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Artist Turns 1000 Aluminum Cans Into A Functional Electric Guitar

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An ocean-plastic guitar is quite imaginative; however, Burl's Arts decided to take things to the next step by making an electric guitar by melting 1000 aluminum containers.

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In particular, the neck and body are made from aluminum that weighs 38 pounds cans. 

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The pickups, along with other pieces of hardware, were added later.

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The project was not as simple as simply melting the aluminum cans since they first had to be converted into ingots.

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Sand casting molds need to be manufactured to fit the components using wood plugs and Petrobond to shape the material into the final shape.

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When the neck was cast, it was then sanded using the hacksaw, grinder, and sandpaper to smooth it out to make the frets.

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