Article. And now we will tell you how easy it is to make a spinner with your own hands 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 or 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 on the benefits and dangers of spinners.
This article will show you how to make a cardboard spinner.
Advantages of the method:
- A cardboard spinner is easy to manufacture. The process takes about 15-20 minutes. Even a child can cope with such a task.
- Most likely, you do not need to go to the store, the materials will immediately be found in the house.
- Author's approach and scope for creativity. Cardboard can be easily painted in any color, add patterns, sequins, decorative elements and so on.
Flaws:
The disadvantage of a cardboard spinner is its fragility, and it only spins for a couple of seconds. But you can immediately make several pieces in reserve.
The process of making a cardboard spinner
Step 1.
We select the necessary materials:
- sheet of cardboard
- plastic bottle cap,
- scissors,
- ballpoint pen or fine marker,
- glue,
- a rod from a pen (preferably a 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 a spinner. It can be downloaded from the Internet, printed and translated onto cardboard. You can download templates for the spinner.
Or use a plastic bottle cap - circle it 4 times to get the desired shape. Next, we 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 the cardboard to make 4 small circles. We cut them out.
Step 4.
We glue large coins on 3 side circles of the cardboard blank of the spinner. Glue the second blank 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, 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.
Cut off a piece 0.7-1.2 centimeters long from the handle rod and insert it into a small circle, fixing it with glue.
Make sure that no glue gets into the center of the toy, otherwise it will not spin.
Step 7.
Glue the remaining 2 circles on top of the ends of the rod. They can also be colored.
The funny toy is ready!
Video instruction from the YouTube channel Lum Planet
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Fidget spinner, fidget spinner ... Everyone went 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 buy, children like it.
When I was little, I really enjoyed spinning the top. You take out some larger gear from your old watch and start turning - who has the longer? Sound familiar? You sit and watch .... Remember your feelings in childhood.
About the same sensations I get when spinning a spinner. You twist and watch. And the spinner is, in fact, a top. Only the top is on the axis. And the spinner is twisted in a horizontal plane. Anglo-Saxons love to use the word "spin" (to rotate, to rotate).
They have "spin" everywhere - from quantum mechanics and physics - to such a simple thing. Terribly simple. And we have a top, and many other analogies ..
Whoever rewound the cassette with a pencil does not buy a spinner!
Time does not stand still. Our children no longer know about all kinds of tape cassettes, tops. Here is such a newfangled thing. And there is every reason to think that the spinner will soon turn into a style element. Maybe soon we will see spinners not only with LEDs, but also golden ones, with rhinestones, maybe even with bruliks ..
Now is such an interesting time, you can expect anything. If there is a demand for platinum spinners, I would not be surprised. Online stores are already selling products for 3000 rubles ...
Fidget 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. The petals of the star are balanced. In each beam, you can also insert a bearing. And twist to yourself. Let's add some brightness with the help of bright colors and now, the spinner is ready.
It is needed, of course, for entertainment and during idleness. If you are in a "trend", then of course, in order to remain fashionable and stylish. It was originally conceived as an anti-stress sedative. Which is true. It can be twisted in different ways - on a table, in fingers, on one finger ... While it is spinning, you watch how it does it, and your head at this moment becomes completely empty ... And this is a rest, friends. Let it be for a moment, but rest.
All your attention turns 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 ... Now many sellers serve this attractive product as a kind of "tool". Here's what the sellers write:
- develops motor skills and increases the sensitivity of the fingers. Products are especially useful for restoring hand performance after various injuries and fractures of the hand;
- the device has an anti-stress effect: it helps to concentrate, eliminates anxiety, relieves a nervous emotional state and irritability;
- the toy will be a great way to take time when traveling by 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 to the online store. I am sure that they are looking forward to us there. But Russia is such a unique country. Our man sometimes cannot reconcile himself to go and buy this simple thing. Our man does it himself.
Because when you did the Thing yourself, (even the simplest one), you have a completely different attitude to it. Such a thing, for example, is always a pity to throw it away ... By the way, when you make something yourself, it also sometimes relaxes and distracts. We will make a spinner with our own hands to distract ourselves and experiment 🙂
How to make a do-it-yourself spinner from scrap materials?
