Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 33

1.2.3. Omnidirectional Spray Bottle

By Jason Poel Smith Illustrations by Julie West

MODIFY A SPRAY BOTTLE SO IT WORKS WHEN HELD AT ANY ANGLE. If you replace the hard suction tube with flexible tubing and a weight on the end, the tubing will naturally fall to the lowest point of the container.

YOU WILL NEED: Spray bottle, 16oz or bigger » Flexible tubing, ⅛” ID, ¼” OD, such as aquarium air line » Stainless steel nuts, ¼” (5) » Scissors » Glue (optional)

1. Cut the tubes to length.

Cut the original spray bottle tube, leaving about 1” sticking out past the screw cap. Then cut the flex tubing about 1” longer than the cut portion of the original tube.

2. Attach the 2 cut tubes.

The suction tube on a typical spray bottle has an outer diameter between ...