How to Make a Fidget Spinner
Gather the necessary materials listed below. , Decide whether you want a two-prong or three-prong fidget spinner., Choose a water bottle cap that will be the center where the "bearing" will be.,Trace a water bottle cap onto the apple sauce cup with...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Gather the necessary materials listed below.
Depending on the type of spinner, you'll want to glue two or three pennies onto two or three water bottle caps.
Three-pronged spinners are favored for their longer spin time versus the two prong., Do not glue a penny on it.
Many water bottle caps have a small point in the very center.
Use a craft knife or pen to make a hole in the very center of the cap.
It should be big enough for the toothpick to spin without being disturbed but small enough that it won't slide out.,, Make sure the hole is perfectly aligned with your center cap's hole.
Super glue the cap and plastic together, but make sure to keep the holes aligned., For a two-pronged spinner, the formation will look like a line, and for a three-pronged spinner, the formation will look like a triangle., Trace it ten times on your thin cardboard, and cut out the circles.,, Make sure that each pile has 3 circles that have holes in the center.,, Make sure that the three with holes are all touching each other directly and are on the bottom., Insert one end of your toothpick into it.
Thread the other end through your spinner and then repeat the first step on the other side., -
Step 2: Decide whether you want a two-prong or three-prong fidget spinner.
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Step 3: Choose a water bottle cap that will be the center where the "bearing" will be.
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Step 4: Trace a water bottle cap onto the apple sauce cup with a permanent marker and cut it out.
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Step 5: Make a hole in the very center of the thin piece of plastic.
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Step 6: Super glue all the other caps that are weighted by pennies to the central cap in whatever design you choose.
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Step 7: Take a spare penny.
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Step 8: Poke small holes (the size of the holes on your central cap) directly in the center of 6 of your cardboard circles.
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Step 9: Separate the circles into two piles of five.
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Step 10: Trim your toothpick so that it can go into the spinner and still have room enough on either side to spin without being interrupted.
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Step 11: Super glue the circles into separate stacks of five.
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Step 12: Insert a small drop of super glue into the hole made by the circles.
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Step 13: Decorate if wanted and your spinner is complete!
Detailed Guide
Depending on the type of spinner, you'll want to glue two or three pennies onto two or three water bottle caps.
Three-pronged spinners are favored for their longer spin time versus the two prong., Do not glue a penny on it.
Many water bottle caps have a small point in the very center.
Use a craft knife or pen to make a hole in the very center of the cap.
It should be big enough for the toothpick to spin without being disturbed but small enough that it won't slide out.,, Make sure the hole is perfectly aligned with your center cap's hole.
Super glue the cap and plastic together, but make sure to keep the holes aligned., For a two-pronged spinner, the formation will look like a line, and for a three-pronged spinner, the formation will look like a triangle., Trace it ten times on your thin cardboard, and cut out the circles.,, Make sure that each pile has 3 circles that have holes in the center.,, Make sure that the three with holes are all touching each other directly and are on the bottom., Insert one end of your toothpick into it.
Thread the other end through your spinner and then repeat the first step on the other side.,
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