Article. And now we will tell you how easy it is to make a do-it-yourself spinner from cardboard or paper.
How to make a do-it-yourself spinner out of paper (cardboard)
Today, on sale in markets, shops and shopping centers, you can see many fashionable spinning toys - spinners.
They have long become interesting not only for children, but also for adults. The choice is huge: large and small, with and without a pattern, plastic and chrome.
Fortunately, each of us can not only buy a spinner, but also make it with our own hands from available materials: paper, cardboard, plastic covers, plywood. To begin with, I recommend that you read the article about the benefits and dangers of spinners.
In this article, you will learn how to make a cardboard spinner.
Advantages of the method:
- Cardboard spinner is easy to make. The process takes about 15-20 minutes. Even a child can handle this task.
- Most likely, you do not need to go to the store, the materials will be immediately found in the house.
- The author's approach and scope for creativity. Cardboard can be easily painted in any color, add a pattern, sparkles, decorative elements and so on.
Disadvantages:
The disadvantage of a cardboard spinner is its fragility, and it only spins for a couple of seconds. But you can immediately make a few pieces in reserve.
The process of making a cardboard spinner
Step 1.
We select the necessary materials:
- cardboard sheet,
- plastic bottle cap,
- scissors,
- ballpoint pen or fine marker
- glue,
- pen rod (preferably large diameter, for example, from a gel pen),
- 3 medium sized coins
- 1 small coin
- gouache,
- thick knitting needle or awl.
Step 2
We make a blank for the spinner. It can be downloaded from the Internet, printed and transferred to cardboard. You can download templates for the spinner.
Or use a cap from a plastic bottle - circle it 4 times to get the desired shape. Next, cut out the blank from the cardboard. In the same way, we prepare the second blank (copy).
Step 3
We circle a small coin on cardboard to make 4 small circles. We cut them out.
Step 4
Glue large coins onto 3 side circles of a cardboard spinner blank. Glue the second piece on top. Then you can paint the product in any color, draw something. Fantasy is not limited.
Step 5
Using a thick knitting needle or an awl, we make a hole in the center of the future spinner with a diameter of about 5 millimeters. We also make holes in two small circles.
Step 6
We cut off a piece 0.7-1.2 centimeters long from the handle shaft and insert it into a small circle, fixing it with glue.
We make sure that the glue does not get into the center of the toy, otherwise it will not spin.
Step 7
Glue the remaining 2 circles over the ends of the rod. They can also be colored.
A funny toy is ready!
Video instruction from YouTube channel Lum Planet
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Spinner, spinner .. Everyone seemed to have gone crazy. What it is? Where did it come from? And most importantly for what? Today we will try to figure it out ... It was invented by one person. Now the whole world is going crazy, people are buying, kids are loving it.
When I was little, I really liked to spin the top. You take out some bigger gear from an old watch and start turning it - who has longer? Familiar? You sit and watch .... Remember your feelings in childhood.
Approximately the same sensations arise when I rotate the spinner. Spin and look. Yes, and a spinner is essentially a spinning top. Only the top is on the axis. A spinner is twisted in a horizontal plane. The Anglo-Saxons like to use the word "spin" (rotate, turn).
They have "spin" everywhere - from quantum mechanics and physics - to this simple thing. Terribly simple. And we have a top, and many other analogies ..
Who rewound the cassette with a pencil, that spinner does not buy!
Time does not stand still. Our children no longer know about all sorts of tape cassettes and spinning tops. Here's a newfangled thing. And there is every reason to think that the spinner will soon turn into an element of style. Maybe soon we will see spinners not only with LEDs, but also gold, with rhinestones, maybe even with diamonds ..
It's such an interesting time right now, you can expect anything. If there is a demand for platinum spinners, I will not be surprised. Online stores are already selling products for 3,000 rubles with might and main ...
Spinner - what is it, what is it for and why is it needed?
