Modern industry produces many different types of rubber used in the most unexpected industries. Quite simply and quickly you can find the required rubber gaskets or the required rubber blank at the nearest market. However, if you still need to make a rubber product with your own hands, then you will need a couple of simple tips on how to simply and accurately cut the rubber.
Rubber can be quite diverse in its properties, ranging from a very elastic and fairly pliable material to elastic, durable rubber plates. Rubber can be used in a wide variety of ways, for example, cutting a suitable size water seal, a heel for boots, or a non-slip stand under a glass surface. Many people cut out various kinds of animals, swings, or make interior items from car tires. You can make flower beds from car tires, but to do this you need to know how and with what to cut a car tire.
The secret is very simple, in order to accurately and simply cut a piece of rubber, you will need sharp knife, of course. and ordinary water.
A piece of elastic rubber, a sharp knife and water.
To start, you need to mark the cut line (for me, simply setting the knife blade straight was enough).
We begin to cut the rubber with a knife.
Cutting thick rubber with a knife becomes quite difficult as the blade goes deeper into the thickness. The rubber begins to become viscous, and if you overdo it, the rubber may even melt. To prevent this from happening, and for the knife to pass through the rubber like clockwork, it must be moistened with water (not oil, in no case should it be moistened with oil).
We wet the rubber with water and cut it with a knife.
Rubber becomes slippery when wet, and the knife blade will not get stuck and melt the rubber, thereby you will get an even and high-quality cut without much effort.
A rubber block cut using water.
How to make a round hole in rubber:
Sometimes there is a need to cut rubber circles, for example, for non-slip legs under a stool, heels, or for gaskets between two glasses. In order to cut evenly shaped rubber mugs, you need to select metal pipe suitable diameter, you will also need a piston suitable for the diameter of the tube.
A – metal tube, B – piston
You need to use a sharpener or a file to sharpen the edge of the iron tube.
Sharpened iron tube
After you have sharpened the tube, you need to insert it into the drill chuck, moisten the rubber with water and simply start drilling holes, first laying it on a piece of wood.
Drill out round rubber gaskets
With the help of such a simple device and water, you can drill out as many smooth, neat rubber rounds as you like (I use them to make non-slip feet for devices). The sharpened tube operates on the principle of a drill, but as the circles are drilled, it becomes filled with them, and in order to pull them out, a special piston is needed.
How to cut a truck tire into pieces.
You then simply push the rubber rounds out of the sharpened tube.
Squeeze the rubber bands out of the tube with a piston
The main thing is not to forget to wet the rubber with water when drilling or cutting. It should be noted that cutting out a circle using a sharpened tube is much easier and more convenient than the classic method - using a drill. However, if you need to drill rubber with a drill, this is also quite easy to do by sharpening it first and periodically dipping the drill in water.
You need to drill rubber at low speeds and periodically wet it cutting edge. However, if you need to drill a large block of rubber at high speeds, it is advisable for you to completely immerse it in water.
Drilling rubber in water using a drill.
As a last resort, holes in thin rubber, as in plastic, can be melted by heating the shank of a drill or an iron tube with a lighter.
Holes melted into rubber
The main thing is to be careful when working with hot metal. Also remember that rubber can release toxic substances when overheated, so melt holes under the hood or in a well-ventilated area. Follow all safety rules even when drilling rubber.
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How to cut a car tire?
Whenever you need cut car tire(tire) with your own hands, it’s better to know some tricks that will not only help make this process more enjoyable and less labor-intensive, but will also help protect against injury and make the cut better.
- First you need to know the structure of a car tire (and any other equipment).
Because the surface where the tire touches the ground is more difficult to cut, since there is a metal cord there.
To do this, you can use it like a hand saw, lubricating it with oil or soapy water, or a grinder with a metal disc.
I must warn you, if you have never used an angle grinder before, you better use hand hacksaw, since it is not difficult to catch the clamping of the disk when cutting the tire. For this procedure, you need to hold the tool firmly and be able to saw correctly.
- With the side part of the tire the situation is much simpler; there is no need for special tools, but caution must be observed.
Since cutting is carried out using a sharp knife, which is constantly moistened with soapy water, oil or at least water.
When cutting, it is best to pull back on the piece being cut to reduce resistance on the knife.
This procedure is indispensable in the manufacture of various homemade products from tires, from flower beds of various designs to original ones. garden figures and sculptures.
Vehicle characteristics: The dimensions of the car are as follows: length - 3826, width - 1100, height - 1323 mm. The wheelbase is 2382 mm. Ground clearance 211 mm. The car is equipped with a hybrid power unit. The 2-cylinder engine is equipped with a system that provides engine power output. There are 4 valves per cylinder.
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The diameter of one cylinder is 72 mm, the piston stroke is 70 mm. The engine crankshaft accelerates to 8000 rpm. Maximum torque is maintained up to 3000 rpm.
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Watch the VIDEO on how to cut Kamaz tires.
