Hugh Jampton wrote:
On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 23:30:09 GMT, WaltA wrote:

It is very disconcerting to recommend a product to someone and then to
find out that the manufacturer has messed about with the design in the
interim and b*tt***ed it up !

Agreed :-(

It would be interesting to know from the other recommenders which
variation they have.

From your description of your Allen shredder and suggestions, it would
seem that I have *exactly* the same model as you - I'd have said almost the
same as you about my machine.

Model LSC 505

and a couple of photos :-

www.troytheblacklab.co.uk/allen

Here's hoping that Broadback manages to find things a bit easier with more
practice (took me a little time).

Still love my Allen :-)
I think the answer to the alteration of design will be cost cutting. :-(
another question please. Supplied with mine is a piece of metal, painted
black, about 220x25x3mm, at one end is a hole, both ends hace the ends
chamfered to form a three sided end. any ideas what it is for? I cannot
see it in the parts list.