# Crafting scrap metal out of cans

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crafting-scrap-metal-out-of-cans/2801>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [August 24, 2013, 7:01am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crafting-scrap-metal-out-of-cans/2801 "2013-08-24T07:01:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![TheGrifter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@TheGrifter](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheGrifter)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 7:01am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crafting-scrap-metal-out-of-cans/2801/1 "2013-08-24T07:01:55Z")

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So I tend to accumulate tons of cans. Why can’t they be made into scrap metal?

That sound like a good idea to anyone else?

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**Author:** ![deadmerits](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/deadmerits/32/19_2.png) [@deadmerits](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/deadmerits)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 7:08am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crafting-scrap-metal-out-of-cans/2801/2 "2013-08-24T07:08:41Z")

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I’m behind you on this one. Makes sense, except maybe the scrap metal is suppose to be steel and the cans are tin. Maybe it works the same but is less durable.

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**Author:** ![Rivet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/rivet/32/11_2.png) [@Rivet](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rivet)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 7:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crafting-scrap-metal-out-of-cans/2801/3 "2013-08-24T07:13:50Z")

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I may just throw this into my upcoming metalworking PR if you don’t mind.

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**Author:** ![paalpeyz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b5ac83/32.png) [@paalpeyz](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/paalpeyz)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 2:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crafting-scrap-metal-out-of-cans/2801/4 "2013-08-24T14:08:32Z")

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It is possible to recycle (aluminium) cans in the steel compactor behind a hardware store. You have to mod them to have a nonzero weight to get actually something out of them though.

edit: actually aluminium cans have weight, so it is already possible to recycle them into scrap metal. You probably need a lot of them though.