-
Master
488 Answers
- Posted on Dec 31, 2010
Re: My embassy schredder won't work although the light...
Cross cut shredders require more frequent oiling
versus the straight strip shredders. The more paper and use it gets the
more oil it requires. A good rule of thumb is to oil the machine each
time you change the bag.
Use only shredder oil designed for the specific brand of paper shredder you have. Manufacturers design paper shredder oils to be heat tolerant for the cylinders and blades, and they calibrate them specifically for their machines.
Spray, squirt or run a bead of oil across the blade opening.
It shouldn't take more than a second or two to reach from one end to the
other. Any more than that may result in too much oil applied. Quicker
than that means there isn't enough oil to adequately lubricate the
machine.
Turn the paper shredder to "Manual" and run the gears in
reverse for a few seconds, then turn the shredder on "Forward" or
"Standard" mode. This ensures that you distribute the oil throughout the
machine, and going in reverse first forces some of the dripping oil
back up, and then the forward moving blades push it back through the
gears.
Oil a sheet of paper rather than the machine. Don't just run a
bead of oil across the bottom of the sheet because the paper soaks up
the oil and the oil may not reach all of the necessary parts. Instead,
spray the whole sheet, or run a zigzag line across the paper and
immediately send it through the shredder tooil it.
×