Low cost plastic bottle baler

[scrapdollar]

The following site says that the baler will produce a 35-40 pound bale that measures 3'long x 2'wide x 1'deep
http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/topic/vermic.../ag473-12.html
the plans where modified from this Burley (tobacco) baler
http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/id/id38/id38.htm



I wonder how it would work on cans.?.

[Mechanic688]

Don't know if it would have enough pressure to compress the cans, but I've been looking for an old ringer washer and hook a drill motor to the ringers and run the cans thru the ringers and let them drop into a trashcan. You can change the thickness of the gap between the rollers.

[scrapdollar]

Machanic688,
It's been a while since I've seen one of those! I searched on google patents to see if I could find the workings of the wringers, but it was messing up with me so I will try later.

[Mechanic688]

Will this help???

http://www.davesrepair.com/pdfmanuals/mytA-30parts.htm

[IdahoScrapper]

I have to wonder if the roller will catch the can and pull it through, or if the can will kinda "skate" on the rollers.

[Mechanic688]

I can remember when I was a little kid my mom caught her shirt sleeve in one and before it got shut off she was up above her elbow thru the rollers, stayed black/blue for a week or more.

[trashmaster]

yea;;. those machines were mean and unforgiving ;;;;

Ben there and done that...and it hurts....

[submarinepainter]

I can remember when my Mom had one !