Instruction
The history of the music box dates back to 1796 with a musical movement first made by an unknown Genevan watchmaker. In just a couple of decades, she has come a long way from the first samples mounted in perfume bottles and watches, to original works art that still amaze our imagination with its beauty and unique sound.
Instruction
By today's standards, the principle of the music box is very simple. A special drive, using a clock spring mechanism, rotates the musical cylinder, in which rows of pins are mounted. When rotated, they engage with a musical comb and at the same time emit a certain melody. As the melody is played, the cylinder returns to its original position. Music boxes of later releases had several melodies in their "reserve". Given the modest possibilities of musical instruments, the playback time of a melody was limited, as a rule, to one minute.
The excerpt being performed was the most recognizable part of the famous piece of music. The music box has a close "" - a hurdy-gurdy. She is much older - she has already exceeded five centuries. Although, in its essence, the hurdy-gurdy is close to the organ, but the drive is very similar to the musical one, only here the handle was rotated by the organ-grinder himself, actuating the roller with pins - the control element of the air valves. It was on them that the flow of air into the pipes depended, where the melody arose. The organ grinder could, depending on the circumstances, stop the game at any time.
The situation was quite different. The wound clock mechanism had to “work out” to the end. Yes, it never occurred to anyone to interrupt the melody, which, moreover, sounded no more than a minute. Today you can only hear in or antique shop. By the way, one of the largest music boxes - more than 50 pieces - is located in State Hermitage in St. Petersburg. If one day you are lucky enough to hold this magical mechanism in your hands, which has become the prototype of ultra-modern players capable of storing thousands of melodies in your memory, wind it up and enjoy its simple and unique sound. You won't hear that anymore.
You can stop numerous by simply closing the lid of the box. Thus, you will press the lever hidden inside, and the music will freeze. If the cover or lever is out of order, then use a pin. Stick it into the hole from the lever, and it will stop. Not aesthetically pleasing, but practical.
Alternatively, you can attach a stud no larger than 2 mm to a free socket on the cover. It will work instead of a lever.
Sources:
- how to make a music box in 2019
Agree that broken dishes in the house are not so rare as it seems. Do not rush to throw away the fragments, with their help you can create an original mosaic box.
You will need
- - a small wooden box;
- - fragments of broken dishes;
- - white cement;
- - strong glue;
- - acrylic paint;
- - hammer;
- - brush.
Instruction
From large fragments it is necessary to make smaller ones. To do this, put them on a newspaper and cover with another sheet of newspaper on top, that is, the fragments will be between the layers of paper. Then gently start pounding on the pieces broken dishes.
After the fragments have become the desired size, you can begin to wrap them around the box. To do this, apply strong glue to each element and, accordingly, stick it on wooden surface. Lay out the fragments in such a way that you get something like a mosaic, that is, select the parts that fit together. If the fragments are of different thicknesses, then they need to be laid out on the same level due to the glue layer.
The remaining gaps between the fragments must be wiped with white cement. To do this, dilute it with water to the desired consistency, then begin to drive the cement into the seams with your finger so that there are no voids in them.
As soon as the cement seizes, you need to remove its excess from the fragments. Just wipe them off with a damp cloth.
Now it's the turn of the inside of the box. It can be decorated both with acrylic paint and sheathed with fabric.
Also, the surface of the craft can be decorated with other elements of broken dishes. For example, you can glue the handle of a broken cup in the center of the box - with its help you can open the craft. Mosaic box is ready!
Remember that the box must open freely, that is, all the fragments must be glued so as not to interfere with each other.
Every thing should have its place. Is not it? Jewelry box is considered to be a storehouse. I suggest you make it yourself.
You will need
- - plywood 5 mm thick;
- - thin rail;
- - plaster tiles;
- - metal handles;
- - a variety of plastic (plywood or plaster) parts;
- - twisted silk cord;
- - acrylic paint;
- - spray acrylic white paint;
- - glue gun;
- - sponge;
- - jigsaw;
- - sandpaper;
- - drill;
- - paper;
- - pencil.
Instruction
First of all, you need to decide on the size of the future crafts. Then make a template on paper and transfer it to plywood. Cut out all the details and process with sandpaper to remove bumps and roughness. Now you need to assemble the base of the box. To do this, glue all the parts with a glue gun.
