One morning I woke up with a new idea for a project in my head. I lay in bed thinking about the presentation I had to give to middle and high school labor teachers in a couple of weeks. I wanted to come up with simple, inexpensive projects that they could use to teach schoolchildren some aspects of technology. I really hoped that my ideas would inspire them to create their own. All night I dreamed about how I made various devices from paper clips, and this is how this project was born. Regarding the cost, a piece of wood and paper clips cost me about 15 rubles.
I was already working on several projects at the time, so it took a couple of months of thinking before I actually sat down at my desk with a stack of paper clips and started trying to make something out of them. While I was busy with other projects, I thought through the design and manufacturing process of my car parts, as well as how to assemble them. To do this I needed very few tools and materials. I thought the process would be pretty simple. Clamping mechanisms are very interesting to create, and it is also interesting to “play” with them later. It seems to me that the sculptural forms of these creatures are also a kind of art.
For teachers this project is great way Teach children the physics of mechanical machines, including concepts such as levers, knees, pivot points, circular and linear motion. Products from this project can be used as a miniature working model or as a prototype in production various designs. Also, similar mechanisms can be used for students studying energy. Helped me a lot similar project, in which groups of participants, as well as individual inventors, created individual mechanisms and then linked them together to create a chain reaction. It seemed to me that something similar could be done with fastening mechanisms. This will give each student the opportunity to create their own part of the general mechanism, and then connect everything into a large chain, and also simulate a chain reaction.
This video shows how I constructed my mechanism using paper clips:
Step 1: Such a versatile paperclip
As a lifelong Creator, I've always loved to deconstruct even the most simple devices. At meetings, I constantly disassemble and reassemble my pen. In the cafe I constantly play with my straw and the wrapper in which it was brought. One of my favorite things to do is play with paper clips. I've always been fascinated by their originality, but simple form, as well as their operating principle. I know it's just a piece of wire bent a certain way and nothing more. My quick internet search reveals that I'm not the only paperclip fan. My fellow community members have already posted a ton of paperclip projects. These include toy helicopters, and even chandeliers of all kinds. geometric shapes. I have seen master keys, catapults and trebuchets. So my post will be just another item on the list of what can be created from paper clips.
Step 2: What you will need.
From this we will create today:
- A box of large paper clips (mine were made from 1mm diameter wire).
- Two small pieces of wood. I purchased two samples of flooring from my local hardware store. Each one cost me no more than 10 rubles.
- A pair of wire cutters and a pair of long-nosed pliers. I recommend the ones pictured above. If you have long round pliers and cutting edge, they will also fit.
- A couple of drills for 0.8, 1.0 and 1.2 mm.
- A grinder with a cutting wheel to cut off one of the drills.
- Drill to drill holes in wood. Manual or electric drill- doesn't matter.
- A small ruler and pencil for measuring and marking holes.
NOTE: You can use other sizes of paper clips. Small paper clips are easier to bend, but the structure will also be smaller due to the shorter length of the wire of each element. Also, for different size paper clips you will need different drill bits.
Step 3: Make a device for bending paper clips.
Using a grinder, cut two pieces from the unsharpened end of a 1.2 mm drill. One segment should be approximately 10 mm, and the second - 20 mm. Grind down the edges to make them smoother using a grinder.
Drill a 1.0mm hole in one of the pieces of wood. The hole depth should be 8mm so that the 10mm section of the drill bit protrudes 2.0mm above the wood. The metal should fit tightly into the wood.
Make a second 1.0mm hole of the same depth approximately 1mm from the first. The thickness of the paper clip should fit tightly between two metal posts. Push the 20mm length firmly into the wood.
Step 4: Practice twisting the coils.
Almost all the parts we'll have to make will have one or more turns, so it's best to practice and learn how to do them well.
- Use pliers to completely straighten the paper clip.
- Place the paperclip between the two drill bits of your bending jig that we built in the previous step.
- Carefully wrap the paper clip around the longer post, while the short one will simply hold the wire in place.
- Continue rotating the paperclip around the long piece of drill bit until you have 4 turns of wire around it.
- Carefully remove the twisted paper clip from the bending “machine” and check the turns. They should fit snugly against each other. If the turns do not turn out even and tight, practice some more.
