Beer Can Fire Fan

by Mitt in Outside > Camping

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Beer Can Fire Fan

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You can use a variety of objects to fan the flames of your fire. Magazine, dust pan, (cast iron frying pan). I like this fan because its light, made from recycled materials and it works.

Supplies

You will need:

- two large empty beverage cans.

-Wire handle from jiffy pop popcorn

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Start by drinking beer and eating popcorn, preferably night before starting project. Cut the tops and bottoms from the cans. A knife is better for this than scissors. Then cut with scissors lengthwise. Keep lengthwise cut as clean as possible, as jagged edges will cut you later (Ask me how I know......). Top cuts don't matter as much.

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Place your pieces of beer can together and pinch in RV door.

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Bend.

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Lightly pound with modified hammer to crimp. Make at least 2 crimps

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Check size to wire handle. Add more beer cans if needed.

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Start folding the corners up. Tuck folded corners under wire and hammer as needed to crimp.

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Crimp and lightly pound around the wire until you are satisfied.Done! Now you have a groovy one of a kind fan!