Mini Soda Can Oven

This instructable will teach you how to make your own miniature toaster oven made entirely out of soda cans.

It will also be fully functional using nichrome wire as a heating element

Supplies

6 soda cans

X-Acto knife

utility knife

nichrome wire

normally off button switch

4 hook up wires

1 12v battery

scissors

ca glue or super glue

Step 1: Cutting the Inner Oven

Cut out 5 squares with flaps on four as shown in the image

and label 1-5 with pencil or marker

Step 2: Gluing the Inner Oven

Glue together Numbers one and four as shown

now glue on Number three to one as shown

put and glue number two on top as in image

next glue number five on the back as shown in image

Step 3: The Electronics

grab your nichrome wire and take 3” and fold it in half and twist it together in a drill or by hand

Use a pencil or pen and twist the wire around it into a coil like shape as shown

Now put two holes in the side of the oven box as shown in the image

also use Some scrap aluminum can to make a little oven rack to fit inside the box as shown in the image

now take the nichrome wire coil and insert the two ends through the two holes you cut as shown in the image

Step 4: Cutting Out the Outer Box and the Dour

Cut out more aluminum cans and cut them into the shapes as shown

and label one to six

Step 5: Gluing Together and Wiring

Fold the flaps on the oven box out as shown in photo

next glue number seven on the front of the oven box make sure that the bottom of the oven box is on the bottom like in the photo

now use a knife and cut out a hole to fit your switch in the front of number seven

Then glue number five to the side of the box without the switch

now glue number one to the top

after you glue on number one glue number two to the bottom

now copy the wiring shown in the image

now glue number four to the side with the switch

If you want you can make a door using number three

Step 6: Using the Oven

Be extremely careful if you build this and use it

it can cause fire and severe burns

if your wire is too thin, the wire can break

build at you own risk