This master class will teach you how to make an unusual keychain with your own hands – iron birdhouse
In fact – no one claimed thathand-made – the hobby is extremely soft and feminine. No! Many types of handicrafts, such as macrame, for example, are borrowed from men. So the diverse world of creativity can be conquered by people of any gender and age, regardless of the materials used. Our birdhouse attracts with its uniqueness, showing off on keys, in cars, on Christmas trees and as part of interior decor. And one can only envy its strength, power and beauty. It can even be used for self-defense.So, to create it you will need:
- Bulgarian with grinding and threaded discs for metal;
- Drill with two small drills, nozzle with an emery wheel;
- Pliers, vice, working convenient table, punch, marker for markings, ruler;
- Welding machine, one electrode number 3;
- Small nails – 2 pieces;
- The 15-inch black tube is about five centimeters long;
- A piece of sheet iron with an area of less than 10 square centimeters;
- Paint aerosol silver;
- Nippers.
Work progress: Main parts of the craft – pipe and piece of iron.And the first thing you need to do is prepare the basis forwork. The main goal of the stage – make a piece of pipe with a bevel on the top. First, we cut off a tube 3.5 cm long. We mark the bevel mark – 5 mm below, cut with a grinder. On one edge 3.5 cm, on the other -3 cm.Then we clean the workpiece from rust and paint using a sanding disc on the tool. Now we are preparing the roof for the birdhouse. A piece of iron must first be sanded with a drill with an emery attachment on both sides, holding it in a vice. The roof will be rectangular. Its width coincides with the diameter of the pipe according to the fitting, the length is slightly longer. Dimensions – 2.2 cm by 3 cm. Now you need to try on the bottom, circling it with a markerthe perimeter of the top of the birdhouse. We cut off the outlined part, try it on again and grind the edges of the part with a grinder. We weld the bottom: first we make connections inside, then outside.First the bottom was welded, then the roof. Next, use a marker to mark the entrance for the bird and the stand for it.Then you need to punch the intended target with a center punchhole for the bird to enter and drill it with a suitable drill bit. Under the hole you made, you need to make the same one in the same way, using a smaller drill. As a result, the necessary holes are ready.We prepare the stand for the bird as follows: sharpen a thin small nail the size of the hole using a grinder and a grinding disc.Insert a nail into the bottom hole.Having retreated about 3-4 mm from the wall of the birdhouse, we remove the excess with the help of wire cutters and see the result. There is very little left: cut a half-centimeter wide stick from a piece of iron and try it on the birdhouse. We weld the part to the product.The semi-finished product can be cooled in water for finishing touches.First, you need to sharpen the craft with a grinder.Secondly, drill a hole in the roof, bend the nail into a loop, and cut off the excess edge of the nail.Thirdly, weld the prepared fastener.That's all! All that remains is to paint the resulting birdhouse with an aerosol can of silver or any other paint.This is how it looks in the workshop if you attach a chain with a ring to the loop.And so it will look like a keychain or as a Christmas tree decoration.