Knife for cutting bottles with your own hands. Application of tape from plastic bottles. Benefits of plastic tape

For cutting tape plastic bottles. I saw a video on the Internet where a kind of ribbon was obtained from an ordinary plastic bottle. The scope of its use is, of course, very limited.

I saw on the Internet, where a kind of ribbon was obtained from an ordinary plastic bottle. The scope of its use is, of course, very limited.

Used in the construction of a wooden fence, where he strengthened by tightening the place of the nailed nail board to the horizontal bar. In winter, this section of the fence was constantly swept large quantity snow, as a result, many boards flew off the fence, so to speak. I used ordinary iron wire before, but it quickly rusted and fell into disrepair. Buying galvanized is expensive. The tension of the twine weakened over time. As a result, he began to tighten with a tape from plastic bottles and partially melt them after tying for a secure connection. This design successfully stood for one winter.

The way to get the same tape from plastic bottles is surprisingly simple and affordable.

You only need two M5 bolts (no longer needed) at least 30 mm long, two nuts and washers for them, a wooden block or board, a clerical knife blade, and several washers bigger size, for example with a hole of 8 mm (their number depends on the thickness of the cut tape).

First, put the pucks large diameter in this case, on the bar right next to each other and mark the holes with a pencil.

We drill holes with a drill with a 5 mm drill bit.
We insert the bolts.

We insert two washers of large diameter (the number depends on the thickness of the tape you need) so that a gap forms between them.

We insert a clerical knife as shown in the photo.

We put small washers in the bolts and tighten them with nuts (do not overtighten, otherwise the blade will burst).

We cut off the bottom of the bottle and make a small narrow cut in the form of a strip counterclockwise.

We insert the strip into the hole between the large washers of the cutting device and pull without jerking while holding the bottle with the other hand. wooden block I pre-fixed with a clamp on the table.

The tape was not always uniform in width, but for me it was not so significant.

As an economic person, I was hooked by the topic of getting a rope from plastic bottles. Cool thing, from an unnecessary plastic bottle, get a fairly strong rope (more precisely, a PET tape), which is free and is only used on the farm, and many make all sorts of crafts and not only decorative ones out of it. PET tape still has heat shrink properties, which allows you to make strong connections and minor repairs, for example, he fixed his wife's mop and his chair. Sometimes it replaces the irreplaceable blue electrical tape 🙂
Summer is coming, and you may need such a free rope in household purposes. Moreover, the shrink tape (rope) is very easy and simple to get from an unnecessary plastic bottle.

I'll start by using the resulting PET tape from the bottle. Wangyu, that in the first comments they will insert a video of Lawyer Egorov, whoever has not seen it, I recommend watching it, and this was the beginning of my acquaintance with PET tape. I will describe where I personally used it, and who else when used PET tape, add in the comments, it's interesting.

In the apartment:
Repaired the mop - metal pipe cracked and parted in the type of joint, I had to wrap it with a strip from the bottle and wrap it with PET tape and seat it on gas stove turned out neat and solid.
He repaired his chair - wrapped it well where it cracked and seated it with a lighter. Saving blue electrical tape! 🙂
Classic - handles on pliers, wrapped and seated.
Instead of adhesive tape, he packed the wires in bundles, tied cardboard boxes around. Sometimes the tape ends at the wrong time.
The pipe was flowing - the tap under the thread cracked, took rubber glove I cut it into a tape, wrapped it tightly, then wrapped it with PET tape, waited for the plumber and he had already turned off the water in the house and changed the tap.

Homestead:
There is not a plowed field, parallel to the garden twine, something to tie, tie, hang, pull, even used instead of nails when it ran out - I made a temporary greenhouse. We cleaned a young garden, in a couple of minutes I made stools to rest, dragged branches and logs with an impromptu thick rope made of PET tape, in any case easier than with my hands.

I like to go to the forest for picnics and just spontaneous walks with a company:
The bottles themselves were brought with water and or other liquids, they were emptied and used. Hang a washstand from the same bottle from which you got the tape, tie stools or even benches and chairs, pull up an improvised awning from a raincoat or polyethylene film, collect and carry branches and logs easier with a rope. While fishing, I set up an impromptu sun tent from a bedspread - I forgot my umbrella 🙂 . Garbage naturally clean up after themselves.

