HSM Shredder Lubricant 1 Gallon Bottle - 3200000004

A single US gallon of HSM special shredder lubricant, part 3200000004 — sold in the US as HSM315. This is the refill size: it is what you buy to keep an automatic oiler topped up or to refill smaller squeeze bottles, rather than something you would apply directly to a cutting head. One gallon is 128 fl oz, the equivalent of eight of HSM's 16 oz bottles.

Compatible Models

This is the specified lubricant across HSM's shredder range — Classic, SECURIO, Pure, AutoFeed and shredstar — and is the correct fluid for HSM automatic oiling systems as well as manual oiling.

Specifications

Using it

HSM's operating instructions call for oiling the cutting rollers of particle-cut machines; the manual for HSM's cross-cut shredstar models specifies running the machine in reverse and squeezing a thin strip of oil across the full width of the cutters after every 15 to 30 minutes of continuous use. Intervals differ by model, so check the manual for yours. HSM's manuals also warn against using any oil not specified for shredder use, and against aerosol or other flammable products on or near the machine — that warning is about fire risk, not brand loyalty.

Strip-cut machines generally need far less oiling than cross-cut and micro-cut machines, because the cutting geometry generates less friction and dust. If your machine has an automatic oiling system, this is the oil that goes in the reservoir.

Decanting from a gallon jug into the cutting head of a shredder is awkward and easy to overdo; if you are oiling by hand at the machine, the 16 oz bottles under part 3200000003 are the sensible format and this jug is what refills them.