How to Make Wind Chimes
Wait for a breeze and you will hear the soft tinkling of the attractive and inexpensive wind chimes you created with free wind chime plans.
Use reclaimed items, wire and scrap wood to create fun and appealing wind chimes for your balcony or patio. Copper, steel or other metal tubing can be used in various lengths to produce different tones in these musical decorations.
Cut a knocker in a fanciful shape, then paint or stain and hang to create a soothing melody. Wind chimes can be made in many styles and decorated with whimsical embellishments. Use weather resistant products for long lasting durability.
Wind Chime Pattern 2
Materials
3/4 inch wood of choice
Copper pipe 3/4 inch dia.x 60 inches long and 3/4 inch dia.x 12 inches long.
thin wire (mechanics wire) approx.
45 inches long
nylon string
3 small eye screws
wood stain
Tools
wood saw
hack saw
3/32 drill bit
Copper Wind Chime Instructions
Make five sided hanger and round knocker per the
patterns. Drill 10 3/32 holes as marked on the hanger
pattern.
Cut 60 inch copper pipe into four pieces; 16.5, 15.5,
14.5 and 13.5 inches long. You now have five pieces
of pipe. Drill 3/32 inch thru hole in each of five
pieces of pipe, 1/4 inch from end. Screw 2 eye
screws, one on top center and one bottom center of
wooden hanger.
Screw one eye screw in center of wooden knocker.
Install 5 pieces of pipe to the wooden hanger with a
piece of wire approx. 9 inches long. Make sure the
pipe hangs below the hanger far enough so it can swing
without hitting the hanger.
Tie a nylon string between the eye screws in the
hanger and knocker. Make sure the knocker is able to
hit all five pipes. Tie another piece of string to
the eye screw on the top of the hanger.
Enjoy the music!
