Make A nice and cheap paperclip top

This instructable shows how to make a top with a paperclip easy to make and really cheap

Step 1 Materials

This is my first instructable so i hope you like it

The materials:
1 big paperclip (I strongly recomend use colred ones they look nicer)

Tools:
1 permanent marker or sharpie
Long nose pliers
Something to make the paperclip round (i used a wide and broad marker)

Comments

[naruto31719]

punkrules this is very easy to make jus look carefully

[Coolboyme]

u mean bend

[lora_raines(:]

cool idea

[LilPurpleCow]

Ya the pics are pretty blurry... But nice idea!

[punkrules]

this is a cool instructable but your pictures are blurry which means i can't get the full idea of how the paperclips are to look like. i tried just now to make the top and it came out all messed up cause i don't know exactly what to do. it's a bit confusing. can you post clearer pictures?

[phoenixthegenius]

is this the one on kipkay? if it is then it is the only instrctions that ive found

[vog]

this is cool dude

[acaz93]

thx

[vog]

this is cool dude

[kill1234]

but using colored paper clips are more flimsier, and you want stiff ones.

[llamadood88]

These kind of paperclips are metal, they just have colored material on the outside

[hippyland2]

camras blury

[geeklord]

any1 know how to make one of those tops that spins on top of an electromagnet or somethin and will spin for just about ever?

[firefighter1333]

i made ones like these before i saw this instructable on school when i was bored (happens a lot during school) and evry one liked them!

[ccpizza77]

can u make steps 7-10 clearer in ur next instructable

[I MAKE STUFF]

can u make it with solder wire

[pocketwatch]

you don't have a paperclip?

[I MAKE STUFF]

i do but im just asking

[Soileau]

That's really cool. Neat idea!

[humangravitron]

couldnt you just use it as a normal paper clip though?

[Gonzo Physicist]

Takao Sakai, professor of mechanical engineering at the
Fukushima Technology Center in Kohriyama-City in Japan came up with this top.
I wrote mt thesis on them:
http://people.ucsc.edu/~jfrieder/Thesis.pdf

[iKill]

this is from kipkay on metacafe

[pooboy]

did u get this from kipkay from metacafe?

[randName]

There is a better top at http://www.grand-illusions.com/articles/paper_clip_top/
It even has a video, history, and a diagram.

[bic_man]

its well good

[Ian01]

The COG looks off center.

[acaz93]

Im The dude who did this Thanks for the comments the blue one its one of the worst tops i did this will help me improving for the next instructable Thanks

[Neodudeman]

I Like it!

[theRIAA]

actualy they might not be...

[Fireinthedisco]

its lopsided though D: