Fidget Balls

Fidget Balls provide a satisfying distraction as you move the balls around each other.

They may also improve hand circulation and finger mobility.

4 Aluminium beverage cans

2 125g tin cans

2 neodymium magnets

glue

Tools

Tin snips

Bastard file

Leather Work gloves

• File the base off a Beverage can using Bastard cross cut file. This won't take as long as you think it will.
• Tap out the base piece. This will produce a concave shape.
• Repeat with 3 other beverage cans.

• File off any rough edges if required.

• Remove the tops from 2 small 125 g tin cans.
• Remove the pull tab from the lids.
• Wearing leather work gloves for hand protection, cut towards the centre of the lids around the circumference.
• Work the cut tin lids into 2 of the concave aluminium bases.

• Glue on a neodymium magnet to the centre of the two remaining aluminium bases.

• Make up a bowl of cement.
• Pour cement into to concave aluminium bases.
• Join together either using the cement of let the halves set and then join together with glue.

• The fidget balls are placed in a hand and moved about. They can also be spun and twirled about.