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click here for pricing on Destroyit Paper Shredders Destroyit Shredders are second to none. Every Destroyit is backed by the same 5-year warranty and built for years of reliable shredding service. Destroyit Shredders are made by IDEAL, with over 60 years' experience developing and manufacturing top quality products. Whether you require strip cut, cross cut or high security document destruction, our paper shredders will help you meet your data security requirements. We have home and small office shredders, mid-volume/office shredders and industrial shredders with conveyors, hoppers and/or balers for security, recycling and waste reduction. To view our full line of Destroyit Paper Shredders, click here.

Paper Shredder Terminology and Information Strip-Cut
Strip-cut Shredders, also known as straight-cut, slice 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. Because the strips don't compress well, you'll need a larger basket (or more frequent emptying).

Cross-Cut
Cross-cut Shredders provide more security by cutting paper vertically and horizontally into confetti-like (rectangular) pieces. The shredded paper compresses better so the shredder 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, however, cross-cut shredders make the job a lot more difficult.

Volume/Capacity
It's easy to burn out a shredder by overworking it. For low-volume users, Personal Shredders designed for 100-150 sheets per day are fine. For higher volume look beyond personal shredders. A shred capacity of at least 4-5 sheets is best unless you really want to spend time feeding in paper one piece at a time. In real-world use, most shredders do best at 1-2 sheets less than their stated specifications.

Throat
The opening where you feed the paper into the shredder needs to be large enough to accommodate the size of paper you typically shred. An 8.75 or 9 inch throat handles unfolded letter size paper nicely. A smaller throat size requires folding the paper but if most of your shredding is of credit card or ATM receipts, it works fine.

Extra Features
Destroyit Shredders come with various combinations of features. With Automatic start/stop the shredder detects the presence of paper. Our shredders provide a light to alert you to paper jams or a full shredder basket. Reverse Feed is useful for helping to clear out paper jams.

Supplies
Destroyit recommends using shredder bags. These bags come sized to the dimensions of specific models, although ordinary trash bags work fine. To keep a shredder operating at peak efficiency the blades should be oiled regularly with specially formulated shredder oil. This oil lubricates without leaving residue on the cutters that can attract paper dust and lead to clogged cutters.


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