Today we will make a simple mobile bottle cutter for cutting ribbons from plastic bottles. What is it for? This homemade tape has a lot of uses. It can be used in the garden for tying bushes, at home as a clothesline, in the workshop for strong connections. Using it as a heat shrink, you can restore almost any tool handle of a simple and complex shape. A big plus of this tape is that when heated, it takes the shape of the object on which it is wound. It fits snugly to the subject and is held on it.
Surprised by the strength of the tape. With its thickness of 1.2 mm, it easily withstands dynamic loads from a 2 kg dumbbell. In static mode, it must withstand up to 5 kg of load. On an 8-kilogram dumbbell, she cracked.
Now about the manufacture of the bottle cutter. An aluminum corner with a side of 25 cm and a thickness of 2 mm was used. Fix the corner in a vice, slots were made in it for different widths of the tape. Thus, it was obtained, which can give out a tape of different widths.
Next, you need to make two holes for mounting the blade. One of the bolts for attaching the blade serves as a guide for holding the bottle. The guide is removable, made of a stud from an old engine, a bolt and two M6 nuts. It does not go perpendicular to the corner, it is slightly curved. This shape makes it possible to cut a tape of any width without much effort. Of course, it is easier to make a guide out of a rod by cutting a couple of centimeters of thread on it. But there was neither a rod nor a die at hand.
Now let's see what a bottle cutter for plastic bottles is capable of. The thinnest tape he cut was 1.2 millimeters wide. To get a thin ribbon, you first need to cut the eggplant perfectly evenly. This is a very important point, because only if you can make a very even edge of the eggplant will you be able to make a thin ribbon later. If you need a wider tape, then you can cut it off somehow.
A simple bottle cutter.
The author of this video decided to make a simple one for himself and show how to make it for those who do not want or do not have the opportunity to make a more complex device. Perhaps you will like this method and you will also want to make yourself the same mini plastic rope machine.
To do this, we take a pipe of any convenient size, taking into account that part of it is reserved for the working unit, and the second part becomes the handle. You will also need a triple blade from a clerical knife and 2 screws.
First you need to make a longitudinal cut with a hacksaw about 5 cm. You also need to make a perpendicular cut for the knife. With a drill of one and a half millimeters, we will make 2 holes for the screws. The device is almost ready. To use it, you need to make an incision on a plastic bottle and insert the tape and blade into the cuts. You can start cutting the tape. It is important to make an even cut at the bottom of the bottle from the very beginning.
» From the master class presented by the author, you will learn and learn how to make your own machine for cutting tape from plastic bottles. As you know, every day our green planet is littered with such a type of garbage as a plastic bottle, they accumulate everywhere along roadsides, in reservoirs, on streets and squares. This type of plastic does not decompose for 120-200 years, waste processing plants do not cope with their task, and ill-mannered people constantly litter the environment.
And relatively recently, enterprising and sane people figured out how to process plastic bottles into PET tape on their own. It can also be used as a shrink and fixing material. For example, the well-known blogger “Lawyer Egorov” today makes fishing line from bottles and catches fish on his trips. Also, this tape can be used for the manufacture of panicles and brushes, for tying plants. Thus, it is possible to reduce the amount of waste in order and turn it into income and creep on the farm.
Well, let's take a closer look at the entire manufacturing process of the machine, and also specifically find out what the author will need to create a bottle cutter?
materials
- clerical knife blade
- aluminum corner
- bolts
- nuts
- washers
- pencil
- metal plate
Instruments
- hacksaw for metal
- drill
- screwdriver
- ruler
- pencil
Manufacturing process of the bottle cutter
This machine is quite simple to manufacture, it consists of an aluminum corner on which the cutting part is attached in the form of a clerical knife blade. And so, the first step is to prepare the material and tools. After that, incisions are made on the corner, where the length of the cut will determine the width of the tape passed through the machine. 
The master tries on the blade of a clerical knife, sees what happens and what will be the gap. 
As you can see, holes are drilled along the edges, they are necessary for attaching the blade by tightening the bolts and nuts. And another hole is also drilled, where the mount for the rod (in our case, a pencil) will be installed. The bushing with external thread is inserted and tightened with nuts. 
After that, the blade is removed and with the help of pliers the corner is given a slightly curved shape (as in the photo) 
Next, a small bracket is made from a piece of board and attached to the corner. 
Here's what actually happens. 
