Do-it-yourself swing project from metal drawings. Garden swing from a profile pipe

Do-it-yourself garden swing made of metal drawings and dimensions and photo video. Striving for a dacha, every owner of a suburban area first of all dreams of fresh air. After a dusty and smoky city, it is especially nice to relax and enjoy the wonderful view of the garden.

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There are many options for ready-made devices on sale, but it is much more exciting to make a garden swing with your own hands from metal. Drawings, dimensions and photos of various designs will help to cope with this task.

Characteristics of a do-it-yourself garden swing made of metal

Metal structures have the greatest number of advantages compared to products made on the basis of other materials. That is why on the Internet there are such a large number of photos and drawings of do-it-yourself metal swings for children.

Technical and operational characteristics of a metal-based swing:

• long service life is one of the main advantages. The metal is not subject to the harmful effects of such factors as, for example, decay processes. Breakage due to drying out is also excluded;
• practicality - environmental influences that are detrimental to buildings (ultraviolet radiation, rain and other types of precipitation) cannot affect the strength characteristics of the material;
• reliability - due to the increased strength of the metal and its durability, the resulting structures are very strong;
• budget - the metal in the purchase has a lower cost than high-quality wood (low-quality wood will not be able to ensure the strength of the product, so it is not used to create a swing);
• a variety of modifications - the range of modern swings that can be purchased or made independently is extremely wide, which allows you to choose a design that fully corresponds to individual preferences.

Tools and materials for making a do-it-yourself metal swing

To make a garden swing with a canopy from the sun and rainfall, we need the following tool:

• Roulette, level, grinder;
• welding machine + protective equipment;
• electric drill with drills for metal and wood;
• screwdriver + self-tapping screws for fastening polycarbonate and a set of wrenches.

From the materials we will prepare the following:

• metal profile (corner and pipes with a section);
• wooden blocks or boards for assembling a bench, bolts with semi-counterhead heads, complete with washers and nuts;
• pendants with a bearing, chains, carabiners, eyebolts for hanging a bench, made of galvanized metal or stainless steel;
• anchors for fastening the structure to a concrete base / bent long reinforcing bars;
• sheet of cellular polycarbonate for a canopy, anti-corrosion primer and paint for metal, stain and varnish for wood, brushes for applying paints and varnishes.

A simple do-it-yourself swing scheme made of metal

The structure must be stable, and in order to achieve this, it is desirable to concrete the supports.

Swings equipped with a roof to protect against rain and sun are not recommended to be designed high.

You can use this example to perform the calculation:

• the width of the seat, designed for one person, is about 50 cm plus or minus 10 cm;
• the height of the bench is 60 cm;
• the distance from the seat to the crossbar is measured based on the height of the person who will use the structure;
• the gap to the supports located on the sides is 30 cm to the suspensions on chains and 40 cm to the rope ones.

Suspension and fastening structures for the manufacture of metal swings

In order for children and especially adults (due to the greater weight) not to fall, it is necessary to hang the swing securely. To do this, you need to find:

• strong enough ropes - you can use slings from parachutes (withstand 150 kg each) or ropes of climbers;
• chains - even those that tie dogs are suitable, but preferably thicker;
• thick wire or long metal rods with a caliber of at least 10 mm.

Fasteners can be completely different:

• From rope. Throw a rope over the crossbar and fix it at the bottom of the seat. Or pull through the saddle and tie a knot at the top.
• Hook or ring.

DIY forged garden swing made of metal

Swings of this type are carried out mainly for installation in the territories of country houses. To create these products, you will need skills in handling a welding machine and metal, or you can hire an assistant.

In this case, the swing turns out to be more durable and powerful than other options for metal structures. In addition, you get an original product that can become an interesting decorative addition to the landscape and exterior of the house.

Metal products made by forging are expensive. But it is justified by excellent decorative characteristics.

Do-it-yourself hanging metal swing

Homemade swings for summer cottages made of metal are often quite small in size. These are usually small seats for one person, mostly for children. They do not need a fixed base to hang them in the yard, they only need a tree with thick enough branches or a supporting structure.

Hanging swings are most often hung on a chain or strong ropes - depending on the desire and style. At the same time, you can fix them without damaging the branch itself: wrap the chain or rope with a sliding knot, which will provide a fairly strong grip. The main thing here is to correctly calculate the thickness of the suspension itself.

