Bird Feeder

     This project can be a little tedious but the results are well worth the effort. You may break a couple of cups and saucers before you're done so be sure to use old cheap ones. These make really wonderful gifts.

Since this project uses a hammer and does some chipping it's best to wear safety glasses and do it with adult supervision. We wouldn't want any of you getting hurt.
Here is a list of the things you will need.

• Cups and saucers. Do not use porcelain because they break too easily. Use cheap cups that you can get from a thrift store or discount store. You'll probably need a few since breakage is possible.
• 1/4" thread stock 3' long
• Two 1/4" nuts
• Two 1/4" flat washers
• Silicone sealer
• Large pattern 1/4" rubber washers (optional)

Mark the center of the cup and saucer with a permanent marker.
Using a hammer and philips head screwdriver lightly chip away at the center of the cup and saucer.
First you'll want to chip away the glaze and then the ceramic underneath. This takes a little practice and patients so take your time and be careful.
Once you get a hole through size it so the threaded rod just fits through it.
Put a nut and flat washer rubber washer (optional) onto the threaded rod and run it down about 1".
Add the Silicone to the bottom of the cup and glue it to the saucer with the threaded rod through them both.
Add the rubber washer (optional), flat washer and nut.
DO NOT TIGHTEN the nuts with a wrench, finger tight only! Unless you want to go buy some more cups ;-)
Put some bird seed in them and set them around the yard. They look great and the birds will love you.

We hope you liked this project. If you build it and your friends ask where you got such a clever idea, please tell them that you got it at RunnerDuck.com.