Mini-shredders
- How to make them
UTILITY
With the minishredder you will be able to cut a long and narrow strip
out of a PET bottle. The device can be used either attached to a base
that you can rest on a table, or as handheld device.
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Handheld
minishredder
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Minishredder
attached
to
a
base
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ORIGIN
The first model of the minishredder was similar to the blade holder
used in the F-2000 shredders and it had a shelf support frame for a
base. Other structures were tested as bases in order to facilitate
production and make the device more user-friendly.
Evolution
From left to
right: F-2000 shredder's cutter blade holder; the first minishredder
model; the transitional model; and the current minishreder model.
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MATERIALS AND TOOLS
The tools needed to build a minishredder can be found in any home
workshop, except for the narrow bladed mini saw, often used in
prosthetic dentistry and jewellery.
The materials needed are quite simple: two screws with their nuts, one
washer, one 9-10 mm wide cutter blade, a piece of U-shaped aluminum
profile and some wood for the handle.
Materials
A piece of
aluminum profile, two screws with nuts, one washer, one cutter blade
and one wooden handle.
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Fixation of the blade
Detailed view
of the slits on the finished minishredder.
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Detailed view of the slits on the
finished minishredder
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Template for cutting the slits on the
minishredder
The slits are
cut in a 20 degrees angle.
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