• Drill a large through hole along the width of the seat with a thickness of 7-9 mm (along the red line in the picture);
• Pull the chain through the drilled chain hole;
• Screw the steel bolts along the edges of the seat in such a way as to fix the chain.

Do-it-yourself swing from a metal profile

The most common are hanging swings in the country. They are practical, convenient and comfortable to use. You can create a canopy over the swing, which will protect it from the influence of sunlight. So, the seat will not heat up, and riding will become even more comfortable.

In order to create a canopy for a children's swing, you can use tarpaulin, textiles, wood with soft tiles in the form of a roof or polycarbonate. However, cellular polycarbonate is considered the best option. Sheets of this material have a transparent structure. Under a canopy it will never be dark and very bright.

Thus, depending on your wishes and skills in working with various materials, you can design and install any model of metal garden swings you like in your garden or country house.

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Do-it-yourself garden swings are easy to make if you know how to handle tools. All work can be completed in one or two days.

What to make a swing

You can design them from almost everything that comes to hand:

• Wood: beams, trimmings, logs, planks from boxes, boards, slats, benches.
• Metal: pipes, profiles, rods, wires, chains, rings, hooks, sheets.
• Plastic: boxes, chairs, hoops, pipes.
• Shaped parts from sewerage: tees, elbows.
• Bearings.
• Ropes, ropes.
• Tires.
• Thick fabric, tarpaulin.
• Cases and seats of old cars and motorcycles.

As you can see, we can continue indefinitely, but we will limit ourselves to this list for now.

Beginning of work

To properly make a garden swing with your own hands, you first need to prepare a project and drawings of the future design, based on the material you have available. If you are planning to make a metal garden swing, but there are not enough details, you can ask your neighbors, friends, or make them from another material, such as wood.

Prepare a pencil (pen), eraser, ruler, paper, protractor. They will be needed not only for drawing, but also for the subsequent marking of parts. If you can’t start drawing right away (don’t know where to start), then just sketch out the swing drawing, “as you see it”. It will be much easier to draw from the drawing.

Don't feel like you're wasting your time drawing all the details. At the construction stage, you will have to refer to the drawing more than once.

Installation of supports and crossbars

The installation of supports can be carried out in different ways:

1. Install two vertical bars or pipes.
2. Dig in two large letters L.
3. Put two A-shaped structures.
4. Mount supports like the letter X.

The photo shows different types of installation. As you can see, the crossbars are also fixed in different ways. In addition to such attachment methods, for example, in the first picture, you can drill the racks at the top and install a metal pipe or a thick rod. It is used as an axle from a cart or trailer.

If you made racks from wide boards, you can drill them out and install bearings in the holes. Close them on both sides with perforated sheets of metal, which are nailed to the board. A rod must be inserted or pressed into the holes.

A more advanced method of fixing the horizontal involves a special design mounted on poles, made by welding from three pieces of metal pipes.

There are several options for mounting supports:

1. Set on the ground or dig into it. The option is bad. Due to dampness, the end of the beam will rot, and everything will collapse to the ground.
2. Wrap the butt of the support with polyethylene or paint it.
3. Concrete the support.
4. Install on a special podium or on a terrace.

The second and third options are more acceptable. It is necessary to wrap the end so that the film comes out 20-50 cm. This will protect the bottom of the protruding part of the column from dampness in winter (in snowdrifts). The same must be done when pouring the column with cement. The formwork should protrude from the ground.

Suspension and mount designs

In order for children and especially adults (due to the greater weight) not to fall, it is necessary to hang the swing securely. To do this, you need to find:

• strong enough ropes - you can use slings from parachutes (withstand 150 kg each) or ropes of climbers;
• chains - even those that tie dogs are suitable, but preferably thicker;
• thick wire or long metal rods with a caliber of at least 10 mm.

Fasteners can be completely different:

• From rope. Throw a rope over the crossbar and fix it at the bottom of the seat. Or pull through the saddle and tie a knot at the top.
• Hook or ring.

The second method has several options:

The first two are designed to wrap around shaped crossbars: rectangular and round. They are a kind of clamps with hooks.

The last two are designed to strengthen the hooks or rings in the through hole of the crossbar.