On the underside of the cover of the craft, it is necessary to glue the slats. To do this, first mark it and only then attach the rails. They are needed so that the lid of the box does not move when it is closed.
On the upper side of the cover of the product, you need to glue a plaster tile with an ornament. You can also decorate the end and back walls of the box with all sorts of plastic or wooden parts.
On the side walls of the product, use a pencil to make 2 markings. According to the markings obtained, 2 holes should be drilled, with the help of which metal handles will be fixed.
Now the base of the box needs to be painted white. acrylic paint with a simple sponge. Just keep in mind that all decorative elements must be completely painted over. Also, do not forget to apply paint to the inner surface of the product.
It remains only to decorate the product with a twisted cord. It must be glued both around the entire perimeter of the lid and around the perimeter of the bottom of the craft. Unusual box in shabby style is ready!
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Create an amazing alarm box with your child or an entire treasure chest for boys. When you open such a box, the head of the clip will touch the paperclip. The electrical circuit will close and the bell will ring. Instead of a call, you can place a pleasant melody or song; girls will like this box more.
You will need
- - shoe box
- - thin cardboard
- - PVA glue
- - scotch
- - small plate
- - ball pen
- - two brass paper clips
- - steel paper clip
- - scissors
- - the wire
- - 4.5 V battery
- - electric bell
Instruction
Draw two circles on the plate on the cardboard. Their width should be the same as the width of the box. Cut out circles, fold in half and cut. You will need three semicircles.
Cut through the corners of one of the long sides of the shoebox lid. These will be the hinges on which the lid leans back. Pierce in one corner of the lid ballpoint pen hole. Insert a paper clip into it. The clamp should be near the fold of the "loops".
On the straight edges of the semicircles, bend the valves 1 cm wide. Glue them to the top of the lid. When the glue dries, reinforce the gluing with tape.
Cut out a piece of cardboard to lay over the half circles. Roll and unfold the cardboard so that it bends easily. Glue it with adhesive tape to both extreme semicircles.
Glue the back flap of the lid to the main box to make the lid open and close. When the glue dries, apply tape along the seam.
Cut a small window in the humpbacked cardboard lid so you can see the first clip. Just behind this clip, poke a hole in the loop and insert the second clip into it.
Slide a paper clip over the second clip so that the first clip touches the staple when the cover is opened. In the found position, secure the paperclip with tape.
Connect the wires to the clamp legs inside the box. Secure them with tape. Wind the end of one of the wires around the battery pole.
Attach the bell and connect one of its leads to the second wire. Connect the free output of the bell to the other pole of the battery. The bell should ring loudly.
For jewelry, this is one of the most important items that must be present in the arsenal of every woman who wants to keep her jewelry in order. To make a beautiful box with your own hands is within the power of everyone, you just need to arm yourself with imagination, as well as necessary tools and materials.
To make a jewelry box, you will need:
Box with hinged lid;
Round openwork napkin;
Round mirror;
Flexible curlers;
Wrapping paper (choose your own color);
Scissors;
Double sided tape;
Ruler;
Pencil;
PVA glue.
The first thing to do is decorate the box. To do this, it must be completely glued with double-sided tape.
The next step is to remove the protective layer from the adhesive tape and stick wrapping paper on it. Paper must be completely pasted over the entire box, leaving small gaps in its folds.
Now it is necessary to glue an openwork napkin on the inside of the lid exactly in the middle (its diameter should be greater than the diameter of the mirror), and stick a mirror on it. A napkin can be glued to PVA glue, but a mirror can be glued to double sided tape.
Next, you need to measure the length of the box and cut off flexible curlers of this length. Stick double-sided tape on the bottom of the box, then gently, firmly pressing it to the bottom of the box and to each other, glue the curlers. The jewelry box is ready, now you can put jewelry in it.
As for the outer part of the box, it looks quite simple, but this can be easily corrected by decorating the product with lace, beads, stones, artificial flowers or any other decorative elements. Here you can experiment.
A convenient place to store jewelry is a box that you can make with your own hands from improvised materials. In addition, such a box can always be designed so that it becomes the decor of your interior.
You will need
- Required material:
- - satin ribbon of any color 50 cm long and 5 cm wide.
