Cutting Cans
The building of these planes requires that the Tops and/or Bottoms of beverage cans be
cut off. While you can decide for yourself which method you use to accomplish this,
most builders use a Dremal
®
Tool in a fashion similar to that shown below.
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What I’ve done here is taken a piece of
board wood (aprox 12” x 15” x 3/4”) and to
it I’ve attached (screw or glue) Two Blocks
of wood (2” x 2” x 5”) and Two Rails of
wood (1” x 1” x 10”)
Using a Hose Clamp, I’ve secured
my
Dremal
®
Tool to the board. The two
guide rails are used to cradle the can.
A cutting wheel is used to cut the
Bottom and the Top off the Cans.
Again, you can use any other method at your disposal to remove the Tops and Bottoms
of the cans. Use whatever means you feel most comfortable with.
ALWAYS USE PROTECTIVE HAND & EYE GEAR WHEN CUTTING CANS!
In ALL cases, cut
the Bottom off the
Can FIRST, then
cut the Top off.
Get as much of the
Can as possable.
