A very important subject that SSBx FabLab has been looking to explore is recycling, again with the goal to show how individuals can give a new life to things that would otherwise be destined to become scrap or waste. At lunch I saw a lot of bottle caps lying around and started to wonder what could I use those for. I decided to try to make a chess set by etching symbols for the pieces into the tops of the bottle caps. It has worked pretty well after a few iterations and some tweaking of the power of the laser cutter. I made the board for this set out of cardboard by etching the dark squares onto it. Now all I need is  many, many more bottle caps……..