Structurally, the spinner is very simple. Imagine a star with a bearing in the center. Star petals are balanced. In each beam, you can also insert a bearing. And twist yourself. Let's add brightness with the help of bright colors and, behold, the spinner is ready.
It is necessary, of course, for entertainment and during idleness. If you are in the "trend", then of course, in order to remain fashionable and stylish. Initially, it was conceived as an anti-stress sedative. Which is true. It can be twisted in different ways - on the table, in the fingers, on one finger ... While it is spinning, you watch how it does it, and at that moment your head becomes completely empty ... And this is rest, friends. Let for a minute, but rest.
All your attention is switched to the spinning petals. Maybe for this reason, in our age of stress, this simple children's toy has become so popular all over the planet ... Who knows? Children are very fond of spinners for their brightness and for this very thing ... Now many sellers are serving this attractive product as a kind of "remedy". Here's what the sellers say:
- develops motor skills and increases the sensitivity of the fingers. Particularly useful are products for restoring the working capacity of the hands after various injuries and fractures of the hand;
- the device has an anti-stress effect: it helps to concentrate, eliminates excitement, relieves a nervous emotional state and irritability;
- the toy will be a great way to take time when traveling in transport or while waiting in a long line;
- stimulates the development of manual precision.
So, if you want to relax and get an expensive exclusive product, then go ahead to the online store. I am sure that we are very eagerly awaited there. But Russia is such a unique country. Our man cannot sometimes reconcile himself to go out and buy this simple thing. Our man does it himself.
Because when you have made a Thing yourself (even the simplest one), there is a completely different attitude towards it. It’s always a pity to throw away such a thing, for example ... By the way, when you make something yourself, it also sometimes relaxes and distracts. We will make a spinner with our own hands to be distracted and experiment 🙂
How to make a do-it-yourself spinner from improvised materials?
Materials friends, can be very different. But the principle is the same - in the center is a bearing. In order to ensure long and easy rotation, the toy must be balanced, and the bearing must not contain thick grease. Here is one of the production options:
You need to buy four bearings (three will be as counterweights)
You will need a drill for wood, (perk) with the same diameter as the bearings:
Still - we need the material itself, from which the case is made. He can be anything. The main requirement is strength, and easy handling.
We mark the material with a pencil like this:
We continue to rotate the drill (the same spinner):
Let's make additional holes with a regular drill (for an intricate design):
The workpiece should be drilled like this:
And before fitting the bearings into it, look something like this (if you can work beautifully, you should try to somehow round the corners):
It is necessary to prepare the central bearing, remove the factory grease from it.
After removing the protective covers from the clip, rinse it in gasoline or acetone:
Then you need to use a suitable glue (superglue does not glue all plastic!) Epoxy or another, carefully glue the bearings into place.
Something like this:
Here is such a brutal, "masculine", harsh, spinner turned out.
Watch the video of the production from start to finish:
As you can see, everyone is experimenting as best they can :) :). There is no limit to perfection! There would be a desire. Both samples spin well. More effort goes into good design. Hooray!
How to fix a spinner if it is broken, rusted?
According to my feelings, the purchased spinner cannot be broken. The bearing is pressed into a metal housing; counterweights are glued or pressed. The weakest link is the bearing. It can rust if children drop it and rinse it in water.
It is clear that if the spinner is homemade, as in the example, we simply lubricate and develop the bearing until all the rust comes off. We re-glue the bearings that have flown out with normal glue. In severe cases, we use a rust converter and lubricate until the previous “driving” qualities return. In the case of a purchased spinner, carefully remove the cap or cap, which are always present there:
We apply liquid household lubricant for locks to the clip and so on. If there is a lot of rust, you can throw it into a jar of oil, let it lie down .. That's the whole repair.
Paper origami spinner - without bearings and glue, how to make?
