How to Build and Tune a Wind Chime

Intermediate 45 min 20 steps 15020 views Rating: 4.6/5 Published: 2026-01-05

Gather chime material.. Buy suspension lines.. Choose a striker.

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Steps

1

Gather chime material.

Step 1

Gather chime material.

2

Buy suspension lines.

Step 2

Buy suspension lines.

3

Choose a striker.

Step 3

Choose a striker.

4

Purchase a suspension platform.

Step 4

Purchase a suspension platform.

5

Choose a sail.

Step 5

Choose a sail.

6

Mark the base.

Step 6

Mark the base.

7

Drill the holes.

Step 7

Drill the holes.

8

Thread the sail and striker.

Step 8

Thread the sail and striker.

9

Secure the striker to the platform.

Step 9

Secure the striker to the platform.

10

Determine how to cut the metal.

Step 10

Determine how to cut the metal.

11

Cut the chimes.

Step 11

Cut the chimes.

12

Sand the edges.

Step 12

Sand the edges.

13

Drill holes into the pipes.

Step 13

Drill holes into the pipes.

14

Cut the thread.

Step 14

Cut the thread.

15

Thread the chimes.

Step 15

Thread the chimes.

16

Hang the chimes from the suspension platform.

Step 16

Hang the chimes from the suspension platform.

17

Test the chime.

Step 17

Test the chime.

18

Change the strike zone.

Step 18

Change the strike zone.

19

Install a metal hook.

Step 19

Install a metal hook.

20

Find an area to hang the chime.

Step 20

Find an area to hang the chime.

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