The reasoning of a car owner named Victor: The price is 309 thousand. A trouble-free simple car. Everything can be repaired with a hammer and some kind of mother))) many people complain about the stove, but I have no complaints
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Release date: 10/18/2013
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Laughter on topic: Grandma gets on the bus and everyone immediately became interested in looking out the window.
Video instructions: how to cut Kamaz tires
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Alex.O.GO.
23.08.2007, 10:08
What is the best way to cut a tire?
2. A jigsaw?
3. With a knife?
Anyone who has had experience, please share!
23.08.2007, 10:34
For some purposes (I’ll show you when I do it) I need a piece of tread with old tire.
What is the best way to cut a tire?
1. Bulgarian? (it cuts, but it stinks and there’s soot all around)
2. A jigsaw?
3. With a knife?
Anyone who has had experience, please share!
Solzhenitsyn in “The Gulag Archipelago” writes that prisoners made boat shoes from car tires called “chuni from ChTZ” by cutting the tires with 2 axes (one as a chisel, the second they beat). And they sewed them together with copper wire. 🙂
When operating an angle grinder, you do not have to do physical exercise. In this way you can remove rims worn out tires.
The diameter of the disc for an angle grinder is smaller and OK.
23.08.2007, 11:16
You shouldn't cut with a jigsaw - it will take longer.
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A well-sharpened, strong knife (meaning the handle is thicker than a table knife). Puncture the side of the knife with the knife and then move forward, wetting the knife a little in water (you can practice it, but then try not to get the handle of the knife dirty - it will slide)
B_Alexey
23.08.2007, 12:13
You shouldn't cut with a jigsaw - it will take longer. A well-sharpened, strong knife (meaning the handle is thicker than a table knife). Puncture the side of the knife with the knife and then move forward, wetting the knife a little in water (you can practice it, but then try not to get the handle of the knife dirty - it will slide)
I made myself a container for water and cut the container from the K-700 with a knife quite successfully. And cylinders from passenger cars are generally easy. If you only cut the cord, then use a knife to cut metal.
1. I cut the sidewall with an ordinary table knife with salidol or lithol. The mother-in-law was satisfied with the flowerbeds.
A sharp knife and lubricant with glycerin, or perfume, glides on like butter and is then easily washed off with water. The method is recommended in the Chemist's Handbook for cutting rubber stoppers, which are very hard.
Alex.O.GO.
23.08.2007, 14:10
Thank you!
I realized that it’s better to use a knife!
I'll try it today.
Alex.O.GO.
27.08.2007, 10:24
You need to cut with a JIGSAW, a rough file,
Thank you very much!
Moreover, it was precisely with a rough file with a large tooth. I first tried a metal file with small tooth(I cut the tire lengthwise along the tread, and there is a metal cord, there are such tiny wires :), but there are a lot of them: confused :). A metal file with a fine tooth cuts the wires, the process goes slowly, the file quickly shrinks. And a file with a large tooth breaks the wires, making things much more fun. In order to strip the tire it took 2 files with large teeth and 10 minutes of time. Protruding wire rags can be easily sanded together with the rubber using a thick grinding disc.
I think it will be clear from the photo: why cut the tire. Indeed, they do not rot and do not creep away from the sun and frost. Accidental impacts, unlike asbestos cement sheets, do not harm them. After all, rubber strips can be used in many ways. Even if you don’t edge the beds like I did. Even if not cut the tire on the tape, hoops obtained from it, can be used as compost bin or vertical bed. Yes, you hear a lot that it’s harmful and terrible and all that... I don’t know. But my ants build their summer incubator nests near the rubber, where they keep their pupae. If rubber were harmful, I don’t think they would have worked like that. And if they aren’t afraid, then it’s somehow no good for me either.
OK. Everyone decides this question for themselves. But for those who decide to cut a tire for their needs, here are some tips:
You need to start cutting the tire with a shoe knife. We make the same cut several times, pressing on the side so that the cut diverges and cut through. Now we insert a good knife into the cut, sharpening it toward you (I made a special cutter from the blade of an industrial hacksaw) and cut it with an upward-toward motion, simultaneously bending what is being cut to the side. Cut the tire how they cut bread - no need. Rip up the rubber. And the knife doesn’t have to be razor-sharp: the slight sawtooth shape of the burrs is only beneficial. 
You can cut hoops into ribbons with a regular small grinder. Just make sure that the wind is not blowing towards your neighbors, otherwise you won’t be able to avoid an untranslatable play on words (in one of the local dialects) because this thing is stinking. BUT! The rubber is nicely cut with a grinder, the metal cord is also striped with it and... In general, cutting a tire is a quick job, if you see how once.
As an example of why cut tires are needed, I can bring to your attention
It’s always nice to make something useful out of a junk item, and if the craft turns out to be beautiful, it’s double the pleasure. One example is crafts made from tires. They are used to make decorations for the country house or garden plot, various flowerpots and flower beds, build children's attractions and even make country furniture - tables and chairs.
