Jeff McRitchie

GBC Shredmaster SC 030 Personal Wastebasket Paper Shredder Review

The GBC Shredmaster SC-030 paper shredder is designed for light personal use in a home office or small office environment where you need to shred less than 250 sheets of paper per day.This review will take a quick look at the strengths, features, weaknesses and limitations of the SC30 paper cutter.

• The GBC Shredmaster SC-030 paper shredder is designed for light personal use in a home office or small office environment where you need to shred less than 250 sheets of paper per day.
• The SC-030 is a strip cut paper shredder that is designed to shred up to six sheets of 20lb paper at a time. It easily fits on top of your circular or rectangular trash can while leaving room for you to still use the can for regular garbage.
• This review will take a quick look at the strengths, features, weaknesses and limitations of the SC30 paper cutter.

Strengths / Features:

• The Shredmaster SC 30 is designed to fit on almost any wastebasket or trash receptacle in an office environment. It includes a small section that can be adjusted for baskets as small as 11" across and as wide as 14.5" across. No wastebasket is included with the SC-030 since it is designed to fit on top of the wastebasket that you already own.
• The Shredmaster SC-30 can handle up to 6 sheets of paper at a time. It also includes heavy duty steel cutting blades that are capable of handling documents with paper clips or staples.
• It includes a feature that turns the shredder on automatically when paper is inserted in the throat. Or you can select the forward setting to turn the paper shredder on manually or the reverse setting to help remove paper jams.
• The Shredmaster SC-030 cuts documents into strips that are 9/32" (7mm) wide.

Weaknesses / Limitations:

• The Shredmaster SC030 is designed for small volume shredding applications in an office or personal setting. If you attempt to shred documents continuously for more than 2 minutes you will most likely find that the shredder will turn off and require up to 30 minutes to cool down.
• The SC 30 only has an 8-3/4" wide throat. This is designed for shredding documents that are letter sized by feeding them into the shredder with the short end first. However, the small throat size of this shredder greatly reduces productivity and limits its ability to handle larger format documents.
• Although some users prefer a strip cut shredder, the SC-030 is less secure than a cross cut model and can quickly fill a small wastebasket with shredded paper.

Recommendation:

• The Shredmaster SC-030 is ideal for users who are looking for a small reliable shredder to set on top of their wastebasket so that they can shred a few pages at a time without having to leave their desk.
• The SC-30 is not ideal for any type of volume shredding application and can quickly overheat if you attempt to shred paper continuously. It will also jam if you attempt to shred more than six sheets at a time.
• Still, it is a great economical paper shredding solution that comes with the strength of the GBC Shredmaster brand and carries a 2 year warranty on the motor and a 5 year warranty on the cutting heads.

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