Shredder price is relative. Expensive compared to what? Read the threads of all the devices the home grower had to come up with before there were commercial options. Boboro posted a picture (maybe last years grow blog) of all the devices he had built and worn out or discarded. There was enough expense in that pile to have bought two Powermatics, but they weren't available at the time. Roll tobacco into cigar shapes and cut it into shreds with a utility knife for awhile. Leverhead has a great shredder, but he is a talented tool maker. (among other things, lol) I'm not trying to discourage further research, in fact I love innovative ideas and the McGyver type people that can grab a few things laying around the shop and yard and slap together a great new tool. Keep us posted on what you come up with, but read the threads about what life was like before the Powermatic, and what a boon it has been for our hobby. If you come up with something better, faster, cheaper and with parts available from Ace Hardware, hell yeah, I'll buy one. Until then, one good way to get a scrap started is to knock the Powermatic to people with permanent scars from hand shredding or still wake up in the middle of the night from a nightmare involving turning a pasta maker handle. lol Until you actually have a prototype of a better machine, the Powermatic is the holy grail.