Seat manufacturing

Classic boards and half-logs on a swing have long become boring to everyone.

We will talk about several non-traditional methods for making swing seats. They are easy to make and don't take much time.

Option 1.

The easiest way is to use old chairs or benches made of any material that have broken legs. It's beautiful and practical. There are several ways to mount them on a swing:

1. We drill 4 holes in the seat of the chair (blue), pass the ropes through them and tie a rod or a thin metal tube from below. He won't let the rope slip back.
2. We fasten or nail the boards to the seat (yellow), drill them. We thread the ropes into the holes and tie large knots. For safety, such knots can be omitted in order to prevent them from blooming and passing through a hole. It is better to simply tie the board with the end of the rope.
3. Instead of holes in the seat, we cut out the grooves and wrap the chair (pink) with a rope. But the child can jump, the rope will be released and slip to the side. So that the rope does not jump out, we fill the boards from below.

Option 2.

You can make a seat from canvas or fabric, but it is not very comfortable, as it wraps around the person sitting on both sides, squeezing him. For convenience, you can install a spacer on a rope or chain above the seat and then the degree of girth will decrease.

Option 3.

Make a pseudo-seat from a tire. Hang it on ropes. In the sector facing the earth, stuff soft unnecessary things.

For convenience, take large tires, for example, from the rear wheels of a tractor.

Option 4.

Hoop as a seat. A hula hoop is taken and wrapped with ropes in diameter:

If this is difficult for you, you can put a ring in the center of the hoop and thread the ropes through it. First set the small circle in the center and fasten one cord so that its two ends are on the same side. Then reinforce the twine on the opposite side. And so on.

Option 5.

Use for this an old durable basin, tub or even a trough.

But just sitting on wood, plastic or metal is not very pleasant. For greater comfort, you can put pillows for garden swings on the seat, made of foam rubber and covered with dense fabric or leather. If, during assembly, it is prudent to make soft seats, then no pillows will be needed.

How to make a wooden garden swing

There are two ways:

Option 1.

They represent a seat made of any suitable material, suspended by one or two ropes from a bough.

The photo shows that the ropes can be tied in different ways, the main thing is that they do not slip off:

• on the left side, two ropes are thrown over a branch and fixed at the bottom with four knots;
• in the upper right picture, one rope is suspended from a hook;
• on the bottom - two ropes hang on hooks.

Option 2.

Run the swing entirely from wooden parts. That is, make supports and a crossbar from bars or logs, and a seat from boards, slats or wooden benches and install as described above.

If you fill in the foundation, fix a downed special shield on it, a podium and install a swing - it will be even better. After all, the supports and the shield do not touch the ground. Moreover, additional bars are installed between the shield and the foundation, which provide airing of the shield.

The drawings of the two structures are shown below.

As you can see, a wooden garden swing is not so difficult to make.

How to make a metal garden swing

Usually, a welded structure is made in the form of the letter P, on which the seat is suspended using hooks with clamps or through.

It is made of pipes of at least 5 cm caliber. You can simply dig or concrete two risers, insert the axle from a wide wheelbarrow or cart into the pre-drilled holes and lock it with mounted wheels.

You can weld a wire with a swing onto the axle, because the axle will rotate freely. For greater effect, you can install it on bearings, as mentioned above.

To perform the second option, you need to weld something resembling the roof of a house. Everything is clear from the drawing.

Structures of this type can also be made from a profile. We will immediately warn you - not from drywall. That profile is very thin and may not support a swinging person. It is designed for stationary load.

The industry produces rectangular pipes, T-beams, I-beams. Here you can make a swing out of them. Their appearance is no different from the other structures described above.

The following options are more difficult to perform, because for their implementation it is necessary or to weld several pieces together.

For pipe bending, a proven method can be applied:

• a mandrel is being prepared;
• the pipe is tightly clogged with sand and corks (wooden);
• then carefully bend the future support along the mandrel.

These structures are distinguished by the fact that they can be easily carried or moved. True, this may require 2-4 people.

How to make a 3-seater swing

Usually, rocking designs involve a single, less often a double option. But now a 3-seater garden swing has come into fashion.

The installation of racks and suspension is identical to those described above, but the width is much larger.

To perform it, you need to make a special elongated seat that would accommodate three people, and install racks at a distance of at least 2 m.