Flower beds and flower beds made from tires
Let's start with, perhaps, the simplest flower beds and flower beds. Do you think it’s difficult to make a multi-tiered one? Maybe, but not from tires. Take a few pieces different sizes, paint in bright colors and stack them in a heap - one on top of the other. To prevent your slide from falling apart, fasten the tires from the inside using a screwdriver and self-tapping screws. Two per connection will be enough. You fill the soil inside and plant the plants. To prevent the soil from spilling out, you can cover the inside of the tire with a piece of . It will remove excess water, but will not allow the soil to spill out. A beautiful tiered flower garden is ready.
If you like regular shaped flower beds, you can make these too. For example, making a flower bed in the shape of a chamomile out of tires. First, the tires in the lower tier are laid out and fastened together. Fill the middle of the tires with earth, as well as the free space inside the circle. For better drainage, you can place broken bricks or other construction debris there, sprinkle a little earth on top and compact it. On the prepared surface, stepping back from the edge by more than half the diameter of the tire, lay out the second tier. They are also fastened together, the middle is covered with soil, and the core is placed on top. You can plant tall flowers at the very top, and border or low-growing flowers on the lower tiers.
Another option for a flowerbed made of tires in the shape of a chamomile - in one tier. To do this you will have to cut the tires.
How to cut tires
In general, when making crafts from tires, they often need to be cut. This is far from easy. Can be cut off more or less easily lateral surface from the tread. People with strong hands and with good knives they do it manually. By the way, a good workout for the hands and the entire shoulder girdle. If you are going to cut with a knife, lubricate the blade with grease: the rubber constantly “jams” the metal, and the blade covered with grease slides out well.
You can also cut off the sidewall with a jigsaw or grinder. Cutting with a grinder is relatively quick, but the stench is wild. Therefore, with a grinder, even if there is one, only the first cut is made so that the jigsaw file can be inserted. Then they work with this tool. To cut rubber, take a blade with a reverse tooth made of good steel.
If you have to cut the tread, doing it with a jigsaw or, especially, with a knife is useless. At least with a regular knife. Blades made of special steel can even cut iron cord, but it’s unlikely that anyone would want to damage such a tool on an old tire. That’s why they most often work with an angle grinder. To avoid any troubles, the protector is secured: always think about safety. If the sidewalls have already been cut off, the tread tape is quite elastic and can be compressed with a clamp. Once cut, it will not spring back.
Flowerpot from a wheel: turning the tires out
If you have a tire with an old rim, you can use it to make a flowerpot with a leg.
To do this, cut one sidewall along the tread. And they turn it inside out. This is not an easy task: considerable physical strength and perseverance are required. The rubber is elastic and it is impossible to turn it out the first time. If absolutely not, then outside make notches across the tread. They should be quite deep, but not through. It will also help if you make cuts along the edge with a depth of at least 5-7 centimeters. They will look like fringe on an inverted tire.
Why do they turn it inside out? Inner surface smoother, and the shape may turn out to be more interesting, especially if the edge is made not linear, but jagged. The result will be a gracefully bent decoration.
For details on how to turn out a tire, watch the video.
In a similar way, you can turn out a tire without rim. The sequence of actions is the same. First, cut off one of the sidewalls - straight or zigzag. To ensure that the “petals” are even, it is advisable to mark them. It is convenient to do this with chalk. The mark is then cut with a jigsaw or knife (if the cord is synthetic).
They turn it like this: they step on inner part tires, grab the edge with your hands and pull up and towards you. It is important to achieve the first result: when at least some part is bent. If the tire looks like the photo below, it's already a success. It is developed by successively turning the edge inside out and standing on the already turned part so that it does not turn back.
Watch the process again in the video. This time they turn out the tire without the wheel (they cut it, by the way, with a knife).
Even by itself, such a tire turned inside out looks good. If you paint it, it becomes even better. If desired, they can be combined - different colors, sizes, installed differently: on a tire or on legs.
A tall flower bed always looks beautiful. Especially with hanging plants. It can also be made from tires, and there are several possibilities. The photo below shows two ways to secure cut tires to different levels. The first is to use stumps for this, to which flowerpots are attached with nails or screws. The second is to use reinforcement - three or four rods on which to put rubber. Having set the tier at the desired level, it needs to be secured; on metal this can only be done with the help of clamps.
It is not always possible to place a flowerpot on the ground: some areas are so developed that even one square meter it is problematic to single out. For this occasion, people came up with various hanging flowerpots, also made from old tires. Only a small part of the whole tire remains, so you have to cut a lot... be patient. For example, you can do hanging planters in the form of a dolphin, parrot, rooster and other strange birds. For some ideas, see the photos.
Tire planter - parrot, rooster and dolphin
All these crafts made from tires. Only a small part of them - the heads - are often made of dense foam. Cutting and sanding the part the desired shape, it is attached using self-tapping screws coated with glue (this is a secret, remember), and then painted. Watch the video to see how to make a parrot from a tire.