A pencil is inserted into the hole in the bracket. Subsequently, a bottle will be put on this stem and unraveled onto a ribbon. 
And the honeycomb itself is ready and the author dissolves the first bottle. 
As already mentioned above, the slots in the corner are directly responsible for the width of the tape passed through the machine, that is, the tape can be obtained in different sizes. 
You can also watch the video of the famous blogger “Lawyer Egorov” and the work of his bottle cutter, as well as clearly see what can be done with this tape later. If you liked the material presented. then we invite you to our group
Crafts from plastic bottles are associated by most people with not very attractive five-liter pigs standing next to rickety tire swans. I also remember the plastic bells and daisies that have bothered everyone, “planted” in flowerbeds instead of fresh flowers. Their frequent neighbors are discarded toys, "rescued" by someone's hands and attached next to other garbage. Such "art" is most often disgusting and is in no way associated with something beautiful and useful. The lids and pieces of plastic nailed to the stumps can hardly be called beautiful or “made with love”. Isn't it better to plant real flowers and trees in the flower beds, and not their fakes, and use plastic containers for more practical things?
How to cut plastic tape
People who are accustomed to "garbage compositions" often do not have the idea that really beautiful things can be made from plastic bottles. To do this, you do not need to look for any complicated devices. For most crafts, all you need is a special tool - a bottle cutter - to quickly make plastic tape of various widths. You can cut the bottle with scissors, but it takes much more time. It is not difficult to make a bottle cutter for plastic bottles with your own hands. There are several options, the most popular of which is considered to be a machine made from an iron corner and a blade. stationery knife.
Iron angle bottle cutter
To make a simple bottle cutter with your own hands, you will need:
- corner made of durable metal;
- blade from a clerical knife;
- screws and nuts;
- die for threading ;
- collar;
- steel pin with a diameter of 6 mm;
- hacksaw for metal;
- drill.
Manufacturing process of bottle cutting machine:
- The diameter of the steel pin should match the hole in the clerical knife, so you need to cut the thread on its lower part using a die and a knob. The end of the pin should easily enter the hole, but not slip out.
- A hole of such a diameter is drilled in the corner so that the knife can be pressed tightly against it with a pin.
- On the reverse side of the corner with hacksaws for metal make cuts of various sizes. Their size and depth will depend the width of the resulting tape from a plastic bottle.
- All holes must be sanded on both sides of the corner, otherwise the tape will become tangled or unevenly cut, clinging to the edges of the metal burrs.
- The inner parts are leveled with an awl, and then sanded again.
- It remains to assemble the structure on the bolts by attaching the pin to the corner.
- To prevent the knife blade from moving, it is advisable to add an emphasis for it from an iron bracket or a wooden block inside the corner.
- The pin needs to be bent a little to the side, then the bottle will be pressed against the corner due to its own weight.
Preparing containers for cutting
Before using a do-it-yourself bottle cutter, the container should be cleaned of labels and glue with a knife or in any other way. Then the bottom is cut off. The edges must be carefully trimmed with scissors. It is desirable to fix the bottle cutter vertically on a vise, otherwise the hands will quickly get tired of holding the tool. After that, the bottle is placed on the pin, the tip of the future fishing line is cut off from the lower edge, threaded through one of the holes in the corner. After that, just pull the end of the strip, and the container will cut itself.
Features of using a bottle cutter from a corner
The resulting fishing line is best wound on a reel or rolled into a ball. The knife in such a cutter quickly becomes dull and needs to be replaced. To adjust the new position, sometimes you have to ruin a few bottles. In addition, the tape obtained on such a cutter rarely turns out to be perfectly even. Therefore, a bottle cutter from an iron corner is best used to obtain a fishing line that will be used on the farm, and not to create decorative elements.
Bottle cutter for perfectly flat tape
Another option on how to make a bottle cutter with your own hands is less common. It is made from improvised materials, but the process of creating such a tool takes more time and is more laborious. The advantage of such a product is that the tape made with it is perfectly even and suitable for making crafts and jewelry.
To make such a cutter, you will need:
- wooden block;
- hacksaw;
- pin;
- sharpened knife blade;
- several screws with washers;
- a piece of PVC pipe with a diameter of 2 cm.
The process of making a bottle cutter with your own hands from wooden block :
- The bar is sawn into two parts, 10 cm and 5 cm in length.
- The main part of the cutter is a bar 10 cm long.
