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The Scissor blades Mike created differ in 4 ways, but yours looks very similar. If you run into snags in use consider these differences to see if it makes a change for improved performance.. which all that counts.
My friend Dave bought these blades from Mike for $75. 7 years ago before he stopped making them.
I am attaching a photo of the assembled mixer, I can't seem to access the photo files.
1. The angle iron used is thicker, and the slide-thru power rod is thicker, but use whatcha' got, right?.
2. the spinning blades are much shorter...half of what shows here AND they are attached as TWO pieces on one pipe. so the angle faces in opposite directions when welded on.
AND the short spinning angles are NOT facing sideways as yours are. You may lose chopping power that way.
If you took a longer attachment pipe, and welded two of 3"-4" blades on again the angles face opposite eachother. Mike said it gave even more chopping power as the paper is being forced thru the 3 blades.
3. the bottom angle brace for the 3 blades is turned the opposite way to match the angle of the 3 blades., so paper wont trap against it. and it is not attached to the barrell, just rests on the bottom.
4, the welded pipe circles are right at the top of the 3 blades. no extra metal sticks up.
For some reason Mike found shorter spinning blades worked better. your assembly looks the same for powering up.
To support Mike I had offered a set of the assembly and parts photos for sale $12.00 when I had the big bookstore but have't put them on the small site. He wanted others to make their own when he stopped selling sets himself, and had no time.
A few months ago I think I posted photos here and a full description of assembly, maybe it was OA list.. anyway they are very simple, once seen, to make.
but what you show here may be close enough that everyone can make their own. good luck!
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Charmaine
Charmaine Taylor/Publishing & Elk River Press
PO Box 375 Cutten CA 95534
www.papercrete.com
Robert Heinlein (1907-1988) "There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him."
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