In short, I don’t fanatically run with PET tape for overweight, but I use it where there are unnecessary plastic bottles and no ropes, or it’s not rational and pitiful to spend a normal rope, and PET tape will solve these problems. I don't do mountain climbing with this kind of rope. Waste household rope which is not a pity, that is also heat shrink and reuse plastic.

It is easier and faster to get a rope out of a plastic bottle using a fixture or tool such as a bottle cutter. I will dwell on it in more detail.

I got infected with the idea after the video of Advocate Yegorov. But he did not make his bottle cutter, like other options from corners, washers, meat grinders, bars and pipes, etc. I don’t have a workshop and a garage, I don’t have such materials and tools, the meat grinder is electric, I’m too lazy to make them and I don’t need a machine for cutting bottles. Therefore, I decided not to repeat it, but to make it even simpler, the most important of available materials and more compact (manual) in order to cut bottles into ribbons at the place of application of the rope. I made many options for bottle cutters, ranging from mini and micro to an ax bottle cutter. In order not to tire, I will demonstrate the simplest ones, to choose from ...

The very first was a bottle cutter from a pencil sharpener. It is done very simply - unscrew the blade, turn the blade over, insert it into the sharpener a little at an angle, screw it on without fanaticism and you're done. Well, 20 seconds max. It is advisable to use aluminum pencil sharpeners, although I have already seen pictures on the net with plastic sharpeners, the blade was soldered into the case with a soldering iron.
I immediately noticed that a sharpener in hiking is not a bad tool - you can easily get tight chips from a dry stick and use it as kindling for a fire or even tinder. Therefore, this option began to be positioned for me as a marching, light and compact. And the modernization of this bottle cutter started, sharpening for hiking - cuts on a screw to unscrew with a coin and use the blade to prepare the bottle (the knife is no longer needed), for convenience, I added a mini knife to the sharpener body and additional cuts to get tapes of different widths. It's cool, but moving towards complication, although it turned out to be multifunctional and most often I use it and am satisfied.

Two sections of a clerical or construction knife. The bottle itself is prepared with this blade, a bottle cutter is made from a bottle cap, and this blade almost replaces a clerical knife if necessary (to open a parcel, etc.), and is compact in itself. I made a simple envelope out of a bottle and threw it in my purse as a NAZ, now a small household blade is always with me.

It is better to use this option, a little more complicated but also more convenient to use.

And for dessert - bottle cutter scissors. Just scissors and the bottle itself, that's all. We prepare the bottle with scissors, remove the ring from the neck, the guide is placed from the ring and then we cut the tape, you just have to see it. Scissors preferably sharp and without play. If there is a backlash and bites the bottle, then you need to pull the tape on top of the scissors.
Tested on small scissors (Swiss knife), not very convenient and flimsy, but it works. The test on the secateurs (the lower half with notches) failed, but there are secateurs and like scissors. I also changed the width of the resulting tape, the fishing line and did not try to cut it, but the width was 2mm, the preparation of the bottle is important. The principle itself is very working and can be developed - instead of a ring from the neck, use other materials.
Cool way.

When designing these bottle cutters, I was guided by the following principles: the use of available materials, simplicity, ease of manufacture, repeatability, and cutting at an angle.

The bottle cutters provided in this post are manual (they are not machines), respectively, when used, they require some experience, skill and safety measures. You can cut yourself on paper, not to mention the tape, and it is very painful and unpleasant and not necessary. Try to work with gloves, carefully, safely, etc. The quality of the cut is greatly affected by the preparation of the bottle, for wide belts you need a smooth start, although the bottle cutters will still align the tape but you will get a piece with waves. It is recommended to pull the tape trying to press it a little against the blade, so the bottle is pressed against the stop more strongly and is directed to the grip by the blade, it turns out more accurately.

