Colouring trash picker

This is the instructable for making the colouring trash picker, used in the corresponding instructable "Create colourful wastelands by colouring waste". http://www.instructables.com/id/Create_colourful_wastelands_by_colouring_waste/
The colouring trash picker is a tool with which you can clean the streets and at the same time colour them! The graffiti can attached to the trash picker, will spray paint by pinching the handle of the trash picker which you also use for grabbing the trash.
In the list below you find everything you need for making this tool. It is possible your trash picker does not work exactly the same as used for this construction. In that case maybe some adjustments are necessary to make it work.

Parts:
- Trash picker
- Graffiti can
- Hose clamp app. ?0,6 inch (15 mm)
- Hose clamp app. ?2,75 inch (70 mm)
- Bolt, spacer and washer M4
- Metal strip 0,8 inch (20 mm) x 9,8 inch (250 mm)
- Metal tube ?0,65 inch (16,5 mm) inside
- Metal stiff wire ?0,079 inch (2 mm), length depends on length trash picker

Tools:
- Screwdriver or wrench
- Ruler and pencil
- Drill machine
- Metal saw
- Welding machine
- Wire cutter

Step 1 Get yourself a trash picker and graffiti can

Get yourself a trash picker, or also called a helping hand. You might find them in shops fore healthcare, or cleaning companys. In the image below, you see the trash picker that was used here.
Just like this trash picker, most of them work with a cable walking through the pole.
By grabbing the handle, an axle moves to the back on witch the cable is connected. On the other end (the bottom end) the cable is attached to the grabber, which closes due the pulling movement of the cable.
You also need one graffiti can already, for being able to adjust the construction to the right can size and making sure youre construction works!

Comments

[LaffyDuck187]

When you're picking up trash, you're trying to HELP the environment, right? But I think the spray paint contradicts what you're trying to do here, because although it might look cool, the spray paint would eventually wash off into rivers, streams, ponds, etc.That's BAD for the environment. The concept is pretty interesting, but I'm not sure why you would use this.

[phekkenberg]

There exists an environmental friendly spray paint and if I would do this for real, I would definitely use that. Plus I would preferably do this project on paved or concrete streets, which makes a big difference. For now I could only find this spot.
Trash can be really interesting if you look at it's context. It tells stories about what is happening around. The amound of trash and the kind of trash. At unused spots, like a broken down building, the trash quickly collects. This project is about upgrading this waste land, by removing the trash regularly, but leaving its silhouette behind. The longer the waste land is exhisting, the more colourfull it becomes.

[ilpug]

its a bit unclear why you would want to use a device such as this, although i like your diagrams. even though they are simple, they work great.

[thing 2]

I don't get why I would want to spray paint where I pick up trash. I don't get it

[alex-sharetskiy]

pretty cool!

[Gorfram]

Nice Instructable. :) Your diagrams are especially good at helping to make things clear.