Swing to give your own hands

You should not mistakenly believe that swings in the country are made exclusively for children to play. In addition to the swings designed for the weight of the child, there are a lot of interesting enough options that will become an excellent element of landscape design and a place of relaxation.

Swing for giving your own hands

What should I do swing for?

Traditionally, the swing is made of wood, metal and a combination of these materials. However, the swing seat can be made of plastic, metal pipes, bars, a strong rope, an old chair or an armchair without legs. Often used tires and other waste materials.

A swing made of wood with cushions and a sunshade

The main thing is that on the swings it was convenient and safe to sit, and the racks withstand the loads exerted on them.

Often country swings are equipped with awnings made of fabric, polycarbonate, wood, roofing materials. This "roof" protects from bright sunlight, you can sit on a swing without the risk of burns.

What are swings?

Soft chair-swing

Before you build a swing, you should think about their purpose( skating children or adults), location( excessively oversized models are inappropriate in small areas), seasonality( not all summer cottages are appropriate to leave a swing for the winter in the open).It is also important to choose a model that fits well in the overall picture of the country landscape.

Wooden swing balancers

Swings can be mobile( collapsible) and stationary.

In turn, mobile swings can be suspended or equipped with a prefabricated frame, which is installed on the ground.

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Independently you can make a swing-balancer, a swing-hammock, a swing-sofa. Special attention deserves the design, far from the classical design of the swing design. Unusual swings can be:

• in the form of a chip set;
  

  Swing - Chipsina

• in the form of an O-shaped chair hanging from the L-shaped stand;
  

  Swing tincture

• in the form of boats, rockets, swans, etc.;
  

  Swing rocket

• with a seat of hoop or forged elements.
  

  Metal swings

And more recently there have been swings for disabled children. The design with a platform for a wheelchair allows you to ride even those who, unfortunately, can not move independently.

Swing for the disabled

Swing for the physically challenged

We make hanging swings with our own hands

Swing-hammock

For such a swing there is no skeleton. We will produce only a seat, which we will later attach to the ceiling beams or thick branches by chains or ropes.

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Swing from

tire. Option 1. The simplest swing is an old tire, tied with a rope and suspended on a tree. You can also use the chain and fix it with a screw with a nut.

Chain locking option

Chain locking option

Option 2. We have the tire horizontally. We cut 3 or 4 holes, we insert metal hooks into them, which we fix with washers and nuts. We put ropes or chains in the hook loops.

Swing from tire

Swing from tire

Option 3. This is the most difficult option, which will require mastery of the Bulgarian. The tire should be cut according to a certain pattern, bent and fixed with long studs so that a similarity of an animal or a bird turns out. One of the ways of making a country swing can be found below.

Model for making a curly swing from a tire Model for making a curly swing from a tire Model for making a curly swing from a tire
Model for making a curly swing from a tire Model for making a curly swing from a tire Model for making a curly swing from a tire

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Swing from the tire

Swing from the tire

Swing from the boards

Swing from the boards

Swing from the board and rope

Swing from the board( saw logs, wooden bars, etc.) and ropes are classic. It is enough to make 4 holes in the corners of the wide board and put on the ropes.

Instead of a board, you can use an old highchair, having cut off the legs and tied it with ropes.

Swing from the chair

Swing from the hoop

Swing from the hoop

Swing from the hoop

Metal( steel or aluminum) hoop must be equipped with a rope braid so that a spider web is formed in the center. It is desirable to wrap the edges of the hoop with foam rubber and cover with a dense cloth. And to swing the suspension, you need a few strong ropes, metal rings or other fasteners, which must be fixed at a minimum of four points along the circumference.

Swing from the hoop

Swing from the hoop

Swing from the hoop

As one of the options, you can consider a swing-hoop, inside which is inserted a metal basin. The edges of the pelvis should firmly hold onto the hoop. Subsequently, the design is easy to disassemble and re-qualify in a flower garden.

Swing and hip swings

Swing from tarpaulin

Swing from tarpaulin

For the manufacture of such a swing you will need two wide metal triangles, riveting and directly material - tarpaulin. Fold it in several layers, stitch along the perimeter, insert triangles and fasten with rivets. It remains only to hang the swing on a branch or beam.

Wooden swing on support rails

Wooden swing on support rails

Wooden swing on support racks

Wooden swing on support racks

For assembling wooden swings on racks we prepare the following:

• strong rope;
• wood;
• fence and plywood for making shops;
• fasteners.
  

  Scheme

  

  Distance between the pits

We use galvanized bolts for fastening such swings. From simple screws and nails we abstain.

