that puts too many sheets through his paper shredder and then has to get needle nose pliers out to clean up the mess.
Just wondering?
that puts too many sheets through his paper shredder and then has to get needle nose pliers out to clean up the mess.
Just wondering?
Yep!
Seriously, I haven't had that problem but thanks for the heads up!
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I do that all the time, but I just push the reverse button to clean it out.
I had a plug today that reverse would not work. Oh Well
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It was an envelope with a letter in it that jammed it. I hate to say, it's not the first time.
I used to have one that would work hard on 2 sheets now I have one that takes 6 sheets no problem and it is a micro cut unit that I got on sale for $32
I use a burn barrel by the shop. Hasn't clogged yet regardless of how many sheets I put in.
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JKJ
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"It's paradoxical that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn't appeal to anyone."
Andy Rooney
The wife picked up a nice cross-cut shredder a few years ago, from Costco I think-- it claims to eat up to 13 'basic' sheets at once. It does Eats credit cards and CD's too, no problem. And the cross cut pieces take up way less space than strips do.
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ELEVEN - rotary cutter tool machines
FOUR - CO2 lasers
THREE- make that FOUR now - fiber lasers
ONE - vinyl cutter
CASmate, Corel, Gravostyle
We are not allowed to burn here either only tree trimmings.
One thing to help a paper shredder do its thing is to every once in a while feed it a piece of paper that has been sprayed with cooking oil. If no cooking spray is available, smear some mineral oil or cooking oil on a sheet of paper.
It might be good to do this after the bin is emptied so the 'contaminated' sheet can be kept separate from paper to recycle.
jtk
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
That's what I usually burn, tree trimmings and branches and small trunks when clearing or when a tree falls. I don't think burning is allowed in more populated areas. In this rural area burning is allowed year-around unless temporarily banned when conditions are unfavorable. A free permit is needed from Oct 15 to May 15, no permit needed the other half of the year. No leaf burning allowed. Rules require having a water hose or equipment handy and someone with the fire until it's is out. I use my tractor to push and turn and spread and water to douse the coals. This is what I cleared when I built my shop.
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We do recycle paper, cans, plastic, and glass. We no longer have a shredder but my wife sometimes carries papers to have them shredded. If I buy another one it will be a heavy-duty commercial model. I haven't been happy with the cheap consumer models I've had.
JKJ