How to: Maintain: Oil/Lubricate a household shredder 

I never lubricated my slowing, tired, 25 year old, 6 Sheet capacity, $30 shredder. That could no longer shred 2 sheets of paper at the same time. After lubrication? It shredded 6 sheets with ease. What a difference, I guess reading the instructions is important.Thanks Traveling Trex I subscribed

Excellent video. Concise, to the point, no rambling. Thank you!

I WAS GOING TO BUY A NEW SHREDDER AT AMAZON, AND JUST WATCHED YOU VIDEO TRIED IT AND IT WORKS GREAT, THANK YOU FOR SHARING

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I never knew to lubricant my shredders the blades locked and I am going to follow your instructions. 😊

You did a great job. Purchasing Canola Oil tomorrow and lubrication here we come. thanks for your help

Thank you so much. My original shredder got grunky w/shredder oil and died. Your idea makes so much sense that I just bought another shredder. Thanks again

This was brilliant! Completely fixed my jammed shredder.

lol. Don't think I've read the shredder manual in my life, but this may be why I'm getting a funny sound. Thanks!

Me either - didn’t realize but now know since I came across this video! Many thanks - will try it out soon

Wow 👏😮👏😮thank you so much!!! You saved me from getting the oil amd sheets for my shredder.

Frank and to the point. This is what a good tutorial video on youtube looks like. Thanks for the help!

Nice! Thanks for the great tips! I just deleted the Fellowes oil out of my shopping cart.

I got my shredder at a garage sale ~5 years ago. It didn't come with a manual. I did not know until today I was supposed to be oiling it regularly.

I used a paper towel saturated with the canola oil and it fixed my “perpetually running” shredder! Thanks

Excellent idea, thanks for sharing.

nice video, i saw a video actually like this from 2014. shredders being oiled this way for years i guess. good video.

I just buyed one who is multi-directional shredder that is actually 6 sheet. I am Canadian, i did took it from Canadian Tires store wich is the lowest price was 82$. I did empty the basket 2 days ago and as I am looking the basket get fill in again, I was asking myself if I could literally take kitchen vegetable oil instead of taking an expensive oil. So I google it... saw it was even expensive bottle for 20$ even for the sheet as every thing is getting expensive nowaday. I thank you a lot for finding your video! I was searching for finding that video specifically. Not every one need to spend a fortune on oil for paper shredder. Its a rip of! Canola oil just do the thing! Right? 😁👍😊

Genius! I have canola oil! You saved me a trip to Wally World!

i used the trust air gun with a compressor, this is definately maintenance plus and some. going to try this with a thicker grade paper. very informative here.

Enjoyed the video - thank you for the explanation. One question: Would it be a better idea to use Mineral Oil that you can get at any pharmacy? Last I knew, vegetable oils can become rancid over time leading to a possible smelly shredder, whereas Mineral Oil won’t go rancid.

You are so smart! I LOVE cheap shortcuts like this! New subscriber and thank you! I've had this cheapie Universal 6 sheet shredder for over 10 years. Never oiled it once. I just unjam it with a small steel crochet hook when needed. I have to try your method and see if it makes a difference.

That worked perfectly! Thank you!

Perfect. Just as I expected. Glad I didn’t use WD40 😅

Yes, I did enjoy your video. Thank you. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Prodigious. This guy is a genius.

Thanks. I wonder why they suggest plant oil. it will go rancid. why not mineral oil? anyway, the paper sheet is a great idea. I will do that. But I use my shredder to make bedding for my worm bin so I will not use those oily shreds in the bin, I will probally bury them and let them decay naturally over time. Don't recyle your paper shreds, it's bad for the recyclers because it causes clogs of their sorting machinery. Cheers!

Thank You for this wonderful hack

I did exactly what he said and ruined the shredder .. took it back to Staples. The paper adhered to the cutters and they would not cut !,,

Great video! I will try this today.

Thank you so much for your excellent video!

This is genius. Thank you so much for this tip!!

Thank you for the information!!!!!

I have used a shredder for over twenty eight years and only bought a new one once! Never knew to lubricate it!!!🤣🤣🤣

Thank you!

GREAT TIP!! Thanks!

