We recently built a play set for our kids and I wanted to add several parts to it to keep them occupied without spending a fortune. One of the things I settled on was a xylophone made from a chain link fence top rail.
*You can easily modify this tutorial to make wind chimes instead! Drill holes in the tops only, then feed an outdoor-safe cable or rope through and attach to a piece of wood for the top.*
In addition to the 10’ rail (actually 10’6” with a swedged/tapered end, $10.28), you also need:
-rubber grommets ($6.99 at Harbor Freight for a giant pack) or you can use rubber washers or even cork pieces. (You will need 4 for each pipe, so for 8 musical pipes you will need 32 rubber grommets or washers. It was way cheaper to buy a big variety pack of grommets than smaller packs of washers)
-16 outdoor screws (I used 3” deck screws to attach to 2x4s because we already had a ton, but 2” or 2.5” would have worked.)
-material to mount the pipe pieces to (again, I used 2x4s that were being attached to our play set)
You will also need:
-tools to cut and drill the pipe pieces, which is by far the hardest part of this project. My husband is a welder and used to working with metal, so I let him do this. He used an angle grinder to cut the pipe, and metal drill bits to drill the holes.
-sandpaper to sand down rough metal edges after cutting and drilling
-mallet, stock or other object to run over the pipes to “play” them.
To cut 8 pieces from one top rail, cut the pipes at the following lengths:
22”, 20”, 18”, 16”, 14”, 12”, 10”, 8”
You can of course change these, but make sure your new lengths add up to no more than 120”, or plan to use two top rails.
After the pipes are cut, mark one inch in on each end for where to drill holes. Make sure
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