moderation: "accepted" _createdBy: "martin-lathuille" total_downloads: 29 mentions: [] _id: "ja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk" tags: - "shredder" comments: [] time: "< 1 day" id: "ja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk" difficulty_level: "Medium" previousSlugs: - "laser-cut-stainless-steel-hopper" total_views: 152 votedUsefulBy: - "tibbs" - "mattia" - "sigolene" title: "Laser cut stainless steel hopper" cover_image: name: "P1000969.JPG" type: "image/jpeg" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/ja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk/P1000969.JPG" contentType: "image/jpeg" updated: "2021-03-23T09:17:36.576Z" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk%2FP1000969.JPG?alt=media&token=a3abc51f-ba25-452e-87ff-4c598d51c527" size: 137016 timeCreated: "2021-03-23T09:17:36.576Z" files: - fullPath: "uploads/howtos/ja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk/Laser cut pattern - Shredder hopper.DXF" name: "Laser cut pattern - Shredder hopper.DXF" updated: "2021-03-23T09:17:44.491Z" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk%2FLaser%20cut%20pattern%20-%20Shredder%20hopper.DXF?alt=media&token=f038ff3d-047e-4fe6-a874-42ca9cbf227b" timeCreated: "2021-03-23T09:17:44.491Z" contentType: "application/octet-stream" type: "" size: 9164 - timeCreated: "2021-03-23T09:17:44.475Z" name: "Plexyglass lid.svg" size: 2985 updated: "2021-03-23T09:17:44.475Z" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/ja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk/Plexyglass lid.svg" type: "image/svg+xml" contentType: "image/svg+xml" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk%2FPlexyglass%20lid.svg?alt=media&token=139ea095-9a94-4e9b-b9ac-8f7bdca86e30" - contentType: "application/octet-stream" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/ja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk/Square hopper.SLDPRT" updated: "2021-03-23T09:17:45.116Z" type: "" timeCreated: "2021-03-23T09:17:45.116Z" name: "Square hopper.SLDPRT" size: 141521 downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk%2FSquare%20hopper.SLDPRT?alt=media&token=8e766e3e-b962-4323-88ff-845e57b5c9bd" description: "This how-to explains how to easily create a hopper for the 2.1 shredder, using laser cut stainless sheet. \nSince most shredders requires laser cut parts, you can add the shredder cutout to the list!\nThis design requires no welding, and can be completed in less that a day with on a angle grinder, a vise and a few rivets.\nIt features a laser cut plexiglass lid, so that you can see what's happening.\n" _deleted: false _created: "2021-03-23T09:17:47.463Z" category: _id: "CrZjHORWfxEl6iDrrPIO" label: "Guides" _deleted: false _modified: "2022-09-18T08:51:47.196Z" _created: "2022-09-18T08:51:47.196Z" _contentModifiedTimestamp: "2023-02-15T16:41:55.759Z" slug: "laser-cut-stainless-steel-hopper" fileLink: "" _modified: "2023-11-04T18:58:32.449Z" creatorCountry: "fr" steps: - title: "Cut the parts" images: - downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk%2Ftr%C3%A9mis%20mmdd.JPG?alt=media&token=4e0b9043-b23b-48e5-a9a0-6d8f33e5ce78" type: "image/jpeg" size: 4565 contentType: "image/jpeg" name: "trmis mmdd.JPG" timeCreated: "2021-03-23T09:17:37.253Z" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/ja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk/trémis mmdd.JPG" updated: "2021-03-23T09:17:37.253Z" - size: 5864 name: "lid.JPG" updated: "2021-03-23T09:17:37.318Z" type: "image/jpeg" contentType: "image/jpeg" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/ja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk/lid.JPG" timeCreated: "2021-03-23T09:17:37.318Z" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk%2Flid.JPG?alt=media&token=c7a55b7c-a174-48ff-9aad-7856b4a3d972" text: "Send the files to your local laser cutting shop. This design requires 1.5 mm thick stainless steel (more durable than regular steel, but it can work just fine), and 3 mm thick plexyglass. For plexyglass, it can maybe be laser cut in your local fablab too!" _animationKey: "unique2" - text: "Once the laser cutting is done, you need to mark the dotted lines using a angle grinder and a thin cutting disc (1.5 mm thick is good).