The seat is available in two versions:

1. Classic - everyone sits facing in the same direction.
2. Modern - the average rider, looking in the opposite direction.

Let's consider the first option. He is easy to perform. For its manufacture, you can even hang a bench that can be seen in parks. But because of its large weight, this is not worth it. It is better to make a special seat yourself.

It can be made of aluminum pipes or wood. Below is the procedure for assembling the 3-seater seat. Its length is 1500 mm or more, the width and height of the backrest is 500-600 mm.

DIY wooden swing (video)

In various ways, you can achieve comfortable conditions for relaxing in the country. Along with beautiful gazebos and comfortable benches, do-it-yourself garden swings for a summer cottage are of no small importance.

A swing is a place where you can ride, relax, and sit when there are no other places in the garden. A photo of a swing in the country with your own hands can be easily seen on the Internet, and a number of rules or instructions will help you create such a useful product without much effort.

And note that such a swing is intended not only for children, but also for adults. The most important thing is to correctly calculate the weight for which the future swing is intended, as well as to correctly build a safe and reliable swing design.

Classification and properties

Usually, swings for summer cottages are made from traditional materials such as wood and metal. To decorate the external characteristics of an object or to give reliability and safety to the structure, elements of decorative forging are often used in work. Also used at work:

• bars;
• elastic and durable rope;
• metal pipes;
• plastic;
• old armchairs or chairs without legs, which serve as the basis for future swings;

For a successful result, of course, you should first make drawings of the swing, as well as an approximate model.

Garden swings can be created in absolutely different forms and types. An original and comfortable swing will also be an excellent option for decorating a garden or landscape of any country house.

mobile swing

They are a lightweight structure, so moving such a swing from one place to another is very convenient and fast. For example, during rain or in winter, you can move such a swing to the veranda. The size of such a swing is not so big.

family swing

The design of such a swing is already more durable and massive. They are endowed with a high and wide back, and in appearance they look like large benches for relaxing, only without legs. Therefore, they are called so, since all family members can fit on such a swing.

In order to ensure a high level of reliability during the operation of the swing, the swing is fixed on a frame, most often U-shaped. The swing is fixed due to tight chains or cables.

You can also build a roof over such a swing so that they don’t get wet during the rain, and enjoy nature while riding on a swing.

Do-it-yourself children's swing

A separate group of products, which in most cases is a boat or an armchair hanging in the air. Children's swings must comply with all standards of reliability and safety.

Suitable for adult children, and small ones can only be used with the help of parents.

The size of the garden swing in most cases depends only on you. You can also make a children's swing in large sizes.

By type of construction, the swing is also variable:

Swing in the form of a hammock. Such swings are located on the crossbars made of wood or metal. A person who sits on such a swing feels that he is floating above the ground. On such a swing, it is especially great to read books and listen to music.

Single swing. Designs can be variable, and the installation of crossbars is not even required. The installation of such a swing is not a very complicated process. You can install them absolutely anywhere. Most often it is a swing made of pipes. We are talking about metal pipes.

Hanging swing. Question: "How to make such a swing?" does not have a complicated answer, because everything is very simple.

Note!

A swing is an ordinary seat that is suspended on several ropes or chains. As a rule, fastenings are located on the sides.

You see how many options for creating a garden swing you have in your arsenal.

The key point, of course, is to take care of safety while relaxing on a swing. All possible circumstances should be taken into account, and the swing should be provided with maximum reliability and comfort.

Do not forget also about the aesthetic properties of creating a swing. Beautiful and original swing, made in a special style, will attract the eyes of neighbors and guests, and children and relatives will enjoy the pleasure of relaxing on such a swing.

Photo of a swing for a summer house with your own hands

Note!

The topic of this article is do-it-yourself metal garden swings. It is aimed at the unpretentious owner of the garden plot, who wants to acquire a swing with minimal time and effort. In particular, we have to do without welding: the entire structure will be assembled with bolts.

Device

So, what can be the device of the simplest swing?

• The basis of the design will be two vertical racks made of a profile pipe with a size of at least 60x60 mm. It will be dug in and concreted. Height above ground level - 2 - 2.5 meters; underground will be at least a meter long pillars.

