DIY plastic bottle cutter

Handicraft lovers will appreciate the opportunity to create a bottle cutter for...eraser containers with your own hands. Moreover, you don’t have to buy expensive tools or materials for this. Everything will be at hand - old, unnecessary or lying around items.

DIY bottle cutter for plastic bottles

This device is easy to purchase in online stores. It is inexpensive - about 200-300 rubles apiece. But for people whose hands are “properly sharpened,” it will not be difficult to assemble a household appliance at home for literally pennies.

The amount of the craft will be less than 100 rubles. And you can use improvised items that you are about to throw away or are lying around idle.

What will you need?

Everything you need will probably be found in the house of a thrifty owner who occasionally does minor repairs. So, it’s better to prepare according to the list:

• a piece of plywood 8 mm thick;
• bolts 30–50 mm – 2 pcs.;
• nut – 2 pcs.;
• washers;
• screwdriver;
• screwdrivers;
• pliers;
• scissors;
• pencil sharpener.

Buying fasteners will cost mere pennies - less than 100 rubles. Tools will probably be found in the drawer for minor repairs around the house.

Bottle cutter drawing

In order for the design to be accurate and clearly meet the owner’s requirements, it is important to draw up a competent diagram. In it you need to mark the places where the bolts and nuts are attached, as well as the blades.At the same time, the drawing is universal - you can cut strips of various widths.

Step by step guide

Drill two holes for screws in a piece of plywood. Their diameter is 8 mm, the distance from each other is about 2 cm. Next, screws are inserted into the prepared holes, and washers are placed on them.

The width of the plastic strip will depend on the number of washers. In the case of five elements, you will get a tape of about 7–8 mm.

We disassemble the pencil sharpener for spare parts. We will need a sharpened blade, which we place on the washers with the blade down. We install a couple more washers on top and fasten the screws tightly so that the knife holds tightly.

At this point the product is ready and you can start cutting. To do this, remove the bottom of the plastic container and make a small incision. Then the beginning of the tape is passed under a knife, the bottle is pressed against the plywood and pulled through, obtaining a neat and very durable plastic tape.

You can use it at home or at the dacha. It is strong and durable and will not break with prolonged use.