\nGrind through half the thickness of the stainless sheet to ease up the bending process. \nSmall advice: when grinding the small bend line (for the mounting brackets), make sure the grind ABOVE the line (and not below), otherwise the mounting brackets will not be flush with hopper top, and will let plastics leak all over.\n" images: - timeCreated: "2021-03-23T09:17:37.999Z" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/ja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk/déplié 2.JPG" size: 8415 downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk%2Fd%C3%A9pli%C3%A9%202.JPG?alt=media&token=f45cbf4e-c20d-4a26-9abc-651c72dc5cb4" type: "image/jpeg" name: "dpli 2.JPG" contentType: "image/jpeg" updated: "2021-03-23T09:17:37.999Z" - name: "dtail.JPG" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/ja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk/détail.JPG" size: 19707 updated: "2021-03-23T09:17:38.103Z" type: "image/jpeg" contentType: "image/jpeg" timeCreated: "2021-03-23T09:17:38.103Z" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk%2Fd%C3%A9tail.JPG?alt=media&token=a3606d5e-9071-41b7-8bdd-29c0d1390725" - fullPath: "uploads/howtos/ja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk/bend guide.png" type: "image/jpeg" timeCreated: "2021-03-23T09:17:38.119Z" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk%2Fbend%20guide.png?alt=media&token=8eda4f69-05fd-41fe-9957-8c059cb60815" name: "bend guide.png" updated: "2021-03-23T09:17:38.119Z" contentType: "image/jpeg" size: 14301 _animationKey: "unique1" title: "Prepare the folds" - images: - type: "image/jpeg" name: "P1000971.JPG" timeCreated: "2021-03-23T09:17:39.380Z" size: 117101 downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk%2FP1000971.JPG?alt=media&token=ca8df931-739a-4681-9735-5aa9b25d75ee" updated: "2021-03-23T09:17:39.380Z" contentType: "image/jpeg" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/ja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk/P1000971.JPG" title: "Bend the sheet and rivet" text: "Bend the sheet along the line you marked. If you have a sheet bended it's way easier!\nClamp the sheet in a solid vise, and bend use pliers to bend along the lines.\nIt is easier to start with the large bends, and then proceed to the bends for attachment on the hopper.\nSmall advice here: if you feel too much resistance while bending, stop and mark the bends a little deeper so that you obtain a nice bend. \n" _animationKey: "unique3" - text: "For ease of use I added line along the fold lines during laser cutting the plexiglass.\nTo bend the lips, I secured the part in a vise just on the futur bend line, and used a heat gun on medium heat at about 20 cm on the plexiglass until the angle is 90 °. Beware of not get too close with the heatgun otherwise you'll create bubble on the surface. I recommend to train on a scrap piece of plexiglass (or laser cut multiple lids)" images: - contentType: "image/jpeg" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk%2FP1000973.JPG?alt=media&token=c8c2102c-5bcc-48ec-997c-afb946f82fd0" updated: "2021-03-23T09:17:40.639Z" size: 100540 timeCreated: "2021-03-23T09:17:40.639Z" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/ja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk/P1000973.JPG" name: "P1000973.JPG" type: "image/jpeg" - type: "image/jpeg" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk%2FP1000974.JPG?alt=media&token=ce6c235b-5d15-4f71-bda1-73ccf52e7f73" name: "P1000974.JPG" updated: "2021-03-23T09:17:40.807Z" contentType: "image/jpeg" size: 102789 timeCreated: "2021-03-23T09:17:40.807Z" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/ja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk/P1000974.JPG" - name: "P1000976.JPG" size: 134635 contentType: "image/jpeg" updated: "2021-03-23T09:17:40.858Z" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/ja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk/P1000976.JPG" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk%2FP1000976.JPG?alt=media&token=2c1ebd56-cfe3-4a1e-8e53-db4442252904" timeCreated: "2021-03-23T09:17:40.858Z" type: "image/jpeg" title: "Bending the lid" _animationKey: "uniquemveutp" - _animationKey: "uniquejabru" text: "You now have a functional, aircraft lookin' hopper for your shredder! I sanded mine with 230 grint sand paper to even out the surface, and