Wes
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Wes replied to the topic Modified (larger) shredder in the forum Machine development 3 years, 11 months ago
Sure. shoot me an email!
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Wes replied to the topic shredder build IDEA in the forum Machine development 3 years, 11 months ago
Honestly in hindsight, I wish I would have bought an electric garden mulcher/shredder versus building a shredder for the first go-around. You could buy one of those a lot cheaper than building one, although that’s not as fun and it most likely wouldn’t last as long.
I think part of the issue you’ll have is plastic is way more ductile and…[Read more]
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Wes replied to the topic Help with Shredder Laser cut parts in USA 3rd attempt (Tri State Area) in the forum Machine development 3 years, 11 months ago
If anyone was interested, I could just redesign the machine for standard thickness.
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Wes replied to the topic Where to find Shredder Motor… in the forum Machine development 3 years, 11 months ago
I would recommend looking at “world wide electric” for the gear reducers.
http://www.worldwideelectric.net/product-category/gear-reducers/inline-helical-gear-reducers/
Simply select the speed/torque you want, and then you will see the motor requirements.
Inline helical gear reducers should be a bit more robust and cheaper than a worm gear or…[Read more]
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Wes replied to the topic Modified (larger) shredder in the forum Machine development 3 years, 11 months ago
@ramdhan2805 it is a lenze VFD. I ended up with a 10HP drive for 5HP motor based on some simple up-rating.. Since 3 phase power is defined as P=(sqrt 3)*(voltage)*(current)*(PF), and single phase power does not include the (sqrt 3) term, and assuming voltage and PF are nominally the same (safe assumption), you multiply your motor’s FLA by 1.73…[Read more]
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Wes replied to the topic Modified (larger) shredder in the forum Machine development 3 years, 11 months ago
No I decided to use standard A36 steel for this build, just mainly due to cost.
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Wes started the topic Modified (larger) shredder in the forum Machine development 3 years, 11 months ago
Hello all,
My name is Wes. I am an engineer with quite a bit of product development experience, and I decided to build the shredder machine. After reviewing the documentation, I decided I wanted something larger (mainly so I could throw in a whole trash bag full of plastic instead of feeding it a few pieces at a time). I basically took the same…[Read more]
