CONSTRUCTION OF SOAP CUTTING DEVICE
ABSTRACT
The aim of the project is to construct a soap cutting device capable of size-remaining the soap produced into regular bars and tablets without error in shapes and sizes.
Soap cutting devices are used to size reduce or cut the bulk of soap produced into bars and tablets. Soap cutting devices facilitate the process of cutting the produced soap to a required size that can be handled. It is a kind of modern technical way of size reducing the already produced soap in a modern and easy way.
Hardwood (Mohagany) and wire was selected for the construction of the project. Methodology of the construction involved marketing out operation which involved the dimensioning of the table and cutter (wire) – 760mm, width of the table -570mm, lenfth used as an 250mm etc.
Other operations carried out in the construction process includes, cutting, surface smoothening, grooving, nailing, and wine installation.
Finally a manual soap cutter with table was constructed with the following turbance, resistance to impact load / disturbance and branding  force, reliability and accuracy.
CHAPTER ONE
1.0Â Â Â INTRODUCTION
1.1Â Â Â BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Soap cutting device is the equipment used for cutting or size-reducing of soaps. It is the tool used for cutting, size reducing and slicing bulks of much trial and error, soap catter of various size and shape used in larger production of soaps are being designed, and example is the current professional custom cutter. The cutter has satisfied the needs of many soap makers around the world.
Other soap cutter types includes; electrical embossing and cutting machine, pneumatic chain cutting machine, cutter with wooden tuble cutting mould guided soap cutter, straight blade cutter, wavy  blade  cutter. (Willow, 1996). All these cutters serve  the purpose of  soap cutting and  packaging  in various soap electrical industries . for instance  the electrical embossing and  cutting  machine  can be used to emboss and cut all kinds  of toilet and laundry soap fast and    accurate. In the case of toilet soap production , this machine  will cut the soap billets from the plodder  into long bars to faced into laundry soap production, a complete set of embossing mechanism can be install at the front  so that the machine can emboss and cut the soaps at the same time to produce finished product for down stream  packaging.Â
