Wire Nail Heart

by Pricklysauce in Workshop > Metalworking

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Wire Nail Heart

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Valentine heart how to make

Flowers...chocolates...wire nail heart!

Show you love them by making this super easy wire nail heart

Get the Bits Together

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Two 100mm wire nails

Plumbers solder

Plumbers Flux

Butane/propane torch

Hammer

Old sledge hammer head as an anvil

File or rotary tool for cleaning up.

This project uses standard plumbers solder to fix the two halves of the heart together, strong enough for this little heart.

Heat the Nail

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Hammer Into Shape

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More Heating

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More Hammering Into Shape

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Heat + Hammer the Nail Head Into Shape

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Make Nail Heads Shiny Clean

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Cut a Little Plumbers Solder

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Bash Flat

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Flux the Nail Heads

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Solder Together

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Make Shiny

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Give to Your Loved One

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If you liked this project I would really appreciate your vote in the Valentines Day Competition. Many thanks.

This project is part of my YouTube series where I try to make cool and interesting projects.

Please check out my channel if you want to see more of the projects, if not there will be more coming to Instructables soon.

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