Brush made from plastic bottles

Brush made from plastic bottles

Household brush with a wooden handle and bristles made from plastic bottle strips. I won’t say that the whole process is simple, but it’s not particularly complicated either. So anyone can repeat it if they want. This is a regular brush that can be used to clean your work area after work.
To make one piece I needed about seven plastic bottles.
Brush made from plastic bottles

The process of making brushes from plastic bottles


Cut off the necks of the bottles. All you need is the straight cylindrical part of the bottle.
Brush made from plastic bottles

We cut bottles into ribbons using any method. I use this one with a homemade jig.
Brush made from plastic bottles

Larger view. The main cutter is a blade from a stationery knife.
Brush made from plastic bottles

The width of the tape is ultimately about two millimeters or slightly thicker.
Brush made from plastic bottles

Cut ribbons from bottles, with the ends secured so they don't mix.
Brush made from plastic bottles

Next, I will need two more homemade devices. These are the rollers for belt tension:
Brush made from plastic bottles

And the frame for winding the tape:
Brush made from plastic bottles

With these things you need to make a tight winding.
Tension rollers are two wine corks twisted with self-tapping screws to a block.
To avoid holding and pulling the tape with my hands, I use this device.Yes, and pulling the tape with your hands, you know, is fraught with danger, you can easily get cut off.
We clamp the rollers in a vice and pass the tape through them.
Brush made from plastic bottles

Preparing the rotation frame for the frame.
Brush made from plastic bottles

We put on the frame.
Brush made from plastic bottles

We begin winding by securing the first end of the tape.
Brush made from plastic bottles

We wind with medium force.
Brush made from plastic bottles

Brush made from plastic bottles

All bottles are wound.
Brush made from plastic bottles

If you unwind this ribbon now, it will again take the form of curls. To prevent this from happening and for the tape to remain in the shape of the frame, it must be heat treated.
You can do this in several ways:
  • Immerse in boiling water.
  • Blow with hot air from a hair dryer.
  • Heat in the oven.

I will use an electric grill heater. I put a winding there.
Brush made from plastic bottles

I carry out temperature control for several minutes so as not to melt the tape. Everything should be in moderation.
Brush made from plastic bottles

We take it out and cut the entire winding exactly in the middle.
Brush made from plastic bottles

The segments retained their form of winding on the frame - which is what we need.
Brush made from plastic bottles

We collect all the segments.
Brush made from plastic bottles

Now we prepare the frame for the brush. We take two cheeks of a suitable size.
Brush made from plastic bottles

Shave it a little to make it even.
Brush made from plastic bottles

We mark the holes in a checkerboard pattern for future bristles. Three rows in total.
Brush made from plastic bottles

We drill holes. Small in diameter at first.
Brush made from plastic bottles

Then the big one. Bad experience. Where would we be without him?
Brush made from plastic bottles

Let's try again:
Brush made from plastic bottles

Like this:
Brush made from plastic bottles

Brush made from plastic bottles

We make longitudinal cuts with a hacksaw.
Brush made from plastic bottles

Clean the groove with sandpaper.
Brush made from plastic bottles

Brush made from plastic bottles

I will use regular cooking skewers to secure the bristle brushes.
Brush made from plastic bottles

We adjust the grooves; the skewers won’t fit.
Brush made from plastic bottles

Preparing the brushes.
Brush made from plastic bottles

We take the amount that fits tightly into the hole.
Brush made from plastic bottles

We collect a row and insert a skewer.
Brush made from plastic bottles

Brush made from plastic bottles

We stretch everything down as far as it will go, having previously smeared it with wood glue.
Brush made from plastic bottles

Brush made from plastic bottles

Brush made from plastic bottles

All three rows of brushes are ready.
Brush made from plastic bottles

Brush made from plastic bottles

Everything is coated with glue.
Brush made from plastic bottles

Apply even more glue to the entire plane.
Brush made from plastic bottles

Now we glue the brushes to the handle.We clamp it in a vice and leave it to dry.
Brush made from plastic bottles

The brush took on its usual shape.
Brush made from plastic bottles

Using round files or other equipment:
Brush made from plastic bottles

We make smooth edges for a smooth transition.
Brush made from plastic bottles

Brush made from plastic bottles

We sand and make the entire surface smooth.
Brush made from plastic bottles

Drill a hole in the handle.
Brush made from plastic bottles

We fix the bristles between two bars.
Brush made from plastic bottles

Using a sharp knife, cut to level.
Brush made from plastic bottles

Brush made from plastic bottles

And now, the brush made from plastic bottles is ready!
Brush made from plastic bottles

The finished brush was soaked in boiled linseed oil.
Brush made from plastic bottles

Brush made from plastic bottles

Brush made from plastic bottles

Brush made from plastic bottles

Brush made from plastic bottles

Watch the video


The brush does its job perfectly.

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Comments (5)
  1. Sergey K
    #1 Sergey K Visitors 8 April 2018 20:16
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    Pass! The author's creativity is amazing...
    On the other hand, it takes so much effort to make a brush yourself that costs a maximum of 1 dollar ;)
  2. XXX
    #2 XXX Guests 10 April 2018 17:31
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    This brush is great for removing debris left over after making it)
  3. passerby
    #3 passerby Guests 10 April 2018 23:15
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    bravissimo!!!
  4. Andrey-guest
    #4 Andrey-guest Guests 16 April 2018 04:59
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    Of course - interesting, well done.
    There is also a lot of time and equipment :)
    True, I came up with the idea of ​​making these types of brushes differently - faster and easier, because... calculation for production by children.
  5. Eugene
    #5 Eugene Guests 20 December 2018 16:59
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    it's called monkey labor smirkNow she can clean up the trash after herself and throw it somewhere far away.