Below are posted step by step photos, which depict the main stages of creating a table or ottoman from a tire. You will need two more circles of plywood or fiberboard of a suitable diameter; hemp rope is used for finishing. From available materials you will need glue and a glue gun, as well as varnish and a brush for applying it. To connect the circles to the tire you will also need self-tapping screws - 8-10 pieces on each side.
Next we take glue gun and after heating the glue, apply it to the sidewall. If you don’t have such a luxury on your household, take the glue that’s in the tube bigger size, like " liquid nails" It's easier for them to work with mounting gun. Apply a stripe to the side and glue the hemp rope. So - all the way to the top.
Using the same technology, we decorate the lid of the table (ottoman). You need to start laying from the middle: apply glue, lay the rope.
Finishing the work - applying varnish. We do it slowly, soaking it well. This is what should happen as a result. If you made a table, you can put glass on top - a rope, even coated with varnish, is not the best best coverage for the table, although beautiful...
Variety can be achieved through the cover. It can be sewn from the dense material you like.
Cute ottoman...
You can knit it - large knitting looks interesting.
Knitted cover large knit - looks interesting
If you don’t want to sew or knit, you can use old knitted items cut into strips. They are cut into long strips 3-5 cm thick, rolled into balls and then wrapped around the ottoman. It turns out interesting, especially if several colors are combined.
If you need a taller ottoman, screw the two tires together with self-tapping screws and continue working with them in this form.
Another option, see the video
It’s always nice to make something useful out of a junk item, and if the craft also turns out beautiful, it’s double the pleasure. One example is crafts made from tires. They are used to make decorations for a summer cottage or garden plot, various flowerpots and flower boxes, build children's attractions and even make country furniture - tables and chairs.
Flower beds and flower beds made from tires
Let's start with, perhaps, the simplest flower beds and flower beds. Do you think making a multi-tiered flower bed is difficult? Maybe, but not from tires. Take several pieces of different sizes, paint them in bright colors and stack them in a pile - one on top of the other. To prevent your slide from falling apart, fasten the tires from the inside using a screwdriver and self-tapping screws. Two per connection will be enough. You fill the soil inside and plant the plants. To prevent the soil from spilling out, you can cover the inside of the tire with a piece of geotextile. It will remove excess water, but will not allow the soil to spill out. A beautiful tiered flower garden is ready.
Tiered flower bed made of tires
If you like regular shaped flower beds, you can make these too. For example, making a flower bed in the shape of a chamomile out of tires. First, the tires in the lower tier are laid out and fastened together. Fill the middle of the tires with earth, as well as the free space inside the circle. For better drainage, you can place broken bricks or other construction debris there, sprinkle a little earth on top and compact it. On the prepared surface, stepping back from the edge by more than half the diameter of the tire, lay out the second tier. They are also fastened together, the middle is covered with soil, and the core is placed on top. You can plant tall flowers at the very top, and border or low-growing flowers on the lower tiers.
Another way to make a tiered flower bed from tires
Another option for a flower bed made of tires in the shape of a chamomile - in one tier. To do this you will have to cut the tires.
Daisy flower bed made from tires
How to cut tires
In general, when making crafts from tires, they often need to be cut. This is far from easy. It is more or less easy to cut off the side surface of the tread. People with strong hands and good knives do this by hand. By the way, a good workout for the hands and the entire shoulder girdle. If you are going to cut with a knife, lubricate the blade with grease: the rubber constantly “jams” the metal, and the blade covered with grease slides out well.
You can also cut off the sidewall with a jigsaw or grinder. Cutting with a grinder is relatively quick, but the stench is wild. Therefore, with a grinder, even if there is one, only the first cut is made so that the jigsaw file can be inserted. Then they work with this tool. To cut rubber, take a blade with a reverse tooth made of good steel.
From tires with cut edges you can make high bed for strawberries
If you have to cut the tread, doing it with a jigsaw or, especially, with a knife is useless. At least with a regular knife. Blades made of special steel can even cut iron cord, but it’s unlikely that anyone would want to damage such a tool on an old tire. That’s why they most often work with an angle grinder. To avoid any troubles, the protector is secured: always think about safety. If the sidewalls have already been cut off, the tread tape is quite elastic and can be compressed with a clamp. Once cut, it will not spring back.
Read about how to make a small pond out of a tire here.
Flowerpot from a wheel: turning the tires out
If you have a tire with an old rim, you can use it to make a flowerpot with a leg.
Flowerpot from an old car wheel
To do this, cut one sidewall along the tread. And they turn it inside out. This is not an easy task: considerable physical strength and perseverance are required. The rubber is elastic and it is impossible to turn it out the first time. If absolutely not possible, notches are made on the outside side across the tread. They should be quite deep, but not through. It will also help if you make cuts along the edge with a depth of at least 5-7 centimeters. They will look like fringe on an inverted tire.
Why do they turn it inside out? The inner surface is smoother, and the shape can be more interesting, especially if the edge is made not linear, but jagged. The result will be a gracefully bent decoration.
Another option for a flowerpot made of tires
For details on how to turn out a tire, watch the video.
