How to: Maintain: Oil/Lubricate a household shredder

[@freedomearthmoon1]

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

[@katiejon17]

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

[@johnkatkus9063]

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

[@gr8eft]

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

[@StorytimeSunshine]

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!

[@susangore6259]

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

[@cmroseny1]

This was brilliant! Completely fixed my jammed shredder.

[@ramongraciaelcantante9092]

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

[@TubeOfLaughes]

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

[@dorothyschoenfeldt8319]

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

[@panda5122]

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.

[@jameskikuoka4863]

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

[@meerabakshi2676]

Thanks so much for easy solution. I will definitely lubricate my shredder with following your tips.

[@JohnJPapp1]

I owned a restaurant and the temptation was always to use vegetable oil to oil equipment. But the problem with vegetable oil (in this case canola) is that it gets sticky as it dries. This eventually gums things up. Always use mineral oil to lubricate not vegetable oil. It is cheap too and can be purchased at any pharmacy. If you doubt me google canola oil versus mineral to lubricate a shredder. I hope this helps.

[@kimgreenwood.singer]

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

[@zizibe218]

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

[@isabellereid9839]

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? 😁👍😊

[@bazza945]

Excellent idea, thanks for sharing.

[@SuzieGutie]

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

[@markanderson5342]

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.

[@juanjmolina]

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.

[@LorraineHeyward]

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

[@alicehendriks-boshoff5819]

Excellent! Thank you.

[@billabrigo2302]

That worked perfectly! Thank you!

[@CharlesQ-m5g]

Thank you so much for your excellent video!

[@claycelblogthefarmerfamily]

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

[@JWarfield]

Great video! I will try this today.

[@billpipi1]

Super smart. Can I use Olive oil?

[@scottthesing5161]

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

[@peterpiper487]

GREAT TIP!! Thanks!

[@Lisl83]

Thank You for this wonderful hack

[@DDEENY]

*_WRONG_* . Never use vegetable oil for lubricating a shredder or anything else mechanical. Vegetable oil will turn rancid and smell over time. Use baby oil instead which is glorified mineral oil and available at your local dollar store. Plus you get the fragrance as a bonus. Light, _NON_-PETROLEUM-BASED sewing machine oil is another option.

[@Metqa]

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!

[@drinksoymilk007]

perfect solution. thanks.

[@melodysadarangani1574]

Thank you for your help.

[@YM-wj2dr]

Thank you!

[@ithacacomments4811]

Can oily paper spontaneously combust like oily rags?

[@karonmcgregor4753]

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

[@karonmcgregor4753]

Or even WD40??

[@Mike232-j2p]

You just watch a video it shows you a cheap way and you've got to make rocket scientists questions are you stupid

[@marychatman2730]

Thank you for the information!!!!!

[@travelingtrex4897]

@mary, thank you. Words like yours keep us youtubers going!

[@christinebean7932]

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

[@Mike232-j2p]

What you don't understand about the video you just watched it's not rocket scientist

[@amendawood1592]

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

[@ffas23]

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.

[@dq7143]

That's what I use. The canola in the spray can is the easiest to use.

[@granjmy]

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.

[@kktech04]

Prodigious. This guy is a genius.

[@hassanabdelkarim9375]

How can open a wm675XB shredded

[@cosmicgiggler1044]

Do manual shredders need to be lubricated too?

[@MrHardrock]

Any updates?

[@patrickfoster3229]

great idea

[@alzaitoon9427]

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 !,,

[@aliciatan9758]

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

[@travelingtrex4897]

Alicia, I haven’t tried olive oil. I searched online and haven’t seen people use olive oil yet.

[@aliciatan9758]

@@travelingtrex4897 Thank you for your reply.

[@robakhh]

Well how about engine oil or even chain saw oil ?

[@Vadevious]

@@robakhh If any of those are petroleum based then no - fire hazard

[@UnclearBlast]

I did enjoy this video.

[@carstenraabe5345]

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

[@jacksagrafsky4936]

Even though it is cheaper there is the chance and more then likely will turn rancid. I'd stick with the oil recommended by the manufacturers. Even if they do say "cooking oil" is okay I would go easy when using it and disinfect the bin now and then.

[@aaronrojas5399]

Super easy. THX

[@badoodles08]

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

[@travelingtrex4897]

Many shredder have a "reversed" function. Once it is in reversed mode, with a bit of pulling, the jammed items should be pulled out easily.

[@AlfonsoRamirez-fg5tm]

I love how glock makes its own bb guns and how they make them look so real kzbin.infoUgkxnX9wE_Q8zvF75Y5iWzTU3Q4FlrtyGApQ , the only thing is that the slide doesn't move back. The sights and the body structure is so similar to a real handgun, fits in my hand perfectly but I actually ordered it with the 40 pack of Co2 tanks and they never arrived even though it said that they handed It to me. Was not able to test the accuracy since I didn't get everything I purchased which is frustrating and that's the whole reason why I got the bundle so it arrives together. So the Co2 tank happens to be a third party so it makes no sense to put it in the bundle if it doesn't get shipped at the same time, the BB gun arrived first then the Co2 tanks were supposed to arrive someday later but didn't, which doesn't make sense. I recommend just ordering the gun itself so you don't get the same issue I ran into plus there's no option for a refund. How stupid.

[@nelsonfeliciano9717]

Great job !

[@ForgetMeNot713]

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

[@coryj1811]

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? 🤔

[@MinorityPatriot]

excellent

[@youtubeusingatisdumb]

Thanks.

[@GPSniper1]

thanks

[@mozobrain]

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

[@dianesullivan9126]

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.

[@mernie2011]

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

[@travelingtrex4897]

When I shred less than 10 piece of paper, I never thought of oiling it. It's when I shred more than 40 piece of paper in 1 batch and start hearing extremely high pitch noise, I start thinking maybe I should read the manual.

[@mernie2011]

@@travelingtrex4897 Thanks! I will definitely start lubricating my shredder! Thanks for the great tip!!!

[@kentbiddle8828]

me either😂😂

[@tonycasillano7088]

Did not realize one could use a vegetable based oil (i.e Wesson, Canola, etc.). Definitely cheaper than the store bought shredder oil from Office Depot, etc.

[@mernie2011]

@@tonycasillano7088 I have been doing it and it works!

[@jsnjcnt]

Tweaker be like, this is the most amazing puzzle ever. Don't worry, I'll get it put back together. Lil tape a lil glue.

[@maryhampton4410]

using firefox couldn't pay with paypal.

[@psyar7829]

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

[@Tony.Technics.1200s]

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

[@amendawood1592]

i suitable to use it instead of a

[@Globally1201]

😮😮😮 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 😃👍🏽🙋🏽‍♀️🔥🙏🏽👑✝️📖🔥🕊️

[@fredvStein]

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.

[@freedomearthmoon1]

Many manufactures recommend using vegetable oil as a lubricant.I'm would think if any gum formed, it would stick to the paper through the shredding process and be removed.

[@readplanet23]

👍🏼

[@BradiKal61]

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.

[@Natatertot]

Genius

[@Krylovix]

You da boss

[@alisyed2374]

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.

[@ThePlowGuys]

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.

[@eddiefoy3701]

No one goes through trash to get your info. Your info is just a few clicks away.

[@vedapernell6602]

Thanks