Swordfish 1000XC 10 Sheet Cross-Cut Paper/Document Shredder with 20 Litre Slide-Out Bin [45009], Black

Works very well. I bought some oil that you squirt on to a piece of paper which needs to be shredded - easy way to oil and clean the cogs.Only thing that did not work so well was shredding newspaper - it clogged up the cutters a bit as it is so thin and fluffy.We got this to shred our paper for the compost which is why I tried newspaper. All the other stuff is shredded brilliantly.We bought this machine in march 2009 and it has now given up we think - Dec 2015 so I am writing an update.Works well if you know a few quirks. We now keep paper from the 2 far edges of the cutters (fold A4 in half) as the rods each end get clogged up with paper otherwise. It takes a while with a screw driver or other strong object to clear it as it binds round the bar very tightly.That is the only reason we took the heavy machine top off which led to a small accident trying to replace the top one day. I dropped it and it cracked the base the collecter sits on. We managed to sort that and continue using it for 2 more years.It has now died as it will work in reverse but not forward so can not do its job - worked 6 years 9 months.

after years of using Fellows brand shredders which always went wrong after a few months of low usage I wanted to try a different brand. This time after reading the reviews on Amazon I decided to go for the swordfish 1000xc cross cutter shredder.What a pleasant surprise when it arrived.It was well made and a good size for my home office. Not too large and not too small.After using it for the first time I could see it was a solid and very good shredder. It was quiet and cut everything I put in it without jamming or overheating. It also stopped automatically.All of my previous Fellows shredders ( and they were top end shredders) lost the ability to stop automatically after each paper shred within a few months of my ownership.The Fellows shredders also kept jamming after several loads of paper.I had put up with this for years of having to turn the forward/revere switch to off after each use. The swordfish shredder is a very good product and I would strongly recommend it. I use it in my home office for low to medium use shredding.I am so pleased that I went for this make and model.

I brought the Swordfish 1000XC from Amazon and received it promptly on free delivery.The side bin is a great advantage when it comes to emptying it and the motor appears to be robust. The actual body of the shredder is however a little thin and held together by 3 screws on the side panels and 2 on the bottom. Like all shredders the claimed maximum sheets is do-able but the motor is under load. I find 4 or 5 sheets is a comfortable number to go through or I am just being over kind on the motor?There is however a disadvantage when shredding A4 sheets rather than the slightly smaller American paper sizes as the mouth is only about 5mm wider than the paper so if it doesn't go in straight you get a build up in the corners that clogs up the exit of the shredder. I just wish all manufactures would increase the width of the mouth so it is 2 or 3 cm wider than normal paper to allow it a clean exit from the mechanism.Am I happy with the product, yes compared to the alternatives at that price.

We have had this Shredder for years now. Still working fine.

Bought this for my home office. Being careful not to exceed the 10 sheets capacity I started shredding a batch of paper I had and within 5 min the shredder had jammed and I had to pick the paper out with tweezers and a screwdriver. It's fixed now but I'll be careful to shred fewer sheets. You must have to spend hundreds of pounds to get a decent shredder if you have a reasonable amount of shredding to do.However the shredder looks good, is large and on wheels which means next to a desk it is easy to shred without having to bend down. Also has a pull out waste bin which is great so that you don't have to remove the heavy lid each time.Update dec13- the first shredder finally jammed. Amazon quickly and easily replaced it but the second one I have has already jammed within a few weeks. Noting previous problems I was again very careful to only shread one or two sheets of turn a4 paper. Problem seems to be paper starts getting stuck in blades then eventually jams altogether. I should not have to keep picking paper out of the shredder after every few sheets on any shredder let alone one this expensive. Avoid.