In a similar way, you can turn out a tire without a rim. The sequence of actions is the same. First, cut off one of the sidewalls - straight or zigzag. To ensure that the “petals” are even, it is advisable to mark them. It is convenient to do this with chalk. The mark is then cut with a jigsaw or knife (if the cord is synthetic).
Transformation process old tire to the flower garden
They turn it out like this: they step on the inside of the tire, grab the edge with their hands and pull it up and towards themselves. It is important to achieve the first result: when at least some part is bent. If the tire looks like the photo below, it's already a success. It is developed by consistently turning the edge inside out and standing on the part that has already been turned out - so that it does not turn back.
Turning out the tire without the rim
Watch the process again in the video. This time they turn out the tire without the wheel (they cut it, by the way, with a knife).
Even by itself, such a tire turned inside out looks good. If you paint it, it becomes even better. If desired, they can be combined - different colors, sizes, installed differently: on a tire or on legs.
Installation options
A tall flower bed always looks beautiful. Especially with hanging plants. It can also be made from tires, and there are several possibilities. The photo below shows two ways to secure cut tires at different levels. The first is to use stumps for this, to which flowerpots are attached with nails or screws. The second is to use reinforcement - three or four rods on which to put rubber. Having set the tier at the desired level, it needs to be secured; on metal this can only be done with the help of clamps.
Multi-tiered raised flower beds made from tires
It is not always possible to place a flowerpot on the ground: some areas are so developed that it is problematic to allocate even one square meter. For this occasion, people came up with various hanging flowerpots, also made from old tires. Only a small part of the whole tire remains, so you have to cut a lot... be patient. For example, you can make hanging flowerpots in the shape of a dolphin, parrot, rooster and other strange birds. For some ideas, see the photos.
Tire planter - parrot, rooster and dolphin
All these crafts made from tires. Only a small part of them - the heads - are often made of dense foam. Having cut and sanded the part of the desired shape, it is attached using self-tapping screws coated with glue (this is a secret, remember), and then painted. Watch the video to see how to make a parrot from a tire.
From a cut tire you can make a garden path that will last for many years.
Tire crafts for the garden
People's imagination is limitless and they make amazing jewelry from old car tires. The most common crafts are figures of birds and animals. And perhaps my favorite character is the swan. It turns out graceful and similar, especially if you know some tricks.
Tire swans
The main task in making figures for the garden from tires is correct marking. For example, those swans in the photo above do not have their heads cut out quite correctly. It can be made more believable by making a sharp beak. An example of cutting a tire is in the photo below. Cutting such lines is certainly more difficult, but the result is impressive.
How to cut a swan from an old tire
The tire is cut along the marked lines, then the wings are turned outward. In this case, the neck bends quite steeply. To be able to change this bend, you can screw it to it with self-tapping screws metal plate. When everything is covered with paint, nothing will be visible, and the tilt of the head can be changed, which is also quite important. Often a swan is “placed” into a nest from another tire. Then it must be attached with self-tapping screws: the figure must hold well and be stable.
There is one more improvement - wings. You can leave them as is, you can cut “feathers” out of rubber, or you can make feathers out of white plastic bottles(from one liter bottle you get 6 feathers), attach them to the mesh. Then you will get such a bird...
The body of these decorative swans is made of tires, and all parts are made from scrap materials
How to make a swan from a tire - from cutting to final finishing - watch the video.
By similar technology You can make numerous figures to decorate your site or garden. The easiest way to make a frog: body - one or two painted green color tires, paws can be made from scraps of sidewalls or some other materials, eyes - whoever comes up with something - someone even made them from plastic cups or small tires, apparently from a baby stroller.
Tire Frog
They also make bears, flamingos, dragons, crocodiles, giraffes, zebras, donkeys... it’s easier to say who they don’t make. See some crafts made from tires in the photo gallery.
A bear made from old tires It’s very easy to make bears from tires with your own hands. Outlandish palm trees turn green even in winter. A donkey made from half a tire - a face made of wood. A stork made from tires - not very common... The figure of Snake-Gorynych made from tires on a booth... symbolic)) A graceful pink flamingo in the company of chickens ))) Dragon made of tires - kids will love it. Zebra and giraffe are made according to a similar principle - the difference is in the length of the neck and coloring
You can make rides for the playground out of tires. There are especially many exciting crafts for boys: self-propelled guns, guns, cars, tractors...they will definitely like it.
A children's racing car made from tires is also suitable for the playground. kindergarten A tractor will cause no less delight A multi-seat sports car A motorcycle with a sidecar made from old tires... The eternal desire of boys to play war games will intensify if there is a cannon on the site... almost like a real one Such a self-propelled weapon will probably attract not only kids
Garden and country furniture made from tires
It’s hard to believe, but even furniture is made from tires: ottomans, tables, armchairs. all this can be made from an old tire. The easiest way to make ottomans is to place several tires of the same diameter (or not) one on top of the other, and fasten them together from the inside with self-tapping screws. Fill the top tightly furniture foam rubber, sew and put on the cover. If desired, you can attach legs: even screw furniture wheels: it’s easier to move and doesn’t stain the floor, the second way out is to fasten the felt at the bottom (with staples from a stapler).