Please note: we chose the profile pipe because, with the same mass per meter (on which the price of the pipe depends almost linearly), it provides greater rigidity.

• Horizontal crossbar - a rectangular pipe with a size of 60x40 and a length of 1.5 - 2 meters (depending on the expected width of the seat). Its large side will be oriented vertically, since this is the direction in which the load vector will be directed. It will be attached to the posts with M16 bolts with grovers and lock nuts, which will prevent the threads from unwinding.
• The basis of the seat will be a pair of pieces of a corner measuring 40x40 and 40 (for a seat without a back) or 80 (for a seat with a back) centimeters long.
• The seat will be hung on a galvanized chain with carabiners. From below, the carabiners will be hooked on the holes drilled in the corner; there will be two eyebolts on top for them.

Please note: unfortunately, do-it-yourself drawings of garden metal swings found on the net are focused on the use of welding and are unsuitable for our purposes.

Getting Started

So the goals are set. Let's move on to a more practical plane - to technical problems and their solutions.

pillars

Work on their installation begins with digging pits. And, as usual, a problem immediately arises: a deep and narrow hole cannot be dug with a shovel.

The solution is to use a garden drill. We have already mentioned the depth of the pits - about a meter; it is preferable to use a drill that can expand the pit at the bottom level: expanding the concreting will prevent the heaving soil from pushing out the pillars when it freezes.

The bottom of the pit is covered with a thin layer of rubble; then the pillars are set on a plumb line, after which the pit is covered with rubble. The backfill is compacted with a manual rammer.

Useful: the simplest rammer is obtained from a piece of log or timber.
A handle made of a 50x50 bar, planed along the edges under a round timber, is attached to one of the ends with long self-tapping screws or nails.

After the pillars are securely fixed in a vertical position, the compacted rubble is poured with a liquid cement-sand mortar. As a rule, concrete of M100 strength grade is used for concreting pillars. When preparing concrete yourself, you should adhere to the following proportions:

Strength grade	The ratio of cement M400, sand and gravel
M100	1: 4,6: 7,0
M150	1: 3,5: 5,7
M200	1: 2,8: 4,8
M250	1: 2,1: 3,9
M300	1: 1,9: 3,7
M400	1: 1,2: 2,7
M450	1: 1,1: 2,5

crossbar

Holes are marked and drilled with a 16 mm drill; then the crossbar is bolted on (as already mentioned, with grovers and locknuts). The eye bolts are inserted into the holes drilled vertically in the crossbar and are secured with lock nuts on both sides.

Seat

The instructions for assembling a seat without a back are not difficult:

• On one side of each corner, a pair of holes are drilled for suspension carabiners, on the other, a series of holes for attaching seat bars.
• Planed bars with a section of 50x50 are attracted to the corner with bolts with semi- countersunk heads. Size - M6 - M8.

By the way: with a small (no more than 60 cm) seat width, thick plywood (15 - 18 mm) can be used instead of a bar.
To protect against moisture, it is pre-impregnated with drying oil heated in a water bath; impregnation is performed at least twice.

How to bend a corner for a seat with a back without welding?

1. A triangular cut is made in one of its sides. The cutout angle is equal to the difference of 180 degrees and the estimated angle between the back and seat.

1. In the place of the cutout, the corner is bent.
2. Holes are drilled in the side with a cutout in increments of 15 cm.
3. The position of the corner is fixed with a plywood pad on the bolts already familiar to us with semi-countersunk heads M6 - M8.
4. Excess threads protruding from the nut are cut flush.

chains

Their length is selected in such a way that the seat without a backrest is strictly horizontal, and the seat with a backrest is tilted back by 10-15 degrees. For fastening, galvanized or stainless steel carabiners with a spring latch or a threaded sleeve are used.

Painting

How to paint our design?

• An affordable and time-tested solution is PF-115 alkyd enamel. Under it, steel is primed with glyptal primer GF-021; the surface is pre-cleaned with a metal brush.
• The so-called rubber paint is very interesting for these purposes. It can be applied over the same GF-021 or without prior priming. The dye adheres well to both steel and wood surfaces.

Is it possible to paint plywood that has been pre-impregnated with linseed oil for greater water resistance?

Yes, but with a couple of caveats.

• Only oil paint will fall on the oiled surface. Of course, in our case, it is worth using dyes for the street (their number starts with the number 1).

