| Once you've decided to buy a paper shredder, the | | | | waste takes up less room. This means that you |
| next step is determining which type of paper shredder | | | | change bags less, which increases productivity. In fact, |
| you should buy. While there is no single perfect solution | | | | cross-cut models will often produce two thirds less |
| for everyone, this article provides a comparison of | | | | waste volume than strip-cut models. |
| cross cut and strip cut shredding machines so that you | | | | Maintenance is also an important aspect of choosing a |
| can make a decision that is right for your life and your | | | | paper shredder. The good news is that paper |
| needs. | | | | shredder maintenance is simply a matter of oiling the |
| The first thing most people want to know about a | | | | machine. Paper shredder oil is inexpensive, and both |
| shredder is which kind provides the most security. The | | | | types of shredders use the same oil. Cross-cut models |
| short answer to that question is that cross cut | | | | need to oiled after 30 minutes of shredding. Strip-cut |
| models(also known as confetti cut, diamond cut or | | | | machines can go twice as long before being oiled. If |
| micro cut) provide a much more secure cut than strip | | | | you don't oil your paper shredder, you could end up |
| cut shredders. Because of recent developments in | | | | burning out the motor and replacing the machine. Oiling |
| technology, there are now software programs that | | | | your machine will enhance its performance and |
| can recreate information from paper shreds. Cross cut | | | | longevity. As a general rule, the smaller the particles |
| shredders make it much more difficult to piece | | | | that your machine produces the more that it will need |
| shredded information back together. If you handle | | | | to be oiled. |
| extremely sensitive papers, you should look into a | | | | Of course, price is an important factor in choosing any |
| document destruction solution that has been approved | | | | piece of office equipment. In general, confetti-cut |
| by the Department of Defense or the National | | | | machines cost about ten percent more than |
| Security Agency. These high-security paper shredders | | | | straight-cut models. However, remember that confetti |
| offer the highest level of protection for your sensitive | | | | cut machines are also a little slower than straight cut |
| data and cut your documents into such small particles | | | | systems. This means that you may want to look at a |
| that they are virtually impossible to ever reassemble. | | | | machine with a slightly bigger motor, which could end |
| Another consideration in choosing a paper shredder is | | | | up costing you about 25% more. |
| its speed and capacity. Equipped with identical motors, | | | | One thing that both cross cut and strip cut shredders |
| a strip cut model will work faster and accept more | | | | have in common is that they are each available in a |
| sheets than a cross cut machine. Because the cut is | | | | variety of capacities. Shredders range in capacity from |
| simpler, shredding is faster. | | | | shredding a single sheet at a time to handling over 500 |
| Many paper shredders are equipped with bags to | | | | sheets at once. |
| handle waste as soon as documents are shredded. | | | | Choose a paper shredder based on the volume and |
| An additional way in which cross cut shredders differ | | | | sensitivity of paper you need to shred, your |
| from strip cut paper shredders is in the volume of | | | | commitment to maintenance and waste disposal, and |
| waste (paper shreds) each creates. Because cross | | | | your budget. |
| cut shredders shred the paper into smaller pieces, their | | | | |