Below are step-by-step photos showing the main stages of creating a table or ottoman from a tire. You will need two more circles of plywood or fiberboard of a suitable diameter; hemp rope is used for finishing. From available materials you will need glue and a glue gun, as well as varnish and a brush for applying it. To connect the circles to the tire you will need a screwdriver and self-tapping screws - 8-10 pieces on each side.
Ottoman or table made from an old tire
Next, take a glue gun and heat up the glue and apply it to the sidewall. If you don’t have such a luxury on your household, take glue that comes in a larger tube, like “liquid nails.” It is easier for them to work with a mounting gun. Apply a stripe to the side and glue the hemp rope. So - all the way to the top.
Cover the sides with hemp rope
Using the same technology, we decorate the lid of the table (ottoman). You need to start laying from the middle: apply glue, lay the rope.
Decorating the table cover
Finishing the work - applying varnish. We do it slowly, soaking it well. This is what should happen as a result. If you made a table, you can put glass on top - a rope, even varnished, is not the best covering for a table, although it is beautiful...
This ottoman table was made from an old tire and hemp rope
Variety can be achieved through the cover. It can be sewn from the dense material you like.
Cute ottoman...
You can knit it - large knitting looks interesting.
Large knitted cover - looks interesting
If you don’t want to sew or knit, you can use old knitted items cut into strips. They are cut into long strips 3-5 cm thick, rolled into balls and then wrapped around the ottoman. It turns out interesting, especially if several colors are combined.
Cut old knitted items into strips, roll them into balls, and wrap the top around the ottoman. The result is in front of you
The same technique in different colors
If you need a taller ottoman, screw the two tires together with self-tapping screws and continue working with them in this form.
How to make a high ottoman
This is the result of labor
Another option, see the video
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Do-it-yourself tire flower beds step-by-step instructions with photos and videos
It's always nice to make something beautiful and useful out of a junk item. A good example such creativity - beautiful flower beds from tires. They are not difficult to build, but their benefits are enormous. But that's just a fantasy country craftsmen not limited. From old wheels, which often just lie on the road and pollute environment, they make outdoor furniture, sculptures for the garden and even rebuilding small children's towns.
What are tire crafts?
Such a simple and unsightly material at first glance, like old car tires, in fact, seems to be specially created so that every summer resident can feel like a real artist and decorate his plot with real designer flower beds and original author’s sculptures. Without exaggeration, you can cut anything out of tires. Such crafts are on par with those made from plastic bottles all year round will delight the eyes of the owners and guests of the dacha, and most importantly, will not require special financial investments.
It’s also nice that the benefit of the idea of making crafts with your own hands from tires is double: on the one hand, we recycle a wheel that polluted the environment, and on the other, we get an original one. garden decoration or a flower bed.
Crafts made from used rubber tires amaze with their variety and the richness of the imagination of their authors. Here are the most common ones:
In the photo - flower beds made from tires A small flower bed. The easiest way to make flower beds from tires is to leave the tire as is, just decorate it brightly and fill it with soil. Nothing complicated. Even a weak woman or child can cope with this, and such a flower garden will look wonderful.
This photo shows cups made from old wheels. Flower beds from old tires in the form of various objects. Make them more difficult. The tire is cut into two unequal parts and the larger one is turned inside out. It is worth noting that the edges of tires can be made various shapes, it's all just a matter of imagination and sleight of hand. Using this technique, flower beds are made in the form of a mug, flower, or vase. A huge rubber cup made from tires looks very funny. And some craftsmen thus build an entire tea set on their site.
Turtle made from old wheels Flower beds and sculptures in the form of animals and fairy-tale heroes. A funny frog made of tires, a kind gnome, a mysterious unicorn, beautiful swans, a three-headed dragon, a turtle, a luxurious carriage, a huge telephone - it’s easier to list what they don’t do from this available material. The only condition is to think through the composition from the very beginning, so that there are no unpleasant surprises later.
In the photo - multi-tiered flower beds for flowers or berries
Multi-tiered flower beds made from several tires. The simplest one to make is a three-tier one, but the number of parts can be greater. Several tires of the same or different sizes are placed on top of each other or in a checkerboard pattern. A tire well looks impressive, stylized to look like a real one and equipped with all its inherent attributes: a chain, a shaft with a visor, a bucket. This flower bed can also be used as a vertical bed for growing berries and vegetables.
Tire beds for strawberries A strawberry bed made from tires will take up minimal space and give a rich harvest. It is also perfect for growing seedlings, herbs, and peppers. From such a flower bed you can make a fence for a raspberry or currant bush, or make several of them and use them to delimit the garden into cultural zones. It is also worth mentioning that a well made from tires is often made not only decorative, but is used to disguise a drainage pit or septic tank.
