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Recycling Challenge Decorative Metal Tabletop Chess Set Patricia Jara Pearls glow with iridescent allureThe imaginative mind of Armando Ramrez transforms scrap metal into a sleek, black and silver chess set. Ramirez collects the leftover metal pieces off a die machine and shapes them into the pawns, horses, and parts of the kings, which also feature cogs from a car's electrical system. The queens are made from screws, cogs and bearings from a car's electrical system. The bishops are shaped from sparkplugs and the towers from cogwheels. The board is made