Comments on: Jamming Paper Shredders

By: arvin kelley

arvin kelley — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:12:20 +0000

It’s really a problem. You just need to lubricate it.

Arvin Kelley

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By: Jed

Jed — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:18:44 +0000

I have one of the Fellowes jam-proof shredders. It works very well. There are two parts of the system – first is a gauge that tells you if the amount of paper you’ve fed in is too much, based on green, yellow, and red lights. Second is a mechanism that stops shredding prior to a jam, so you can reverse it out and continue. The really nice thing about the shredder is that it has a bigger capacity than it ‘thinks’ it does, so every time it has stopped on me, I let it sit for a moment, and then override it with the ‘forward’ button. I have never had a jam over at least 5000 sheets shredded.

By: Smitty

Smitty — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:27:45 +0000

It your shredder is jamming more frequently, the fastest, no-mess route is to bring in a roll of waxed paper from the grocery. Tear off a foot or two, and feed it through the shredder every week or so. That will keep the mechanism sharp and functional.

By: Roman

Roman — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:15:55 +0000

Definitely lube it up. They sell oil for just such a purpose. I ruined my last shredder by never oiling it.

By: adora

adora — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:44:51 +0000

There should be a way to make it so that you can load a stack of paper there and the shredder just take only the thickness it should take. Like a fax machine. Oh well, they jam too.

For me, my shredder usually jam when the paper is not loaded perpendicular to the opening. They should have a little guard rail on the sides like the loading dock in printer.

By: infmom

infmom — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:49:18 +0000

Before you lay out money on a new shredder, try lubricating the one you’ve got. You can buy special sheets that you feed through the shredder that clean and lubricate the cutters. You should do this on a regular basis if you shred a lot.