How to Make a Watering Can Out of a Soda Can and Cigar Tube

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How to Make a Watering Can Out of a Soda Can and Cigar Tube

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Reuse a soda can, and a cigar tube to make a small watering can for your plants!

You Will Need

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1 Soda can
1 cigar tube
a dremel tool with
_ a heavy duty cut off wheel
_ a small drill bit
a hot glue gun, and glue

be sure to take the necessary safety precautions- goggles for sure, and it would be a good idea to use a dust catching glove box: https://www.instructables.com/id/Dust-catching-Glove-Box/ because there will be metal shavings flying around

Prepare the Can

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Mark a circle the diameter of the cigar tube on the can.

Using the cut off wheel, make an X in the circle.
Using a pair of pliers (or a screwdriver, or anything but your fingers, really) push in the 'corners' that you made.

Prepare the Cigar Tube

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Put the tube, covered end in (it goes in easier that way) and 'swirl' it a bit to push the 'corner' tabs in some more.
Then, put the cigar tube open end in, until it's a 'good' amount in (wherever you want it to be, really).
Mark that with a permanent marker.
User your dremel tool to cut three sides of a rectangle out of the cigar tube (see images)- you'll total two cuts.
Fold the newly cut tab up, and out.

Put the Cigar Tube in the Can.

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Simple enough. Now, hot glue it all sealed shut.
Fill the can with water to find any leaks.

Cut the Top, Drill Ths Sprinkle Holes!

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cutting the top off makes it easier to fill, and well... you need sprinkle holes!
make sure they are wide, and have lots of space- the picture I've got show a set of holes that are too small, and too close together!