
Making your own paper shredder starts by gathering all the needed tools and supplies, prepping the blades, mixing the glue, preparing the scissors, putting glue to the scissors, affixing the remaining pairs of scissors, taping the handles together, and lastly, using your new home-made paper shredder.
Paper shredders have become a vital tool for proper disposal of materials that have personal data. However, these devices or paper shredding services can cost a good amount of money. Good thing, though, an improvised paper shredder can easily be assembled at your home with only a few tools and materials. Go over this article to know the steps to assembling your own paper shredder.
Gather all the required tools and materials
Have all the required tools and supplies for this project in your work area. These may include the following: welding glue, disposable container to mix glue in, 4 similar pairs of scissors, and heavy-duty tape.
Prepare the razor blades
Buy 4 pairs of scissors that have long blades and which have thick width at the scissors’ section where the 2 detached parts are attached 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 important that you buy scissors with the brand name and the model that are all the same, so that all their shapes would line up evenly. In addition, the pivoting screws must have enough extension so that when glue is fixed on them, none of the glue will get on the inner part of the scissors. Scissors that are composed entirely of metal are preferred for this paper shredding mechanism.
Mix the glue
Read the directions for the mixture of the welding glue and follow it.
Prep the scissors
Properly close the scissors; all four pairs of them.
Put on glue to the scissors
Have the pairs of scissors aligned top to bottom. Place a small 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. Then, get the second pair of scissors and have its pivot screw affixed to the glue 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 2 cutters. 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 materials to be shredded. Allow for the glue to totally dry prior to proceeding to the next procedures.
Attach the remaining pair of scissors
Put on the same amount of glue as the previous step on the pivot screw of the third pair of scissors. After which, affix this pair of scissors to the 1st and 2nd pair in the same procedure. Next, continue 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 completely before you work on another.
Secure the handles of the scissors
Get the tape and have long strips of it pass through all the scissors’ handles. Firmly wrap the tape around the handles of the 4 pairs of scissors; so they’ll be joined together and maneuver all together as one.
Utilize your new home-made paper shredder
Get a sheet of paper and try shredding it to pieces with your improvised paper shredder. Insert your thumb and your 1st couple of fingers through the handles of the 4 pairs of scissors. Next, cut the piece of paper to pieces.
Since sharp items are required for this task, always take proper precautions. This device should also be kept away from children at all times.








