A windmill from a plastic bottle with your own hands: construction, application

Windmills in the garden, made of plastic bottles, decorate almost every site. Such a modern representative of architecture looks pretty good. Especially in this weather, when a weak breeze blows. Slowly swaying windmills relax. There is nothing difficult in making such toys. Available raw material (plastic bottle), scissors, a little desire - that's what you need to create a plastic windmill. It's amazing that this fun brings not only visual interest. Summer residents have learned to make such windmills, which scare away all kinds of birds and, importantly, moles. How to make a windmill from a plastic bottle? This and other questions should be answered below.

What is a windmill?

Maybe someone does not know this. But the windmill is a kind of structure that can transform wind energy into mechanical energy. Plastic turntables are beautiful accessories. They are not capable of such feats, but their rotation can pass into the energy of relaxation. After all, sometimes it's so nice to just look at the beautiful windmill. Its rotating blades soothe and relax. Therefore, each dacha site is simply obliged to acquire such a windmill.

Varieties of "turntables"

There are lots of ways how to make a windmill. Large, small, oblong, short - all types can not even be listed at a time. What's the difference? Yes, in general, no. The only difference is the form. The principle of operation and manufacture is almost the same. So, the first windmill from a plastic bottle. With your hands you can make a small turntable. It will consist of the bottom of the bottle. The second windmill will resemble the sun: large flat blades, bright coloring. The third decoration is especially for truck farmers. The remedy against moles and all kinds of birds is simply irreplaceable. Windmill-wrestler - so you can baptize a turntable capable of driving away unwanted animals.

Step-by-step instruction: a windmill from plastic bottles

Ahead is not an easy task. Not that the process of making a turntable would be so complicated. No, but the painstakingness and accuracy still has not been canceled. Step-by-step instructions depend on the type of windmill, its size, shape, so each "propeller" will be slightly different both outside and during its manufacture.

A windmill from a plastic bottle - you can make beauty yourself

There is not even a drop of doubt that the above accessory adorns any site. Gray orchards acquire completely new colors. The view immediately changes, naturally, for the better. So, first a little theory. Case begins with the selection of a plastic bottle. This type requires a container with a flat bottom. It is the bottom that will become the basis of the windmill. Practice begins by cutting the bottle in half. The part where the neck is located can be thrown away. It is not needed. Carefully prune the remaining slice so that it is even. The most painstaking part is cutting the blades. The cylinder should be cut along. In this way, you will get a kind of circle with rays. The distance between the blades should not exceed one and a half centimeters, but too close to them should not be placed. The "rays" themselves should reach a width of about a centimeter. So, a small piece is almost ready. It remains to work for small. The blades need to bend at an angle of forty-five degrees. Thus, they will look not inward, but sideways, settling for each other. Here the blades are ready.

Final version

So almost and finished a windmill from a plastic bottle. It's not hard to do anything good with your own hands, right? But something in this design is not enough. Souls. "Naked" plastic does not attract attention at all, does not decorate the garden. On the contrary, it casts feelings of emptiness. What to do? We need to take up the design. Yes, only eccentricity can turn a plastic windmill into a beautiful accessory. To begin, probably, it costs with the blades. Bright colors, sparkles, beads - all this will give the windmill freshness. On the blades it is possible to draw patterns, straight lines and curved lines so that a silhouette will form during rotation. Also do not forget about the foundation. A simple stick? Too boring. Magic staff, a small tree, a liana - you can think of anything you want. The main thing is to move away from the template.

Vetruck-rocket

"Turntables" can be located anywhere, and the playground is not an exception to the rules. Children love all the festive, unusual, so the "gray" windmills will not attract attention. What kind of design and form to come up for children? Everyone in his youth wanted to become an astronaut. It's interesting and funny. Most of all in this topic attract rockets. That's the idea. The rocket-propeller. Yes, the plan is not bad. But how to make such a windmill from a plastic bottle with your own hands? Because homemade toys are many times more pleasant to see on the court. After all, they have a soul in them. Vetryak-rocket will be located non-standard: horizontally. To produce one plastic bottle is needed. The blades will be located at the rear. How? The bottom of the bottle is represented by an unusual shape. Namely, four petals. If you use wit, you can cut out small rounded blades from them. The nose is solemnly painted in bright colors. That's ready. It remains to plant the rocket on the axle, and it is ready to spin and conquer the cosmos.

Summer prototype

What else can a windmill be from a plastic bottle? With your own hands you can make a pest repeller. More precisely, summer residents have long learned to make a windmill from plastic bottles from moles. The design is simple: on the sides are cut blades and put a bottle on a metal pin. He is making a sound that scares moles.