• Plywood is polished not only before painting, but also after applying the first layer. When moistened, a pile rises on the surface of the veneer, which will make the dried coating rough to the touch.

rust converter

Perhaps, within the framework of our material, it is worth mentioning another excellent tool that helps to make the paintwork of steel as strong and durable as possible.

If it is relatively easy to clean a profile pipe from rust, then it is sometimes much more difficult to prepare a forged swing for a garden that has a complex shape for painting. A rust converter will come to the rescue - a reagent that converts Fe2O3 and other compounds that make up rust into an exceptionally strong and chemically stable film that prevents further corrosion.

Any paint can be applied over the surface treated in this way without any additional preparation and even without priming. The only subtlety associated with the use of a reagent: sheet rust will still have to be removed manually beforehand.

Conclusion

We hope that our recommendations will be useful to the reader and help him build his own with minimal time and money. As usual, the attached video in this article contains additional thematic information. Good luck!

Very often, when arranging the courtyard of a private house or garden, a swing is installed. Similar designs are made of wood, car tires and other improvised materials. But in order to achieve a really high-quality result, use drawings and photos of garden swings made of metal with your own hands: the dimensions and performance characteristics of these products allow you to use them for a long time.

Classification of a do-it-yourself garden swing made of metal: photos and features

Various materials are used for the construction of metal structures. Therefore, there are so many design solutions. This is evidenced by numerous photos of do-it-yourself garden swings made of metal, which can be found on the Internet.

For the manufacture of structures, the following materials are used:

• metal corners;
• square profiles;
• I-beams (steel beams);
• pipes (round profile);
• brands (aluminum profiles).

Before you start planning and developing drawings of a garden swing made of metal with your own hands, you need to decide on the type of future design. To do this, you can study ready-made systems offered by modern industry.

How to make a garden swing with your own hands from metal: photos and examples of products

If you are puzzled over how to make a do-it-yourself swing for children, take factory-made options as an example. Such products have a correctly calculated design and are represented by a large number of interesting design solutions. It will be enough for you to create a similar swing from improvised materials.

Classification of products from manufacturers:

• constructions garden detached type. This type of product can be installed in any place that you consider suitable, since they do not need to make additional supports or hangers. A swing of this type can be not only metal, but also wooden;

• sofa swing that can be used by both adults and children. In the second case, the product allows several riders to sit on the bench at the same time. Designs are comfortable and safe, equipped with a comfortable back. For a period of heavy rains or in winter, the swing is easily removed, since their design has a block structure. Products can be metal or wood;

• designs, equipped with a folding back and a mosquito net. They can be used as children's metal swings for summer cottages. You can add other accessories to create additional comfort;
• swings made by forging, which have many advantages.

Photo of a garden swing with your own hands, created by forging

Swings of this type are carried out mainly for installation in the territories of country houses. To create these products, you will need skills in handling a welding machine and metal, or you can hire an assistant. In this case, the swing turns out to be more durable and powerful than other options for metal structures. In addition, you get an original product that can become an interesting decorative addition to the landscape and exterior of the house.

Scheme with mounting dimensions of garden forged swing (1 inch = 2.54 cm)

Metal products made by forging are expensive. But it is justified by excellent decorative characteristics.

Characteristics of a do-it-yourself garden swing made of metal

Metal structures have the greatest number of advantages compared to products made on the basis of other materials. That is why on the Internet there are such a large number of photos and drawings of do-it-yourself metal swings for children.

Technical and operational characteristics of a metal-based swing:

• long service life is one of the main advantages. The metal is not subject to the harmful effects of such factors as, for example, decay processes. Breakage due to drying out is also excluded;

• practicality - environmental influences that are detrimental to buildings (ultraviolet radiation, rain and other types of precipitation) cannot affect the strength characteristics of the material;
• reliability - due to the increased strength of the metal and its durability, the resulting structures are very strong;

• budget - the metal in the purchase has a lower cost than high-quality wood (low-quality wood will not be able to ensure the strength of the product, so it is not used to create a swing);
• a variety of modifications - the range of modern swings that can be purchased or made independently is extremely wide, which allows you to choose a design that fully corresponds to individual preferences.

