Butterfly Balancer
The Butterfly Balancer is designed for children to run across or sit on like a seesaw. You will need small and medium tyres, along with 3” and 6” bolts, 2.5” 3mm mild steel pipe, chequer plate, budget and metal paint. There is no need for cement as you can compact the earth to form the foundation around the tyres. Make sure you have at least 1.5 metres of space around the butterfly balancer.
Per butter fly balancer 2.5” 3mm mild steel pipe 2mm chequer plate Medium tyre Small tyres 6” bolts with 2 washers 3” bolts with 2 washers
Amount 20ft 1ft by 8ft 3 4 2 4
How to build 1. First weld a seesaw to the dimensions stated in the Seesaw Balancer guide. 2. Place the two top wings (medium tyres) on the ground and fill with soil. 3. Place the two bottom wings (small tyres) next to the other tyres and fill with soil. 4. Dig a hole for the medium tyre pivot and two more for the small tyres for the seesaw ends to bounce on. 5. Install the seesaw using the remaining medium tyre and two bouncing tyres. 6. Paint.
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7. Use a thick stick to push and compact the soil in the foundation holes, also use water to help with the compacting.
Colour scheme Paint the medium tyres one colour and the small tyres one colour. Paint the metal seesaw body one colour. Add a face and antenna onto the medium tyre end of the seesaw to finish.
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