I don’t have such obvious preferences for choosing bottle cutters, I use what is at hand at the moment and with less fuss - usually an improved sharpener, scissors, blade or knife and lid, if I find a meat grinder, then it will do. Demonstrated for review the most simple, repeatable and compact. I think you will find a sharpener, a clerical knife, scissors, gloves, bottle and quickly get the tape from the bottle, and do not have to go to construction stores behind the rope. There are many other different bottle cutters on the net, from simple ones to machine tools.

Total
An unnecessary plastic bottle can still serve as a PET tape (rope) and heat shrink.
Naturally, you should not treat this with fanaticism, but it’s also useful just to know that this is possible and PET tape from a plastic bottle is very easy to get, it can help out.

Benefits of plastic tape

• Plastic is not destroyed by direct sunlight.
• Low temperatures do not affect structural integrity.
• Strong and durable, has an unlimited service life.
• Withstands high weight loads.
• Unlimited available.
• Wide application in construction, decoration, convenient household crafts.

Tape cutting machine

For self-manufacturing machine will need:

1. Rectangular/square base made of plywood or any similar surface structure, at least 20 cm in size.
2. Large diameter washers, 6-8 pcs.
3. Small diameter washers, M6 bolts, nuts 2 pcs.
4. Drills of 2 types, slightly smaller and larger, suitable for the hole of the washers.
5. A piece of a utility knife (the part with the hole)
6. Screwdriver.
7. Wrench. Better divorce.
8. Marker.

Machine manufacturing:

• Marking is done on the basis - the washers are applied tightly with a figure eight, and the place of the future two holes is outlined.
• Using a screwdriver and a smaller drill, a through hole is made, then changed to a larger drill, and expanded to the desired diameter.
• A bolt is inserted, a washer and a nut are fixed on the other side of the base wrench. When the bolt has firmly cut into the base web, the washer and nut are untwisted and removed. The same operation is done with the second hole.
• Cutting tape from a plastic bottle may have different width. It depends on the thickness of the washers laid on top of the bolt.
• When required amount washers are installed on the bolt, a clerical knife is put on, the cutting end of which should touch the second bolt.
• From above, the structure is fixed with a few more bolts. They will play the role of a knife retainer and the initial plastic tape.

The machine for cutting tape from a plastic bottle is ready, to check it, the bottom of the bottle is cut off, an incision is made with scissors or a knife. This is the beginning of a super strong rope that is pushed between the bolts. The neck is held parallel to the table, the tape of the required thickness is freely stretched by hand.

Cutting a tape from a plastic bottle is also possible in another way.

You will need:

• Part of the building corner 20-30 cm long.
• The blade of a construction / clerical knife.
• Nuts 2 pcs. size m 5.
• Hairpin m 5.
• Drill
• Drill.
• Hacksaw for metal.

Manufacturing

1. In the corner, drill a through hole that matches the diameter of the hole in the clerical knife.
2. Having retreated to the width of the nut, cuts of various depths are made with a hacksaw, equal to the width of the required tape. Optimal range from 1 mm to 10-12 mm. It will be necessary to process the edges so that the resulting product is even without hooks.
3. The knife is inserted into the corner, combined with the pin and the structure is fixed with nuts.
4. For the resulting device, you need a stable base. A wooden block or log on which a corner is attached.

The bottom of the bottle is cut off by itself plastic container puts on a hairpin, the beginning of the future tape is separated with scissors, which is threaded into the notch of the desired thickness. Both hands are free to wind the resulting tape. Such a machine for cutting tape from a plastic bottle is better than the previous one, due to the ability to get cuts different thickness, while it is not necessary to reduce or increase the number of bolts as in the first option.

It is surprising that plastic bottles that are thrown into the general garbage or simply left in nature: in forests, on lakes, in parks - and do a lot of harm environment and aesthetic appearance of places for recreation, can bring many benefits. One of the applications, more precisely the transformation of plastic bottles into useful material, this is the creation of PET tapes from them. It is about this tape that will now be discussed.

To cut tape from plastic bottles, you need a simple device: special machine. On the site Visiting Samodelkin, several options for such a machine are already presented, which are easy to manufacture and use.