Here's how to do it:
Step 5: Making various details.
Here is the complete set of paperclip parts I made for this design. There is a connecting rod, two-legged and four-legged supports, connectors and levers different forms and sizes. There could be an endless number of other details and modifications. The choice is limited only by your imagination.
The second photo below shows each part with its name.
Step 6: Make a base to install the machine.
I used one piece of wood for the bending jig and the other for assembling my invention. I first tested the build on back side, and when I had everything debugged and measured, I started drilling holes on front side. Beautiful texture finishing looks very advantageous for the base of the car.
I used a 0.8mm drill bit to make 10mm deep holes in the wood for each of the supports. A little pressure with pliers, and the legs of the supports are in place. I think you could make a lot of holes in a grid pattern like on electronic boards. This way you can easily change the position of the supports in the assembly, testing and debugging the design. I decided to drill holes only where needed, as it looked better to me.
Step 7: Assembling the structure on the go
Stationery and other materials that you may have on hand in the office are perfect for making interesting ones. You can even arrange an impromptu competition for the best homemade product between your colleagues. The main thing is that the boss does not take part in it.
make space shuttle made from office supplies– this task is within the capabilities of any office worker. Corps of the future spaceship a regular marker or highlighter can serve big size. Two alligator clips are attached to the tail of the shuttle, which will act as wings. Now you need an engine that will carry your ship up the river. career ladder. Two turbines made from caps are perfect for this. ballpoint pens, secured between the clamps and the body. You can install additional devices on the ends of the wings using pieces of tape. You can modernize your starship ad infinitum, adding more and more new devices. In this case, there is no limit to perfection.
If you want to woo your colleague who has a normal sense of humor, you can make her an office decoration with your own hands. After all, a candy or a cup of tea as attention is so banal.
from keyboard buttons and paper clips will make a great craft. First, you will need to find two buttons from the old keyboard (or remove them from the current one). You need to make two holes in the corner of each key. This can be done with an awl heated with matches or a lighter. Through the holes you need to pass paper clips that are curved in the form of an earring mount. Your DIY compliment is ready. Believe me, your efforts will definitely be appreciated.
Surely, at work you sometimes celebrate various events: birthdays, vacations or promotions. Champagne is one of the constant attributes of such events. Remaining after this metal fastenings from traffic jams can serve good material to develop your own creative abilities.
Beautiful chair made from a champagne cork mount You can make it yourself without much effort. The most important thing in this matter is to imagine the end result that you want to see. The wire included in the fasteners is very flexible, so any kind of wire can be made from it. elegant elements. The chair must have at least three legs and a shaped back. If necessary, you can break a whole section of wire to make a fastener or pattern from the remains. This way you can make an entire furniture set for your office.
If clouds periodically gather in your office and there is a high probability of a work conflict, then it would not be a bad idea to acquire a real office weapon for self-defense.
In order to do office crossbow You will need: two rubber bands, one clip, a pen and a CD box. The elastic bands are tied on the box, forming something like a slingshot. Then the mechanism for holding the projectile (clamp) is simply attached to them. The projectile handle is installed in the clamp - the weapon is ready. True, you shouldn’t use it for its intended purpose - you can get a real injury from getting the handle in your face. Therefore, do not aim the craft at people, but practice your accuracy at walls or a specially made target.
Now you know what you can do in free time, which sometimes appears at work. Making crafts from office supplies will develop your Creative skills right at the workplace.
If it’s raining outside and it’s completely impossible to go out for a walk, then you should look for entertainment at home. But what to do if the apartment is in perfect order, dinner is ready, but you're tired of TV? Perhaps you should get creative and make some crafts. By the way, you can involve the whole family in this interesting activity and have fun.
You can make crafts from anything, for example, try making crafts from paper clips, and if you don’t know how, then read the article, it will contain some interesting ideas.
Flower made from paper clips
The simplest thing you can make from paper clips is a bouquet that will not only please the eye, but also perform a practical function and be responsible for the safety of office supplies.
To make beautiful flowers you will need the following items:
- Colored paper clips (2-3 boxes), choose shades to suit your taste;
- 2 sheets of A4 paper;
- Glue, scissors, compass.