- - cardboard bobbin of thread (adhesive tape, paper towels)
- - any decorative ribbon, flowers, beads, in a word, any decorative elements
- - 2 cardboard circles with a diameter equal to the base of the reel
Instruction
At satin ribbon singe the edges with a candle, lighter or matches so that it does not crumble. On one of the edges with glue we make a fold.
Glue the edge not very deep inside the cardboard bobbin.
I came across some interesting things from AliExpress on the lifehacker website. Namely, the mechanism for the music box. And without thinking twice, I ordered this gadget for myself :)
I was very interested in this position, since since childhood I liked to watch in films how the heroes play a melody from caskets. I like the tone of such melodies, the rhythm and stuff like that.
The idea itself is extremely simple. You can make any box with your own hands and insert a mechanism there, it will turn out original gizmo. But since my hands are growing out of the wrong place, I just love to listen to this melody without external embellishments. Plays here by the way Castle in the Sky Theme Song. I don’t know where and who the author is, but I like it :)
The parcel went for about a month. Tracking stopped after crossing the border. Apparently the Chinese saved on a normal track code. Anyway. 
Packed in a regular bag and thin foam. No bubbles :( 
They also promised 4 screws, and there were 2 current in the package, but these are minor quibbles.
Dimensions 5 cm by 4.5 by 2 Everything is connected on one frame. 
Sounds are produced by plates of different lengths that are caught by a small drum with protrusions in certain places. The Chinese have such drums for different songs and it would be interesting to rearrange them depending on the mood. 
Everything is set in motion by a spring that is turned on with a special key. There is nothing more than nanotechnological here :) What would the melody play more evenly, there is a braking roller. 
If you hold the mechanism in your hand, the sound is very quiet, well, everything is perfectly audible on the table. 
The seller promises 500 repetitions of playback, in the future it will be seen how this mechanism behaves.
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Our little princess, my beloved niece, is approaching her first birthday in her life. For her mom's (my little sister's) birthday in February, the kids smashed our baby's favorite musical toy, glass bowl with bears. And I didn't let it go musical mechanism out of it with the expectation that I'll come up with something. And so I decided to make a box. Girls love boxes. I am a girl myself and I know :) While our Sonechka is little, mother will collect treasures beloved by girls in the form of beads, rings and bracelets.
One of my hobbies is boxes. self made, and for a long time that I have been doing this, I have already accumulated a lot of all sorts of materials.
So. We need a cookie or candy tin. You can also buy just a tin can. You can now find any cans in needlework stores. I found cans in a tea and coffee shop. Just banks. But this time I got a can of cookies from the Spartak confectionery factory. She is big. 22 cm in diameter and 7.5 cm in height.
Metal putty, acrylic primer, acrylic varnish, PVA glue, brushes, decoupage rice card with notes (rice card can be replaced with a decoupage napkin), scissors, musical mechanism. We will also need a glue gun and a glue stick. I love working with rice pads and cards. Under the influence of glue, they do not tear or deform. And they have a nice texture. Everything else will be selected in the course of work. Sometimes at the very beginning I do not know what I will get as a result. That is, usually at the very beginning there is some theory, but very often something changes in the process of work.
But in my bank there is one significant minus. The surface of the lid is not smooth. Cookies are squeezed out on it. Therefore, I took a car putty for metal and leveled the whole thing. There is no photo of the process, since there was no one to photograph, besides, the putty stinks extremely sharply and unpleasantly. When the putty has dried, it must be sanded. I deliberately did not sand to perfect evenness and smoothness.
Then we cover our entire future box with primer in one, and preferably in two layers. The second layer is applied only after the first layer has dried thoroughly. I think it is not necessary to explain what the soil is for.
So everything dried up. It's time for our napkin. First glue the lid. Remembering the lessons of labor in primary school. Cut out a circle with a diameter equal to the diameter of the top of the lid plus the height of the lid plus a couple of centimeters just in case. We apply glue to the lid with a brush and carefully apply our circle to the top of the lid, level it so that there are no wrinkles. Very careful not to tear. Unfortunately, there is no photo of the process, since there was no one to photograph. We leveled it on the upper part, now we take the lid in our hands and carefully, wetting it in glue, glue the card to the side walls of the lid with a brush. In the same way, it pastes over the lower part of our future box. It's easier here. You need a strip of height from the locking rim to the bottom plus the height to the bottom. I have plus 5 mm to the main length. And a circle. We put our box on the map and outline it with a pencil. Let's dry.
