Beer Can Bathroom Cup Dispenser

 by Kamm65
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Finding a good quality wall-mounted bathroom cup dispenser is difficult. The few models out there are made of unattractive plastic. The pop-up style of dispenser takes up counter space and the springs wear out and rust. There's a cheap, simple solution. 

In this Instructable, you'll see how to transform a common beer can into an attractive polished aluminum dispenser that keeps your cups high and dry. 
 
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Step 1: Supplies

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Here's what you need, from the left:

* A beer can. Here we have the venerable PBR 24 oz. Any drink can of a similar diameter will work.
* Clear silicone
* A can opener
* Polishing compound
* A strip of hook and loop tape
* Sandpaper
* A file
* Not pictured: a rag
Fible1990 says: Sep 19, 2012. 4:58 PM
I love this kind of instructables. Thanks kamm, I think this is a pretty clever way to re-use old cans that otherwise would be wasted. Although I don't drink alcohol, I found the Arizona cans comment very helpful.

This is easy to follow, I liked it a lot.
ThatKnottyguy says: Jun 12, 2012. 6:07 PM
For those who are non-alcoholic, use Arizona Cans
guiadan in reply to ThatKnottyguyJul 1, 2012. 9:55 PM
Does one need to be an alcoholic to drink beer?
manderw in reply to guiadanAug 15, 2012. 9:24 AM
You could also use the beer to make bread or as slug bait in the garden if you don't want to drink it. I've found that Tesco Value Lager works well for both purposes, and comes in big cans. ;-)
Dusk Shadows says: Jun 13, 2012. 12:17 AM
o.k i think this is awesome and all but why would you need cups in your bathroom?
BarginsTech in reply to Dusk ShadowsJun 28, 2012. 1:51 PM
For things like mouth wash, after brushing your teeth to rinse, theres personal measures like medical reasons to test urine ect. Think out side the box lol
Dusk Shadows in reply to BarginsTechJun 28, 2012. 9:59 PM
I'm more of a cube person LOL
lime3D says: Jun 8, 2012. 1:16 PM
A few tips:
  1. If you polish the can before you drink it, it will be much more rigid, and easier to polish.
  2. A buffing wheel on a bench grinder will polish it up super easy, and super fast!
BarginsTech in reply to lime3DJun 28, 2012. 1:55 PM
Also it could be hung from the bottom of a cabinet, shelf? using a screw or two into the bottom of the can
Kamm65 (author) in reply to lime3DJun 9, 2012. 6:18 AM
Great tips. Thank you!
craftknowitall says: Jun 16, 2012. 9:15 PM
Nice!
profpat says: Jun 12, 2012. 9:11 PM
NICE RECYCLING INSTRUCTABLES!
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