How to Make a Bottle Opener

by flattrackracer

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Intro: How to Make a Bottle Opener

materials:
1 piece of 6"x1.5" piece of alluminum 1/8" thick

Procedure:
1) Drill large hole in the same location as in the picture
2) make band saw cuts inward towards the hole
3)round all edges until they are not sharp or to desired roundness

This bottle opener is very easy to make and works great. I made it at the TechShop. www.techshop.ws

4 Comments

Thrasym 11 years ago

How has it performed? Just curious, I'd have though aluminum too soft to hold up to this sort of thing.

flattrackracer 11 years ago

It works great. I have never had a problem with the strength of the alluminum.

Thrasym 11 years ago

Yeah, cool, I guess I always forget that there are different grades and tempers of aluminum that make a huge difference (like any other metal). I always think of it as super soft since the aluminum wires I always work with are always super soft.