One morning I woke up with a new project idea in my head. I went to bed thinking about the presentation I was going to give to middle and high school labor teachers in a couple of weeks. I wanted to come up with simple and inexpensive projects that they could use in teaching some aspects of technology to students. I really hoped that my ideas would inspire them for their own creativity. All night I dreamed of how I made various devices from paper clips, this is how this project was born. As for the cost - a piece of wood and paper clips cost me about 15 rubles.
I was already working on several projects at the time, so it took a couple of months of thinking until I actually sat down at the table with a bunch of paper clips and started trying to build something out of them. While I was busy with other projects, I thought about the design and manufacturing of the parts for my car, as well as how to assemble them. For this I needed very few tools and materials. It seemed to me that the process would be pretty simple. It is very interesting to create staple mechanisms, and it is also interesting to play with them later. It seems to me that the sculptural forms of these creatures are also a kind of art.
For educators, this project is a great way to teach children the physics of mechanical machines, including concepts such as levers, knee, pivot, circular and linear motion. Products from this project can be used as a miniature working model or as a prototype in the production of various structures. Also, similar mechanisms can be used for students studying energy. A project like this helped me a lot, in which groups of participants, as well as individual inventors, created separate mechanisms and then connected them together to create a chain reaction. It seemed to me that something similar could be done with paper clips. This will enable each student to create their own part of the general mechanism, and then connect everything into a large chain, and also simulate a chain reaction.
This video shows how I constructed my mechanism from paper clips:
Step 1: such a versatile paperclip
As a lifelong Creator, I have always enjoyed taking apart even the simplest appliances. In meetings, I constantly disassemble and reassemble my pen. In the cafe, I constantly play with my straw and the wrapper in which it was brought. One of my favorite things to do is playing with paper clips. I have always admired their original, but simple form, as well as how they work. I know that this is just a piece of wire bent in a certain way, and nothing more. My quick search on the internet reveals that I'm not the only fan of paper clips. My fellow community members have already published a ton of paperclip projects. These are toy helicopters, and even chandeliers of various geometric shapes. I've seen lockpicks, catapults and trebuchets. So my post will be just another item on the list of what you can create from paper clips.
Step 2: What you need.
From this we will create today:
- A box of large paper clips (mine were made of wire with a diameter of 1 mm).
- Two small pieces of wood. I purchased two samples of flooring from my local hardware store. Each cost me no more than 10 rubles.
- A pair of wire cutters and a pair of long nose pliers. I recommend the ones above. If you have pliers with long round pliers and a cutting edge, these will work too.
- A couple of drills for 0.8, 1.0 and 1.2 mm.
- Grinder with a cut-off wheel to cut off one of the drills.
- Drill to drill holes in wood. Hand or power drill - it doesn't matter.
- Small ruler and pencil for measuring and marking holes.
NOTE: Other sizes of paper clips can be used. Small paper clips are easier to bend, but the design will also be smaller due to the shorter wire length of each element. You will also need other drills for different size staples.
Step 3: Make a staple folding device.
From the unsharpened end of the 1.2 mm drill, cut off two pieces with a grinder. One section should be approximately 10 mm and the other 20 mm. Grind the edges to make them smoother with a grinder.
Drill a 1.0mm hole in one of the pieces of wood. The depth of the hole should be 8 mm so that the 10 mm section of the drill protrudes 2.0 mm over the wood. The metal must fit tightly into the wood.
Make a second 1.0mm hole of the same depth about 1mm from the first. The thickness of the paperclip should fit snugly between the two metal posts. Stick a 20mm piece firmly into the wood.
Step 4: Practice twisting turns.
Almost all the details that we will have to do will have one or more turns, so it is better to practice and learn how to do them well.
- Align the paperclip completely with pliers.
- Place a paperclip between the two drill bits of your bending jig we built in the previous step.
- Gently wrap a paperclip around the longer post, while the short one will simply hold the wire in place.
- Continue rotating the paperclip around the long piece of drill until you have 4 turns of wire around it.
- Carefully remove the twisted paperclip from the bending machine and check the threads. They should fit snugly together. If the turns do not turn out smooth and dense, practice some more.
Here's how to do it:
Step 5: make different details.
Here is a complete set of paper clip parts I made for this design. There is a connecting rod, two-legged and four-legged supports, connectors and levers of various shapes and sizes. There can be an infinite number of other details and modifications. Only your imagination limits the choice.
