Anyone help a friend out?

[tecknobandit96]

I have a staples mailmate that I'm trying to get apart because it was DOA. If I get lucky I'll reuse it for filament making. But I want to know how to fix it first.
The picture you see here is a screw in the mailmate shredder underside. I don't know how to fix this since this is the first crazy time something like this happened.

 

[PeterBJ]

I tried to google "Staples Mailmate" to find a manual and get some info about the shredder, but there are more models. So what is the model name/type number please?

It is difficult for me to tell what your photo shows. Is it a broken plastic screw that you want to remove? Or is it a tamper proof seal that must be removed to give access to a screw?

Could the shredder be dead because of thermal overload? Maybe a thermal fuse could be reset or replaced?

I have a shredder for home use and it is marked with 3 minutes operating time and 60 minutes non operating time. That is a very low duty cycle, certainly not for heavy duty office use. I have ruined a cheap shredder by overload. It started slowing down and emit a burned smell. It had no thermal protection, so I immediately stopped using it and dumped it.

 

[tecknobandit96]

Sorry it's a staples shredder mailmate spl727mm. It's the one where it can do credit cards CDs and staples including paper.
The picture I sent is the broken screw AFTER I removed the rubber feet from the bottom. I tried several times to remove it with other screwdrivers I had no luck.
I would like to say the fuse has blown on it considering it was smelly when I first got it.

 

[The Hat]

Sorry it's a staples shredder mailmate spl727mm.

I got a Lervia shredder in Lidl many years ago and it has lasted despite me putting hundreds of sheets through it, it takes two to three A4 sheets at a time and never complains, and best of all it didn’t brake the bank..

 

[PeterBJ]

Maybe this instruction will be helpful?

Special tools for removing broken screws are available, but maybe too expensive if you need to buy them for this job?

 

[tecknobandit96]

I got a Lervia shredder in Lidl many years ago and it has lasted despite me putting hundreds of sheets through it, it takes two to three A4 sheets at a time and never complains, and best of all it didn’t brake the bank..

It's ok if I don't have a paper shredder. I can burn them for kindling outside.

 

[tecknobandit96]

Maybe this instruction will be helpful?

Special tools for removing broken screws are available, but maybe too expensive if you need to buy them for this job?

I used that article I was doing my research, for documenting on how to fix it. It was the closest thing to my answer for dissembly.
Would I have to use a drill that is 6inchs or more to remove it?