Open Source Paper Shredder

Basics

• Part of the Open Source Paper Recycling + Refining Construction Set
• A device that shreds (and maybe chops those shreds) paper
• Also may be used for reducing non-paper materials (mainly metal foils in preparation for in a ballmill as pointed out on Open Source Ball Mill

Used For

• Document Security (Bills Etc)
• Paper Recycling
• Reduction of other non-paper materials (mainly metal foils in preparation for in a ballmill as pointed out on Open Source Ball Mill

Minimum Viable Product

• It really depends on what level of shredding you need
• Cross Cut 0.5cm bits as the largest maybe
• electric opertion, although hand crank could work as well
• Jamming is an issue that needs to be as impossible to cause as possible in a good shredder
• Replacable/sharpenable blades

See Also

• Open Source Paper Recycling + Refining Construction Set

Useful Links

• Wikipedia Page on Paper Shredders