- The pin must be placed in a bar at an inclination of 7 degrees, bending it or drilling a hole obliquely. You need to put a PVC pipe on the pin. This arrangement makes it possible to produce a tape with a width of 5-15 mm, depending on the presence of the nozzle.
- Then, on the main bar, you need to make several cuts with a slope, using templates for this. This will allow you to make tape of different widths on one cut.
- A knife is attached above the cuts with screws.
- For a stable position of the bottle, you need to attach ribs from the second part of the bar to the bottle cutter made by yourself. They are glued to the main part so that the distance from the center of the pin to the edge of the rib is 45 mm.
Features of a wooden bottle cutter
The secret of such a bottle cutter is that the blade is above the cuts, so the bottle does not move when cutting, the tape is uniform. The cut is made slightly at an angle, and the location of the blade is adjusted to the desired size of the tape. For example, the cutting height on one side can be 1 cm, and on the other - 9 mm. The greater the width of the tape, the more the bottle leans on the machine, so the pin is attached to the bar at an angle. But it is important not to overdo it, otherwise the cut will be heavily bored and the tape will be difficult to pull out. With a straight pin, the tape simply does not reach the bottom of the cut and breaks. You can see in the photo a bottle cutter made in this way with your own hands. It may seem difficult to manufacture, but without it it will be impossible to make an even tape from plastic bottles.
We have to buy many simple household items. But you can make them yourself. This will save money, and besides, a thing made by oneself is always better. These things include a bottle cutter for cutting strips of various widths from plastic bottles. Such a device is always useful in everyday life, because it gives an almost unlimited supply of plastic rope. In addition, by using the bottle in this way, we, although a little, make our ecology cleaner.
There are many different drawings and options that help you make a bottle cutter with your own hands. How to make (the photo below is one of the bottle cutter options) such a device is described in this article. Consider two manufacturing methods.
What is a bottle cutter
So how do you make your own bottle cutter? At the heart of any design of such a device there is a blade. Most often this is a blade from a clerical knife. It is very sharp, inexpensive and does not need to be sharpened. In the design, on one side of the blade, some space is left, which determines the width of the cut ropes.
The bottle cutter can be made both manual and fixed. Such a device allows you to cut PET containers from food products with virtually no problems. To cut the bottle, you must first cut off the bottom. Next, an incision is made and a tape is already cut along it. As a result, depending on the width of the cut rope, from one to one hundred meters of material is obtained. And the bottle is consumed almost completely. Only the neck and bottom remain.
Easy option
What is the easiest way to make a bottle cutter? The easiest way to make such a device is as follows. The blade from a clerical knife is pressed against a table or any other surface with a clamp.
In order to get the desired width of the tape, a piece of plywood, wood or some other flat material of a certain thickness is placed under the knife, between it and the table. Its thickness will determine the width of the future tape.
It is also necessary to put a piece of similar material between the blade and the clamp, since the blade may burst when compressed by the clamp. And when cutting the tape, the blade can slide over the metal and create difficulties in the process.
Thus, it is clear how to make a bottle cutter for plastic bottles in a couple of minutes. But simplicity also has its downsides. Firstly, when cutting, the tape is pulled with one hand, and the other hand has to hold the bottle. Secondly, the cut tape may not be completely even, since there is no reliable fixation of the size. And cutting a very thin fishing line on such a device will not work.
Versatile and comfortable model
How to make a bottle cutter more reliable and versatile? For this you will need the following materials:
- Aluminum corner or U-shaped profile.
- Blade from a clerical knife.
- A piece of hairpin with a diameter of 5 mm.
- Two nuts M5.
A through hole with a diameter of 5 mm is drilled in a corner or profile. A pin is inserted into it. A blade is put on it through a hole. Then the blade is tightly fixed with a nut.
Next, cuts are made from the corner of the profile of various lengths. Their length will determine the width of the cut tape. The other end of the blade is fixed with a clamp. If a U-shaped profile is used, then the second end of the blade can be fixed with a piece of board of a suitable width by inserting it completely.
If you do it this way, you won't have to hold the bottle. It is simply put on a hairpin, and you can pull the cut rope with both hands. In addition, the cut strips will turn out to be even and will have a strictly chosen width, and the blade will not have to be rearranged.
Application of PET Tape
How to make a bottle cutter is now clear. But where to use cut tapes? They can be used to fix almost anything. At the same time, if they are heated with a hair dryer, then the PET will shrink and the connection will become more dense and reliable. Also, these strips can be used for baskets, bags and furniture.