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Sometimes, for various reasons, you have to use a plastic bottle to replenish drinking water supplies. But at the most inopportune moment, the handle at the bottle breaks off.

the handle at the bottle breaks off


I want to offer two ways to make a homemade pen.
For the first method, we need two pieces of clothesline, a piece of polypropylene (PP) pipe with a diameter of 20 mm and a length of 10-12 cm, as well as a little nylon thread.

we will need


From the tool nippers, scissors and a lighter.
To begin with, we remove the broken-off handle with the pliers along with the mount.

remove the broken-off handle with pliers


Next, we arrange one piece of the clothesline in half, make a half ring and arrange it on a flat surface. With the second piece, we do the same and settle it on top of the first.

make one piece


We tighten the rope crossing places with kapron thread.

With the second piece we do


We tie the thread, cut the ends of the thread and fuse the lighter with a flame (so as not to untie). We do this carefully so as not to get burns.
Next, we put the resulting loop on the neck of the bottle and tighten.

Rope crossing points

We tie the thread


Getting to the manufacture of pens.
We put one end of the rope inside the PP tube, measure the height of the future handle and tie it to a knot.

throw bottles on the neck


The node is also desirable to melt on fire. With the second piece we do the same.
And the final touch. Pulling one rope or another, hide the nodes inside the tube and adjust the position of the handle relative to the neck.

Getting to the handle

Getting to the handle


If there is no PP tube, a piece of rubber hose or metal tube suitable for diameter can be used.
For the second option, we need a piece of iron chain 40-50 cm long, a PP tube and a clamp with a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the neck.

piece of iron


Of the tool, pliers, wire cutters and a screwdriver. The chain can be used any that is available. But it is desirable that it passes into the tube. In my case, I had to flatten the chain a little with a hammer.
Next, we put the chain inside the tube, measure the height of the handle and, if necessary, bite off the extra links. We put the lower links of the chain on the clamp, and tighten the clamp on the neck.

diameter slightly larger

New pen is ready


The new pen is ready.
If the bottle has deteriorated, then the handle can be rearranged to another bottle. In the first case, to do this, loosen the loop, and in the second, simply unscrew the clamp.
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Comments (5)
  1. Cheerless Alexandra
    #1 Cheerless Alexandra Guests February 16, 2014 17:06
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    Original!
  2. Lybimoff
    #2 Lybimoff Guests February 16, 2014 19:55
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    Quote: Unhappy Alexandra
    Original!

    You have to carry water with you to work. Handles fly off very quickly. So I had to remember the circle "Skillful hands": winked:
  3. VovozovoFF
    #3 VodovozoFF Guests February 18, 2016 01:31
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    Ah, I’m racking my brain ... the casket just opened! .. Thanks for the idea!
  4. Sergey K
    #4 Sergey K Visitors September 17, 2018 13:04
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    Recently I tried another option - just replacing the handle.Bottles with handles are thrown out a lot, the bottle is carefully cut immediately after the handle and the handle is removed. And as I put the removed handle on a new bottle, I think anyone will guess. The main thing is not to forget to remove the remains of the old;)
  5. the guest
    #5 the guest Guests March 13, 2019 11:20
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    In general, plastic bottles are not recommended for reuse, it’s easier to buy a new bottle of water, and better for health.

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