Experienced craftsmen and craftswomen know many secrets that help them create garden sculptures and flower beds made from tires with your own hands. They understand better than anyone how to make unique and inimitable handicrafts from old, useless trash. Here are just a few of these secrets:
- Imported tires are best suited for the job, as the rubber on them is softer and easy to cut. But in their absence, domestic products will do. In principle, they are quite easy to process and allow you to make crafts from them different shapes.
- Tires intended for use on winter roads are more pliable, easier to cut and easier to process than those used in summer.
- The longer the tire has been used and the more it is worn, the thinner, softer it is and the easier it will be to work with: cutting and turning.
- Before you start creating a craft, the material needs to be prepared: thoroughly cleaned of dirt, and degreased before painting.
- To cut car tires, use a sharp knife with a thin spine. You can check how well it is sharpened by running the blade along notebook sheet, holding it suspended. If the knife does not cut or tears the paper, it is not sharp enough.
- Cutting a car tire for garden crafts It’s more convenient if you periodically lubricate the knife machine oil. This will make it easier to fit into the rubber. Used oil will also work.
- When you need to cut out some shaped elements, markings are applied to the tire. It will help you achieve a more accurate and accurate result. It is most convenient to apply it with ordinary white chalk, or, in extreme cases, with a marker.
- The durability of the craft depends on what paint you use to paint the rubber. For old people wheel tires Suitable for both automotive paints and any paints for outdoor use.
- Before painting the tire, it is recommended to prime its surface. Primer with added small quantity PVA will increase the strength of the coating and reduce paint consumption.
- Paints in aerosol cans speed up the painting process to 20-30 minutes, and make the painted layer more uniform.
- Decorative finishing can be made from scrap materials. For example, cover the surface with pebbles, bottle shards, or lay out pictures from colored plastic bottle caps.
It is better to paint a flower bed from a tire not only from the outside, but also from inside. This way they will look more aesthetically pleasing, and the black rubber will not be visible from the inside.
Of course, every master has his own secrets, and it is impossible to list them all. And when you take up this fascinating business - tire sculpture, you will certainly have them too.
Several master classes on making crafts from old tires
As mentioned above, crafts made from tires are varied. Their appearance and purpose are limited only by the imagination of the master. We invite you to familiarize yourself with the basic models. After reading them, you will learn how to make a flower bed from tires with your own hands and you will be able to create original, unique and useful garden accessories yourself.
A simple flower bed in the shape of a flower
A small flower bed made like a daisy from one tire is the simplest basic model. You can make several such flower beds, arrange them sparingly and decorate the approach to the house. Sometimes they are placed on asphalt or tiled areas.
We will need:
- One old tire.
- Sharp knife.
- Marker or chalk.
Mark the cut location with a marker. We will cut the tire along them, from thickening to thickening.
Before cutting tires, make sure that they do not have metal cords that could damage the knife. They are usually inserted into truck tires.
We cut the tire along the entire circumference with even zigzag petals of any shape of your choice (triangular, oval, semicircular).
We turn the tire over and work with it reverse side. Moving the knife along the thickening, we cut out a circle from the back of the tire.
Then, along the entire circumference inside the tire, approximately every 20-25 cm, we make transverse cuts from the cut edge to the bend (end of the tread).
After this, the tire needs to be turned out. The flowerbed is ready. All that remains is to paint it, giving it a more attractive look, fill it with soil and plant plants.
For greater clarity, watch the following video:
https://youtu.be/CYtQYhNb0NA
Garden flowerpot from an old wheel
You can make a beautiful garden vase from an old wheel in a short time. Such flowerpots look better in pairs in front of the house, according to different sides doors or porch. Let's look at a step-by-step master class on how to make them.
We will need:
- Tire with disk.
- Sharp knife.
- Chalk or marker.
Using chalk or a marker, mark a zigzag line along the entire frontal circumference of the tire, along which we will begin cutting. Thanks to her, the flowerpot will look like large flower with many petals.
Cut the tire along the marked line with a sharp knife. To facilitate the process, the knife is periodically dipped in machine oil (used oil will also work).
After the wheel is cut, we check whether there are any uncut sections left and proceed to turning it out. It is better to do this together with an assistant, slowly, in parts.
After we managed to turn out the tire for the future flower bed, it turned out that there was a tube in the wheel. It needs to be cut out and thrown away.
The flowerpot is ready. Its bowl was made from the main part of the wheel. There is no need to remove the disk from the tire. It serves as a raised platform and stand for the vase, and the remains of the tire at its base provide additional support.
All we have to do is clean, degrease and decide how to beautifully paint our new garden vase. When you pour the earth into the bowl, do not forget to put a gasket on its bottom so that the earth does not spill out and make several holes in it to drain the water.
Video instructions for making a flowerpot:
https://youtu.be/5qiq59BKY8M
Swan from an old tire
The most popular garden sculptures made from tires are swans. They are usually placed near artificial pond, which gives the site a stunning look. You can plant grass in the bird itself, then it will seem that it is peeking out from behind the vegetation. Detailed information will help you make it step-by-step instruction with photo.
