How to make a nice opener
Tips / / December 19, 2019
At a certain skill and dexterity to open a bottle can be almost any object: paper, matches, lighters and so on, but much more interesting and enjoyable to make their own hands a beautiful elegant opener, which also eliminates the need to catch flies to traditionally the most unpredictable places cover.
To create openers, we need:
- a piece of hard wood
- nail (50 mm) with a flat cap
- Two small magnet (one will catch lid opener may primagnichivatsya other, e.g., to a refrigerator)
- saw and knife on wood
- drill and drill bits
- sandpaper
- Super glue
For openers best to choose a firm tree species. Despite the fact that with such a tree a little more difficult to work, to get the thing will last longer.
The layout of sawing can be done on a piece of wide opaque adhesive tape. This will avoid unnecessary damage to the workpiece surface.
To choose the optimal size can opener under his arm, or to make a more or less standard in size handle length of 10-15 centimeters. Do not make the handle is too thin, as this may affect its integrity during installation of the nail and the strength of the subsequent use of openers for other purposes.
After vypilki piece, modify the shape of the handle can be a knife on a tree or a special tool. When the handle is ready, it should be well sanded. In order to better lay in a hand, you can round off all faces.
A hole is drilled for the installation of the nail so as to run parallel to the channel handle.
We turn to the magnets. Ideally, you want to find a shaybochek magnets, so they will look more beautiful and you can easily do for them notches in the handle with the appropriate diameter drill.
two notches on opposite sides of the handle needs to be done. Do not go overboard, since the depth of the cut should not exceed the thickness of the magnet. Magnets fixed inside using superglue.
When you mount the nail must take into account the length of the nail which will be put out of the handle. At its subsequent bending of the distance from the cap to the handle must conform to the thickness of the bottle cap.
Bend the nail can be a variety of ways based on the available tools. After giving the desired shape nail to lubricate it with superglue and lock in the handle.
Further decoration openers remains of your imagination, and is limited only by the availability of certain tools and materials.