Shredder Stuck __top__

Before fixing the machine, it helps to understand what caused the failure. Paper shredders usually jam due to one of four main reasons:

Just like a car engine, shredder blades need oil. Dry blades create friction, which overheats the motor and causes paper dust to cake into a glue-like substance.

The ritual begins.

Feeding too many sheets of paper at once exceeds the motor's capacity.

Take off thick binder clips and heavy staples before feeding documents. shredder stuck

Few office sounds are as frustrating as the sudden, grinding halt of a paper shredder. One minute you are happily destroying sensitive documents, and the next, the machine whirs, clicks, and stops—leaving you with a half-shredded document dangling from the teeth of the gears.

The Grinding Groan of a Stalled Machine

Carefully cut any paper that has wrapped around the cylindrical rollers to make it easier to pull out.