Fix Jammed Shredder -

: If the paper won't budge, unplug the machine again. Use needle-nose pliers or tweezers to gently pull stubborn scraps from the top or bottom of the blades.

When you finally plug the machine back in, feed a single sheet of paper, and hear that satisfying zzzzzzzip of clean blades turning paper into confetti, you aren't just hearing a machine working. You are hearing the sound of a problem solved with patience, not force. fix jammed shredder

The process is ritualistic: you drizzle the oil across the width of the paper entry slot, or you oil a sheet of paper and run it through the machine. Then, you run the machine in reverse for 30 seconds. You can hear the change in the pitch of the motor—it drops, becoming smoother, quieter. The friction is dissolving. The machine is breathing again. : If the paper won't budge, unplug the machine again