Disadvantages of homemade metal swings

Despite the external attractiveness of metal products, by themselves they will not be able to harmoniously fit into the landscape of a summer cottage, as is the case with a swing made of wood. To do this, you will need to stylistically support their design by adding similar elements to the exterior of the house or garden.

One of the positive characteristics of the material, namely the hardness of the metal and its strong structure, can also be considered as a disadvantage. On the one hand, a strong and solid swing is what you need for a summer residence, on the other hand, they can cause serious injuries that a person can receive as a result of a blow. Compared to wood, which is soft in nature, metal is much more dangerous.

Metal products are susceptible to corrosion. Rust can lead to gradual deterioration, so the durability of the structure can only be ensured if proper care is taken. To prevent the occurrence of corrosion, it is enough to cover the metal in a timely manner with a layer of a coloring composition intended for metal surfaces and outdoor operating conditions.

Drawings and photos of do-it-yourself garden swings made of metal: dimensions and technology

DIY garden swings can have a different type of frame. Based on this feature, the following design options are distinguished:

• collapsible;
• welded.

Welded swing types require the use of a welding machine and other special equipment. As a result, you will get a strong and rigid supporting part, which will allow you to operate the structure for many years without any risk to health.

If you do not know how to handle a welding machine, choose a swing with a collapsible design. The principle of assembling the frame is to twist all the elements of the product with bolts and nuts. Anyone can do this kind of work.

A brief classification of garden swings with your own hands made of metal

The easiest way is to create a design according to the finished drawings of a garden swing with your own hands made of metal. Looking at the diagrams, you can see that the configuration of the supports is different.

The A-shaped frame base consists of two crossbeams, which are interconnected at the top. Approximately in the middle of their height there is a jumper. It is designed to increase the rigidity of the structure. There are supports without a jumper, which are L-shaped.

Another type of support is elements with a crossbar, forming a U-shaped base. Creating such a design takes less effort, but the swing is less stable. Their operation will be long and safe if the base supports are placed in deep wells in the ground and well concreted.

In addition, all metal products can be divided into two groups:

• stationary - the supporting part of the swing is reliably concreted;
• portable - fixed with anchor bolts or bent reinforcement, which is driven into the soil.

The technology of creating a swing with your own hands from a profile pipe

Hanging swings are considered the most common design options. They are convenient, practical and comfortable. Equip the product with a canopy that protects from direct sunlight. Thanks to this, the seat will not overheat, and the riding process will become even more comfortable.

For the manufacture of a canopy for children's swings made of metal with their own hands, textiles, tarpaulin, wood with soft tiles in the form of a roof can be used. But the most suitable material is cellular polycarbonate. Polycarbonate sheets are transparent, so it will not be dark under the canopy. At the same time, they perfectly scatter direct sunlight.

List of required tools and materials

Before you make a garden swing with your own hands, make sure you have the appropriate tools:

• grinders;
• building level and tape measure;
• welding machine and protective equipment (for working with the machine);
• electric drill;
• a set of drills designed to work with metal and wood surfaces;

• screwdriver;
• a set of wrenches;
• self-tapping screws designed to fix polycarbonate sheet.

For work, you will also need to purchase materials, namely:

• metal profile (pipes and corner);
• boards or bars of wood for assembling the seat;

• bolts equipped with semi-secret type heads (for seat assembly);
• washers and nuts for bolts (for seat assembly);
• fastening elements made of stainless steel or galvanized (carabiners, suspension brackets on bearings, eyebolts, chains);
• anchors or bent reinforcing bars with a large length (for fixing the structure on the base);

• sheet of cellular polycarbonate (canopy roof);
• protective means for the frame (primer with anti-corrosion properties and coloring composition for metal surfaces);
• protective products for the wood from which the seat will be created (stain, varnish, a set of brushes for surface treatment).

Drawings and photos of do-it-yourself swings made of metal: preparatory stage

At this stage, the area for mounting the swing is selected, the dimensions of the structure are determined. The optimal size of the hanging bench is 1.5 m. This is enough to accommodate two people on the swing or lie down alone.

According to the drawings of a garden swing with your own hands from a profile, the design consists of the following elements:

• a rectangular base frame at the base;
• sidewalls made of a pair of pipes fastened together by welding;
• a horizontal crossbar for hanging a bench.

