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Dave Polaschek
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What to use to make a rattle rattle?
Got some new neighbors in the ’hood who are expecting a baby before Christmas. Figured I could make a nice wooden rattle to give to the little spud. Better than a drum for the new parents, I figure…
Anyway, what’s the preferred material to make a rattle rattle? I’ve got lots of smallish scraps of wood. Also steel and brass. Or rocks from the driveway. What should I use?
Thanks!
Anyway, what’s the preferred material to make a rattle rattle? I’ve got lots of smallish scraps of wood. Also steel and brass. Or rocks from the driveway. What should I use?
Thanks!
May you have the day you deserve!
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I think Jim Jakosh has been using steel ball bearings?
The Other Steven
Maybe dried beans, non toxic if they ever escaped.
Ron
I think "bb" sized shot would sound more "soft" than larger bearings, but I dunno what kids like.
You could use Mexican jumping beans for a self powered unit!
Only thing I can see is having the rattly material well sealed so the kids don't eat it.
You could use Mexican jumping beans for a self powered unit!
Only thing I can see is having the rattly material well sealed so the kids don't eat it.
yeah jim has made many.
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
I used the smallest bolts and nuts from my inventory. They were a lot louder than the dried beans I used on my first set. I also made the walls a bit thinner.
You could use Mexican jumping beans for a self powered unit!
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Rattlesnake rattles 😁
Nah, dried pinto beans for the NM style rattle.
Peyote seeds??? 😲
Rattlesnake rattles 😁
Nah, dried pinto beans for the NM style rattle.
Peyote seeds??? 😲
"Duck and Bob would be out doin some farming with funny hats on." chrisstef
Un-popped Popcorn!
Mike, in Concord, NH - A candle loses none of its flame by lighting another candle...
i say those fire cracker things you throw on the ground and they explode ? those will rattle the kids brain 🤣🤣🤣
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
littlecope
Un-popped Popcorn!
Good idea.
"Duck and Bob would be out doin some farming with funny hats on." chrisstef
Captured rings
MosquitoMade.com
Popcorn, black peppercorns, and tiny nuts and bolts are my top three possibles at the moment, I think. I’ve got two octagonal rings of cherry glued up on a faceplate, and a backup dumbbell-shaped blank if the rings prove too complex for me.
Captured rings on a bigger ring would be a neat trick, Mos. You first?
Captured rings on a bigger ring would be a neat trick, Mos. You first?
May you have the day you deserve!
Oh, I also considered buckshot or birdshot, but all I have is lead, which might not be ideal for a little spud what tries to eat everything in reach, which is, as I recall, the baby modus operandum.
May you have the day you deserve!
If I was going to use anything metal, I would probably use stainless steel (like these do). You could also find some beads. Heck, go to Jackalope and buy cheap bag of of beads used for making jewelry.
I think that maracas sometimes use wood beads. Of course they are usually much larger. Wood pieces do not necessarily need to be round so you could just cut off pieces of a dowel or any strip of wood for that matter.
I think that maracas sometimes use wood beads. Of course they are usually much larger. Wood pieces do not necessarily need to be round so you could just cut off pieces of a dowel or any strip of wood for that matter.
--Nathan, TX. Hire the lazy man. He may not do as much work but that's because he will find a better way.
10-24 nuts were about the right size for the dumbbell-shaped rattle. Black peppercorns will go in the larger ring, or maybe small pieces of 10-24 bolts (I have a nice bolt-cutter from a previous project). The small octagonal ring was too small for me to (successfully) turn a cavity in it, so I’ll try again using solid wood rather than a segmented design for that next time, and start a bit bigger.
Stainless is an interesting idea, but much harder to work, and my local hardware store didn’t have any small bearings, regardless of the material, so I’m improvising.
Stainless is an interesting idea, but much harder to work, and my local hardware store didn’t have any small bearings, regardless of the material, so I’m improvising.
May you have the day you deserve!
Regular BBs are copper plated steel.
Not the many pounds of BBs I have. All lead, suitable for melting down in a beer can.
Also, decided against stainless, because I want something magnetic in case the kid eats it. We can make it swallow one of those magnets we used to feed our cattle after they ate nails or other metallic junk from the pasture.
Also, decided against stainless, because I want something magnetic in case the kid eats it. We can make it swallow one of those magnets we used to feed our cattle after they ate nails or other metallic junk from the pasture.
May you have the day you deserve!
Just don't use anything with sharp edges. No need for a magnet because the kid doesn't a rumen, reticulum or omason. Anything else the kid eats will pass in 12 to 24 hours. 😜
"Duck and Bob would be out doin some farming with funny hats on." chrisstef
True but internal magnets are handy for hanging them on the fridge when you have your hands full.
--Nathan, TX. Hire the lazy man. He may not do as much work but that's because he will find a better way.
Or hanging stuff on the kid… take this hammer over there to Duck, kid. [clank]
May you have the day you deserve!
I say lead shot, but that’s just me