In the wake of the general enthusiasm for the toy, experiments continue. Someone again connected two different directions and they began to make spinners out of paper. By the way, just such crafts develop motor skills and everything else in children.
Therefore, you can captivate your child just by making such original things. From paper, it will be safe for the child. True, a little disposable. Color paper:
Action one:
Action two:
Action three:
Action four, axis:
Action five, the same “bearing” made of paper, which confirms that the Japanese are creative people 🙂
To understand what's what, watch the video.
Beautiful. And it's fun to do those things.
How to make a do-it-yourself spinner from plastic bottle caps
Our people are talented and resourceful. All in the economy! We don't throw anything away! We choose brighter and newer!
Everything is simple, the principle is the same, the material is different.
We do it once:
We do two. It is necessary to drill and clean a hole at the bottom of the cover, and glue:
We glue only three corks, the rest are used to align and symmetrically the first three. It should turn out something like this:
It is necessary to bring everything into a divine form and then begin assembling the product. We also rinse the bearings in acetone and then assemble them.
When everything is inserted, glued, check:
It works.. 🙂 But, friends, this is the easiest way. There are quite exotic but interesting ways to make spinners from plastic corks. Watch the video.
As they say, there would be a desire. It remains to be said that in any creative process there is no limit to perfection. Make a spinner out of wood, metal, cardboard, concrete..
As long as ball bearings are produced, we can do anything. Any creative work gives pleasure to those who do it. Do it with pleasure, and then everything will turn out well for you. See you on the blog pages. If anyone has links to interesting options for a homemade spinner, please leave in the comments.
Spinner is a very popular thing among teenagers and adults. It helps to concentrate thoughts, relax, relieve psychological stress. You can buy a spinner in almost any store, but it is much more interesting to make it yourself. Below you will find instructions for assembling different do-it-yourself spinners.
How to make a do-it-yourself spinner - a simple spinner
In order to make a simple one with your own hands, you will need the following materials:
- 5-6 bearings.
- Ties.
- We lay out the bearings in length, tightly pressing against each other.
- We connect 3 ties in the shape of a triangle.
- We dress the figure obtained from the screeds on the bearings.
- Tighten the bearing on one side so that they tightly fit the bearings. Trim the protruding tails. The resulting design should look like caterpillars.
- We take 2 more ties, tighten them vertically, along the edges of the second bearing. Trim the protruding tails.
Spinner is ready.
How to make a do-it-yourself spinner - star spinner
In order to make a spinner star with your own hands, you will need the following materials:
- 4 bearings.
- Super glue.
- Threads.
- Sandpaper.
- Soda.
We perform the following simple steps:
- We lay out the bearings as follows: two bearings are vertically tightly pressed against each other, the other two are on the sides of the second vertical one.
- We clean the spinners with sandpaper in the place where we will glue.
- We glue the spinners in the form that was originally set, sprinkle the gluing places with soda for greater strength.
- We wind the joints of the bearings with threads.
- We also put super glue on the threads so that they do not unwind.
- Spinner is ready.
How to make a do-it-yourself wooden spinner
In order to make a wooden spinner with your own hands, you will need the following materials:
- A piece of wood.
- Drill.
- 3 bearings.
- Sandpaper.
- Pencil.
- Saw.
We perform the following simple steps:
- We put three bearings on a piece of wood, at an equal distance from each other.
- Draw around the bearings with a pencil.
- We connect the resulting circles so that we get a figure with the shape of a caterpillar.
- We retreat half a centimeter from the caterpillar and draw the shape of the future spinner.
- We drill circles with the expectation that the bearings sit tightly in them.
- Cut out the resulting shape.
- We clean the resulting shape with sandpaper, get rid of sharp corners and splinters.
- Insert bearings.
Spinner is ready. If desired, you can always paint it in any color with a spray gun.
Spinner is a newfangled children's educational toy that has become incredibly popular all over the world in a matter of months.
She received the attention of not only children, but also adults. The cost of a spinner varies greatly, depending on the materials and the number of component parts.
