DIY Dog Bicycle Leash

Made 6-30-12

What You Need (All bought at ACE Hardware)

32" Heavy Duty Bungee Cord ($3.79)

12" Vinyl Coated Galvanized Cable ($0.85)

2 Bolt Snaps ($2.79 each)

1 Wire Rope Clip ($0.79)

Everything cost about $11!!! This is a good price compared to ones you can buy on Amazon. We made 2, so total cost for us was $22.

Now We Put It Together!

You'll need a Hammer, Channel Lock Pliers, and 1/4" Socket & Ratchet.

Place Galvanized Cable onto Bicycle with Wire Rope Clip using 1/4" Socket & Ratchet. We placed it under the seat.

Then place one Bolt Snap at each end of the Bungee Cord using the Channel Lock Pliers and Hammer. Make sure you have a sturdy surface when hammering.

Results

Then attach one end of the Bungee Cord to the Galvanized Cable and the other end to anywhere on your bicycle (see first picture above) or your dog's collar when you want to exercise with your best friend! =)

Here is a short video we put together. Enjoy!

DIY Weighted Hula Hoop

Date Made: 6/22/2012

Items we used

1. Hula Hoop (bought at Target for $3.99)
2. 3/4" Flex PVC Pipe (approx. 9' piece about $4-5). The amount we have in the picture is a lot longer. We bought it a while ago, and we are always finding uses for PVC.
3. PVC Pipe Cutter (or anything you can find to cut with)
4. Tin Snips Cutter (or any heavy duty cutter). We have many tools, for our many projects =)

Measurements & Cuts

1. Measure the circumference (length all the way around) of the Hula Hoop. Formula: diameter (distance across the hoop from the outside curve to the opposite side) multiplied by pi (3.14), we measured in inches. Our hoop's diameter measured 33.5" x 3.14 = 105.19" which is the circumference. 
2. Then we cut our Flex PVC to 107" just to give it a little extra length in case it would become too short at exactly 105.19" since it is going to wrap around the hoop.
3. We cut the PVC with Tin Snips on the outside curve so that when we placed it on the hoop, the part of the Flex PVC that touches our body will be smooth since the cutter left burs behind. We also made sure that we cut the length just long enough so that the Flex PVC is snug on the hoop.

Finishing Touches

If you feel comfortable with the weight of your Hula Hoop, you can put pretty tape around it and decorate it however you like. Since I won't be taking it out and showing it off, I don't care what it looks like, because it does the job that I want it to do and it turned out the way I wanted it to. I am not going to be taping mine because I like the ability to be able to take the Flex PVC off and use the Hula Hoop by itself, and we still have to take out the noise makers inside the hoop, because after a while the noise can get annoying.

Video

Please enjoy my short video =)