Has anyone used theses to shred junk mail, more than three sheets at a time? Thanks!
1098213
Nope, and I wouldn't do it. These are great herb scissors, there have got to be other ways to shred your junk mail. These scissors are not designed to cut paper, it surely would would dull them and I don't think it would be satisfactory.
1098214
No. It sticks. I use an ink gadget to cover all addressess before discarding.
1098215
No--And I think the paper would be too thick for the tines of the scissor to cut through.
815948
We have been using trash compactor bags. They are thicker and work great, except you have to position them with a little more finesse. But, it's worth the effort. We put our shreddings out with the regular recycling pickup.
1127463
yes, this shredder accepts letter sized sheets. I shred all kinds of sizes in it. Says it will accept up to 4 sheets (I usually do 2 or 3 at a time) so if you have something larger than it will accept, I would guess you could just fold it to fit.
916469
Yes, I have used these in a mailing machine in the past. It probably depends on the machine.
1779438
I am not aware of this, I shredded the numerous papers I had, and then stopped. Perhaps if you are shredding for a long while, there might be concern about overheating, but I have not shredded long enough for this to occur, nor did I read anything about that in other reviews. Sorry I can't be more helpful.
831985
I have not experienced this problem. The shredding done by my machine is what I expected it to do. Maybe you have a bad set of shredding rollers in yours. I would contact Amazon or Fellows about this issue. Good Luck!!
1140763
Yes, the 100X shreds junk-mail. Junk mail is best fed through the manual slot to avoid jams. Lynn, Acco Brands
420333
I'm not much help, as my hands aren't strong enough to shred even 3 sheets of paper! Sorry!
77450
I always shred my unopened junk mail in this wonderful shredder! But, I would look at the thickness of the envelope prior to putting it in. Sometimes, junk mail is really much too thick and I would open and separate it before shredding.
960974
I just ran eight card stock weight sheets through at once. It chewed them up slowly but without stopping. I would say if you are going to run the fat junk mail envelopes through occasionally it wouldn't be a problem; too many at once will probably heat up the machine and force you to wait while it cools down.* Just an FYI on this machine: I have tried many and this has been the most reliable shredder yet. In fact another office often liked to borrow it, until they accidentally left it out near the trash. Their "replacement" was a piece of junk that became unrepairable within three months. I have since purchased another DS-3 and am once again shredding jam/issue free. I just ran eight card stock weight sheets through at once. It chewed them up slowly but without stopping. I would say if you are going to run the fat junk mail envelopes through occasionally it wouldn't be a problem; too many at once will probably heat up the machine and force you to wait while it cools down.* Just an FYI on this machine: I have tried many and this has been the most reliable shredder yet. In fact another office often liked to borrow it, until they accidentally left it out near the trash. Their "replacement" was a piece of junk that became unrepairable within... » Read More I just ran eight card stock weight sheets through at once. It chewed them up slowly but without stopping. I would say if you are going to run the fat junk mail envelopes through occasionally it wouldn't be a problem; too many at once will probably heat up the machine and force you to wait while it cools down.* Just an FYI on this machine: I have tried many and this has been the most reliable shredder yet. In fact another office often liked to borrow it, until they accidentally left it out near the trash. Their "replacement" was a piece of junk that became unrepairable within three months. I have since purchased another DS-3 and am once again shredding jam/issue free. « Show Less
857231
After all, it is a machine and can do just so much. It does shred unopened envelopes to a degree; as for papers at an angle, as long as there aren't too many at a time, it should be OK. It will stop if whatever you feed is too much for it to handle - so you just have to reverse, pull out and half what you put in. I still think it's an amazing machine!
1021057
I say it depends on how often you use your shredder to begin with. Heavy use would require once a month at least. If you shred receipts, mail, and documents here and there as I do, I have done it when I thought it necessary. When it seemed that it becsme more difficult for the paper to shred. So far since buying them, I've used 1 or 2. And when I do the shredder works as intended again.
1037778
I have not done that but my son suggested I buy treated sheets that are fed through the shredder. He believes that is sufficient. I should probably make sure that is sufficient!
1037694
It depends on how many sheets I shred at one time, the junk mail envelopes about 5-6 min. I haven't had it to overheat on the single sheets yet.
1995655
I try to use one after I have shredded about a reem's worth of paper. Your shredder directions may have a guide to tell you how often to clean it. I don't know of any standard recommended frequency.
857230
I haven't noticed anything and have not had any problems with this shredder. I have not experienced any papers folding over or any jams. I do not shred many sheets at once. I take my time. Once you place the item being shredded, allow the shredder to grab and proceed.
1755935
I have had my shredder since Oct 2013 and have not experienced any issues. I have shredder documents for over 10 mins without overheating or temp shutdown. I usually shred 4-5 pages at a time without amy problem. The micro-crosscut is the way to go. No way documents could be reassembled. I also like that emptying the basket has to be done less than the normal criss cut shedder and can be performed by one person with ease. Just oil occasionally and I think the shredder will last a lime. So far it's the best I have ever purchased.