I use oil sheet’s from Amazon that cost a bit I think I will try it thanks

perfect solution. thanks.

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I did enjoy this video.

Super easy. THX

I don't math well but didn't you say 5 pieces of scrap paper then put them in one by one but you put them in one two two? 🤔

I didn't know that you can use cooking oil. Are you absolutely sure it won't harm the cutting blades?

Thank you for your help.

So you’re saying that we can use some Shredder Oil in a pinch and cook up some eggs, sweet!

Great job !

great idea

You said buy vegie/canola oil and buy bottle dispenser genius idea

You da boss

My shredder only works in reverse. It’s been used very little and shouldn’t be broken or anything. I’ve probably not used it in years.

Super smart. Can I use Olive oil?

I came across this video some months ago and did what was suggested and the Great Value canola oil is working fine keeping my shredder working well and clean so I became a subscriber here. I have a question how well do you think using canola oil would be on hedge trimmer blades as a lubricant? Being biodegradable being the tool is used to cut hedges I am thinking that part is a good thing. Without knowing about it being good as a lube I am about to give it a try in the next day or two. I figure if it is good enough for the paper shredder blades why wouldn’t it be just as good for the hedge trimmer blades? I am curious as to what this You Tuber thinks of the idea if he happens to see my question.

😮😮😮 I THOUGHT AS MUCH!!!... BUT THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT THE VERY EXPENSIVE SHREDDER LUBRICANT SHEETS ARE JUST PAGES OF PAPER SOAKED IN VEGETABLE OIL!!!🛢️ JUST AS I HAD ALREADY SUSPECTED!!!😧 WHY DO WE LIVE IN A WORLD 🌎🌍 THAT'S DRIVEN BY MAKING THE POOR PEOPLE EVEN POORER???😧 AGAIN... THANKS FOR SHARING 😃👍🏽🙋🏽‍♀️🔥🙏🏽👑✝️📖🔥🕊️

excellent

Can oily paper spontaneously combust like oily rags?

Thanks.

is possible to use it instead of Silikonöl Risella (NR. 22 Schmiervorschriften) and this is also to luricate the book cutting knives

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while the vegetable oil is environmentally friendly, I would advise against using it as a lubricating oil. Vegetable oil is prone to polymerizing on metal in the presence of oxygen, which will actually cause the oil to solidify and gum up your shredding rollers, fouling them and impeding their performance. If you've ever had a drip on your olive oil or vegetable oil bottle that settles on your cabinet, you'll know that after a few weeks or months, that oil is gummed up and difficult to remove. I would suggest you switch to a 'light machine oil', mineral oil, or even 3-in-1 oil would be fine. You want something petroleum based. I realize this isn't as good for the environment, but it is better for mechanical tools than cooking oil. For people who say petroleum based oil is a 'fire hazard' - I say it is no more likely to be a fire hazard than a bundle of shredded paper. Also, if you buy a spray-lubricant with either silicone or graphite, you can spray a page with that and shred it to add silicone and/or graphite to help improve the shredder lubricity.

Please Is zoom spout oil ok ? I use it for my water cooler in summer so it may so long it turns dark. I thought it would be ok as it's ok for sewing machine oil. I don't use this on my sewing machine i use the silicone oil and that's a little pricey. Thank you

thanks

Do manual shredders need to be lubricated too?

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Thanks for this. Could you use rapeseed oil instead of canola ? Thanks.

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Can you put oil if my shredder has a credit card jammed in it? I just coudnt get it outz

Hi @Travelling Trex, will Olive Oil do just the same job? I have a bit left of expired bottle! Thank you

NEVER USE ANY KIND OF SPRAY LUBRICANT! WD 40 or similar products contain a solvent which will fill the bin with explosive vapors. When you turn on the shredder after spraying it the trapped vapors may EXPLODE.

i suitable to use it instead of a

This could’ve been a 30 seconds quick video instead of unnecessary talk for remaining 2mins!! Anyway, thanks for the last 30 seconds which were useful.

LMAO....all about the marketing. Vegetable oil 0.05 cents per ounce. Shredder oil specially marketed for shredder maintenance 0.85 cents per ounce. Oh man now if only I could market dog poop as fertilizer. I would be rich beyond belief.

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