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How to Make an Outdoor Washing Machine

by on Jun 8, 2010

Michael Perdriel fashioned a manual clothes washer that could be used by those in developing countries, but its low-tech design makes it indispensable for people in developed countries who dream of going green and off the grid. It requires no electricity or running water, and it cleans a load of clothes in 20 minutes. Interested in making one? Here’s your materials list:

  • 10 gallon plastic bucket
  • 1 x 3 hardwood boards
  • 1/4″ plywood
  • 1″ hardwood dowels
  • wooden tool handle
  • 1/4″ braided poly rope
  • 1/8″ braided nylon parachute cord
  • flexible netting
  • PEX plastic tubing
  • 4″ cable ties
  • 3/4″ #6 stainless steel screws
  • 2″ deck screws
  • waterproof glue
  • 1″ diameter copper pipe slip connectors
  • aluminum bars
  • 5/16″ x 3″ screw eye
  • 1/4″ bold with nuts and washers
  • nut to fit the 1/4 bolt

For specifics, including measurements and quantities AND the entire tutorial, head on over to MAKE.

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3 Comments

  1. Love the washing machine.
    No nonsense information makes it very user friendly.
    Thank you

  2. Unable to locate the specifics on the link to “MAKE” that you provided. Do you have a more specific link to gain that info> I tried searching the MAKE website, to no avail.

    1. Hi Linda – Sorry about that! Looks like the resource is behind a paywall now. We’re going to unpublish this post since the tutorial is no longer available. Sorry again!