The second photo below shows each part with its name.
Step 6: Make a base for installing the machine.
I used one piece of wood for the bender and the other for the assembly of my invention. I first tested the assembly on the back side, and when I debugged and measured everything, I started drilling holes on the front side. The beautiful texture of the finish looks very advantageous for the base of the car.
I used a 0.8mm drill bit to make 10mm deep holes in the wood for each of the legs. Light pressure with pliers and feet are in place. I think you can make a lot of holes with a grid pattern, like on electronic boards. This will allow you to easily change the position of the supports in the assembly, while testing and debugging the design. I decided to drill holes only where needed, it seemed to me better in appearance.
Step 7: assembling the structure on the go
Every person who spends his day in the office has his own little entertainment that helps him to relax and distract himself a little in order to put his head in order. We want to offer you one interesting idea of how and what can be made of paper clips as souvenirs for colleagues, while just relaxing and setting the brain for fruitful further work. We present to your attention a master class: "DIY paper clips."
Instructions for work No. 1To begin with, we will practice creating the simplest heart from a paper clip, which will not change the functionality of a classic paper clip at all, but will only bring zest and romance into everyday life. All we need is ordinary paper clips, it's good if they are colored.
Take a paper clip and fold it twice as shown in the photo. It's funny to talk about it, but that's it, the heart-clip is ready.
Instructions for work No. 2Now let's try to make a funny "hula" skirt out of paper clips, which can be worn on any fancy dress party held at work. This option, as you know, is no longer for creativity in the workplace.
All we need is:
- knitted short skirt, or a skirt made of any other material, but having the ability to attach something to its surface;
- a very large number of paper clips.
Let's get to work. If you haven't guessed yet, then we will decorate the skirt with paper clips. And for this we collect many, many chains from paper clips. Please note that the chains of the lower row of the skirt should be longer, and those that will be attached to the surface can be made shorter.
Agree, quite a funny thing turned out.
Since we are talking about large masterpieces from paper clips, we suggest that you try to create a very original decoration for the interior in the same way as a skirt. Curtains or a chandelier. To do this, you also only need to make many different staple chains and fasten them to the base. Admire what beauty can be obtained.
Instructions for work No. 3
Let's go back to office entertainment. Using paper clips, bright sheets of paper (sheets of magazine paper), and regular glue, you can make a very unusual bracelet.
- To do this, wrap the cut pieces of paper around a paper clip and secure everything with glue.
- Connect a clad paperclip to your naked sister, and then also wrap the paper around the second paperclip.
- In this way, decorate and tie the staples together until the chain is the desired length. As a result of such actions, you will get such a funny bracelet.
AND dei for rest and relaxation of office workers.
Some Western companies concluded that office worker it is necessary to do from time to timeshort breaks
and to be distracted from their immediate duties for rest and unloading.
The advice is to do some simple game, better collectively. In these moments is filmed operating voltage,
jokes are heard and thus, inadvertently created warm atmosphere that helps team building... This, in turn, will lead to more productive work in the future.
Your attention several ideas are proposed that can be used for a short respite for office workers.
Warm-up
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Darts from improvised means A couple of minutes to relax.This is much better than smoking cigarettes one by one or drinking coffee traditionally during a break.
Fighter from office supplies
Crafts from paper clips
Crafts from paper clips
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For some, the game may seem too childish.But for those who love humor and want to relax their brains, this opinion is not a hindrance.
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Dodecahedron of 120 staples without a drop of glue or other fasteners
Möbius strip of 110 colored paper clips
Only six clamps ... Seemingly the simplest design. Try it! The secret is that when creating such a thing, your fingers should not strain more than when using the clamps normally.
Сosidodecahedron of 30 clips.
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Shadow theater on the office table. The working day was not in vain ...
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This creation requires a thorough preliminary preparation in the form of the accumulation of coins. But the result is a masterpiece!
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Inside every man there is forever a little boy who loves to play with cars and, of course, will never refuse to shoot and play war games.
We offer you a selection of weapons that can be assembled from what you can get your hands on in almost any office. You can't even imagine what the fantasy of a simple office employee is capable of;)
So, number 1! For this catapult, you will need a plastic spoon, a wooden coffee stirring stick or pencil, rubber bands, clothespins and binders (black paper clip). According to the creator, the affected area is 3-6 meters.
