How Do You Build Stuff With Paddle Popsicle Sticks?
Those paddle Popsicle sticks used to eat ice cream sundaes can also be used to make spinning lawn decorations and mobiles for your garden or patio. Whether your garden harbors fairies or you want to capture the serenity of the undersea world in your meditation bower, paddle Popsicle stick items turn your garden, patio or meditation garden into a fantasy world. Wrap the 1/2-inch drill bit with duct tape 1-inch from the pointed end, to create an improvised depth-stop. Clamp the 2-inch wooden cube on the work rest of your drill press. Find and mark the center point on one face of the cube by marking diagonal lines from corner to corner. Drill a 1/2-inch diameter hole, 1-inch deep into the cube. This is the hole for the dowel rod. Drill a 1/4-inch hole perpendicular to the first hole, all the way through the cube at its center point. This is the hole for the shoulder bolt. Drilling through the center point ensures that the dowel rod and the bolt will not block one another. Place the point
