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12-26-2018, 02:37 PM
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I found a use for off cuts and scrap pieces of wood....I've made a few of these already, sold 2 and 1 was given to my parents as a Christmas gift. My Mom cried as usual...bless her heart.
If anyone is interested in building one an engineer was kind enough to make a website on how to build them, patterns and even went so far as to make charts of different notes with each metal used as a chime. I happened to have some 3/4" type "M" copper laying around and my next one is going to be made out of 1 1/8" type "L".
Link to his website------------------->
http://leehite.org/Chimes.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNxpThIVy3w
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This site is incredibly detailed. thanks for posting!
Nice work on your wind chimes. Looks like a fun project for wood scraps and metal tubes.
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(12-26-2018, 02:37 PM)Duane N Wrote: I found a use for off cuts and scrap pieces of wood....I've made a few of these already, sold 2 and 1 was given to my parents as a Christmas gift. My Mom cried as usual...bless her heart.
If anyone is interested in building one an engineer was kind enough to make a website on how to build them, patterns and even went so far as to make charts of different notes with each metal used as a chime. I happened to have some 3/4" type "M" copper laying around and my next one is going to be made out of 1 1/8" type "L".
Link to his website-------------------> http://leehite.org/Chimes.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNxpThIVy3w
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Cool!!!!!! I like wind chimes..Have a couple store bought hanging now...But I have six or eight short pieces about 20" long of what appears to be bronze tubing about 1 1/4" diameter with a 1/16" wall..has a nice "ring" to it..It may become a chime someday....
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12-27-2018, 11:17 AM
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That link is impressive! I like the sound of big ones, but only if they are far away from the house; really far. The sound is an alien intrusion. Also, all we had were torn apart in storms. Our large evergreens in this area would be a nice fit with aeolian organs, or flutes.
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