In this tutorial, I'll show you how to make a bicycle mailbox. This DIY bicycle mailbox is a fun and easy project, but warning: only do this if you don't mind people constantly stopping to take photos at your curb!
Let me show you how I did this project:
Here is where we started. We'd just bought the house and the curbside mailbox was ugly and barely upright so it had to go!
You'll need a bicycle. I like the look of older-style bikes so located one on Craigslist for $20. You'll want it to have a basket in front to support the mailbox.
The entire bike and basket need to be washed, then wiped down with mineral spirits. Be sure to use a primer if there is rust. We then chose yellow spray paint, which is quite cheery.
Of course, you need a mailbox as well. We got ours nearly new at a yard sale for $5 and we chose to leave it the black color that it was. The mailbox needs a scrap piece of wood secured underneath it which is typical for mailbox installations.
To attach the mailbox to the basket you'll want to snip away some of the wire basket in front to make the mailbox level. Run a screw into the underneath wood at the front and wrap a wire around the head of the screw and secure the wire to the basket.
With the rear of the mailbox resting on the handlebars, run the basket bracket screws into the wood. It's very secure.
Move the bike around to see where you want to locate it.
Mark the ground where the bike axles will be. Then hammer the steel fence posts into the ground. You'll want one stake on each side front and back. If you want them to blend in be sure to paint the stakes to match the bike beforehand.
Mark and drill a hole in the stakes for the axles. Since the stakes are taller then they need to be cut the stakes shorter.
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