In this article we will tell you how easy it is to make a toy with your own hands at home.
Positive qualities of a spinner
There have been and are many disputes about the benefits of this toy, which have not come to a single conclusion.
However, many recognize that the spinner has a number of positive properties.
For example, it calms in tense situations.
This means that it helps to cope with mental and nervous stress.
For many, the spinner helps to concentrate, and, of course, develops motor skills.
Also, many note that the spinner becomes a great alternative to bad habits.
Paper
Paper is the most readily available material available.
Cardboard can be used to add density. But even from them, a spinner can be created in two ways.
The first is origami. For manufacturing, you will need two square pieces of paper and two ordinary pushpins.
To begin, fold the sheet in half and unfold. In the center you should form a clear line.
Bend the edges to it. When you turn the sheet, you should see three clearly defined lines.
We begin to bend the corners. On one sheet of paper, fold the top left and bottom right corners, on the second, vice versa - the top right and bottom left.
We put the figures one on top of the other. Tuck the corners of the vertical figure into the corners of the horizontal one. Thus, you will get something similar to a shuriken.
Spinner is ready!
The second way is not so sophisticated. Having drawn it yourself or downloaded a template on the Internet, carefully cut the drawing along the borders using ordinary and nail scissors.
It is important that the diameter of the bores for the bearings be slightly smaller than the diameter of the bearing itself. Use glue for soldering.
The more it is, the better. This will give your spinner extra density. After gluing, it remains only to paint the toy in any color.
Bottle caps
This material is also one of the simplest.
In addition to bottle caps, take bearings.
First, think over the model, because the amount of materials depends on it.
The simplest, with three blades, includes 4 plugs and the same number of bearings.
You will also need a glue gun, knife, sandpaper, and a drill bit. Sand the plugs first.
This will remove all the roughness and bumps that will interfere later. Cut out a hole suitable for the bearing.
Following the design idea, arrange the plugs around the center at the same distance. Glue them with honey.
The remaining bearings are fixed in the remaining plugs, and the spinner is decorated with a marker, stickers or paint.
Also, a bottle cap spinner can be made without bearings.
Wood
For craftsmen to work with wood and a jigsaw, a great opportunity opens up to create a toy that will hardly differ from the goods in the store.
The main thing is to think over the model, and after manufacturing, carefully process the spinner.
Attach a paper blank, handwritten or downloaded from the Internet, to a tree and circle it with a pencil or pen.
Saw and sand the toy. To get a hole for the bearing, make it with a drill from one side to the middle, and then turn the part over. The thickness of the material must match the thickness of the bearing.
Spinner is a toy that attracts not only children, but also adults. No need to spend money to buy it.
Make your own spinner and have fun with a simple game.
If you are reluctant to buy spinners in the store, feel sorry for hard-earned money, too lazy to wait for delivery, or just a creative impulse plays in your soul, then you can try to assemble the turntable yourself.
With even hands, the toy will turn out no worse, and often even better than the purchased one - after all, you put a piece of yourself into it.
How to make a do-it-yourself spinner
1st method: we make a spinner from bearings
We need bearings, for example, from a skateboard. Before using the bearing in practice, it is necessary to clean it of grease, otherwise the turntable will rotate quietly, but not for long. This method is very simple, since you do not have to make a spinner body, all we need is four bearings.
They must be laid out in the correct form. In order to make this form accurately, use a squared notebook sheet. After we have a perfect triangle, we glue the bearings together with glue - best of all with superglue or cold welding.
Or you can draw a circle with a compass and divide it into 3 parts, like a Mercedes badge. Drawing and geometry lessons to help.
When the glue is dry, it is necessary to increase the bonding area, for this we sprinkle the glue with salt, then the area will increase and the bearings will hold each other better. At the end, we wrap the gluing points with any thread and impregnate it with glue, this will betray even more strength.
