Plastic bottle cutter |
Feb. 23/2020 I made Plastic bottle cutter.This is based on photos found on the Internet.Drawing |
1.The material of the handle is "Japanese ash". Make right angle it with the planer. |
2.Cut to 26mm square with a table saw. |
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3.Attach a 1.1mm thick tip saw to a handmade small table saw. Then cut the slit for insert the plastic bottle. |
4.Finish the bottom of the slit at a right angle with a hand saw. |
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5.Make a slit into the cutter blade with a 0.5 mm thick saw blade. |
6.The pilot hole for M5 insert nut is 7.5mm. |
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7.Performing chamfering of the handle with roundover bit. |
8.Chamfered the central slit with a 60-degree bit to make it easier for the bottle to rotate. |
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9.Drive in the M5 insert nut. |
10.Aluminum square pipe. 30mm x 30mm x 2t. |
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11.Cut to 50mm length. |
12.It can be cut at right angles by grip it with a vice. |
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13.For the part to be cut diagonally, first cut the horizontal part. |
14.Next, it is grasped with a vise along an oblique line and cut. |
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15.Cut the slit part of the bottle with a hacksaw and finish it with a file. |
16.The window hole for the confirm the cutting width is 3mm in diameter at 3 places. |
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17.Long hole for cutting width adjustment. Drilling three 5mm and then finished with a file. |
18.Spot facing to 3mm window hole. |
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19.Completion of aluminum parts. |
20.The knob for fixing the aluminum parts. |
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21.Mark the cutting width position with a laser machine. Match the black circles visible from the three holes in the aluminum part. It can select 3 kinds of cutting widths of 3,6,9mm. |
22.Insert the blade of the utiliy knife into the slit with the blade edge inside. |
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23.The cutter blade is set. |
24.It is completed by inserting aluminum parts. |
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The cutting width is adjusted to 3mm. |
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Mark my name on the knob with a laser machine. |
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27.Trial run. Cap a 1 liter plastic bottle. Then, the bottle swells when warm with a burner. |
28.A bottle that swells and has no patterns or steps. |
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29.Cut the bottom of the bottle with a utility knife. |
30.Pull the string while pressing the bottle head. Then the bottle rotates and the string extends. |
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I tried many things. A thick bottle seems to require the power to pull the string. Let's use this string in the kitchen garden. |
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