If everything is ready, then you can start making crafts from colored paper clips:
- On one sheet of A4 format, draw 4 circles with a compass: 2 large ones of the same radius and 2 smaller ones (with a difference of about 3 cm). If you are doing creative work with a small child, then instead of a compass for drawing circles, use cups of different diameters;
- Armed with scissors, cut out the drawn circles. By the way, if you have at home colored paper or cardboard, then blanks can be made from these materials;
- Now two big ones round blanks coat with glue and connect together;
- Use the remaining sheet of paper to make a flower stem. It should turn out flat, and to hold it better, coat it with glue;
- Now place the stem on the glued circles, but not on the edge, but so that it lies along the entire diameter. This will make the flower more stable;
- You have a blank that somewhat resembles a tennis racket, but that’s not all. On the large circle you need to stick a smaller circle. In this case, apply glue only to the center of the leaf, and the edges should be in free “flight”. The smallest circle is attached in the same way;
- The paper flower is ready, now you need to use paper clips to make colored petals and a beautiful stem. To do this, multi-colored stationery is placed along the free edges of three paper circles, and green paper clips are attached to an improvised stem.
After all the manipulations, the flower is ready, it will look very good in the organizer on your desktop, and to prevent the paper clip craft from falling, it is recommended to press it down a little with a ruler.
In principle, if you make a flower not with 3, but with 2 circles of paper clips, then it will be more stable.
Making a garland
Using paper clips, you can make a very attractive garland with your own hands, which will certainly decorate the room for any occasion. To make such beauty, you will not need many available materials: scissors, bright sheets of paper, magazines and any thick printed materials, glue and paper clips will do.
Now you can make a garland:
By the way, if desired, the decoration can be made in several rows. And using paper clips different sizes, create a very interesting garland in general.
It is worth noting that diligent women make curtains using this principle, and children make funny bracelets for themselves and friends.
Making Christmas toys
Using paper clips you can make cute Christmas decorations in the form of figure skating skates.
To bring your creative idea to life, you will need the following materials:
- Felt in different shades;
- Beads or sequins;
- A sheet of paper and a pencil;
- Large paper clips;
- Thin ribbons;
- Glue;
- Thread and needle.
On a piece of paper, draw a skate, but without a blade, one shoe. Cut out the stencil and then transfer the image onto felt.
Before cutting out the image from the fabric, fold it in half so that you can later make a real skate. There is no need to cut anything in the middle. After cutting, you should get two skates in a mirror image.
The human brain can sometimes generate amazing ideas, some of them weird, some useful, some just funny. Most inventions are born in moments of extreme boredom, this assumption is especially true in relation to various household items, or rather, unconventional ways of using them, which people often invent. Well, how could the manufacturers of ordinary paper clips imagine that you can make a bookmark or a funny toy, decoration, or open it with paper clips? door lock and even handcuffs?
Everything ingenious is simple
The birth of the classic paperclip, which looks like two ovals twisted from a piece of steel wire 8 cm long, had a rather thorny path. The year of her birth can be considered 1899, when the Norwegian engineer Johan Voler was shown several versions of this stationery item. Then he did not believe that it was possible to make a salable and popular product from paper clips, and refused to engage in this project, but the British successfully developed it. The Gem Manufacturing Company Ltd launched this invention into mass production, making the right decision.
In addition to its direct purpose - fastening paper sheets, the miniature metal stapler has received a second life in the form of a wide variety of variations. Crafts made from paper clips include bookmarks, master keys, jewelry, postcards, interior decor and toys.
You will not believe!
For residents of harsh Norway, the paperclip became a symbol of resistance to the occupying fascist forces. Residents of this country wore it on their clothes as a sign of protest and unity. This historical fact became the reason for the fact that ordinary and uncomplicated stationery has several monuments, some of which are located in Russia, and even architects could not ignore the paper clip, creating several versions of buildings in the form of a twisted piece of wire.