PET tape is very useful thing and finds more and more new applications in the economy. Wrapping handles with PET tape for hammers and axes will protect them from chips and dents. Over the years, pliers, wire cutters, and other tools have protective handles that fall apart. Wrapping such tools with PET tape will be more durable, as the material is more resistant to low temperatures and ultraviolet.

When heated, the PET tape shrinks and shortens. Using this property it is easy to make detachable connection almost every detail. This connection is very strong. Even without half of the details, the goats made of poles and plastic tape can withstand the dynamic loads of the weight of an adult.

Heat shrink tightens just as well bolted connection. By connecting ordinary willow branches with PET tape, you can make a durable blank of a garden chair. The contour of the structure is not closed, despite this, the structure looks rigid and reliable.

You can also use the tape as a temporary clamp. A loop made of such a tape can withstand heavy loads, will not move anywhere and will not slip. Besides, she's not sorry.

You can tie reinforcement for the foundation with such a tape.

The thinnest tape can be confused with fishing line, it can be successfully used on the donk. It was checked that fish up to 2 kg could not break such a fishing line.

PET tape can be made into a broom that can be cleaned concrete walkways on the suburban area or paths from paving slabs.

Of course, the tape can be used in decorative purposes. Here are some examples:

Plastic tape from plastic bottles applied in household plot. Thanks to it, you can strengthen wooden fence or tie up berry bushes. Such a rope can withstand up to 50 kg. It depends on its thickness and length. It is mainly used as a fixative.

There are two ways of cutting plastic bottles: manual and machine. You can make transparent tape yourself at home. To do this, you need sharp scissors and the correct markup.

Agree that the production of such material manually enough laborious process. A special tool will help facilitate the cutting of a transparent tape.

What can a bottle cutter be made of? What materials will be needed for the construction of such a structure? The answers to these questions are presented in our article. The advice of experienced needlewomen will help to cope with the task.

Benefits of plastic tape

There are several positive qualities transparent tape in household. These include:

• does not break down under the influence of sunlight;
• long service life;
• resists low temperatures;
• able to withstand up to 80 kg;
• low material cost;
• lack of smell;
• decorative.

How to make plastic tape cutting equipment?

The device for cutting plastic bottles consists of simple details and elements. For this you will need:

• wooden base. Its width must be at least 30 cm;
• washers of medium size 10 pcs.;
• small diameter washer 4 pcs.;
• drill 2 pcs. Its diameter must match the size of the washer;
• a small part of a stationery knife 10 cm;
• screwdriver and wrench;
• simple pencil.

Thanks to this machine, cutting plastic bottles with your own hands is fast and high-quality, and the thread has a uniform texture. The process of creating equipment includes several stages:

On the wooden base make markings for fixing washers different diameter. To do this, you need a simple pencil. A screwdriver makes through holes at the marks.

The width of the plastic tape can be adjusted by moving the washers to the desired distance. Basically, this gap is 1 cm. A through hole is made on a clerical knife. It is placed over metal parts.

An additional nut will help to connect the knife to the machine structure. In this case, do not tighten it too much. This will create discomfort during the workflow.

When the equipment is ready, it is checked for operability. To do this, cut off the bottom of the bottle and strengthen it between the nuts. Now one edge is cut sharp blade knife, and the other is turned clockwise. The result is a plastic tape right size. The photo of cutting plastic bottles captures the workflow.

Metal machine for cutting plastic bottles

We bring to your attention another idea on how to make a device for cutting bottles. For this you will need:

• a small piece of building corner;
• stationery blade 10 cm long;
• small nuts 2 pcs.;
• metal drill;
• electric drill;
• hacksaw.

Manufacturing process:

A small through hole is made on the surface of the metal corner. Also come with a clerical blade.

Having measured the width of the fixing nut with a hacksaw, notches are made on the surface of the corner. In the future, they will help to adjust the width plastic strip. The distance between each mark will be 1.5 cm.

The knife is fixed in the corner metal base with an extra nut.

Note!

Further, the entire structure must be fixed on a solid surface. The production of a tape from bottles is carried out by rotation plastic product clockwise. Do not make sudden movements. This may cause damage to the plastic filament.

Photo of cutting plastic bottles

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