The motor of our 8 years old Bull Dog 10 page micro-cut is on its last leg. Its 80$ price has served us well. Now is the time to get a replacement. It does not have to be the same brand and maker but reliability is good. Tia.

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Amazon Basics used to be well regarded. Mine’s fine.

Edit: Wirecutter likes them alright. Link



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/01/2020 03:40PM by BernDog.

We use a Amazonbasics similar to this one in the school testing office (where most everything gets shredded) and it is on year four.

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Will check AmazonBasics. Thank y'all!

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Another vote for Amazon Basics. Quiet and doesn't bog down.

whatever you get, just make sure to oil the cutters fairly frequently.... a lot of it is also learning how the cutters sound while munching when oiled, and when needing oil. I burned out a couple of shredders over the years due to lack of proper oiling, but our current (and hopefully last) shredder has been going strong for years w/ periodic oiling.
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Costco usually has a cross cut shredder on their shelf. Bought one from them works great! I forgot the model when I get back home, I will provide an edit.

.....what about a dog......???

....the ol' 'the dog ate my homework'........

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I second regular oiling of the shedder.

I've got an old shredder that's a tank, but it's not cross cut and it cuts a little wider than a Fellows I ordered from AMZ (long before they did their Basics line of goods)

Besides the added security margin of cross-cut, I'd get it solely for the increase in capacity over the older single-cut variety.

Do they even make those anymore?

I'll never buy another shredder with a pull-out basket. They're a mess.

My next shredder, should I ever need another one, will be something like this Fellows.

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how does one oil a shredder?

Take a couple of pieces of 8.5 x 11 paper, dip a brush in vegetable oil, make an d from corner to corner on the paper with oil (1-2 inches wide), run paper through shredder.

Do this once or twice.

Some shredders have a built in oiler. Would have to check the model of the mid range shredder at work, it has a plug under a cover on the top of its case near the feed slot. Just need to add an ounce or two of oil every couple months.

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Take a couple of pieces of 8.5 x 11 paper, dip a brush in vegetable oil, make an d from corner to corner on the paper with oil (1-2 inches wide), run paper through shredder.

Do this once or twice.

I read to use mineral oil (baby oil) but same application.

....will this help to get one's abs.....shredded.....???

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Take a couple of pieces of 8.5 x 11 paper, dip a brush in vegetable oil, make an d from corner to corner on the paper with oil (1-2 inches wide), run paper through shredder.

Do this once or twice.

I read to use mineral oil (baby oil) but same application.

We have used Gary's method. It kept our old shredder going for a long time.

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