Wire Basket for a Hanging Plant

This hanging plant basket belongs to a friend. She got a deal on the part painted black. The unpainted part nearer to the camera is essential and was missing. I was asked to make the missing part. I looked on-line, but could not find the missing portion for sale.

Step 1: The first rib

At the time I did this project I gave no thought to making an Instructable of it, so I am showing photos of the finished project and describing the steps I used.

The first step was to make a semi-circle from 1/8 inch rod. (red arrow) I scribed an arc onto a piece of scrap plywood and sawed it to make a bending form. I intentionally made the arc with a radius smaller than the final arc because I knew the steel would spring back. I should have made the radius about half or two-thirds the final desired radius because it sprang back considerably, and I had to finish forming the arc by hand.

The original black portion of the plant hanger is coated with a rubberized covering. I had to file through it to get to some bare metal for welding. I clamped the rod arc in place and welded it with a flux core wire feed welder. Flux core wire can dig through dirt and contamination a MIG welder cannot.

Comments

[Ninzerbean]

That is way nicer than what it could ever have looked like before. Thanks for sharing.

[Phil B]

Thank you. I am not a gardener. I hoped it will satisfy the needs of a person who loves plants.