How to Construct Windchimes
Wind chimes can be made in myriad ways, mostly because the materials that can be used to make them range widely. Chimes can be made from copper, steel, aluminum, brass, bamboo, ceramic, glass and pewter. Wind chimes are more commonly made from metal tubing, but "anything can be considered a wind chime if they can be moved by wind and they produce sounds when struck by the wind," according to newuniquewindchimes.com. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Heavy nylon fishing line
- Drill with drill bits
- Materials chosen for the chimes
- Wood piece for separating the chimes
Instructions
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Making Wind Chimes
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Drill the same number of holes in the separator as chimes you have chosen. The holes should be wide enough so the nylon string can just barely be run through, and should create a circle when the chimes are hung. They should be close enough to reach each other, but far enough where they have to swing to touch each other. Make sure the piece of wood chosen is thick enough to retain its structural integrity with the holes drilled in it; Lowe's recommends at least three-quarters of an inch.
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Run nylon string through each hole in the separator, keeping each string long enough to tie the chimes to.
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Tie the top of the strings together.
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Knot each string separately under the separator so that the separator will remain level when hung.
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Drill a hole in each chime so that the nylon string can easily be run through.
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Tie each chime at a slightly separate height to the separator, so that the chimes will strike each other when swung but will not touch when hanging down.
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Tips & Warnings
If you choose metal tubing for your wind chimes, make sure you know how the metal weathers when left outdoors, and if it needs to be weatherproofed before it is hung.
You can hang your wind chimes at a specific corner of your house if you would like to know when the wind changes; your wind chimes can alert you to this fact.
Make sure your chime materials, as well as the separator, are held steady when drilling holes.
