Hobbies And Interests
Things You'll Need
Instructions
Place one of the two empty soda cans on a work surface. Cut the top off the can with a can opener. Turn the can over. Repeat the procedure with the can opener. Place the two lids aside.
Hold the cut lid by the middle in one hand. Bend the corners of the lid toward each other to form a cone shape with a pliers.
Place the other empty soda can on the table with the pop-top side facing up. Run a line of bonding glue around the rim at the top of the can. Place the cone against the top of the can. Press the cone against the can and hold it there for two minutes before letting go. Place the can aside and leave it undisturbed for at least 10 hours.
Stand the can that has the top and bottom cut off on the work surface. Cut down the side of the can with a tin snips. Flatten the can on the work surface so it is laying horizontally. Measure a 1/2 inch in on all sides and cut a rectangle out of the metal with a straightedge and the tin snips. Dispose of the excess metal in the trash.
Measure the width of the metal with a ruler. Cut horizontally from one side of the metal to the other at the halfway mark using the straightedge and utility knife. Crimp both ends of one of the two strips of metal with pliers to make a curved shape. Repeat this procedure with the ends of the other strip.
Stand the can that has the cone attached to it on the work surface with the cone facing up. Measure from the bottom of the can to the top of the can. Make a dot at the halfway mark with a pencil. Measure from the dot to the bottom and to the top of the can. Make an ̶0;X̶1; at the halfway mark between the dot and the bottom and the top of the can.
Cut a hole through the ̶0;X̶1; marks on the can with a utility knife. Rotate the can 180 degrees and make a corresponding hole on the side for each of the holes on the other side of the can.
Measure the width of one of the metal strips. Enlargen each hole so that it has the same width as that of the metal strips.
Place the can horizontally on the work surface with the cone facing left. Push an end of one of the metal strips through the holes in the side of the can closest to the top edge. Push the end of the other metal strip through the other holes in the side of the can.
Stand the can on the work surface so that the cone is facing up and the two metal strips, that are now the wings of your biplane, are facing left and right. Measure from the bottom of the can to the top of the can and make a dot at the halfway mark. Cut a hole in the dot with the utility knife. Double the size of the hole.
Place the can horizontally on the work surface with the wings facing you and the cone facing left. Apply bonding glue around the hole at the top of the can. Place the pilot action figure in the hole with the hands facing the cone. Hold the figure in the hole until the glue takes hold. Release the figure.
Insert the rod of the RC propeller into the tip of the cone. Squeeze the sides of the cone with pliers to keep the rod inside. Glue a car wheel to each side of the can with bonding glue about an inch in from the ends.
Measure the distance between the two wings. Measure the length of the bottom wing and make a dot at the halfway mark. Place the remaining lid on the work surface. Draw two strips on the lid that have the length of the distance taken and a width of a 1/2 inch. Cut the strips out. Place a dab of bonding glue on the ends of each strip. Place each strip vertically between the wings on each side at the dot. Hold the strip for a minute so that the glue takes hold.
Draw a 1-inch high triangle on the lid and cut it out. Apply glue to the base of the triangle. Place the base against the back top edge of the can to be the tail. Hold the tail on the back end for a minute so that the glue can take hold. Let the glue set overnight before playing with the toy biplane you have made.