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Gallery, Projects and General => The Design Shop => Topic started by: Will_D on November 17, 2014, 05:34:01 PM

Title: Can/Pet Bottle Crusher
Post by: Will_D on November 17, 2014, 05:34:01 PM

So the question is:

I need a designs for a Alu. Can or PET Bottle crusher

Spec:

Crush and produce a 15 to 20 kg bale of alu. cans or a similar volume of pet bottles.

Ideally the bale will hold its shape without using the banding tecniques of the commercial stuff.

Our rugby club produces about 500 kg of Alu and a similar amount of pet per annum.

Any one into recycling designs.

BTW: As we are Mad madders lets think out side the box

Title: Re: Can/Pet Bottle Crusher
Post by: chipenter on November 18, 2014, 04:31:53 AM

Shred them into flakes and cut out the middle man and sel direct to industry , one machine may do both , and they will need to be segregated into colors .

Title: Re: Can/Pet Bottle Crusher
Post by: Joules on November 18, 2014, 07:33:52 AM

Or go the whole hog and inject them into moulds to make tacky Christmas toys...   :palm:

Title: Re: Can/Pet Bottle Crusher
Post by: SemiSkilled on November 18, 2014, 10:22:11 AM

What about a cardboard baler or a modified log splitter?

Lee

Title: Re: Can/Pet Bottle Crusher
Post by: 75Plus on November 18, 2014, 10:32:13 AM

Quote from: Will_D on November 17, 2014, 05:34:01 PM

BTW: As we are Mad madders lets think out side the box

Seems to me that you should be thinking INSIDE THE BOX at least until the bale is finished!  :lol: :lol: :lol:

Title: Re: Can/Pet Bottle Crusher
Post by: wheeltapper on November 18, 2014, 01:45:03 PM

this might give you some ideas.
http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/threads/64610-Turning-a-log-splitter-into-a-can-baler?highlight=crusher

Roy.

Title: Re: Can/Pet Bottle Crusher
Post by: Will_D on November 19, 2014, 06:17:22 AM

Thanks for the sugestion of adding functionality to a log splitter. I have a wood burner and could always use an excuse to get another machine into the collection.

It will sit well with the finance committee as SHE is big into recycling :beer:

Only question now is electric or hydraulic??