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pepsi Can Crab by chaitanyak on February 14, 2009

Table of Contents License: Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike (by-nc-sa) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Intro: Pepsi Can Crab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

step 1: materials and tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

step 2: cut off the top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

step 3: appendages- eyestalks, arms, legs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

step 4: elbows and knees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

step 5: Eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 step 6: update: via fearme36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 step 7: paint it up white . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 step 8: paint your colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Related Instructables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Advertisements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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License: Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike (by-nc-sa) Intro: Pepsi Can Crab A 3d crab made out of a single aluminium pepsi can. simillar to the plastic bottle crab plastic bottle crab i made earlier.

step 1: materials and tools you'll need a pepsi or any other soda/beer can, a pair of pliers, a scissors and a marker

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step 2: cut off the top option1: cut of the top of the can, mine ended up really jagged, so i cut it again using the scissors to get a neater edge.. this will avoid unnecessary damage to your fingers later..i advise you to wear protective work gloves when working with tin or aluminum cans. option2: trickier, idea from fearme36 fearme36 (thanks fearme36) don't cut off the top, let it be attached, to one strip look at the diagram(capback.jpg) this allows it to be used later, without any gluing involved

Image Notes 1. jagged edge

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Image Notes 1. clean edge

Image Notes 1. you can use these flaps for legs if you like.. but crabs usually don't have so many, and they don'nt stick out of their rear end :) 2. the rear legs on most species are smaller/thinner than the front legs

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step 3: appendages- eyestalks, arms, legs cut out eye stalks, and uround 10 strips from the rest. leave enough space in the eyestalks, so you can punch a hole through or stick-on something round for eyes. the 2 strips that are closest to the eyes will be the claws, so make them thicker. the ips of the legs have sharp corners, cuting them off may seem like the solution, but don't! basically the first time i made the crab i found that if the tips are pointy they tend to get bent easily. so instead of cutting off the corners, just fold them in, to make the tips, sturdy yet pointy.

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Image Notes 1. CAUTION this is a silly thing to do! hacking away at a metal can with a screen close by... stray slivers or shards might go and land on the screen, or keyboard area and later cause nasty scratches..

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step 4: elbows and knees look at the pics, bend the legs like i've done.. once down ..then once up ..then down..then down..tada! crab leg done cut off the 4 strips at the back(they were just so you got the spacing right (first time i did this, the rear legss were too close :( ). this will leave you with only 2 legs on either side now the arms..for the elbows ...fold at an angle, so the claws face forward for the picers, pick the inner pointy part and fold it twice...like in the image

Image Notes 1. down 2. up

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3. down 4. down

Image Notes

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Image Notes

1. rear leg split into two thinner legs 2. rear leg split into two thinner legs

1. fold 1 2. fold2

Image Notes 1. finished pincer 2. finished pincer

Image Notes 1. elbow...fold at an angle, so the claws face forward 2. elbow...fold at an angle, so the claws face forward

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step 5: Eyes Saved this part for last, coz .... its the most complicated step...so take a deep breath and pay attention so heres what you do- there's two options option1 -take something sharp and pointy...and poke a hole in each eye stalk and call them "eyes". option2 -stick something round to each eye stalk and call them "eyes" thats it, your done. now be careful, keep this out of reach of kids and other people with soft hands.

step 6: update: via fearme36 fearme36 fearme36 had an excellent suggestion that the top of the can you cut off in the beginning can be used to make the top of the shell, here's a pic of the one he's made i don't know how he attached his, but if you havn't started yet, you can do this: leave the top attached to one of the strips that will be at the back of the crab, and then fold that strip so the top just comes down.. refer diagram will try this soon and post pics.

