21 August 2014

Make a Windchime
What you will need:
- 1.5m of copper tubing
- 7 eye screws
- 5 25mm machine screws and nuts
- Nylon twine
- 25mm x 150 mm plank
Method:
- Centre an 11 cm diameter circle in a 14 cm-square cut of plank. Mark the circle at five equidistant points. Insert eye screws at the circle’s centre and at all five points.
- Cut five pieces of tubing to the lengths in the table below:
- Drill a 4 mm hole through each pipe as listed in the table. These hanging points produce the best chime sounds. Insert a machine screw through the hole and fit a nut on to the screw shank. Tie an 18 cm length of twine from the circle of eye screws to the screw shank in each pipe.
- Use a 6 cm hole saw to cut a disk from a 25 mm-thick piece of scrap wood. Use more waste to make a V-shaped, 8 cm long wind scoop. Hang each from the centre eye screw. Cut and glue two smaller 25 mm squares to the top of the first square. Top-centre-mount an eye screw in the smallest square.
- Hang the chime on your patio, somewhere where it will catch the breeze and enjoy.
Musical pitch |
Length |
Hang point from top |
C-sharp |
29,2 cm |
65 mm |
D-sharp |
26,6 cm |
62 mm |
F-sharp |
25,4 cm |
57 mm |
G-sharp |
24 cm |
54 mm |
A-sharp |
22,5 |
51 mm |
Mica would like to credit Popular Mechanics for this project.
You can visit their website at www.popularmechanics.co.za