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Type of lube for blades on shredder?
What type of lube is best to use for the blades on a cross-cut shredder?
I have all sorts of lube in my home workshop and I don't want to go and buy some special shredder oil if it's hardly any different to what I've got. http://inkandstuff2.co.uk/images/bb35250.jpg http://www.buyonlinenow.com/images/fullsize/NEW-GBC1760049.JPG http://www.discountshredders.com/596...redderAccessor y.Aerosollarge.jpg Is a silicon/PTFE spray the sort of thing I should use? (See the last image above) |
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Type of lube for blades on shredder?
On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 16:40:31 +0100, Lars wrote:
What type of lube is best to use for the blades on a cross-cut shredder? I have all sorts of lube in my home workshop and I don't want to go and buy some special shredder oil if it's hardly any different to what I've got. http://inkandstuff2.co.uk/images/bb35250.jpg http://www.buyonlinenow.com/images/fullsize/NEW-GBC1760049.JPG http://www.discountshredders.com/596...redderAccessor y.Aerosollarge.jpg Is a silicon/PTFE spray the sort of thing I should use? (See the last image above) WD 40 Regards JonH |
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On 12 Aug 2006, wrote:
On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 16:40:31 +0100, Lars wrote: What type of lube is best to use for the blades on a cross-cut shredder? I have all sorts of lube in my home workshop and I don't want to go and buy some special shredder oil if it's hardly any different to what I've got. http://inkandstuff2.co.uk/images/bb35250.jpg http://www.buyonlinenow.com/images/fullsize/NEW-GBC1760049.JPG http://www.discountshredders.com/596...s.ShredderAcce ssor y.Aerosollarge.jpg Is a silicon/PTFE spray the sort of thing I should use? (See the last image above) WD 40 Says here not to use WD40. http://www.factory-express.com/blog/...-to-oil-paper- shredder.html |
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Type of lube for blades on shredder?
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from Alex Coleman contains these words: WD 40 Says here not to use WD40. Not surprised - it isn't a very good lubricant and was never designed as one. -- Skipweasel Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. |
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Type of lube for blades on shredder?
On 14 Aug 2006, Guy wrote:
The message from Alex Coleman contains these words: WD 40 Says here not to use WD40. Not surprised - it isn't a very good lubricant and was never designed as one. There was a lomg thread about this less than a year ago. But don't these manufacturers keep changing the formulation of their oils such that WD40 could be very different now. One thread from 1998 found that WD40 was actually classified as a solvent back then. But maybe it is now more than a water displacer and even does a job of lubing? |
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Type of lube for blades on shredder?
Lars wrote:
What type of lube is best to use for the blades on a cross-cut shredder? Is a silicon/PTFE spray the sort of thing I should use? (See the last image above) PTFE spray is what I use on mine. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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Type of lube for blades on shredder?
Lars wrote:
What type of lube is best to use for the blades on a cross-cut shredder? We use pound shop 3in1 equiv for the work shredder, which seems quite happy on that diet |
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Type of lube for blades on shredder?
Lars wrote:
What type of lube is best to use for the blades on a cross-cut shredder? I have all sorts of lube in my home workshop and I don't want to go and buy some special shredder oil if it's hardly any different to what I've got. Just use any old oil or grease. I use some spray-on lithium grease - works like a charm. For safety reasons it's to apply the lubricant to a sheet of paper (if it's a very light spray like WD40 allow it to evaporate a bit) and then shred it. Don't do what I did the first time - and just spray the stuff into the slot - or at least, if you do, unplug it first. By the time, the little straw triggered the sensor on mine, a nice explosive mixture had developed around the motor. Left me with quite a lot less hair and eyebrows. |
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On 13 Aug 2006, wrote:
Lars wrote: What type of lube is best to use for the blades on a cross-cut shredder? I have all sorts of lube in my home workshop and I don't want to go and buy some special shredder oil if it's hardly any different to what I've got. Just use any old oil or grease. I use some spray-on lithium grease - works like a charm. For safety reasons it's to apply the lubricant to a sheet of paper (if it's a very light spray like WD40 allow it to evaporate a bit) and then shred it. Don't do what I did the first time - and just spray the stuff into the slot - or at least, if you do, unplug it first. By the time, the little straw triggered the sensor on mine, a nice explosive mixture had developed around the motor. Left me with quite a lot less hair and eyebrows. !!! Wow. |
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