Image Notes 1. top of the can, stuck back on to make the top of the crab's shell

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step 7: paint it up white i used acrylic paints, but you could use enamel paint or spray cans too. 1) paint a base coat of white as the primer.. priming the surface ensures that your colours will turn out bright. a common mistake is that people spray on the colours they want.. and then it doesnt quite turn out as bright as they thought it would.

step 8: paint your colours once the base paint is dry, go ahead and paint on your colours. i've hand painted it, so it looks a bit shabby .. for a finer finish i would have used spray cans or an airbrush

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Comments 47 comments Add Comment

fearme36 says: you shold use the top of the can you cut off to make a shell. here's mine

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Feb 15, 2009. 1:59 PM REPLY

kody97 says:

Mar 3, 2009. 10:28 PM REPLY

got any plans on how to make cars or airplanes?

kody97 says:

Mar 6, 2009. 7:46 PM REPLY hey i have a question i am new to this whole can crafting thing and i have seen like big airplanes made were the cans have been joined together so neat is this glue or what?

chopstx says:

Jan 7, 2010. 12:56 PM REPLY

Probably welding.

chaitanyak says:

Mar 6, 2009. 11:41 PM REPLY :) how would i know what they use? :) ive only made one or two crabs so far, without any sticking involved.. i do know that soda cans have are really slick on the inside, making it difficult to stick with most glues... (that i know of) perhaps you should ask the guys who made whatever you saw...the big airoplane thing.. . . post this question on one of those pages and then please do let me know best of luck

chaitanyak says:

Mar 4, 2009. 12:31 AM REPLY

had an idea for a ship.. working on it..

chaitanyak says:

Feb 16, 2009. 12:57 AM REPLY

have added your idea, to the instructable as an optional step :) thanks for the input

chaitanyak says:

Feb 16, 2009. 12:38 AM REPLY

excellent idea!!

fearme36 says:

Feb 16, 2009. 1:07 PM REPLY

sweet! you're idea to attach it was awesome! i simply placed it on top so it's not on very well.

ThatInstructablesGuy says:

Feb 15, 2009. 2:27 PM REPLY

Crab battle!

chopstx says:

Jan 6, 2010. 1:50 PM REPLY

SWEET! 5*

chaitanyak says:

Jan 6, 2010. 9:39 PM REPLY

thanks , and thanks for the 5 too!

chopstx says:

Jan 7, 2010. 12:54 PM REPLY

Yep.

acetomato says:

Jun 28, 2009. 1:01 PM REPLY

you would slice your finger

chopstx says:

Jan 7, 2010. 12:54 PM REPLY

Ever hear of a Band-Aid?

Briguy9 says:

Jul 28, 2009. 1:15 PM REPLY I've never sliced my finger on these things and I've made dozens of them. I even deliberately ran a sliver of can across my finger and nothing happened. Also, they were sharp cuts. Oh yeah, I told my art teacher about this in school and she let me do a presentation to the class about it, and we have like 30 people in our class! I spread the good word, and told people to read the good book... of Instructables. They all said "I'm gonna go on that website when I get home"

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Briguy9 says:

Jul 28, 2009. 1:15 PM REPLY

Even the people in my class that hate me.

chaitanyak says:

Jul 28, 2009. 11:40 PM REPLY he he he he "deliberately ran a sliver of can across my finger and nothing happened" awesome! your a true "instructibles evangelist" :)

chaitanyak says:

Jul 1, 2009. 2:54 AM REPLY yes you probably would..sustain a few nicks and cuts while working with cans.. happened to me a lot when i was a kid.. the skin on the tips of my fingers is pretty tough now :P

xxripsurferxx says:

Jun 10, 2009. 3:20 PM REPLY

here is mine :] ''

chaitanyak says:

Jun 11, 2009. 12:13 AM REPLY

awesome!! great job!

wntrcrab says:

May 25, 2009. 8:20 AM REPLY Hi, I think these can projects are great and I'm looking foward in making my first crab. Do you have any ideas on making a lobster, alligators, or hummingbirds? Also, my son is in the ARMY and I would love to make something for him. He is a "jumper" so a helicopter?? I know i'm asking a lot, but i'm so excited about these soda/ beer can projects.

chaitanyak says:

May 27, 2009. 12:14 AM REPLY

the helicoper sounds like a good idea.. will try one and if it works will post it up here

zombiehottie0900 says:

Feb 20, 2009. 6:09 AM REPLY i havent had a chance to make it yet but here is can. they have more flavors (THIS MEANS MORE COLORS YAY! lol) its basiclly just a tall can...like a big ole beer...but tea!

thepelton says: It would make for longer legs as well.

