Windmills in the garden, made of plastic bottles, decorate almost every area. Such a modern representative of architecture looks pretty good. Especially in such weather, when a gentle breeze blows. Slowly swaying windmills relax your attention. There is nothing complicated in the manufacture of such toys. Available source material (plastic bottle), scissors, a little desire - this is what you need to create a plastic windmill. Surprisingly, this fun brings not only visual interest. Summer residents learned to make such windmills that scare away all kinds of birds and, importantly, moles. How to make a windmill from a plastic bottle? This and other questions should be answered below.
What is a windmill?
Maybe someone does not know this. But a windmill is a kind of structure that can convert wind energy into mechanical energy. Plastic turntables are beautiful accessories.
They are not capable of such feats, but their rotation can turn into relaxation energy. After all, sometimes it’s so nice to just look at a beautiful windmill. Its rotating blades soothe and relax. Therefore, each suburban area is simply obliged to acquire such a windmill.
Varieties of “turntables”
There are tons of ways to make a windmill. Large, small, oblong, short - all types can not even be listed at a time. What's the difference? Yes, in general, no. The only difference is the form variety. The principle of operation and manufacturing is almost no different. So, the first windmill from a plastic bottle. With your own hands you can make a small turntable.
It will consist of the bottom of the bottle. The second windmill will resemble the sun: large flat blades, bright coloring. The third decoration is specially for gardeners. The tool against moles and all kinds of birds is simply irreplaceable. A windmill wrestler - this is how you can christen a spinner that can drive off unwanted animals.
Step-by-step instruction: a windmill from plastic bottles
Ahead is not an easy task. Not that the turntable manufacturing process would be so complicated. No, but laboriousness and accuracy have not been canceled yet.
Step-by-step instructions depend on the type of the windmill, its size, shape, so each "propeller" will be slightly different both outside and in its manufacture.
Windmill from a plastic bottle - you can make beauty with your own hands
There is not even a drop of doubt that the above accessory decorates any site. Gray kitchen gardens acquire completely new colors. The view immediately transforms, naturally, for the better. So, first a little theory. The case begins with the selection of a plastic bottle. For this type you will need a tank with a flat bottom. That bottom will become the basis of the windmill.
Practice begins by cutting the bottle in half. The part where the neck is located can be discarded. She is not needed. Carefully trim the remaining slice so that it is even. The most painstaking part is cutting the blades. The cylinder should be cut along. Thus, we get a kind of circle with rays. The distance between the blades should not exceed one and a half centimeters, but they should not be placed too close. The "rays" themselves should reach about a centimeter wide. So, a small workpiece is almost ready. It remains the case for small. The blades must be bent at an angle of forty-five degrees. Thus, they will not look inward, but sideways, sitting behind each other. Here are the blades ready.
Final version
So the windmill from the plastic bottle is almost finished. Do it yourself is not difficult to do something good, right? But something in this design is missing. Souls. "Naked" plastic does not attract attention at all, does not decorate the garden. On the contrary, it inspires feelings of emptiness. What to do? Need to take on the design. Yes, only originality can turn a plastic windmill into a beautiful accessory. Probably worth starting with painting the blades.
Bright colors, sparkles, beads - all this will give the windmill freshness. On the blades, you can draw patterns, straight and curved lines so that during rotation some kind of silhouette will form. Also do not forget about the foundation. Simple stick? Too boring. Magic staff, small tree, liana - you can think of anything you want. The main thing is to move away from the template.
Windmill rocket
Turntables can be located anywhere, and a playground is no exception to the rule. Children love everything festive, unusual, so the "gray" windmills will not attract attention. What design and form to come up with for children? Everyone in his youth wanted to become an astronaut. It is interesting and funny. Most attracted to this topic are rockets. That’s the idea. Pinwheel rocket. Yes, the idea is not bad. But just how to make such a windmill from a plastic bottle with your own hands? Because homemade toys are many times more pleasant to see on the site. After all, a soul is invested in them. The windmill-rocket will be located non-standard: horizontally. For the manufacture you will need one plastic bottle. The blades will be located at the rear. How? The bottom of the bottle is an unusual shape. Namely, four petals. If you use ingenuity, then from them you can cut out small rounded blades. Nose solemnly painted in bright color. That's done. It remains to plant the rocket on the axis, and it is ready to rotate and conquer space.
Country prototype
What else could a plastic bottle windmill be? With your own hands you can make a pest repeller. More precisely, the summer residents have long learned how to make a windmill from plastic bottles from moles. The design is simple: blades are cut out on the sides and the bottle is placed on a metal pin. It is he who makes a sound that scares away moles.