We will need:
- Sharp knife.
- An electric drill for making holes for a knife to fit into the rubber.
- Sander or file.
- Jigsaw.
- Chalk or marker (preferably a marker).
- Wire 5-6 mm in diameter (rigid, to give the shape of a “swan” neck).
- Plastic clamps (to shape the head).
- Roulette.
- Gloves.
According to the diagram, we mark the contours of the future swan on the surface of the tire according to the following video, in which the author uses dimensions in inches, calling them in international system measurements - inch. Inch (1 inch) = 2.54 cm.
https://youtu.be/ydcioha556g
How beautiful and neat our sculpture will turn out depends on the accuracy of the markings.
Let's start cutting. At the initial section, we drill 3-4 holes at a distance of 3-5 cm with a drill and cut the tire between them with a knife. We insert a jigsaw into the resulting cut and begin to cut out the swan.
After all the contours are cut out, turn the tire inside out. We try to do this carefully, since careless movements in the thinnest places can tear it.
To make the bird’s figure look more neat, we smooth all the cuts along the contour with a sander.
To shape the swan's neck, we insert a wire into it. To do this, drill holes in the center of the neck and to the end of the body every 20 cm. We apply the wire and secure it in the holes with soft staples.
Forming the head. We make longitudinal cuts and holes, as shown in the photo, and using the same wire or plastic clamps we give the swan’s head the shape.
Our tire swan is ready. All that remains is to paint it and make a stand.
The swan can be painted in White color or not paint at all, leaving it black. We make the beak red. Swans look very beautiful in a pair: black and white.
Without a stand, soft rubber swans will not stand. You can simply take any tire and paint it, for example, blue. Thus, it will symbolize the pond. Or you can take the time to make it curly.
We make the figured stand in the same way. We mark the outline on the tire along which we will cut, cut the tire along it, turn it inside out and paint it.
https://youtu.be/cBGHZB1_9Hc
Using a similar technique, you can make any shapes from tires: animals, birds, fairy-tale creatures.
But if you don't want to bother with complex markings and sharp, you can do it simpler. For example, assemble a cute frog from whole tires.
In the photo - a flowerbed in the shape of a frog Making a frog from tires is very simple. The body and head are assembled from one or several larger tires, eyes are assembled from small wheels, for example from a baby stroller, and paws are assembled from rubber scraps.
Flowerbed chamomile
It’s hard to come up with a decoration that’s easier to make than this flowerbed. Despite the fact that it requires several car tires, it can be assembled in literally 15-20 minutes, it looks nice, neat and will never be out of place.
We will need:
- Three old tires of the same size.
- A sharp knife or grinder.
We cut all the tires in half, having previously marked the cut locations. Before cutting, find out if there are metal cords in the rubber. A knife won’t take them, so use a grinder.
To give the future flower bed an aesthetic appearance, you can paint the tires. It is better to do this in advance, immediately after cutting.
From 5 halves we form a fence in the shape of a flower and cover it with earth.
Video about the process of creating a daisy flower bed:
https://youtu.be/NZ34infaCnQ
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How to cut a tire
1 Topic from Brick 2012-12-11 04:07:22
Hello people! Please advise how to cut car tires! I tried to cut the tire with a metal disc on a cutting machine, but the disc burned out very quickly along with part of the rubber.
How can you make holes in tires?
2 Reply from Crazy hands 2012-12-11 04:07:50
Tires are cut depending on their type. Radial tires with textile cord can be cut with a knife, diagonal tires with metal cord can be cut with a hacksaw. The tool must be wet and the tire must be treated with soapy water. And the tool for cutting the holes depends on the required diameter and the tool available. For example, a tire can be cut through with a sharpened pipe required diameter. It all depends on the size and, accordingly, the thickness of the tire, as well as on the location in which the hole is made.
3 Reply from Andkorn 2012-12-11 04:08:43
Hello! There is such a method of cutting tires, tested in practice: take a regular electric jigsaw with the coarsest wood file, wetted with machine oil. It is better to work together, pulling back the cut off part, otherwise it will greatly interfere with the work. The tire is cut in five to ten minutes. The hole is also so easy to make, the main thing is to punch the initial hole for the file to “enter”.
4 Reply from Ya_123 2012-12-11 04:09:29
There are special wavy knives for jigsaws, just for rubber and other similar materials.
5 Reply from Nafanya 2012-12-11 04:10:05
Or you can heat a sharp knife and cut, and continue to heat and cut as many times as necessary.
6 Reply from Crazy hands 2012-12-11 04:10:37
Well, people will write more. What kind of hot knife?!! All the heat from the knife will be used to melt the rubber, and this melted rubber will stick to the knife, preventing it from moving, so cutting will be much more labor-intensive. It’s better to just cut with a cold knife. Although this question will no longer worry the carver a few seconds after the start of such work, because he will be poisoned by the toxic fumes released when the rubber is heated and will lose consciousness.
