Does anyone know anything about...

[Stargazer]

lubricating cross cut paper shredders? Mine has just packed up, the motor ground to a halt. Since then I have discovered that it pays to lubricate the cutting blades. Can this be done with WD40? There is a bottle of yellow lube on Ebay (under paper shredders) but I would not know how to apply it. A spray would be better. Any advice welcome.

[dotty.]

let the motor cool down, unless it is an industrial shredder it can't take more than a few minutes continuous shredding especially if you put a few sheets through at a time.

[dotty.]

at work we also sell small bottles of the lube spray, never seem to sell any though, people bring shredders back quite often because they get them and then try to shred an entire life's worth of paperwork in one day, hence the over heating.

[ChillDoubt]

PTFE lubricant may be better for the blades than WD40.

[EDDIE51]

I had a job in a solicitors shredding paper with a large shredder, we were told to spray it with WD40 every few hours to keep it working.

[ChuckFickens]

You'd be better off with the proper oil.

Just squirt some along the slot in the top of the shredder and then run a few sheets of paper through it (the instructions will be on the back of the bottle)

http://www.whitakerbrothers.com/blog/why-not-to-use-wd-40-to-oil-your-paper-shredder/#.ULJqT4dLPmo

[lady-janine]

i use sewing machine oil on mine. probably not the right thing but it works.

[boxtops]

I've never oiled mine, thanks for the tip!

[beegeebee]

Staples sell packs of Shredder lubricant sheets, if you can't find very thin oil, WD40.