A few video instructions on how to make a spinner from bearings:
And another option without a rope:
2nd method: spinner with clamps
For the next method, we need two ties or clamps. They need to be inserted into each other. After that, we place three bearings in the center of the ties and tighten the ties until they are firmly held.
Cut off the protruding ends. In principle, at this stage, the spinner is ready, but it does not hold firmly. In the event of a turntable falling, everything will fly out of it. We don't need this, of course. Therefore, it is necessary with the help of glue to make it more reliable. In all places where the bearings interlock, where the ties touch the bearings, it is necessary to drip with glue.
Such a spinner, due to its high degree of gravity, spins for less time and not so fast, but it is easier to manufacture.
You can see in more detail how a spinner with ties is made in the video:
How to make a spinner without a bearing
We need: six plastic bottle caps, a toothpick, a large gel pen refill, coins and glue.
- To begin with, we take one of the covers and make a hole in it, using a burner or a soldering iron, in extreme cases, with a hot metal nail.
- Now we cut off a small part from the rod, about a centimeter long and paste it into the cork.
- After that, we take two more plugs and cut off the upper part.
- Then we take a toothpick and cut off the sharp ends so that a stick remains, about three centimeters long.
- Using glue, glue it to the top of the cork.
- After that, we pass it through part of the rods and glue the second cork. The middle plug should spin easily.
- In the end, it remains for us to glue the remaining three plugs.
To understand what we are talking about, watch the video where there will be step-by-step instructions on how to make a spinner from plastic bottle caps:
As a result, we already have a pretty good spinner, but in order for it to spin even better, it needs to be weighted. For this we will use coins. We take a coin and glue it to each of the corks. That's all, our spinner is ready.
How to make a paper spinner
1st way: from cardboard
We make a template for a spinner from cardboard using a plastic bottle cap.
- We circle it so that we get a triangle. We connect the circle with the rest of the circles with smooth lines and cut it out.
- We put the finished template on cardboard, circle it and cut it out.
- We also need four more circles of a smaller size, we make them.
- Now we need coins. We take them and glue them on the sides of the first half of the spinner, and glue the second half on top.
- Using nail scissors, make a hole in the center of the spinner.
- Next, we need to cut off about a centimeter of the rod from the handle, and make small holes in two small circles.
- All the details are ready, now you can paint our spinner with paints to give it a more beautiful look.
- Now we assemble our spinner from the resulting parts. We insert the axis into one circle and glue it, put it into the spinner and press it on the other side with another circle.
- Glue the remaining two circles on the sides. That's all, a homemade paper spinner without a bearing is ready.
For details, watch this video:
2nd method: paper spinner
To make such a spinner, we need two square sheets of paper and two pushpins. The assembly diagram will look like this:
We advise you to immediately watch the video, otherwise the instruction may seem too complicated:
- We fold the sheet in half, then open it, like a book, we bend both sides of the paper to the bend.
- Next, we fold the resulting rectangle again and get an even smaller rectangle.
- We fold the resulting figure in half to make a bend. Then we open it and put it vertically.
- We take from the lower left corner and bring it to the right side. You should get a figure similar to the English letter L.
- We repeat the same with the other part of the paper, only now we bend it to the left side.
- From the resulting figure, we bend each corner so that we get two triangles at two ends.
- We make a rhombus out of the resulting one, run our fingers several times along the bends and open it back to the previous figure.
- We repeat the same with the second sheet of paper, only at the fold stage we do the folds in the opposite direction.
- We connect the two resulting figures together. We put the ode vertically, the other, on top, horizontally. We fill the corner of the vertical figure into the corners of the horizontal one. As a result, you should get a figure that looks like a shuriken.
- Now we make a hole in the center of our star, using a pushpin so that it can spin with ease.
- Now we take the second button, heat the iron tip and take it out. We put on the remaining cap, on the other hand. Spinner is ready.
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