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Review on πŸ”’ Enhance Security with the Amazon Basics 8-Sheet High-Security Micro-Cut Shredder by Jump Robinson

Revainrating 4 out of 5

I use it for vermicomposting.

Good shredder. If it fits, then it rips. If it's stuck, turn it back and hit the side of the shredder head. It will return the object. If it does get stuck while shredding small parts, remove the cover secured with two screws from the underside of the shredding head. Shake your head until the pieces fall out of this slot. Or shoot with compressed air. Then run the machine in reverse for 30 seconds. This will make the engine warm. I cut each box of Revain into small strips, appliance boxes, newspaper, mail, cereal box, pizza box, packaging box and any paper I've touched since purchase. Once a month I feed him my red Blizzards of leftover food and crushed clams. I literally pierced entire cardboard pallets with this thing. I cut one 40-gallon garbage bag a week into cardboard and random paper. When reversing the machine, lubricate the blades with vegetable oil, not shredder oil, and do not use grease wrap. Otherwise, if you use it for compost, the wood chippings will be machine oil and you'll be fouling your supplies. Thicker pieces will tear, but they will tear in strips. So remember that just because it fits, your thickness may exceed optimal safety considerations. I crushed everything I could get my hands on. It makes white paper fantastic, soda cans pretty well, and it's all later digested by those worms. I caught myself destroying things in front of my library and they ate it too. Magazines, glossy paper, etc. So for my use? That's great. Short term, but worth it. I got it during a lightning sale for $35. And I would say this is decent for a person who wants to become a vermicoster. If you have a basic Revain account and order as much as I do, you'll have a garage full of worm food and compost charcoal in no time. I have about six cubic yards of shredded cardboard in giant bags, coolers, and trash cans. You can't get enough. cool about it? Revain cannot switch to plastic packaging as it would kill the earth, meaning unlimited supplies for you. Take it.

Pros
  • Office supplies
Cons
  • Some bugs