This information will help with further assembly. Thanks to this structure, the structure acquires the necessary level of rigidity. By choosing the right width of the base, you can build a very stable product. Take the rule as the basis of your work: the larger the angle that is at the top of the triangle between the base and the sidewalls, the more stable the structure will be.

General dimensional parameters are calculated individually. Under them, the indicators regarding the polycarbonate visor and the hanging bench are adjusted. Experts recommend that it is mandatory to prepare drawings indicating all the dimensional parameters of the structure, so that it is more convenient to work with the material. Subsequently, this will save you from mistakes and save time.

Do-it-yourself assembly according to the drawings of a swing from a profile pipe: frame part

It is recommended to start work on assembling the frame from the side parts. To do this, on the basis of the drawings, you need to mark the pipes and cut them with a grinder. Check for dimensional accuracy before assembly. All four elements of the sidewalls must be similar to each other. They need to be connected in pairs using the welding method. As a result, you should get two identical L-shaped parts.

Further, the sharp end, located at the top of each of the parts, is sawn off at the same level. This procedure is performed in order to be able to form a small support platform for fixing the horizontal bar.

The width of the support frame (short side) must correspond in size to the distance that is formed between the paired pipes of the side parts of the structure. The sidewalls are welded to the rectangular support frame with a welding machine, and then the horizontal crossbar (over the side racks).

All stages of assembling the frame part must strictly obey the laws of geometry: the side racks have a vertical type of arrangement, the horizontal crossbar (beam) intended for hanging the bench runs parallel to the base. Use the building level to control assembly parameters.

Assembly technology of a wooden swing seat

Bench assembly is an important stage of construction. Especially if you create a do-it-yourself children's swing made of metal according to the drawings. The seat should be based on a frame base made of a steel corner. To get a bench with a comfortable back, position it at a certain angle in relation to the seat. The size of the optimal angle is 120°.

To perform the correct bending of the corner, make a cut in the form of a triangle (60 °) on one shelf. The frame part for the seat is made of a rectangular metal profile using the welding method. The side parts should be connected along the edge zones using horizontal jumpers. The connection zone should also be in the place where the structure bends.

Whether you are designing a DIY swing for kids or making a swing for adults, the back and seat must be completely smooth. For these purposes, wooden blocks or boards, carefully processed with sandpaper (first with large grains, then fine ones), are suitable.

The boards are cut to the required size and fastened to the frame through pre-made holes with bolts so that their heads are recessed. Before the final assembly of the structure, the wooden elements are treated with an antiseptic and varnish, and the metal elements with a primer and paint.

Eye bolts are mounted in the corners of the frame part of the bench. Chains will be attached to the ears of these bolts with carabiners or threaded couplings. To hang the bench, you will also need to install eyebolts at the corners of the product or above the edges of the seat.

Making a visor for the structure

The manufacturing process of the visor is optional. But if you create a do-it-yourself swing design for children, you should think about comfort and protection from the scorching sun, as well as precipitation.

To do this, you need to make a rectangular structure, which will be based on a metal frame, reinforced with jumpers. A sheet of cellular polycarbonate is fixed on top of the structure. The visor is mounted at a slight angle, so that the precipitation will flow down freely.

To complete the frame part of the visor, take several metal profiles with a small square section. All these elements are fastened by welding, after which the visor can be attached to the upper frame part of the swing. This is also done using a welding machine.

When all assembly work is completed, the design is subject to final processing. The surface of the swing is covered with a primer, after which it is painted in any color you like.

The final stage of construction

When the paint is completely dry, a polycarbonate sheet is attached to the visor frame. To do this, use self-tapping screws with sealing washers.

A wide range of colors is one of the advantages of polycarbonate. You can choose the color of the visor to match the color of the swing or, conversely, make it contrast. Moreover, the color of the material has a direct impact on the level of scattering of sunlight.

The finished product must be securely fixed on a concrete platform. If the installation of the structure is carried out on soil with a high density, several clamps made of reinforcing bars can be used to fix the frame. You should first sharpen the ends of the clamps, which will allow you to easily drive the rods deep into the ground by 0.5 m.

As fasteners on a concrete site, it is better to use anchor bolts. They are installed in advance in the appropriate places. After tightening the nuts, cut off the excess thread with a grinder. This completes the construction of the structure.

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