Friends' materials can be very different. But the principle is one - there is a bearing in the center. 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 manufacturing options:
You need to buy four bearings (three will be as counterweights)
You will need a drill for wood, (feather) with a diameter the same as the bearings:
Also - we need the material itself from which the body is made. It can be anything you want. The main requirements are strength, and easy processing.
We mark the material with a pencil like this:
We continue to rotate the drill (the same spinner):
Let's make additional holes with an ordinary drill (for an intricate design):
The workpiece should be drilled like this:
And before planting the bearings in it, look something like this (if you can work beautifully, you need to try to round the corners somehow):
It is necessary to prepare the central bearing, remove the factory grease from it.
After removing the protective covers from the holder, rinse it in gasoline or acetone:
Then you need to use a suitable glue (not all plastic is glued with superglue!) Epoxy or other glue, carefully glue the bearings into place.
Something like this:
Here is such a brutal, "masculine", harsh spinner turned out.
We watch the video on making from start to finish:
As you can see, everyone is experimenting as 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 or rusted?
According to my feelings, the purchased spinner cannot be broken. The bearing is pressed into a metal housing; counterweights glued or pressed in. The weakest link is the bearing. It can rust if kids 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 peels off. We glue the flying bearings again with normal glue. In severe cases, we use and lubricate the rust converter until the previous "driving" qualities return. In the case of a purchased spinner, carefully remove the lid or cap that is 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 .. Here is the whole repair.
Origami paper spinner - without bearings and glue, how to make?
In the wake of the general enthusiasm for toys, experiments continue. Someone again connected two different directions and spinners began to be made out of paper as well. 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, slightly disposable. Colored paper:
First action:
Second action:
Third action:
Fourth action, axis:
The fifth action, the "bearing" is the same made of paper, which confirms that the Japanese are creative people 🙂
To figure out what's what, watch the video.
Nice. And it's fun to do that kind of thing.
How to make a spinner from plastic bottle corks with your own hands
Our people are talented and savvy. All to the farm! We don't throw anything away! We choose brighter and newer!
It's simple, the principle is the same, the material is different.
We do it once:
We do two. You need to drill and clean a hole in the bottom of the lid, and glue:
We glue only three plugs, the rest are used to align and symmetry the first three. It should look something like this:
It is necessary to bring everything into a divine form and then start assembling the product. We also rinse the bearings in acetone and then collect them.
When everything is inserted, glued, we 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 say 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 in production, we can do whatever we want. All 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.
Fidget spinner is very popular 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 on how to assemble different spinners with your own hands.
How to make a spinner with your own hands - a simple spinner
In order to make it simple with your own hands, you will need the following materials:
- 5-6 bearings.
- Screeds.
- We spread the bearings in length, pressing them tightly to each other.
- We connect 3 ties in the shape of a triangle.
- We put the figure obtained from the ties on the bearings.
- We tighten the bearing from one side so that they fit tightly around the bearings. Cut off the protruding ponytails. The resulting structure should look like a caterpillar.
- We take 2 more ties, tighten them vertically, along the edges of the second bearing. Cut off the protruding ponytails.
The spinner is ready.
How to make a spinner with your own hands - an asterisk spinner
In order to make a do-it-yourself star spinner, 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 them.
- We glue the spinners in the shape that we originally set, sprinkle the gluing spots with soda for greater strength.
- We wash the joints of the bearings with threads.
- We also smear super-glue on the threads so that they do not unwind.
- The spinner is ready.
How to make a wood spinner with your own hands
In order to make a wood 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 a pencil around the bearings.
- 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 the circles so that the bearings fit tightly in them.
- Cut out the resulting shape.
- We clean the resulting shape with sandpaper, get rid of sharp corners and splinters.
- We insert the bearings.
The spinner is ready. If you wish, you can always paint it in any color using a spray bottle.
Fidget spinner is a new-fashioned children's educational toy, which in a matter of months has become incredibly popular all over the world.
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 common conclusion.
However, many admit that the spinner has a number of positive properties.
For example, it soothes in stressful situations.
This means that it helps to cope with mental and nervous stress.
For many, a spinner helps to concentrate attention, and, undoubtedly, develops motor skills.
Also, many note that the spinner becomes an excellent alternative to bad habits.
