Mar 10, 2025 · Although you can purchase chainmail from a dive or sporting good store, why not put all those empty soda cans to good use and create your own with the tabs? The supply you will need most is time as it will take approximately 1,000 …

Soda Can Chain Mail is the use of Soda Can Tabs (pop-tops) to make chains and chainmail. I’ve broken these down into various categories (TabMail, TabScale, ChainTab, PopScale, and Specialty to signify the diverse styles and ways you can …

This category is called ChainTab because it's the style that connects using tabs alone. I'll first walk you through prep, making chains and then eventually the 2 styles of Maille. First though let's go with setup. What you need: Pop-Tops - note the sq. ft. on 10 in 1 ChainTab is about 1,250 tabs so just to get an idea of scale you need thousands.

Here's how to up-cycle these marvels of engineering, into lightweight aluminum chains. Whether you're going for bling, swagger, or just looking for a different way to decorate, you might be surprised at what you can do with the tabs from your soda cans.

Soda Can (Pop-top) Chain Mail - Specialty Category (Advanced): Alright so considering I have over 20 weaves I've decided to condense these into 4 separate categories, and just run through the steps in each variant.

Turn your soda can tabs into an awesome aluminum chains! What you do with them is completely up to you!

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Jan 21, 2015 · Soda Can Chain Mail is the use of Soda Can Tabs (pop-tops) to make chains and chainmail. I’ve broken these down into various categories (TabMail, TabScale, ChainTab, PopScale, and Specialty to signify the diverse styles and ways you can make armor from soda can tabs, and rings.

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For reference all my weaves are original and I've only seen 1-2 styles that are close to mine on the internet, and I felt it would be better to show off my work and inspire others to make their own soda can chain mail.