I was dry for several hours. The adhesive must dry completely before applying the varnish. Otherwise, the varnish will stick to your hands. I bought wood varnish from a hardware store. Special varnishes for decoupage let me down more than once. They are expensive and stick to hands. finished product. So I went and bought varnish from a hardware store. I don't like gloss, so when choosing a varnish, I settled on a varnish that has a matte surface.
So, the next step is to apply varnish. Lacquer must be applied strictly according to the instructions. In two layers. Dry each layer thoroughly.
Here you go. Dried up. Now the fun begins. At the very beginning, I forgot to make a hole for the musical mechanism, so I had to make a hole after applying the varnish. Make the hole very carefully. I neglected safety precautions and stuck a screwdriver in my finger right into the wreath. Filling the hole with peroxide and barely stopping the blood, I proceeded to attach the musical mechanism. Due to the fact that I was slightly injured, I forgot to take a photo of this process. Then it turned out that the key that a familiar watchmaker picked up for me was very large and ugly. And then, with the help of my charm, I persuaded a familiar turner to make me a small key made of brass. Here he is handsome.
So. Now let's start working on the interior decoration. First of all, you need to finish the walls, the bottom and hide the mechanism. We take cardboard and cut out the details. Somewhere long ago I dug up a very cool pressed cardboard 3 mm thick. From it I cut out the details that I will hide the mechanism. The bottom and sidewall were cut out of cardboard with a density of 300 g / m2. We cut out the same details only with an allowance from velvet. Here are the details. We take glue stick and velvet. I really like to glue the fabric to the cardboard with a glue stick. I'm buying expensive pencils firms Kohinoor or Erich Krause. But now, as luck would have it, I did not find either one or the other and again bought the most expensive glue stick from a German manufacturer in a hardware store. I took it at my own peril and risk, but it justified itself. So, we apply glue to the cardboard and apply velvet. Let dry and glue the seam allowances. Something like this.
sidewall
This is a mechanism box.
bottom
Using a glue gun, we fix the velvet details inside the box. Here it is in finished form.
Next, we make a drawer for small things. Initially, I wanted to make a box that would be like a continuation of the box for the mechanism. But when I tried everything on, I realized that it was some kind of garbage and decided to make a drawer separately. I cut out a circle sector (cover) and a wall of thick cardboard. I pasted them together at a distance of 4 mm from each other so that the structure was bent. Trimmed the velvet around the edge. I sewed the edges of the velvet with a needle and thread. And secured everything inside the box. Everything seemed pale to me, and with the help of a glue gun I fixed the brown satin cord at the joints. Beads as a stopper so that the lid does not fall through.
Glue on both sides. Bends.
Sew the edges
I looked at the result and decided to add another branch. And to make it interesting (I'm making a box for a girl), instead of a lid, I made an imitation of a bag tightened with a satin cord. Everything is attached with a glue gun. Here you go. It seems to be nothing.
Here it is with the bag
Now you need to decorate the outer part of the box. I'm honest and long and in different places I was looking for the braid that I needed, but I did not find it. And so I bought what I had in order to do what would suit me. Organza ribbon, satin cord and velvet stripe. I took an organza ribbon and glued a velvet strip on it with an iron and glue tape. I glued all this beauty to the box with a glue gun. Something is missing. Pale. Then I glued the satin cord along the edge of the velvet ribbon with a glue gun. From velvet and organza ribbon, I made a bow and attached it next to the key. Thus, I hid the junction of the braid and hid the key a little.
Well, why else would I want to buy a music box? Then I saw a review, there I saw a mechanism - the puzzle came together and here it is on my table in a pretty box.
On Aliexpress, you could buy a ready-made design, but then the toad woke up and began to choke me. Give more than 3 c.u. for a music box? If only it will be made of gold with diamonds ( ok, fianites)...
It was decided to buy a musical mechanism and make a box on our own.
Cost at the time of purchase: $2.9
The mechanism was packed in such a way that at first I thought that the seller had made a mistake and sent me the music box already in some kind of case. But when I unwrapped the package, it turned out that the main volume was the packaging material. For what? ATTENTION: so that the cardboard box with a bow does not wrinkle.
