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Hi everyone,

I worked out a way to recycle hdpe plastic and turn new lures out of it. The worst part of the process, by far, is chopping/cutting the stuff up. I need a way to grind up milk, soda, detergent bottles, etc-so I can melt the stuff. A short list of what doesn't work: blender, paper shredder, modified double cut saw,  and probably anything that runs at a fast rpm. I have found some DIY stuff online, usually too expensive or just impractical. The main problem is hdpe is dense, flexible, and slippery. I've been trying to work out a cheap and easy method, but no joy. Maybe someone out there can come up with an out of the box, (or bottle), idea...

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I thought of using one. As far as I can tell, meat grinders work by using a screw to force meat through a die. The machine is built to grind material that is wet and soft. I think I can build a purely mechanical version of the shredder OIR posted. I can use that method of building the meshing shredder teeth, and power it with two drills. 

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I am thinking of the kind that has the crank and the rotating wheel inside with many blades carved out of the rotating drum.  They use to put two drums on the crank. Now they only use one. 

I was thinking you could motorize (not too fast) just the drum and use a slot feed for strips of material. I have never tried it. But I think the size of the shavings would be a good size for melting.  

It is at the most the start of an idea. But sharpeners are a pretty cheap starting place. 

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