{"id":101802,"date":"2019-02-21T09:19:06","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T15:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=101802"},"modified":"2021-06-02T11:33:50","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T16:33:50","slug":"how-to-turn-a-pringles-can-into-a-secret-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/featured\/how-to-turn-a-pringles-can-into-a-secret-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Turn a Pringles Can Into a Secret Safe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/pringles2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101835 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/pringles2.jpg\" alt=\"Pringles can.\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/pringles2.jpg 650w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/pringles2-372x230.jpg 372w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/pringles2-320x197.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/pringles2-640x394.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pringles cans are one of the most versatile DIY materials you can get your hands on. People have made the iconic chip packaging into speakers for their phones, storage containers for dry goods, gift boxes, and even pinhole cameras. One of the most creative uses for a Pringles can is a safe. Based on the idea that the right illusion is more secure than a steel-reinforced vault, the Pringles can safe maintains the top seal and most of the chips inside while concealing a small spot for your valuables in the bottom.<\/p>\n<p>There are lots of ways to make a Pringles can safe. The simplest way only calls for some cardboard and duct tape, but the end result isn\u2019t great for repeated use. Instead, our method integrates PVC pipe fittings to make a more secure, and more reusable safe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Tools\/Materials<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101803 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0614.jpg\" alt=\"Materials to converting Pringles can into safe.\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0614.jpg 600w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0614-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pringles can<\/li>\n<li>Can opener<\/li>\n<li>Scissors<\/li>\n<li>Scrap of cardboard<\/li>\n<li>Pen or marker<\/li>\n<li>Duct tape<\/li>\n<li>Hot glue gun<\/li>\n<li>Set of 2\u201d PVC or ABS pipe adapters (You can find these fittings at any hardware store. Look for things labeled \u201c2-inch PVC adapter.\u201d The key is to get a set of two-inch adapters that screw together and create a small pocket of space for your valuables.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">How to Turn a Pringles Can Into a Safe<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3>Step 1: Remove the bottom of the Pringles can using a can opener.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101805 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0619.jpg\" alt=\"Removing the bottom of Pringles can with can opener.\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0619.jpg 600w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0619-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Step 2: Take out a few inches of Pringles and dispose of them however you see fit.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101806 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0620.jpg\" alt=\"Pringles with can.\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0620.jpg 600w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0620-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Step 3: Trace the bottom of the Pringles can onto a scrap of cardboard and cut it out.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101807 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0621.jpeg\" alt=\"Tracing on Pringles bottom on a card.\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0621.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0621-320x240.jpeg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101809 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0623.jpg\" alt=\"Cutting of Pringles marked bottom with scissor.\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0623.jpg 600w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0623-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Step 4: Cover the cardboard circle with duct tape.&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_101810\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101810\" class=\"wp-image-101810 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0625.jpg\" alt=\"Cardboard circle with duct tape.\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0625.jpg 600w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0625-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-101810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The duct tape will help mimic the metallic bottom of the can. This is the part that would be seen should some criminal-type (or a hungry kid) pop open the Pringles and finish all the chips.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Step 5: Create the upper half of your safe by hot gluing one of your PVC fittings to the cardboard circle.&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101811 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0627.jpg\" alt=\"Gluing one of your PVC fittings to the cardboard circle.\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0627.jpg 600w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0627-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_101812\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101812\" class=\"wp-image-101812 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0631.jpg\" alt=\"Sticking the PVC to cardboard.\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0631.jpg 600w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0631-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-101812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Make sure the duct tape side is facing out and that you glue the circle onto the fitting\u2019s non-threaded side.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Step 6: Create the bottom half of your safe by hot gluing the other PVC fitting to the bottom of the can that you removed with the can opener.<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_101813\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101813\" class=\"wp-image-101813 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0633.jpg\" alt=\"Fitting the bottom of a can with PVC.\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0633.jpg 600w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0633-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-101813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Make sure you\u2019re gluing the can bottom with the expiration date facing out. And be sure that you\u2019re gluing on the non-threaded side of the fitting.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Step 7: Slip the upper half (with the cardboard circle) inside the can, so the duct tape side is towards the chips.<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_101814\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101814\" class=\"wp-image-101814 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0634.jpg\" alt=\"Screwing the bottom half in a can.\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0634.jpg 600w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0634-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-101814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screw on the bottom half to check that it is flush with the bottom of the can when tight. If it\u2019s not, adjust the upper half of your safe inside the can so it sits at the correct depth.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Step 8: Once you\u2019ve set the depth of the upper half of your safe, run a bead of hot glue around the edge of the fitting where it meets the can to hold it in place.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101816 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0636.jpeg\" alt=\"Gluing the PVC to fit in a can.\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0636.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0636-320x240.jpeg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Step 9: Add your valuables, screw on the bottom, and protect your stuff!&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101819 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0640.jpg\" alt=\"Pringles can with a money.\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0640.jpg 600w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0640-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101818 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0639.jpg\" alt=\"Man holding safe made with Pringles can.\" width=\"413\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0639.jpg 413w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_0639-320x426.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pringles cans are one of the most versatile DIY materials you can get your hands on. People have made the iconic chip packaging into speakers for their phones, storage containers for dry goods, gift boxes, and even pinhole cameras. One of the most creative uses for a Pringles can is a safe. 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