PP Shredder Pro

This tutorial documents the build process of Precious Plastic Pro Shredder, as supplied by Citizen Scientific for the North American context.

Difficulty

Hard Hard

Duration

5 day(s) day(s)

Categories

Machines & Tools, Recycling & Upcycling, Robotics

Cost

5000 USD ($)

preciousplastic, recycling, Open Source, plastic, shredder Creation

Materials

Tools

Step 1 - Tools

Hammer

(punch) for knocking out leftover metal slugs

Files

Mallet

Socket wrench( 2x)

Tape measure

Screwdriver (directing the slide nuts)

Marker

Step 2 - Table Parts

Parts Needed:

Aluminum Extrusion

Profile	Length (mm)	Quantity
8080	520	4
8080	600	4
8080	1200	2
4080	520	1
4080	455	1

data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Corner Plates"}" Step 3 - Table Construction Tools: XX Socket Wrench Screwdriver Parts: 4x 8080*600mm 2x 8080*1200mm 4x Side Plates 32x T nuts 32x Washers 32x M8x16mm Bolts Steps Lay one 1200mm beam horizontally in your workspace. Add a 600mm beam perpendicular at each end, forming a staple shape. (see image 5 for final shape reference) Using 8 total washers, slide 2 at a time into each rail at the corner, approximating the hole pattern on the side plates. (image 2) Using a screwdriver to position the T-nuts, add an M8x16 Bolt and washer through the side plate into each T nut. (images 3 and 4) Secure with a socket wrench. Repeat on the other side of the 1200mm beam. en none 0 Draft