A wind spinner is really easy to make from soda bottles, and they look great hanging from a branch of a tree in your yard. They easily catch the wind and they can get spinning pretty fast. Make several in different colors and create a mobile of them hanging from one tree. They are a delight to watch!
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An empty plastic two-liter pop bottle
Colored electrical tape, or labeling tape
Scissors
Flexible tape measure
Pen or pencil
Exacto knife
Paper clip
Ball bearing swivel (used for fishing, and can be found by the fishing accessories in any discount store)
String for hanging
Colored electrical tape, or labeling tape
Scissors
Flexible tape measure
Pen or pencil
Exacto knife
Paper clip
Ball bearing swivel (used for fishing, and can be found by the fishing accessories in any discount store)
String for hanging
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Wonder if there is a way to put some random LED lights on the fins so when its spinning at night you can see it? Anyone have any idea?
What a fun and creative way to use old bottles. I made one of your wind spinners, but I made the angles on the fins a bit different to catch more of the wind. My diagram shows your method on the left and mine on the right. I also pinched all the creases with pliers rather than my fingers. I guess that's why it's got a squashed look like a UFO. I have just put a few marks on it with fluro highlighters, but when I get some pretty colored markers like in Crystal Stranger's Plastic Bottle "Stained Glass" Candleholder Instructable I will go for that effect.
There is no wind at the moment, but if the spinner gets pushed around by the wind instead of spinning, I could put a weight in the bottom or put the whole thing on a vertical axle.
Thanks very much for this Instructable. My yard is going to be a prettier place.