wine barrel metal bands ideas...

15 years ago

Hi! I posted my metal band ideas for my front porch Christmas decoration. Put some stars in side and added a bow. I think they look cool. Some one said that they had the same bands, (I'm sure a LOT of us do!) and was trying to come up with ideas! Why don't we help her out?

I WAS going to make something else with them (aobut 10 years ago.! lol never did it though... )

I was going to get threaded pipe and nuts and maybe washers that fit the pipe. then I was going to drill 2 holes in the band, directly across from each other. Big enough to fit over the pipe, but not TOO big. Then screw on a nut, and put a washer on top of that so maybe the bands could twirl. I figured if you laid them down, with the bands inside a bigger one, you could maybe slide one side on at a time... first a nut, then slide on the bigger band a little way down, then a nut and the smaller one, and a nut and a smaller one, then you would have to keep screing the nuts down the pipe till you got to the holes on the other side, and do it all over again!

wow, now wonder I didn't do it! LOL

well, now that I typed all that out, I was just thinking! use a non threaded pipe, and figure out how far down you would need to go to get all three on, one inside the other and just epoxy some kind of stopper there. then you could just slide on a big bead, or big nut or some other spacer and slide everthing else on! that sounds easier! lol sheesh!

or you could stack them, one on top of the other on the pipe.... or attach to individual pipes, rebar and just place at varying heights in the garden.

sorry.. I guess I not only talk a lot, I type a lot too! ahahahaha

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garden2garden
15 years ago
Hmmm....I like the idea of the graduated bands one inside the other and the idea that they could twirl. I've had "moving" junk on the brain lately. You know things that twirl in the wind like mobiles and wind spinners, stuff like that. (not moving "junk", lol, I'm always doing that) If I follow you right, I think you've got the construction of it worked out pretty well. Would work for the armillary sphere I'm going to build one of these years, too.
Donna
kirkus
15 years ago
I have been saving the rings for a windspinner which several creative people shared here on the forum. I did a search and found one CREATIVE Cindee did. I attached the link below. (You'll have to go down a ways on the link.) The ones I have need to have holes drilled. Has anyone drilled one? What kind of bit do I use in my drill? The metal is pretty thick. Bear Hugs! Kirk

Here is a link that might be useful: Cindee's Windspinner
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I remembered that wine barrel band twirly thingy! I think she found it at a magazine's website. I don't know if they posted the directions on how to make it or not. I always love all of cindee's stuff.

Kat_wa, I hope you try out your fun idea and post pictures! I don't know if living in beer country (Milwaukee, WI) is the difference but I don't recall every seeing just the wine/whiskey barrel bands. I've seen the barrels but not just the bands themselves. I can't wait to see what other ideas peoople come up with!
concretenprimroses
15 years ago
It was fun to look at cindee's pics! My only barrel bands are attached to a barrel on my front porch.
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kacram
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15 years ago
cool website! neat spinner!

yeah, mine WERE attached to my barrel too.. then it rotted and fell apart! lol
cindee11461
15 years ago
Well Kirk posted my idea.(-: As for how we drilled the holes... We used a standard drill that drills through metal. It was super easy. The main thing is getting something heavy duty to hang it from. So far mine is still hanging in the tree. It is heavy so you need to hang it from a sturdy limb(-: I love the way it looks hanging up there.
emtnest
15 years ago
Cindee your yard is awesome!!! Where in CA do you live? I'm in Northern CA above Chico.
Calamity_J
15 years ago
I have been wanting to make one since you posted yours back when...and I have enough hoops so now I gotta get drilling!!! I may make mine to fit onto a pillar. I'm thinkin' of a tube that you buy to make cement pillars, stick a rebar into it and drill a hole the size of the rebar for the hoops/rings...and of course I'd hafta mosaic the pillar!!!lol!!! OH YES! I am onto something now! I am getting "The Vision" as I am writing this!!!!
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calamity...that sounds like an awesome sculpture! Where do ya get the tube to pour a cement pillar? Sounds like a good idea to pour the pillar in place and not have to buy & carry one! Love Cindee's metal ball! That's been in my "wishful" things to do! Great ideas, kat-wa! Jeanne S.
nonacook
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I made mine about the same time Cindee made hers. I painted each band a different color, and put mine together with eyebolts. There is one picture on my website, but it can barely be seen (only if you know where to look) behind the rose arbor.

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