So a few weeks back, I found a shredder on the side of the road. It was pretty nice, so I figured I’d take it home, and see if it worked. Free is a pretty nice price for a shredder.
So I got it home, and it worked in reverse, just not forward. Turned out, one of the wires had come off one of the boards. After probing around (it wasn’t obvious where the break was), I finally found the right place to connect the wire. So last weekend, I broke out the soldering iron I bought a while back, and tried my hand at soldering. It wasn’t pretty but it worked. Soldering achievement unlocked!
Unfortunately, when I put the shredder back together, another wire got caught in the motor’s fan, so I have to splice a wire now. That’s an old skill for me though.