Number 2. Meet the double pistol. In order to build this miracle of technology, you will need pencils, rubber bands, binders, duct tape, clothespins, and a duct tape holder. The affected area is 2.5-6 meters. 
Number 3. For this crossbow you will need pencils, rubber bands, tape and a pen. As well as detailed instructions that you will see by clicking on the link. 
Number 4. The simplest crossbow I've seen. To do this, you need a reel of tape, an elastic band and, of course, live ammunition. 
Number 5. Here you can make yourself graceful darts of any color. To do this, you will need colored paper, simple paper clips, and crust board buttons. 
Number 6. In childhood, all the boys used this shooter. Because it was even easier to make than an ordinary slingshot. To do this, you need a neck from a plastic bottle, scotch tape and either a balloon or a fingertip. It is very painful to shoot with mountain ash and other berries. The affected area is up to 10-15 meters, I tell you this from my own bitter experience. 
Number 7. The crossbow parade continues. Another easy option for which you'll need a large paper clip and an elastic band. And for the arrow - scotch tape, digger and paper. 
Number 8. Rubber TEC, or quite simply, it's just an elastic band with a handle. You thread the elastic over the cap of the handle so that if you pull on the elastic and release the handle, it will fly straight to the target. The main thing is to aim well. 
Number 9. Double Maul or just one small binder nested in a larger binder. The affected area is about 7 meters. 
Number 10. Super Maul is a laser-sighted miracle technician! For this giant, you will need a laser pointer, rubber band, and binders of various sizes. It is better to be more careful with this weapon, since a well-sharpened pencil released will pierce a can of drinks. The affected area is 16.2 meters. 
Happy holiday, dear defenders of the fatherland;)
Stationery and other materials that you may have at your fingertips in the office are perfect for making interesting ones. You can even arrange an impromptu competition for the best homemade product between your colleagues. The main thing is that the boss does not take part in it.
Make space shuttle made of stationery- this task is within the power of any office worker. The hull of the future spacecraft can be a regular marker or a large-scale selector. Two crocodile clips are attached to the tail of the shuttle, which will act as wings. Now you need an engine that will carry your ship up the corporate ladder. For this, two turbines made of ballpoint pen caps, fixed between the clamps and the body, are perfect. Additional devices can be installed on the ends of the wings using pieces of scotch tape. You can upgrade your spaceship endlessly, adding more and more new devices. In this case, there is no limit to perfection.
If you want to court your colleague who has a normal sense of humor, you can make your own office decoration for her. After all, candy or a cup of tea as attention is so commonplace.
from keyboard buttons and paper clips will be a great craft. First, you will need to find two buttons from the old keyboard (or remove them from the current one). Two holes must be made in the corner of each key. This can be done with an awl, heated matches or a lighter. Through the holes you need to pass paper clips that are bent in the form of an attachment for earrings. A compliment with your own hands is ready. Believe me, your efforts will definitely be appreciated.
Surely, at work, you sometimes celebrate various events: birthdays, vacations or promotions. Champagne is one of the invariable attributes of such events. The remaining metal fasteners from the corks after this can serve as a good material for developing your own creative abilities.
Beautiful chair made of champagne cork holder can be made by hand without much effort. The most important thing in this business is to imagine the end result that you want to see. The wire that is part of the fastener is very flexible, so any elegant elements can be made from it. The chair must have at least three legs and a curly back. If necessary, you can break a solid section of the wire in order to make fasteners or a pattern from the remains. Thus, you can make a complete set of furniture for your office.
If clouds are periodically thickening in your office and there is a high probability of a work conflict, then it will not be superfluous to acquire a real office weapon for self-defense.
In order to do office crossbow You will need: two rubber bands, one clip, a pen, and a CD case. Elastic bands are tied on the box, forming a kind of slingshot. Then the mechanism for holding the projectile (clamp) is simply attached to them. The projectile handle is installed in the clamp - the weapon is ready. True, you should not use it for its intended purpose - you can get a real injury from getting a pen in the face. Therefore, do not direct the craft at people, but practice accuracy on the walls or a specially made target.
Now you know what you can do in your free time, which sometimes appears at work. Craftsmanship from office supplies will develop your creativity right in the workplace.