We make a flower bed from old tires with our own hands. Step by step instructions for making.

To make flower beds, you will need:

• chalk or marker to mark the drawing;
• a sharp knife with a thick blade;
• electric jigsaw;
• extension;
• a set of files;
• any, including used, machine oil.

Preparation for work

With the help of worn tires, you can make an original flower bed at no extra cost.

First of all, carefully inspect the side surface of the tire. Pay special attention to what is written in small print. You need to look for the word "steel" or make sure it's not there.

The presence of this word indicates that the tire is reinforced with steel wire, so you will need a fine-toothed metal file.

If there is no inscription, the tire is reinforced with nylon, and to work with it, it is necessary to insert a coarse-toothed file for soft wood into the jigsaw. A large-toothed file is easier to cut rubber, because you have to make less effort.

Most often, steel wire is used to reinforce truck tires, but you still need to check the tire so as not to dull the file.

If you have not only a tire, but also a disk for it, you can make two types of flower beds - low and high.

The cutting technology is the same, the difference is in some marking nuances and the way the tire is “turned inside out”. Moreover, it is necessary to determine which particular flower bed you will make before marking.

markup

When marking, try to draw even, symmetrical lines and do not make the wide part of the petals of the flower bed narrower than 7 centimeters. Smaller petals are much more difficult to cut because the hardness of the rubber is not enough for normal pressure with a jigsaw and file.

Regardless of whether you want to make a low flower bed, low or high, the markup must be divided into three stages:

• marking a small (inner) circle;
• marking a large (outer circle);
• marking of teeth (petals).

A small circle is marked 3-5 cm from the edge of the rim, if it is not there, then 5-7 cm from the bead ring (a place to install the disc). This is necessary to avoid damage to the file on the disc and to remove thin and overly flexible sections of the tire.

To draw an even circle, take the chalk with your thumb and forefinger, press your little finger against the disk (if you are marking a tire without a disk, wrap your little finger around the bead ring of the wheel) and draw the chalk or marker along the wheel. This will allow you to use the disc or ring as a guide, so you can draw a neat and even inner circle.

We mark the tire like this

If the size of the petals is less than 7 cm, then the large circle is marked as described above. For higher petals, it is necessary to mark as above, but with the little finger to hold on to the top of the tire, or use a tape measure to mark the perimeter of the outer circle. The distance between the marks is 5–15 cm. After the marks have been made, draw a circle over them.

Petals can be marked both by eye and with a tape measure. The shape of the petals is only limited by your imagination. It can be triangles, waves, sine waves, oblique teeth, squares, slots, or anything else you can think of.

tire cutting

Before you start cutting, think again about what kind of flower bed you want to see. After you cut the tire, you will not be able to make changes to the design and appearance of the flower bed.

Using a sharp knife, cut through the side of the wheel along any line. Then insert the necessary file into the jigsaw and lubricate it with machine oil. Connect the jigsaw through the extension cord to the outlet, then insert the saw into the slot in the tire. Turn on the jigsaw and start cutting the wheel.

When cutting tires, follow safety rules

Please note that cutting a tire is a difficult and lengthy business, requiring compliance with safety rules:

1. Try not to hold the tire on the cutting line near the jigsaw with your hand. If the file breaks or pops out of the slot, you will injure your hand. While cutting, push the jigsaw forward strongly, but smoothly, without sharp jerks.
2. If you have enough strength, then instead of a jigsaw, you can cut tires with a sharp knife with a thick (at least 4 mm) blade. But this cutting method is not applicable for steel-reinforced tires.
3. Start each cut only after lowering the knife into the tire to a depth of 2-3 cm and cut only by moving the knife down. This will help you avoid cuts and more serious injuries.

tire eversion

After cutting through both sides of the wheel, it is necessary to unscrew the tire. This operation requires quite a lot of strength and skill, so the first time it may not work.

If it didn’t work out, don’t despair, after a while try again or ask someone stronger to turn it inside out.

It is better to ask someone strong enough to turn the tire out

When turning the tire, do not be afraid to damage it. A tire, even from a passenger car, is designed for such loads that cannot be created by hand.

As a result, we should get something like this: