Sometimes, before the party remains very little time to diversify interior of the room is often nothing. But do not despair at the lack of appropriate lighting. There is an excellent idea, both from disposable cups to make a glowing ball, which will help to create a light show on the improvised home disco.
Content
- Tools and materials needed
- Procedure for the manufacture of ball
- Precautionary measures
Tools and materials needed
The basis of future disco ball will serve as disposable plastic cups, which can be purchased in any supermarket without difficulty. They should be colorless or transparent. In view of a possible marriage and other costs it is better to buy the whole package (100 pcs.). Remaining after the production of crafts disposable dishes can always be used at the party.
Also required:
- Christmas tree garland;
- Soldering with a sharp circular tip or drill bit;
- Stapler.
If there is no soldering or the required diameter of the drill, it is possible to use a knife, scissors, nail or any other tool that should make a smooth hole in the plastic cup.
Procedure for the manufacture of ball
Is engaged in manufacturing of the luminous ball of plastic cups are best on a flat surface such as a desk. cups you need to put in the form of a circle, Alternately fastened together by the sides of the stapler. Because glasses are truncated cone in shape, and their number will depend on the angle of divergence of the sides. Once it closes the circle, you can begin to lay out the second row.
Glasses must be laid into the recess, holding them not only among themselves but also with the previous layer. Gradually filling row by row, to get a smooth hemisphere.
After the production of half of the sphere is finished, you can proceed to the second stage of works. In donyshke each cup must be cut or burn a hole whose diameter is slightly smaller than the bulb garlands. Then, in each of the holes to be inserted by a light bulb. It is better if the garland will go in a spiral. It remains to establish a hemisphere, for example, on the bedside table and turn on the power grid.
Glowing ball It can be done in the form of a complete sphere. The second half is similar to the first, the number of cups of a large ring to be 1 less than the first hemisphere. In this case, the ball get even. Power cord need to bring in the highest point of the sphere. must pass through the same cup and the ring of strong thread or fishing line, for which the luminous ball is suspended from the ceiling. For illumination can be used as a garland one, and two, it will depend on the number of cups.
Precautionary measures
In the manufacture of such articles made of plastic disposable tableware is necessary to observe safety measures. If a bulb hole soldering is done, it is required to ventilate the room, since the melting polyethylene evolves toxic combustion products. It should also be careful to prevent ignition or get burned. Caution should be observed when working with piercing-cutting tools.
It must be remembered that the heated bulb garlandsTherefore the point of contact with their plastic tableware necessarily high temperature zone.
By heating the plastic may begin to melt, and if garland is quite powerful, it may ignite.
Therefore, do not leave a glowing ball enabled for a long time. Periodically, it is necessary to give cool.