I Melted 1000 Cans Into A Guitar

To answer a few common questions- Hands don't turn black from holding/playing this guitar. Perhaps over time if the surface corrodes this could come into play. I mentioned this in the follow up video (link in description)- I considered anodizing or clear coating it but decided for the polished look instead. Only downside to the aluminum so far has been that hands can get pretty cold while playing it. But after ~10mins or so of playing, body temp raises the guitar temp enough to not notice. Thanks for watching!

The sand is 100% reusable...just add in a few oz of full synthetic 2stroke oil and mix it really well. Then, squirt it with a 5 or 6 sprays of 70% isopropyl alcohol from a misting spray bottle, and then mix it again. Petrobond is used in the aluminum industry because it's super resilient, and in many cases gets better with age (while going thru those refresh steps I mentioned about every 5 pours or so)

Turned out awesome!

makes a guitar out of literal metal... proceeds to mellow out with some smooth jazz :D

It actually sounds really warm and crisp. That's the opposite of what you would think that it would sound like. You did a really great job.

"It's not the mistakes you make - it's how you fix them". Words to live by.

For soda can quality aluminum, Add a little silicon. It helps reduce the shrinking and makes the crystalline structure tighter. Also, Petrobond sells oil you can mix with burnt sand to bring it back to life.

I am more impressed with your dedication, craftsmanship and your ability to complete a project from start to finish than I am with the guitar itself.

I absolutely LOVE the fact that you show all your mistakes in your videos. While watching, I truly felt immersed in the making of this electric guitar. The way it turned out is amazing. Please never stop showing your mistakes, you are teaching a very important lesson: mistakes are the only way to learn.

For future reference, whenever you're drilling and tapping metal, use cutting oil to keep it lubricated and to pull heat out of the bits so they don't snap like that.

At this point he can make a guitar out of oxygen

Love how you show the issues you come across. Social media is full of people pretending they're 'perfect '. This will definitely help male kids want to give it a go knowing issues are all a part of the journey. Beautiful work, bro

Now you can actually play metAL

Perfect example of one man’s trash being another’s treasure. Looks and sounds killer! You did a phenomenal job, dude.

I'm really impressed man I'm a fellow musician (drummer)I work in an aluminum die casting factory I'm the furnace man I'll take care of the furnaces in the shop we have 10 of them that hold 200 gallons of aluminum each that's heated at 1300 degrees your furnace is really like a mini version of ours at the shop great job man

as a former foundryman I think you did a good job. how were you gauging the metal temperature? a pyrometer would be helpful in giving you a true reading from deep in the crucible. if you want to get rid of inclusions in the metal you can use a fluxing agent. borax is common. we used the lost wax process so the ceramic shell remnants in the recycled bronze acted as a fluxing agent. additionally having someone help you pour who can physically block and scrape the dross off the top of the crucible is helpful in keeping it out of the casting. if you ever have any questions let me know.

Man the demo was equally as the build! Sweet playing man! X

Would love an update in like a year or two on how it's oxidized and patina'd. Which also means you should make another one in solid brass. That would be gorgeous!

THAT ALUMINUM GUITAR IS AMAZING!!! I’m a welder and own a welding company I’ve never seen anything like what you created from cans what an AWESOME gift you have! It’s like a dream coming to reality through your hands!! THANK YOU for making this video it was GREAT watching you do your craft!!🙏🏼🤙🏼❤️

Wow! The amount of work put into this was just amazing, and the result came back just as great. That's some top stuff bro. Subscribed