added a small hinge on the back for the lid:" images: - timeCreated: "2021-03-23T09:17:42.167Z" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/ja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk/P1000972.JPG" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk%2FP1000972.JPG?alt=media&token=61654249-f239-4fc5-95b6-fab181356566" updated: "2021-03-23T09:17:42.167Z" name: "P1000972.JPG" size: 117863 contentType: "image/jpeg" type: "image/jpeg" - type: "image/jpeg" contentType: "image/jpeg" fullPath: "uploads/howtos/ja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk/149900556_1046962479121681_6520086406134353543_n.jpg" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk%2F149900556_1046962479121681_6520086406134353543_n.jpg?alt=media&token=a701c922-1b9e-48a7-910b-4f98252c48e3" timeCreated: "2021-03-23T09:17:42.506Z" size: 210037 updated: "2021-03-23T09:17:42.506Z" name: "149900556_1046962479121681_6520086406134353543_n.jpg" - size: 193827 fullPath: "uploads/howtos/ja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk/150087428_799842214074822_7288086614494287353_n.jpg" contentType: "image/jpeg" name: "150087428_799842214074822_7288086614494287353_n.jpg" downloadUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fhowtos%2Fja4f9m4695Vdfj4dtlXk%2F150087428_799842214074822_7288086614494287353_n.jpg?alt=media&token=4e101567-2ee6-4b92-b582-2e5ad0c8b04b" type: "image/jpeg" timeCreated: "2021-03-23T09:17:42.455Z" updated: "2021-03-23T09:17:42.455Z" title: "Here you go!" user: _deleted: false verified: false subType: "mix" _modified: "2022-07-12T09:07:28.020Z" location: lng: 8.743205339078306 lat: 41.93546754323686 moderation: "accepted" _created: "2022-07-11T11:41:28.114Z" _id: "martin-lathuille" detail: heroImageUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/uploads%2Fusers%2Ft97yVaitqOXLWcSWw9ycnZs4ZOv1%2FIMG_20220711_114417-181ed1064ef.jpg?alt=media&token=81d9ec93-151a-4fa6-bf39-79afca1f6375" shortDescription: "Our workshop in Ajacicio" name: "martin-lathuille" lastActive: "2022-07-11T09:20:40.237Z" verifiedBadge: false profilePicUrl: "https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/onearmyworld.appspot.com/o/avatars%2Fmartin-lathuille.jpg?alt=media" displayName: "Martin Lathuille" profileUrl: "https://community.preciousplastic.com/u/martin-lathuille" type: "workspace" geo: latitude: 41.93546754323686 lookupSource: "coordinates" longitude: 8.743205339078306 localityLanguageRequested: "en" continent: "Europe" continentCode: "EU" countryName: "France" countryCode: "FR" principalSubdivision: "Corsica Island" principalSubdivisionCode: "FR-20R" city: "Ajaccio" locality: "Ajaccio" postcode: "" plusCode: "8FHCWPPV+57" localityInfo: administrative: - name: "France" description: "country with territory in Europe and several overseas regions and territories" isoName: "France" order: 2 adminLevel: 2 isoCode: "FR" wikidataId: "Q142" geonameId: 3017382 - name: "Metropolitan France" description: "part of France located in Europe" order: 4 adminLevel: 3 wikidataId: "Q212429" - name: "Corsica Island" description: "French single territorial collectivity in the Mediterranean" isoName: "Corsica Island" order: 5 adminLevel: 4 isoCode: "FR-20R" wikidataId: "Q14112" geonameId: 3023518 - name: "South Corsica" description: "French department in Corsica" isoName: "South Corsica" order: 8 adminLevel: 6 isoCode: "FR-2A" wikidataId: "Q3336" geonameId: 3023514 - name: "arrondissement of Ajaccio" description: "arrondissement in Corsica, France" order: 10 adminLevel: 7 wikidataId: "Q700367" geonameId: 3038333 - name: "Ajaccio" description: "French commune and prefecture of Corse-du-Sud and Corsica" order: 13 adminLevel: 8 wikidataId: "Q40104" geonameId: 3038334 informative: - name: "Europe" description: "continent" isoName: "Europe" order: 1 isoCode: "EU" wikidataId: "Q46" geonameId: 6255148 - name: "Europe/Paris" description: "time zone" order: 3 - name: "Corsica" description: "island" order: 6 wikidataId: "Q22011067" geonameId: 3023518 - name: "Academie de Corse" order: 7 wikidataId: "Q2822293" - name: "02A-02" order: 9 - name: "02A-01" order: 11 - name: "Communaute d'agglomeration du Pays Ajaccien" description: "communauté d'agglomération in Corsica, France" order: 12 wikidataId: "Q2987003" data: jsError: true images: [] urls: [] images: []