunt side of a hammer.
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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
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Fold the edges of the circle and insert it into the cylinder.
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With light blows of the pointed part of the hammer, we bend the fold inside the circle.
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Using strong blows from the blunt part of the hammer, we tap the seam on the beam, while turning the cylinder.
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We place the fold on the outer plane of the cylinder.
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If the work results in a convex bottom, it is necessary to level it.
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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.
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We attach the bottom of the bucket with a hoop.
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We connect the hoop with the cylinder (bucket body).
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We bend the fold at the hoop.
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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 a simple model. You can move on to a more complex model with sloping walls.
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