Paper
Paper is the most handy material possible.
You can use cardboard 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.
First, fold the sheet in half and unfold. You should have a clear line in the center.
Bend the edges towards it. When you unfold the sheet, you should see three clearly defined lines.
We begin to bend the corners. On one sheet of paper, fold the upper left and lower right corners, on the second, vice versa - the upper right and lower left corners.
We put the figures one on top of the other. Fill the corners of the vertical shape into the corners of the horizontal one. Thus, you will end up with something similar to a shuriken.
The spinner is ready!
The second method is less sophisticated. Having drawn it yourself or downloaded the template on the Internet, carefully cut the drawing along the borders using ordinary and nail scissors.
It is important that the diameter of the bearing bores is 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 among 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 drill bit. Sand the plugs first.
This will remove any roughness and irregularities that would later get in the way. Cut a hole suitable for the bearing.
Following the design idea, place the plugs around the center at the same distance. Glue them together with honey.
The remaining bearings are fixed in the remaining plugs, and the spinner is decorated with a marker, stickers or paint.
Also, a spinner from bottle caps can be made without bearings.
Tree
For craftsmen to work with wood and a jigsaw, there is a great opportunity to create a toy that will hardly differ from the product in the store.
The main thing is to think over the model, and after manufacturing, carefully process the spinner.
Attach a piece of paper, handwritten or downloaded from the Internet, to the tree and circle it with a pencil or pen.
Saw and sand the toy. To get a hole for the bearing, drill it from one side to the middle, and then turn the part over. The thickness of the material must match the thickness of the bearing.
Fidget spinner is a toy that attracts not only children, but also adults. No need to spend money to buy it.
Make a spinner yourself and have fun with this simple game.
If you are reluctant to buy spinners in the store, feel sorry for the hard-earned money, are too lazy to wait for delivery, or just a creative impulse is playing in your soul, then you can try to assemble the turntable yourself.
With even hands, the toy will turn out to be no worse, and often even better than the purchased one - after all, you put a piece of yourself into it.
How to make a spinner yourself
1st method: 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 there is no need to make the spinner body, all we need is four bearings.
They need to be laid out in the correct shape. In order to make this shape accurately, use a sheet of notebook in the box. After we have got a perfect triangle, we glue the bearings 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 icon. Drawing lessons and geometry 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 to each other better. At the end, we wrap the gluing points with any thread and impregnate it with glue, this will give even more strength.
Several video instructions on how to make a spinner out of bearings:
And one more option without 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 hold tight.
Cut off the protruding ends. In principle, at this stage, the spinner is already ready, but it does not hold firmly. If the turntable falls, everything will fly out of it. We do not need this, of course. Therefore, it is necessary to make it more reliable with glue. 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 severity, turns less long 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 glue 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 plug. The middle plug should rotate easily.
- In the end, it remains for us to glue the remaining three plugs.
To understand what this is all 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 have already got a pretty good spinner, but in order for it to spin even better, it needs to be made heavier. For this we will use coins. We take a coin and glue it to each of the plugs. That's all, our spinner is ready.
How to make a paper spinner
1st method: 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. Connect the circle with the rest of the circles with smooth lines and cut 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 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 make it look more beautiful.
- Now we collect our spinner from the resulting parts. We insert the axis into one circle and glue it, push 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 more 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 watch the video right away, otherwise the instructions may seem too complicated:
- Fold the sheet in half, then open it, like a book, bend both sides of the paper to a bend.
- Next, we fold the resulting rectangle again and get an even smaller rectangle.
- Fold the resulting figure in half to make a bend. Then we open it and put it vertically.
- We take the lower left corner and bring it to the right side. You should get a shape 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.
- From the resulting figure, we bend each corner so that we get two triangles at both ends.
- We make a rhombus from the resulting, run our fingers along the bends several times and open it back to the previous figure.
- We repeat the same with the second sheet of paper, only at the folding stage we make the folds in the opposite direction.
- We connect the two resulting shapes together. We put the ode vertically, the other, on top, horizontally. The corner of the vertical fig is tucked into the corners of the horizontal. As a result, you should have a shuriken-like figure.
- Now we make a hole in the center of our star, using a pushpin so that it can rotate 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 side. The spinner is ready.
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