Help Me Choose a Micro Shredder

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  87percent on 08/12/2021 - 07:51

  +3

  The only shredder brand I would actually recommend, is Fellowes

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    boomramada on 08/12/2021 - 08:55

    Fellowes is just work, no overheating or other issues.

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  try2bhelpful on 08/12/2021 - 08:13

  Why shred cardboard? You can put it into your recycle bin or drop it off at the council recycle depot.

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    foxmulder on 08/12/2021 - 08:27

    This one for composting or mulching - but not a must feature I need, good to have. Yes I can do the composting as well with the normal paper.

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      try2bhelpful on 08/12/2021 - 09:12

      Yup, i can see now. If you are looking for mulch you might want to see if your local council does free wood chips. Some of them do as part of clean up of trees.

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  JIMB0 on 08/12/2021 - 08:36

  -1

  A box of matches.

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  boomramada on 08/12/2021 - 08:57

  BTW council I'm in, shredded paper shouldn't be in the recycle bin.

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    avoidfullprice on 08/12/2021 - 09:05

    So original A4 paper with your details = good for yellow bin

    Shredded version of the exact paper = red bin only?

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      jjjaar on 08/12/2021 - 09:07

      Yes because shredded paper is too small for the recycling facility and gets missed anyway.

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      SmiTTy on 08/12/2021 - 10:01

      U can also put it in the green bin if it's just shredded paper

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    87percent on 08/12/2021 - 09:12

    My council, we put shredded paper in the green waste. But make sure you don’t just put the shredded paper on top or it blows everywhere when they lift it onto the truck

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      foxmulder on 08/12/2021 - 10:12

      Now this is smart - they know they need the browns along with the greens to make it work.

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  Hithere on 08/12/2021 - 10:02

  My council all shredded paper goes in the recycling bin.

  blows everywhere

  Tell me about it, windy day, bin filled with shredded paper, the whole street was decorated with cross cut shredded paper.

  I denied that it was mine of course.

  I have a Rexel cross cut shredder from Officeworks.

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  SmiTTy on 08/12/2021 - 10:02

  I have the j burrows from officeworks and it works fantastic. No issues so far. No experience with the others so can't comment

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    SlickMick on 23/09/2023 - 16:06

    Hope you don't mind me bumping this old post, but I'm curious as to how the shredder is going.

    I've been looking at Kobra shredders because they claim to be able to run 24/7 but gosh they're expensive.
    I stumbled upon this J Burrows one making the same claim for a much better price. Seems too good to be true??

    Do you oil it?

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      SmiTTy on 23/09/2023 - 16:20

      I haven't oiled it… For 2 reasons. I don't know how to oil it and didn't know I've had to, and secondly perhaps I don't use it so much that it needs oiling (certainly far from 24x7)

      It's still running good, shreds the way it's supposed to. I don't use it regularly but I do accumulate quite a bit and do it all in one go

      So far so good. No regrets

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        SlickMick on 23/09/2023 - 18:03

        +1

        Thanks. I'll put my order in.

        I seized up my last shredder. I'm thinking maybe the lack of oiling might have been the reason.
        If you google oiling a shredder, you pretty much just pour some canola oil on a sheet of paper and shred it.

        The JB Burrows oil is epoxidized soybean oil. I'm not sure what that means so think I'll buy theirs. The 8-year warranty seems very generous.

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          SmiTTy on 23/09/2023 - 20:07

          @SlickMick: Thanks for the tip =)

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  John Kimble on 08/12/2021 - 11:41

  Massive price and performance difference between the three you've linked?

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    foxmulder on 08/12/2021 - 12:18

    J Burrows one is $264. Don't buy Aurora one from AU site, buy from US site as cheaper. The cheaper Aurora is $200 and the other one is $320+.