I have bottle of Fellowes "performance oil" which I probably bought on Amazon. It does seem to help after shredding a large batch.
Which oil to lube paper shredder?
Aug 03, 2008
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Pretty standard thing to do - I have a bottle of shredder oil which lasts forever - weave a "Z" of it across a bit of A4 occasionally and shred that.
how thick is it?
NT
Looks expensive. Fellowes Shredder Lubricant is a fiver from Amazon (plus £3.99 postage no doubt) - or £7.49 from Robert Dyas. The shredder only cost £15.
Spray a sheet of A4 with WD40 and shred that, better than nothing, the genuine oil is quite thin FWICR.
There have been a few, but again never a response to any answers given to questions.
Any light oil would do...
Rapeseed oil.
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What a rip off! How about sunflower or corn oil?
vegetable oils turn to sticky gums after a while. Not what you need.
NT
Would synthetic engine or gearbox oil be any good? Mineral oil tends to go gummy, so that wouldn't be OK. I've tried Johnson's Baby Oil (less messy than using the raw baby) and that works, but of course it's short-lived as the next sheets remove it.
Does castor oil? I've seen it recommended for rejuvinating leather boots (fill boot, wait until some oil is visible on outside, pour into t'other boot), so I'd assumed that it doesn't go gummy. I once had bearings that were supplied with vegetable oil - any that was spilt or ran out turned to a softish varnish that was a pig to remove.
All vegetable oils turn to a sticky gummy deposit in time. It's why cars no longer use castor oil. If you want a lubed screw to come out again later, use a petroleum derived oil. If you want it to glue in there forever, use a vegetable oil.
NT
I've just bought a bottle of this
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It appears about the same consistency as 3 in 1, but that would not be a lot cheaper
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Chris
About a 70:30 baby oil/water mix, according to the MSDS
Are you saying the linked data sheet is inaccurate?
Vegetable oils go gummy. Mineral oils go gummy. What about extra virgin?
Where on earth did I say that?
NT
The Fellowes oil turns to sticky gums after a while...
Thank you - I'll e-mail my address.
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