Shredding files

[CAJUNLAWYER]

The gal doing my shredding said I needed some oil as we were down to the last bottle. I read that most shredder oils are just repackaged Canola Oil. Can anyone shed some light on this? Appears ot be legit and if I cna get away with Canola Oil instead of the $20 a pint stuff from Office Depot, I'd rather do that

 

[ditrina]

Any light machine oil will do.
Gun oil works too

 

[Rustyt1953]

We have a shredder that we use frequently. Sewing machine oil does the trick. I think canola oil could get sticky as it is hydrogenated.

 

[Secundius]

Try Sewing Machine Oil, which isn't petroleum-based and won't void the warranty...

 

[Racer X]

light mineral oil, like honing stone oil works too. I have a big bottle we use on wooden cutting boards as well. I also have sprayed a sheet of paper with spray silicone, and run it through.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Future shredder.

 

[scout II]

My Fellowes shredder says to use only vegetable-based oils. So I use vegetable oil. Has been working fine for 10 years so far.

 

[Truckman]

I never thought of a shredder needing oil......Ben

 

[G-Mac]

I always used shredder sheets but the last shredder we bought came with a little bottle of oil. Not sure there's any difference.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

AAA shreds here twice a year.
You drive up to the big ugly machine and hand your Gar-Bage Bag of possibly incriminating docs to the operator.
He throws it in, Adios, Been Good A-knowing ya.
No clue about any oil!

 

[Onomea]

12 oz of shredder oil for $7.50 on Amazon.

On the other hand, maybe canola is what you want: Oil Your Paper Shredder with Canola Oil to Keep It Running in Top Shape

 

[Rpg]

When I've done shredding for office files, I've always hired it done. Here in Colorado, we retain client files for 10 years unless it's been returned to the client.

A couple of people from the shredding company show up outside my filing room driving a 2 1/2 ton truck with an industrial sized shredder that occupies the back. They carry banker's boxes full of files from my file room to the truck and dump them into the shredder. The shredder is done with the box of files before the next guy leaves the file room with the next box.

The last time I shredded files, the file room was a 10 x 10 x 8 room filled with banker's boxes full of files to be shredded. Took them less than 3 hours to finish the job and all fr $350.00

I have no idea what they use to lube their shredder.

 

[llowry61]

Don't ruin a perfectly good Weber again......

 

[bdGreen]

On occasion, I ****** down a few sheets of paper with CorrosionX then run them through the shredder.

My shredder will handle cd's, floppy disks and paper clips. It's a work horse.
Been using that method for over ten years.

bdGreen

 

[6518John]

I have no idea what they use to lube their shredder.

It's akin to Christmas morning when our big industrial shredding company comes around on its route. My son when he was little said it was an Autobot Transformer! I think it would eat a Volkswagen if you could throw it in.

The operator told me on one visit that an ex-wife in the blades lubed it best. Then he laughed manically.

 

[Golddollar]

What about Break Free? I've been using that on my guns for decades.

 

[JudgeColt]

I have an ancient Royal shredder that will cut about 15 sheets into quarter-inch squares that has been shredding for about 30 years. It has never had any oil applied to anything. If the instructions mentioned that when I bought it, I suspect we never read the manual. I would think oil would attract paper dust rather than prevent it.

I have never seen another small office shredder that cuts such small pieces. Most cut small strips rather than squares.

 

[Beemerguy53]

AAA shreds here twice a year.
You drive up to the big ugly machine and hand your Gar-Bage Bag of possibly incriminating docs to the operator.
He throws it in, Adios, Been Good A-knowing ya.
No clue about any oil!

If I got rid of documents with personal information only twice per year, I would need a dump truck to haul them to the shredder!

 

[NYlakesider]

I have a decent cross cut shredder for about 15 years. I was given a bottle of unknown shredder oil when i bought the machine. It appears to be some form of petroleum oil

My MO is when the shredder is about ready to be emptied is lube well a piece of paper and run it threw the machine.

Then when you dump it out you get rid of all the lube along with whatever you shredded. I do not want wet oily paper accumulating in my house. The words spontaneous combustion come to mind.

 

[Maddog 521]

Vegetable oil works here and has been for many years. The manufacture recommended it.