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SWING sa PORCH SWING xx PLAYGROUND & PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT Indoor childs swing suspended from ceiling with ropes. Est. cost: $10. Tip shows how to make a baby swing from a recycled 5-gallon pail. Outdoor children's swing for two children. Redwood 2x4 framework is bolted together. Tip on covering the chains on a swing with foam plastic pipe insulation. How to mount a tire swing on a tree branch so damage to the tree is minimized. How to build a backyard swing frame that holds two swings. Includes information on resilient ground-cover surfaces that help prevent injuries. Tip on protecting the cambrium layer of a live tree branch from the rope supporting a child's swing. Macrame baby swing. Tips on log-and-pin framing. Includes four projects to build (a log rail fence, a hoisting derrick, a swing set and a pole shed). Tot seat for backyard swing. A modern version of the "tire" swing. Four playground toys. (1) Bouncing teeter board made from old automobile springs. (2) Merry-go-round swing. (3) "Mountain" built of large wooden cable spools. (4) Stand-up swing. Backyard fun equipment includes four items. (1) Adjustable-height basketball backboard and hoop. (2) Child's swing with safety bar to hold small child securely in place. (3) Stilts able to hold a child up to 150 lbs. (4) Tetherball pole. Horse swing, a sturdy wooden swing with a horse's head and tail, is built from 2x6s. Dowels are used for hand holds and foot supports. Est. cost: $20. Super backyard swing set incorporates a swing, swing bar, 4-seat swing, tire swing, rope ladder, loft (playhouse), and slide. Estimated cost: $300. Two-man swing supports two children. Features an animal head in the shape of a ram. Child's swing shaped like a jet plane. A swing you can hang in the basement. Indoor or outdoor swing has both feet and hand holds for pumping, a 3- or 4- rope suspension system and horse head decoration. Backyard "zoom" swing is hung from a sliding door track so that the swinging action is supplemented by a zoom up and down the 12-ft. track. To anchor the legs of a metal swing set, insert the legs into a concrete block which is set flush with the ground, then fill the holes in the block with concrete. Tip: A length of garden hose, installed over the chains which support a childs swing, will prevent fingers from being pinched in between links. Two designs for backyard play centers. Both use pressure-treated wood. (1) Swing set with playhouse. (2) Swing set for sloped land. How to get the playground swing going. A first lesson in the mechanics of rotation. Scientific principles behind pendulum motion. Ride-the-horse swing, an updated version of the three rope push-pull swing. Comfortable seat for a child's swing is made from dowels. Two posts and a beam make a frame to support four swings. How to make a classic tire swing. Tip: Make a combination swing and climbing rope to hang from a tree. Ball bearing swing suspension unit with S-hook to connect chain. A practical swing set anchor uses a 2x4 base plate for each pair of legs. Ends of legs fit into holes drilled on an angle. A zoo of wooden animals for a child's room includes: (1) a wooden rocking zebra, (2) a rocking horse swing that suspends from the ceiling, (3) a lion toy chest, (4) a hippo hamper, (5) a giraffe clothes hanger and (6) a whale shaped chair. | |||||||||
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