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Review on πŸ”’ Royal HD1400MX Cross-Cut Shredder for 14 Sheets, 60-Minute Run-Time - Bronze Edition by Roberto Evans

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Shredded once (and only once) Shy twice

What a crap! Failed after only 7 minutes in service, now I can't get the seller or warranty service to take my phones back. Revain should be ashamed of offering this useless junk to their website. PS - I'm not a mechanic or chopper expert but in my opinion the motor drive and chopper mechanism are disabled and this creates a terrible rumble. Paper is not ejected or fed. {Addendum: I've since taken this thing apart to see if I can try to fix it. I will preface what I report by saying that on examination it appeared to me that I had no desire to deal with legal matters. (1) Very powerful electric motor, control, (2) well built crushing jaws. Check. (3) The gears on the grinding jaws are made of metal. (4) The drive gears that transfer power from the motor to the chopping jaws are made of plastic. The polymer is soft enough that when the grinding jaws become jammed, the polymer gears simply pull their teeth off their metal counterparts. Instant and permanent failure, as well as three Phillips screws that appear to be screwed into superglue. The neophyte cannot reach the parts to physically repair them. Immediate failure and PLANNED obsolescence. Technique 101 mistake, not to mention common sense. It's just NOT SAFE to drive metal gears with a polymer gear drive. What is it, said Nader, "not safe at any speed"? Yes, I know how he felt. SAD SAD Sad - please don't fall into the same trap as me.

Pros
  • Shredder
Cons
  • Out of style

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April 10, 2023
Reasonable Priced Light Duty Shredder