Anyone can assemble such a whistle. It will take no more than half an hour to make for a beginner. An experienced DIYer will assemble such a whistle in less than 10 minutes if available necessary materials and tools. This whistle is quite easy to blow and is quite loud.
Alternatively, the whistle can be made from a sheet of copper or aluminum and then polished, just like a piece of jewelry can be engraved. It will be a pretty stylish homemade product.
Materials and tools for homemade work:
- thin sheet metal (suitable from a tin can);
- paper;
- pliers;
- scissors (you can work with a tin can with ordinary scissors, however, they will become dull);
- pen, felt-tip pen, pencil or nail (or another writing instrument).
Let's move on to making the whistle:
Step one. Homemade drawing
There are two different drawings in total; you can make a whistle according to any one you like. If you don’t want to draw everything, then the drawings can be printed on a printer, the scales are saved.
Step two. Whistle material
Generally in ideal The metal for the whistle should be slightly thicker than that of a tin can. If you couldn’t find one, then an ordinary tin can will do for these purposes. By the way, you can also use drink cans, but the metal there is very thin and soft, so the whistle will be fragile, and it will be problematic to whistle with it. However, the author managed to make a whistle from such metal.
Step three. Transferring a drawing
After the drawing is drawn or printed on a printer, it needs to be cut out. Next, this paper template must be attached to a sheet of metal and outlined with a felt-tip pen or scratched with a nail. After this, the workpiece can be cut with ordinary scissors, but it is better to use old ones, otherwise they will quickly become dull.
Step four. Whistle formation
The difference between the two whistles shown in the drawings is only in their front part. This is what the first type of whistle looks like.
And this is what the second type of whistle looks like
The only difference is how the petals are curved. To form a gap you will need a strip of metal of the required width. It is placed on the workpiece, and then you can bend the edges. In the photo, the shaded part is the same strip of metal around which the petals are bent.
At the final stage, you need to work with pliers, you need to squeeze the edges thoroughly so that the formed gap has a strictly rectangular shape. Well, then the sheet of metal can be removed.
If it turns out that the metal turns out to be very thin, the strip can be folded in half. In the end, everything should turn out as seen in the photo.
Now you can start creating the cylindrical part. To do this, the remaining part needs to be bent in the form of a ring. To do this, you need to use some kind of cylindrical object. If the metal from which the whistle is made is thick, the edge will need to be sharpened.
That's it, the whistle is ready. To whistle, the edges of the whistle must be pressed between the thumb and forefinger to form an almost closed cylinder.
Step five. Setting up the whistle
It happens that a homemade whistle does not whistle the first time, but this is not scary, it still needs to be configured. The ring part must be bent in different sides until a whistle appears. You can also try adjusting the width of the gap “b”.
Similarly, you can set the desired whistle tone. If the sound is not heard, this does not mean that the whistle is assembled incorrectly; it is quite possible that it emits ultrasound, which we cannot hear.
DIY whistle
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I would like to introduce you to the simplest homemade product- whistle. Making such a whistle with your own hands is a little more difficult than blowing it, as you will see later.
- Tin can or any other thin sheet metal
- Paper
- Scissors. Ordinary scissors can also handle a tin can.
- Writing instrument (pen, pencil, marker, maybe a nail)
- Pliers
Step 5. Bend the cylindrical part
We bend the remaining part into a ring. Use a cylindrical object.
If the metal of your whistle is thick, I recommend sharpening the edge.
To whistle, hold the whistle tightly between your thumb and forefinger and blow.
By the way, such a homemade whistle is not the easiest way to whistle loudly! It is much easier to whistle using your fingers. You can learn more about this from the videoResults of work and advice
- Making a whistle with your own hands is very, very simple, the materials are as affordable as possible.
- You can make a whistle of any tone, even ultrasonic.
- It whistles very loudly, not like plastic toys.
- If you throw a couple of balls inside, you get a typical football turbo whistle. Only the balls will fall out if you don’t hold the whistle in your hands =)
DIY whistle
Step 1. Drawings and design selection
You can make such a whistle using two different ways. They are practically the same, so you can do it as you like; more details about the differences will be written a little further. Blueprints
If you don’t want to draw, just print out the following drawing, it is made to the required scale.
Step 2. Material selection
Regarding the material: making a whistle the best thing from thin sheet metal, slightly thicker than a tin can. If there is none, then we take it directly tin can. Beer and soda cans are also suitable, but they are made of too thin metal, and the whistle will be very fragile, and the whistle will be extremely unstable. You can make a whistle from a sheet of galvanized steel, but it is quite difficult. But at the same time, I succeeded (first photo of the article).
Step 3. Transfer the drawing
Draw the selected whistle pattern on the metal and cut it out ( cans can be cut with ordinary scissors without any problems).
If you printed out the drawing, simply cut it out and trace it with a nail or pencil on the metal
Step 4. Bend
This is the fundamental difference between the two types of whistles, just in the design of the front part:
First type
Second type
As you can see, the only difference is in the way the petals are folded. To form a gap through which air will flow, we place a strip of metal as in the photo below (it is shaded) and bend the petals onto it according to the selected type and drawing. I do it according to the first type.
Here it is important to press the edge firmly enough with pliers so that the gap has as even a rectangular shape as possible.
Now we remove the strip of metal from the gap
If your metal is too thin, fold the strip in half
As a result, we get this rectangular gap
From ordinary tin lids you can quickly make a whistle, which in terms of sound volume is in no way inferior to the original product. It will take you a little time to make, but read on for step-by-step instructions on how to make a whistle from caps with your own hands.
Materials
To work you will need:
- two tin caps from beer bottles, lemonade or Pepsi-Cola;
- a small piece of flexible plastic;
- thin metal tube;
- heat gun;
- hot glue sticks;
- pliers;
- wire cutters;
- wooden skewer;
- scissors.
Step 1. To start, take a piece of flexible plastic and cut a strip out of it. The width should correspond to the width of two bottle caps folded together, multiplied by three, and the length should slightly exceed the circumference of the cap. You can take the plastic itself from the packaging of children's toys, from bookmarks, bracelets, etc.
Step 2. Fold the strip of flexible plastic into thirds lengthwise to create a cavity inside. Bend it into a whistle shape and secure it well at the end. Run your fingers through it well. The workpiece must keep its shape.
Step 3. Take the corks and use cutters to make small square cuts in them. They should be symmetrical and small. Please note that the plugs themselves must be even.
Step 4. Place the corks together after placing the flexible plastic in them, folded into a whistle shape. The tail of the whistle should come out through the resulting hole.
Step 5. Secure the whistle body with hot glue.
Step 6. Take a thin metal tube and bend it in half with pliers. Place the resulting part on a piece of protruding plastic so that the end of the tube rests against the lids. Fix the tube with glue and carefully use a knitting needle or wooden skewer to make a small hole for air.
