Need a paper shredder

[Anas]

Hey people,

My paper shredder is not working properly.It seems to be dead.
I need to have a good but not too expensive paper shredder. Since I was hoping to find something where I can drop in the whole credit mail offer envelope and not even have to open it. Any suggestions.

[Hardwareman]

You can try and get any one out these 2:

Strip-Cut Shredders

Strip-cut shredders, also known as straight-cut or spaghetti-cut, slices the paper into long, thin strips.
Strip-cut shredders generally handle a higher volume of paper with lower maintenance requirements.
Shred size may vary from 1/8 to 1/2 inch.
Narrower strips provide better security.
Since the strips don't compress well, you'll need a larger basket you will have to keep on eptying on a frequent basis.

Cross-Cut

Cross-cut shredders provide more security by cutting paper vertically and horizontally into confetti-like pieces.
The shredded paper compresses better so the basket holds more cut paper.
The trade-off is these shredders may require more maintenance and generally cost more.
With patience someone could reconstruct any shredded document. Cross-cut shredders just make the job a lot more tedious.

[Maxforu]

Paper Shredders range in size from standard scissors and other hand-operated devices all the way up to truck-sized shredders. There are also shredder selector sites that can help consumers choose a shredder that is appropriate for their needs.

Strip-cut shredders, the least secure, use rotating knives to cut narrow strips as long as the original sheet of paper. Such strips can be reassembled by a determined and patient investigator or adversary, as the product (the destroyed information) of this type of shredder is the least randomized. It also creates the highest volume of waste inasmuch as the chad has the largest surface area and is not compressed.

Cross-cut or confetti-cut shredders use two contra-rotating drums to cut rectangular, parallelogram, or diamond-shaped (or lozenge) shreds.

Particle-cut shredders create tiny square or circular pieces.

Disintegrators and granulators repeatedly cut the paper at random until the particles are small enough to pass through a mesh.

Hammermills pound the paper through a screen.

Pierce and Tear Rotating blades pierce the paper and then tear it apart.

Grinders A rotating shaft with cutting blades grinds the paper until it is small enough to fall through a screen.

[Rawko]

Strip cut paper shredder for 5 sheets of 80 GSM A4 - £7.77

14 litre bin. Throat width 216mm/8.5in. Shred size 4mm x 38mm.
Reverse function when overfed - £12.99

11 litre waste basket. Throat width - 228mm/9in.
Shred size 6.5mm(7mm). - £12.79

[Theodosia Angyalka]

shreaders are cheap, if it doesn't work anymore cut off the plug and put it into the garbage. I understand your concern but I don't know that there are reusable parts and it costs more to repair it than it's worth plus I don't think people would take on that job of fixing it because labor is so high.