3 unusual crafts made from foil

3 unusual crafts made from foil

Food-grade aluminum foil is sold in almost every grocery store. Of course, we all know its main use. But there are other ways to engage and use this interesting material. Here are three ideas below.

Will need


To do all three crafts need to:
  • Food foil.
  • Self-tapping screws pair.
  • Soldering iron.
  • LED Strip Light.
  • Pen with transparent body.
  • A couple of nails.
  • Krona battery and a large 1.5 V battery.

3 unusual crafts made from foil

Antistatic keychain


Oh, this is a very useful thing for those who are constantly hit by static discharges. This happens mainly in winter, when the air is dry and static can easily accumulate on you. If you need to touch something metallic, an unpleasant discharge occurs. This can be avoided by using a special discharger - an antistatic key fob. It's done in a couple of minutes.
We take out the paste with the cap from the pen.
3 unusual crafts made from foil

We saw off a piece of about 3-4 centimeters from the body.
3 unusual crafts made from foil

We insert a self-tapping screw on one side with the head inward and glue it evenly with hot glue.
3 unusual crafts made from foil

We roll a not very dense but strong ball out of foil and insert it into the inside of the tube.
3 unusual crafts made from foil

We glue the same self-tapping screw on the other side.
3 unusual crafts made from foil

The keychain is ready!
Now, to check, rub a rubber ball on the wool. With our hand we hold the keychain by one screw, and with the other we touch the object from which we need to remove the charge.
3 unusual crafts made from foil

At this time, a ball of foil begins to run inside the keychain from cap to cap. As soon as its movement is over, the charge is released.
3 unusual crafts made from foil

Position sensor


We saw off another 3-4 centimeter piece from the same handle.
3 unusual crafts made from foil

Fill one side tightly with glue.
3 unusual crafts made from foil

Insert a ball of foil. Next, insert two small nails halfway and fill them with glue.
3 unusual crafts made from foil

While the glue has not cooled and hardened, distribute the nails evenly so that they do not touch.
3 unusual crafts made from foil

Now the ball inside can close the nails. A kind of switch.
3 unusual crafts made from foil

If you connect such a sensor to the open circuit between the LED strip and the battery, when the sensor is tilted, the ball will close the circuit and the LED strip will glow.
3 unusual crafts made from foil

Hand warmer in 5 seconds


3 unusual crafts made from foil

If your hands are cold, take a piece of foil and wrap it around a large 1.5 V battery (you can use a small one, but it won’t last long).
3 unusual crafts made from foil

Since you actually shorted the poles of the element, the foil began to act as a load and began to generate heat. Now you can warm your hands with this bundle one at a time.
3 unusual crafts made from foil

Once you have warmed up, remove the foil from the batteries, it should be enough for a couple more times.

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Comments (6)
  1. Reader
    #1 Reader Guests 4 September 2019 20:45
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    Controversy about the battery
    1. Guest Oleg
      #2 Guest Oleg Guests 6 September 2019 21:18
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      It will work, but as long as the element doesn’t slam and leak...
  2. Guest Victor
    #3 Guest Victor Guests 6 September 2019 13:46
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    Foil has less resistance than a battery: the battery itself heats up, not the foil. This can backfire. And practically: the price of such heating is quite high. But as a “wild idea” it’s interesting.
  3. Guest Mikhail
    #4 Guest Mikhail Guests 14 September 2019 09:30
    5
    Antistatic. Why fence a garden? Take a resistor of about one mega ohm and no problems.
  4. Guest Vladimir
    #5 Guest Vladimir Guests September 16, 2019 09:20
    3
    A "switch" type for LED strip. I wonder if the author himself used this “device”? The reliability of the contact “leaves much to be desired,” and that’s putting it mildly.
  5. Guest Yuri
    #6 Guest Yuri Guests 1 October 2019 20:52
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    When there is nothing to do, you can experiment.