HOWTO make tin stars out of soda cans

Craftster user Teag has posted a great, simple HOWTO for making these decorative tin stars out of soda cans. Link (via Craft)

[#1 posted by craigggggg , January 29, 2008 11:19 PM]

the stars part i get, but how the hell are they managing to turn aluminum into tin?

[#2 posted by craigggggg , January 29, 2008 11:20 PM]

ok wait, wait. wait. next time, i promise i will actually read the thing to make sure there really isnt tin involved.

the time is 20 past 2 in the morning.

[#3 posted by A New Challenger , January 29, 2008 11:22 PM]

Awesome, now I can pretend to be sheriff!

[#4 posted by Antinous , January 29, 2008 11:29 PM]

Of Christmastown?

[#5 posted by Spikeles , January 29, 2008 11:31 PM]

Has it got anything to do with Can Crushing? http://tesladownunder.com/CanCrushing.htm

[#6 posted by rocknrico , January 30, 2008 7:00 AM]

Fake. I don't see any bandages all over his hands. If I were doing this, I'd need to stop by the local Blood Bank to pick up a pint or two.

[#7 posted by Idaho , January 30, 2008 12:15 PM]

Where you see Tin Stars, i see Mighty Shuriken.

[#8 posted by Takuan , January 30, 2008 12:23 PM]

shaken

[#9 posted by minamisan , January 30, 2008 2:08 PM]

i agree with rocknrico -- i thought the red on those stars were blood spatters at first. they certainly would be if i'd tried to make them.

[#10 posted by ablestmage , January 30, 2008 6:33 PM]

So where's the part where he alchemies the aluminum into tin?

[#11 posted by Antinous , January 30, 2008 9:02 PM]

As in "Shuriken, not starred"?

[#12 posted by Takuan , January 30, 2008 9:08 PM]

incorrigible. Just incorrigible.

[#13 posted by Antinous , January 30, 2008 9:16 PM]

I plead Wikipedia disambiguation as my excuse.