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Simple Can Crusher
Crushing aluminum cans is quick and easy for Mike Steele, South Elgin, Ill., who made a heavy-duty, hand-operated can crusher out of treated scrap wood.
“I just push down on a hinged handle to crush the can against a diamond steel plate. The compressed can falls through a slot at the back of a trough and down i
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Simple Can Crusher FARM HOME Kitchen Crushing aluminum cans is quick and easy for Mike Steele South Elgin Ill who made a heavy-duty hand-operated can crusher out of treated scrap wood “I just push down on a hinged handle to crush the can against a diamond steel plate The compressed can falls through a slot at the back of a trough and down into a bucket ” says Steele He started with a 3-ft long 2 by 10 and cut out part of it to form the handle The rest of the 2 by 10 is nailed to a 2 by 4 The 2 by 4 is hinged at the top and matches up with another 2 by 4 that’s lag screwed to his garage’s wall The diamond steel plate is screwed to the bottom of the board which has a small wooden trough nailed onto it at the bottom to hold the can “It really works good – the long handle provides a lot of leverage which makes crushing the can an almost effortless job ” says Steele “My son Colton helped me build it It’s built a lot stronger than cheap store-bought can crushers and should last a long time ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Mike Steele 529 North Dr South Elgin Ill 60177 ph 847 774-2979; mdicarpentry@att net
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