The benefits of a paper clip, however, are not limited to this. Here are the TOP 5 proofs that you can make completely rational and useful things from paper clips:
- use as a “dog” for a zipper on clothes, shoes or a backpack;
- Using the bent end of a paperclip, you can easily clean a clogged hole of small diameter (in a garlic press, salt shaker, glue tube);
- a paperclip is an excellent stop for the constantly lost edge of the tape;
- men who wear a tie, but often forget to put on the special clips that hold this accessory in place, can use a little assistant from the world of office;
- A classic of the genre is bookmarks made from paper clips, and we will devote the next section to them.
Read everything
Agree that losing the right page in a book, diary or even a simple magazine is always an unpleasant and annoying moment. Such a loss is especially angry when necessary information need to be found in record time. Bookmarks familiar to many from school desks help to avoid this. It is very easy to make such an accessory from paper clips; the photo shows several options for how the wire can be twisted, giving it an original shape.
A high-quality paperclip is made of fairly dense metal, otherwise it simply will not be able to hold the sheets together, and therefore making such masterpieces by hand will be problematic; handicraftsmen use pliers or round nose pliers for this.
You can avoid twisting and bending of the wire if you decorate the paper clip with something. There are absolutely no restrictions here: flags made of ribbons or paper, buttons, flowers, beads and rhinestones glued to the edge of a paper clip will make it a stylish and exclusive bookmark.
On the eve of the holiday
Many craftsmen hardly realized that they could use paper clips to make a wonderful girly hanger toy, which can easily be transformed into a magnificent Christmas decoration. This perfect solution for organizing the wardrobe of a child's favorite doll. Also, later on the cute miniature hangers from the Barbie cabinet, just glue paper sweaters and various Christmas paraphernalia and in a simple way make excellent Christmas tree decorations from paper clips.
Another option to use office supplies in an original way is to make a postcard from paper clips. To do this, it is best to choose multi-colored paper clips rather than classic steel ones. Colored shells on wire can be of various shades; from such bright ovals it is very easy to lay out figures of different shapes - snowflakes, Christmas trees or flowers.
Office love
Another holiday that can be decorated with a paper clip is Valentine's Day. A real find for this would be a heart made from a paper clip. Making it couldn’t be easier, you just need to bend the longer oval up, making the point of the heart in the center. They will look most impressive when braided; it is best to take as a basis the colors traditional for this romantic holiday - pink, red or lilac.
After transformation, such a paperclip can also be used for its intended purpose - to connect a stack of sheets; also, a heart made from a paperclip will decorate a very tiny Valentine’s card or a large postcard; it can be used to attach a note to a gift or a bouquet of flowers.
A little bit of hooliganism
Most likely, if the readers of this publication are men, they are a little offended that the vast majority of tips and ways to transform a paper clip are ideas for girls. It's true that it's much easier to make a necklace out of a paper clip or some other cute trinket, but especially for young (and maybe quite mature) hooligans, we found a way to create fun entertainment from stationery.
This mini slingshot will undoubtedly brighten up a boring lesson at school or a dull day at the office. To make it you will need one paperclip (it’s better to take a large one), a thin money cutter and shells. As shooting material, you can use small strips of paper folded in half in the middle.
AND Ideas for rest and relaxation of office workers.
Some Western companies came to the conclusion that office worker needs to be done from time to timeshort breaks
And take a break from your immediate responsibilities for rest and unloading.
The advice is to take up some simple game, preferably collectively. At these moments it is removed operating voltage,
there are jokes and thus, is unintentionally created warm atmosphere, which helps team building. And this in turn will lead to more productive work in the future.
Your attention Several ideas are proposed that can be used for a short respite for office workers.
Warm-up
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Darts from improvised means A couple of minutes to relax.This is much better than smoking cigarettes one after another during a break or traditionally drinking coffee.
Office supplies fighter
Crafts from paper clips
Crafts from paper clips
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Some may find the game too childish.But for those who love humor and want to relax their brains, this opinion is not a hindrance.
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Dodecahedron of 120 paper clips without a drop of glue and other fasteners
Möbius strip made of 110 multi-colored paper clips
Only six clamps... It would seem that the most simple design. Try it! The secret is that when creating such a thing, your fingers should not be strained any more than when using normal clamps.
Сosidodecahedron of 30 clamps.
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Shadow theater on the office desk. The working day was not in vain...
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This creation requires a thorough preliminary preparation in the form of accumulation of coins. But the result is masterpiece!
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