Remember that vegetable oils go rancid quickly; they're meant for eating
and not industrial lubrication on a regular basis. The use vegetable
oil trick is actually intended for people who use their shredders OFTEN,
not OCCASIONALLY. I have a giant bottle of canola oil at the office
for the big shredder, I use the branded oil at home. The amount of
shredding most offices do is enough to warrant using vegetable oil since
more than likely by the end of of a typical maintenance cycle, the oil
is long gone from the blades and feeding mechanism.
Do not use olive oil, corn oil, cottonseed, peanut, palm, or ANY
vegetable oil with an odor. Unless you want your shredder smelling like
food, stay away from any vegetable oil with a distinct odor. Canola
oil is the best substitute for branded oil. Also look for lower grade
canola cooking oil, the ones you often find in thrift stores or 99 cent
stores. It should look more "watery" than viscous.
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