Making your own paper shredder starts by gathering all the required tools and materials, preparing the blades, mixing the glue, prepping the scissors, applying glue to the scissors, affixing the remaining pairs of scissors, taping the handles together, and finally, utilizing your new home-made paper shredder.
Paper shredders have become an essential tool for correct disposal of contents that have personal data. Nonetheless, these devices or paper shredding services can cost a great amount of money. Good thing, though, an improvised paper shredder can easily be made at your home with only some tools and supplies. Read this article to learn the steps to making your own paper shredder.
Gather all the required tools and supplies
Have all the required tools and materials for this task in your work area. These may include the following: welding glue, non-reusable receptacle to mix glue in, four similar pairs of scissors, and durable tape.
Prep the razor blades
Buy 4 pairs of scissors that have long blades and which have short width at the scissors’ section where the 2 separate parts are affixed by a screw. There should be less distance in between the two pairs of scissors’ blades when they are lined up with their screws one after the other. It is essential that you get scissors with the brand and the model that are all the same, so that all their shapes would align evenly. Additionally, the pivoting screws should have adequate extension so that when glue is placed on them, none of the glue will get on the inside part of the scissors. Scissors that are composed entirely of metal are most fitting for this paper shredding device.
Mix the glue
Read the directions for the mixture of the welding glue and follow it.
Prep the scissors
Carefully close the scissors; all 4 pairs of them.
Put on glue to the scissors
Have the pairs of scissors aligned top to bottom. Place a tiny amount of the glue, about the same size as a cotton bud tip, on top of the pivot screw of the first pair of scissors. Next, get the second pair of scissors and have its pivot screw affixed to the adhesive on the pivot screw of the first pair of scissors. Be careful not to allow any of the glue substance to get in the area between the two blades. Keep the scissors glued together and maintain their parallel arrangements by holding them until the glue has set. The parallel arrangement will allow for the creation of identical cuts on the things to be shredded. Allow for the glue to totally dry before proceeding to the next procedures.
Attach the remaining pair of scissors
Apply the same amount of glue as the former step on the pivot screw of the third pair of scissors. After which, attach this pair of scissors to the first and 2nd pair in the same procedure. Then, go on with the last pair of scissors in the same method. Glue only one pair of scissors each and every time and let the glue dry thoroughly before you work on another.
Tape the handles of the scissors
Get the tape and have long strips of it pass through all the scissors’ handles. Tightly wrap the tape around the handles of the 4 pairs of scissors; so they will be connected together and work all together as one.
Use your new home-made paper shredder
Get a piece of paper and try shredding it to pieces with your improvised paper shredder. Put in your thumb and your 1st couple of fingers into the handles of the 4 pairs of scissors. Then, cut the piece of paper to shreds.
Since razor-sharp items are required for this project, always take proper precautions. This device should also be kept away from children at all times.