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TreasonousBastard

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3. I had a cheap one that jammed all the time...

Reply to PADemD (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2015, 01:42 PM

May 2015

and after yanking out what I could, trying "reverse" and using needlenose pliers and a small screwdriver to clean out what I could I finally gave up and got a better one.

And even with the better one-- don't assume it can handle as many pages as it says it can.

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Jammed Paper Shredder [View all] PADemD May 2015 OP

Did you unplug it? Good. Now tug one piece of paper out at a time. In_The_Wind May 2015 #1

Unplug, check. Pulled paper from bottom. PADemD May 2015 #4

Did you try running it in reverse? femmocrat May 2015 #2

Tried reverse several times. Now the motor doesn't even hum. PADemD May 2015 #5

I had a cheap one that jammed all the time... TreasonousBastard May 2015 #3

At work we have one as big as a Volkswagen that can do entire volumes Major Nikon May 2015 #8

Had a shredder that jammed all the time. Finally got a new one. Fla Dem May 2015 #6

Thanks PADemD May 2015 #7

Try hair clipper oil, since the shredder works similarly to a hair clipper. One drop on each Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #18

Thank you so much! PADemD May 2015 #9

Glad you got it running. Fla Dem May 2015 #10

rm / -rf seveneyes May 2015 #11

ALERTER'S COMMENTS: Unintelligible antiquie May 2015 #13

Thanks for the intel. It was a software version of shredding seveneyes May 2015 #15

Worse most of the time. antiquie May 2015 #17

I can give you a tip on preventive... Special Prosciuto May 2015 #12

I had to take ours apart. progressoid May 2015 #14

Don't forget to oil your shredder. I use sewing machine oil. See link: Paper Roses May 2015 #16

Echoing the suggestion to oil. MH1 May 2015 #19

I took FLADem's suggesion and used a sharp pointed knife to unclog the shredder. PADemD May 2015 #20