Many simple household items we have to buy. 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, but make our ecology cleaner.
There are many different drawings and options that help you make your own bottle cutter. 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 to make a bottle cutteron one's own? 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 with a clamp to the table or any other surface.
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.
Between the blade and the clamp, it is also necessary to put a piece of similar material, since the blade may burst when compressed by the clamp. Yes, and when cutting tape, the blade can slide over the metal and create difficulties in the process.
SoThus, 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? To do this, you will need the following materials:
- Aluminum angle or U-profile.
- A clerical knife blade.
- Piece of hairpin with a diameter of 5 mm.
- Two M5 nuts.
A through hole with a diameter of 5 mm is drilled in the 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 make a bottle cutter with your own hands in this way, then you don’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.
Use of PET Tape
Howmake a bottle cutter, now it's 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 weaving boxes, baskets, bags and furniture.