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Feb 21, 2009. 11:24 PM REPLY

chaitanyak says:

Feb 20, 2009. 8:22 AM REPLY

tea in a can! thats awesome :)

zombiehottie0900 says:

Feb 18, 2009. 7:30 AM REPLY

great idea!!! i love it hehe im going to make one out of the super tall arizona tea cans. ~JosiE~

chaitanyak says:

Feb 18, 2009. 8:53 AM REPLY

don't know what arizona tea cans look like, so send me pics when your done :)

mcraghead says:

Feb 16, 2009. 12:14 PM REPLY

Beautiful, and deadly! I think it's crying out to be made more deadly, by employing Make Magazine's Vibrobot technology...

chaitanyak says:

Feb 16, 2009. 11:19 PM REPLY

haha! just saw that, sounds good, will go look for a motor tonight.

Kiteman says:

Feb 14, 2009. 10:38 AM REPLY That is really clever. You know what would be even cleverer, though? If you produced a template that could be wrapped around the can and then drawn around so that those with poorer spacial awareness than you can still reproduce a decent crab.

CaseyCase says:

Feb 14, 2009. 4:49 PM REPLY

I agree about the paper template. Just found this one--may help "the cause." http://www.instructables.com/id/plastic_bottle_Crab/

Kiteman says:

Feb 15, 2009. 2:23 AM REPLY

Oh, that's excellent, thanks.

chaitanyak says:

Feb 15, 2009. 4:34 AM REPLY Sorry bout that, will post diagrams for this one too.. the wrap around template is a good idea.. will see about that too :) though i'l have to make them for atleast 2-3 can sizes... hmm..

thepelton says:

Feb 14, 2009. 2:00 PM REPLY

Would giving aluminum crabs to a girlfriend be considered in bad taste?

Kiteman says:

Feb 15, 2009. 2:22 AM REPLY

You're OK, as long as you're not passing them on from somebody else.

Painkilla05 says:

Feb 15, 2009. 1:27 AM REPLY

oh this is cool! I gotta try this.

Alcreion says:

Feb 14, 2009. 10:15 AM REPLY

How come I've never seen a pepsi can like that?

mg0930mg says:

Feb 14, 2009. 11:26 AM REPLY

Me either, do you live in the states, I do. It looks very tall and skinny.

QuiksilverRox says: I've seen ones like those in the US but they were Coke and Dr. Pepper.

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Feb 14, 2009. 12:19 PM REPLY

mg0930mg says:

Feb 14, 2009. 5:45 PM REPLY

Really, I'm on the northeast coast, and have never seen one like that.

LinuxH4x0r says:

Feb 14, 2009. 12:07 PM REPLY

I've seen that style can in the middle east and asia

mg0930mg says:

Feb 14, 2009. 5:45 PM REPLY

Oh, I see.

chaitanyak says:

Feb 15, 2009. 4:36 AM REPLY

ya, i'm in india, this can is available here... its supposed to be the "coolest-fad" with the teens apparently

LinuxH4x0r says:

Feb 15, 2009. 6:03 AM REPLY

I thought so!

ve2vfd says:

Feb 14, 2009. 8:15 AM REPLY

I like it! It's pretty imaginative, and looks sharp! (pun intended!) :D

chaitanyak says: thanks

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Feb 14, 2009. 8:45 AM REPLY