Scheme for fixing anchor hooks

For additional protection of the material from spoilage and preservation of its natural appearance, we use a cutting antiseptic. Beforehand, we cover all the wooden elements of the structure.

Finished swings are suspended on a sturdy branch or fixed on racks with a transverse beam laid on top of them. To build a supporting structure, use a wooden beam.

The bottom ends of wooden posts are treated with bitumen. To fix the racks, it is enough to dig a couple of pits with a depth of about 1 m, install racks in them, fill 20-30 cm of pit height with a mixture of sand and rubble, and then pour concrete.

If you want, you can make concrete poles separately and attach the wooden beam to them with anchor bolts. Do as you like. When using the second method between the metal and the wood, we must lay the moisture-proof material. To give the frame more stability, we support the legs with braces.

Variants of fastening of a seat for a swing

We ourselves make swings according to the following step-by-step instruction.

Seat layout for swing

The first step. We make supporting arcs-clubs. For this we use boards 22 mm thick( best of pine) and 12 mm thick plywood. In accordance with the scheme, we draw a pattern and cut out 6 sticks.

Supported arches

The second step. On the preparations from plywood we outline the outline of the core. Layer in the middle of making a laminated board. In the outer layers of the outer sticks, we create cutouts for the ends of the rope.

Draw arcs for the middle of the

The third step. We fasten the support parts with a water resistant adhesive. We pull the support with clamps. We remove them only after the glue has dried completely.

Pasting the plywood

Fourth step. We process the edges of the supports with a grinder, giving them a rounded shape.

Grinding

The fifth step. We cut out from the pine board the rods for rope holders. This is most easily done with the help of a suitable drill bit.

Kruglyashi for rope holders

The sixth step. We process the supports and ready-made circular knives with a primer or weatherproof paint.

Primer

The seventh step. Through kruglyashi screw in the supports of metal holders of the rope, and after we cover the wooden elements with acrylic paint. Eighth step.

. We turn to the creation of a seat for self-made wooden swings. First of all, level the fence.

Aligning the fence

The ninth step. Next, drill screw holes in each bar. To make the holes as neat as possible, we put a corner( you can make of plywood) on the edges of the pins with the holes in the right places.

Drilling by template from plywood

Tenth step. Screw the spigots to the supports. To ensure a smooth step, place between the slats of the plank.

Drilling holes in the plans

Eleventh step. Fix the armrests to the supports. We also make them out of pins. Screw the metal bolts into the end of the slats. We put a wooden kruglyash between the support and the armrest.

Fastening of laths with screws

Fastening of armrests

The twelfth step. We pass the rope into the holes of the holders fixed in the swing mount. We tie the rope to the sea knot, then wind the wire, strong yarn or cord on it.

The rope is tied to the node

The thirteenth step. Cut the free edge of the rope with a knife.

Fourteenth step. We pass the rope through the oval hole in the armrests. The armrest itself is supported by the pads mounted on the bolted pair of half rings.

Fifteenth step. We band the rope along the wire rope and connect it with a rope.

Finally, hang the ring to the Alpine carbine, fixed to the crossbar of the support or a thick branch of the tree. Your swing is ready!

Approximate cost calculation of the swing

Metal swing on the support rails

Metal swing on the support racks

Metal swing on the support racks

Metal swings are also easily made by hand.

Metal swing on support racks

Metal swing drawings with own hands. Option 2

The first step. Cut billets from pipes. It is necessary to make 2 two-meter side racks, a 1.5-2-meter crossbeam, and 4 pipes of any size for the base( 2 pipes will go on each side).

Dimensions of the swing made of metal

The second step. We clean the pipes from the barbs with the help of metal skins or files.

The third step. We weld the workpieces for the base at a right angle.

Fourth step. Welded to the finished base of the rack, and then to the posts we weld the crossbar.

How to install a crossbar on a metal swing

The fifth step. We begin the excavation. It is necessary to dig 4 pits with a depth of 80 cm.

The sixth step. We insert into the finished pits metal beams a little longer than the depth of foundation pits.

The seventh step. Fill cavities with beams with concrete solution. Concrete can be made independently from a part of cement, a part of rubble and two parts of sand. Add the water to the dry mixture and mix thoroughly until a homogeneous mass is obtained.

The eighth step. We leave the concrete for about a week to gain strength.

The ninth step of the .We weld the hooks to the crossbar. Anchors can be used to make hooks.

The tenth step. We weld the frame of the swing to the metal beams.

Eleventh step. Attaching the seat.

Variant of fastening of a seat

On it the self-made metal swing are ready. You can test and take to constant operation.

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