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8220-1/28 Cordless Rotary Tool (#407101) Step-By-Step Instructions Other Supplies Hanging Bird Feeder Get ready for the first sign of spring with this fun family project! In a couple of simple steps you can use your Dremel tool to transform a terracotta pot into a customized bird feeder! We provided material details for a birdhouse using a 4.5 terracotta pot. Of course, you can use any size you’d like, just make sure to pick up a piece of threaded rod or eyebolt that is 1-2” longer than the height of the pot and saucer combined. What You’ll Need: 4.5" Terracotta Pot 4.75" Terracotta Saucer 6.5" Terracotta Saucer 6" Length 3/8" Threaded Rod or Eyebolt Complimentary Nut (2 nuts if you use threaded rod) & Washer Face Mask: cutting terracotta can be dusty! The large saucer serves as the birdhouse roof & the small saucer will serve as the perch underneath the feeder. Insert a Dremel 562 tile cutting bit into your rotary tool (we used the 8220 tool). Set your tool to high speed and grind a 3/8-inch hole in the center of each saucer. Tip: Most terracotta posts have drainage holes at the bottom center. If your pot doesn’t have a drainage hole or if the hole need to be made larger, you can use your Dremel tool with the 562 bit. Next, draw out your desired design onto the pot. Through this design, seeds will be accessible to your feathered visitors! Make sure you choose a design that will allow enough accessibility to the seeds without causing them all to empty onto the perch. Using your Dremel rotary tool equipped with the 562 Tile Cutting Bit, set your tool to high speed to grind through your design, making several light plunging motions. 562 Tile Cutting Bit (#55452 )
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8220-1/28 Cordless Rotary Tool(#407101)
Step-By-Step Instructions
Other Supplies
Hanging Bird Feeder
Get ready for the first sign of spring with this fun family project! In a couple of simple steps you can use your Dremel tool to transform a terracotta pot into a customized bird feeder!
We provided material details for a birdhouse using a 4.5 terracotta pot. Of course, you can use any size you’d like, just make sure to pick up a piece of threaded rod or eyebolt that is 1-2” longer than the height of the pot and saucer combined.
What You’ll Need:
4.5" Terracotta Pot4.75" Terracotta Saucer6.5" Terracotta Saucer6" Length 3/8" Threaded Rod or Eyebolt
Complimentary Nut (2 nuts if you use threaded rod) & WasherFace Mask: cutting terracotta can be dusty!
The large saucer serves as the birdhouse roof & the small saucer will serve as the perch underneath the feeder. Insert a Dremel 562 tile cutting bit into your rotary tool (we used the 8220 tool). Set your tool to high speed and grind a 3/8-inch hole in the center of each saucer.Tip: Most terracotta posts have drainage holes at the bottom center. If your pot doesn’t have a drainage hole or if the hole need to be made larger, you can use your Dremel tool with the 562 bit.
Next, draw out your desired design onto the pot.
Through this design, seeds will be accessible to your feathered visitors! Make sure you choose a design that will allow enough accessibility to the seeds without causing them all to empty onto the perch.
Using your Dremel rotary tool equipped with the 562 Tile Cutting Bit, set your tool to high speed to grind through your design, making several light plunging motions.
562 Tile Cutting Bit(#55452 )
Thread all components together to form the hanging house:
Set your pot on top of the large saucer & cap the pot off with the smaller saucer.
Thread a 5” rod or eyebolt through the holes on all three pieces. (If you choose to use a thread rod, be sure to secure a bolt at the top of your threaded rod at this step).
Flip your pot upside-down and set the large saucer on top of the pot. Thread the washer onto the rod & secure the nut 1/2” onto the rod.
To fill your pot with seeds, simply loosen the bottom of the feeder, holding the pot at an angle and fill!
To hang your feeder with twine as we have done, secure your desired lenght to the top of the eye bolt with a square knot. You may want to add a dab of hot glue for an extra-secure knot.
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