how to build a rainchain

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Compiled by Art MacKay

Bocabec, NB, Canada

October, 2012

Building a Rainchain

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CRAFTS: Big Rain today and the rainchain works great!

Ive always been interested in rainchains and wondered how they would work here in the northeast where we

get some substantial downfalls. Well, I nally made one. As I discovered, there are many, many ways to do this

... only limited by your imagination. In my case I purchased some cute little blue pails from the local Dollar

Store and some plastic chain from my hardware store. Everything else was scrounged or recycled materials. I

just remove the handle from the pails and CAREFULLY drill a one inch hole in the bottom, passed the chain

through to the calculated link and crimp ther handle back in place. I repeated this until I had the length I needed

and voila my rainchain.

I was curious to see how it would work of course, but fortunately there was no rush because I must have chased

the rains .. nothing happened for many days. But then on September 29, 2012 the rain nally came down. The

rainchain worked great, but the water just went into a big pail that overowed allowing the water to go where

we didnt want it to go!

So ... I found a 2.5 gal plastic pail that once held drywall compound, drilled holes in the bottom and top with

a big hole to accommodate a scrap plastic pipe that went to the bottom of the pail. I put some window screen

over the top of the pail top so dirt wouldnt drain into the pail and covered it all with soil except the pipe

opening of course. Now the rain drains down the chain, into the pipe and collects in the underground pail whereit soaks into the earth. Now it doesnt ow along the ground to the house entrance like it did before VIC-

TORY!!

Some pics follow and if you are looking for more ideas, heres a few links:

http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2012/07/tutorial-rain-chain-from-wire-wrapped-rock/

http://www.curbly.com/users/diy-maven/posts/10371-make-it-a-rain-chain

http://www.ehow.com/way_5295271_diy-rain-chains.html

http://www.lynneknowlton.com/tag/diy-rain-chains/

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