When children appear in the family, the house is transformed. It appears children's chairs, tables, walkers, wall alphabets, a variety of toys, and all that requires kids for development and games. Also changes occur in the garden or in the country. Here the sandbox appeared, an inflatable pool. It's time for a swing. Only now there are such "children's joys" quite silent. The output will be the creation of a swing made of tires with your own hands. Make them quite easily, the cost of their manufacture is small. If you wish, you can make not one frame, but a whole playground.
Materials for manufacture
For a standard suspended swing, the main element will, of course, the old unnecessary car tire. Searches will not make it difficult. R15 is best suited. Before the start of the tire, it is necessary to wash well.
To swing the bright and children from her were delighted, the tire must be painted paint. You can fantasize and make it angry. Paint is best suited in the balloon, but also the usual paint will well hold. In addition to the beautiful appearance, painting will help get rid of the unpleasant and resistant smell of rubber.
For fasteners, freight or U-shaped bolts are needed. Fasten them follows with large nuts. The tire will have to hang on strong ropes, ropes or chains.
Also importantly, what the swing will hang. It can be like a tree branch in the garden and a design with a crossbar of a tree or metal. For such designs, strong brows or pipes are needed.
Prepare these necessary materials, in a few hours it is easy to make a mounted swing.
Support for product
When making a suspended swing, special attention should be paid to the fortress and strength of its support.
If the swing is hanging on a tree, the branch must be strong, at least 15 cm in diameter. It should be located at an altitude of 2-3 m and it can be as smaller. If this option does not fit, then you need to make a P-shaped strong design.
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Or make a support that is two vertical triangles without base from brusons connected at the top of the crossbar.
Pre-dig holes, at least half a meter depth. On the bottom to pour rubble. Insert vertical browns into the pit and fall asleep emptiness. Or pour pits with cement. From above brusade bruise crossbar.
Horizontal crossbar is attached to large screws. It is necessary to fasten metal brackets or screws with hinges in which chains or ropes will be made. For the design of metal, the principle of manufacture is the same, but only fasten metal pipes with the help of a welding machine.
Support must be really strong and stable, because it's about the safety of children.
Suspended option
The most favorite swing in most children is the suspension swing, on which they can swing for a very long time. First of all, you need to choose a place where the swing will be. Consider the distance necessary for the child to swing freely and nothing limited this process. Make such a swing will help a step-by-step description.
It will take:
- old tire;
- 4 bolts with hinges or 4 U-shaped bolts;
- 6 nuts;
- Metal chain, rope rope or strong rope;
- Prepared support for swing;
- drill.
The tire on the swing will be located horizontally. Therefore, in the lateral part of it, you need a drill to do holes and attach four bolts.
In the loop, we draw rope or links of chains. Well strengthened. Determine the length of the rope or chain. It depends on the height of the support and from the growth of the child. It is necessary to take into account the fact that children will have to climb on their own.
Let the swing to the support. At the crossbar must be attached fasteners with hinges. We do in the loop of a chain or rope and fix well. Suspended swing is ready.
From the tire you can form different seats and make the swing more comfortable and interesting. For example, overhead and fasten the belts. Then the child will not fall into the tire hole. Or to cut the side of the half of the tire, and use the comfortable seat with the back so much part, and so the comfortable seat with the back is formed. An excellent idea will cut the horse from the tire. In the photo below, it is clearly shown how to do it.
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Swing rocking
Also from the tires can be made swing rocking. They can be for one child or for two. The difference is only in the number of places and handles for which you need to stay. Single swing reminds Favorite kids rocking hours.
For making a rocking, a tire will be required. It must be cut into two parts. Pick up the board, the length of which will be equal to the diameter of the tire. Insert a plate of the tire and attach screws. Top to it to fasten a long board. The top board should be well polished and smooth so that children do not charge the off -landic.
Measuring the place for the seating of children, attach the handles. It can be long door handles, you can make them from a rope or make a tree in the form of a steering wheel. At seats will be quite easy to attach pads. The advantage of such swing is that it can be transferred to any comfortable place or in the winter to be stored in the room.
Video on the topic
In a selection of video, you can see how to make different swings from the tires with your own hands.