I just found out a Neat toy to make out of a clothespin so I thought I would make this post.
Things You Will Need
1. Wood Glue
2. Wooden Clothespin
3. Exacto Knife
4. Marker
We all hate this one but lets be safe okay? 5. An Adult
The clothespin has to be a wooden one or else it won't be build able. First, You remove the spring by sliding the clothespin pieces in opposite directions. Save the spring. Next use a marker and make a little mark about half an inch back from the hole formed when the to pieces are put flat parts together, only put the mark on one piece. Then make an angled mark on the bottom piece pointing forward along the clothespin, make the mark were the little dome like area on the clothespin is. Next open the clothespin and on the bottom piece going back all the way from the notch in the clothespin along the flat in the very center mark an absolutely straight line using a ruler that goes all the way back and off the clothespin piece. Make sure that it is wide enough that a wooden match could slip through easily. Take the top and repeat only this time, color in a half inch area going back from the hole following a colored in line. then on the straight and angled areas,where we already made small marks on the clothespin an mark the other sides at exactly the same spot then draw a ruler straight line connecting them.
This is the second part of the process.
Cut out the marks on the sides following the straight line connecting them and the long straight marks on each piece so that together they will have enough room to allow the match to slide easily through. Then cut out the flat half inch piece on top so it is flush with the straight barrel portion of the piece. once you have cut out all the marked areas, put the clothespin together on the flat pieces and try sliding a match through the barrel. Adjust if necessary. then put a drop of wood glue on a sheet of paper and apply evenly to the to pieces so that the barrel is formed. Let the modified clothespin dry for 10 minutes then put the spring on so that on arm of the spring is in the dome that has been modified into a notch and the other is on the barrel of the clothespin pistol so that when a match is pushed through the barrel it ends up pushing the spring back until it end up in the notch at the back of the barrel and then pull on the spring so it exits the notch and hits the back of the match with a lot of force sending it twenty feet or so.
Things You Will Need
1. Wood Glue
2. Wooden Clothespin
3. Exacto Knife
4. Marker
We all hate this one but lets be safe okay? 5. An Adult
The clothespin has to be a wooden one or else it won't be build able. First, You remove the spring by sliding the clothespin pieces in opposite directions. Save the spring. Next use a marker and make a little mark about half an inch back from the hole formed when the to pieces are put flat parts together, only put the mark on one piece. Then make an angled mark on the bottom piece pointing forward along the clothespin, make the mark were the little dome like area on the clothespin is. Next open the clothespin and on the bottom piece going back all the way from the notch in the clothespin along the flat in the very center mark an absolutely straight line using a ruler that goes all the way back and off the clothespin piece. Make sure that it is wide enough that a wooden match could slip through easily. Take the top and repeat only this time, color in a half inch area going back from the hole following a colored in line. then on the straight and angled areas,where we already made small marks on the clothespin an mark the other sides at exactly the same spot then draw a ruler straight line connecting them.
This is the second part of the process.
Cut out the marks on the sides following the straight line connecting them and the long straight marks on each piece so that together they will have enough room to allow the match to slide easily through. Then cut out the flat half inch piece on top so it is flush with the straight barrel portion of the piece. once you have cut out all the marked areas, put the clothespin together on the flat pieces and try sliding a match through the barrel. Adjust if necessary. then put a drop of wood glue on a sheet of paper and apply evenly to the to pieces so that the barrel is formed. Let the modified clothespin dry for 10 minutes then put the spring on so that on arm of the spring is in the dome that has been modified into a notch and the other is on the barrel of the clothespin pistol so that when a match is pushed through the barrel it ends up pushing the spring back until it end up in the notch at the back of the barrel and then pull on the spring so it exits the notch and hits the back of the match with a lot of force sending it twenty feet or so.
No comments:
Post a Comment