The mechanism itself is metal - it is unlikely that something will happen to it, even if you step on it. Even the protruding part of the handle is very durable.
Everything is extremely simple. We take the mechanism, select or make the box ourselves, install the mechanism into the box with bolts ... STOP! Where are the promised bolts?
I remembered about the bolts a week later, when I climbed again to look at the description of the seller's product. He has a mechanism in the photographs with 3 bolts for fastening, but it came to me without them. Where are my bolts???
I had to sculpt on double-sided tape to the bottom of the box. And since my husband had a period called: " What else can be glued with two-phase glue?", then the mechanism was planted on it for reliability. Is there a lot of glue left? It doesn't matter ... now we will seal the box tightly!
On my question: " Why did you seal the box?"There was no answer, the husband just shrugged his shoulders and smiled. I had to sigh languidly, shake my head and try out the mechanism in action in the new case from the old Raketa watch.
I had to make a hole in the box for the handle. The Chinese Dremel easily coped with this task ( feedback will be). But why the husband needed to make a second hole - again remained a mystery. The sound was exactly the same without it.
DESCRIPTION.
The mechanism and body are metal except for the plastic gears and the inner drum. The knob rotates in both directions, but the sound only gives the correct direction.
Mechanism size 4.4 x 3.4 x 2 cm + rotating handle.
The handle has a movable tip for easy rotation.
The seller sent the order in random order and out of 6 melodies I got the 002B drum with music - "The Finale of Swan Lake".
There is a possibility that you can ask the seller to send a specific drum, but for this you need to know all their numbers and sounds. I was satisfied with the choice of the seller.
The sound will be loud if the mechanism is installed on a hard surface. In the box, the sound is doubled. If the music box is turned in the kitchen, then it will be heard even in the room.
The melody is pleasant, the spelling noticed only one thing at the end, but maybe it should be so. The faster you turn the knob, the faster the melody plays and vice versa: the slower you turn, the slower the drum rotates.
FOR A CHILD.
I bought the mechanism for various reasons:
- I wanted to.
- Child development.
What can develop the music box mechanism in a child:
- Logic and ingenuity - where and how to rotate so that the melody sounds.
- Rumor - pleasant melodies with the right notes.
- Sense of beauty - Swan Lake and the music from it is a classic.
- Fine motor skills - the handle is small and you need to hold it firmly with your fingers.
- Sense of beat (rhythm) - rotating faster or slower sets the pace.
- Fantasy, imagination - if you make the body together.
CONCLUSION.
I was satisfied with the mechanism and the child music Box liked it. The money spent is not worth it. There was an idea to make a music box in the design style pasta and cereals, coffee beans, quilling or appliqués...
When I calmed down my raging fantasy, I realized that the child would not let the design live long and the most reasonable version of the music box would be just a tightly sealed square watch box.
I wish you happy shopping!
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To do this, you will need the following materials and tools
Saw in the form of a tape for the machine;
- Machine for grinding;
- Electric drill
- Cutter
- counterbore
- Music: (which you like).
Additional materials:
Toy wooden xylophone;
- The remains of a tree, preferably a fruit tree or walnut;
- Means for pasting of products from rubber and a tree;
- Threaded screws for fixing drywall;
- dowel rod;
- Corresponding to axes metal washers;
- Beeswax with orange oil.
Before drilling holes, you need to turn the surface of the cylinder into stave, to do this, draw one after the other lines around the entire circumference, and 4 lines perpendicularly. Install the drum in the frame to make it easier to determine the center axle.
Here you will need a sheet of plywood. Make gears with computer program, print, stick them to the wood material and cut them out with a saw on the machine. If the material is made of fibers of alternating directions, then this will provide good strength.
2. Make hammers
Hammers will also require wood material, the length of which should match the xylophone.
It is necessary to make guides. To do this, use the link under the photo to the Inkscape file, print it and stick it on the guides. For cams, take 3 mm birch plywood, for hammers and axles, cherry trimmings 1 cm wide.
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3. Other details
You'll need a base to support the instrument, and keep the notes clear with a hammer drum so they don't bounce. To drive, make a lever handle.
4. Ready musical
