The cutting blades need lubrication. I get actual shredder oil; I only
use it infrequently; so much so that the last bottle suffered from
plastic decay before it was empty.

I suggest that motor burout or stripped gears could be put down to the
lack of lubrication...

I did clean out a gummed ups shredder once. They are mostly self
cleaning, but if paper goes right to the edge, it can get into the works.


On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 09:19:02 +0000, Brian Gaff wrote:

I would have thought it most likely to gum it all up. the bits that need
lubricating asare usually the gears and motor drive, as small bits of
paper dust can get into theworks. First though if you can get at the
mechanism, clean it then use sewing machine oil type stuff. It has to be
non sticky or it will just gum up with the paper dust.
To be honest most of the shredders I've had have died due to the motor
burning out or the gears, often naff plastic ones losing teeth.
Brian





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