Fellowes PS60C-2 Cross Cut Paper Shredder (38605)

 (48 customer reviews)

The guidelines for usage of this shredder are 10-12 minutes at a time, with 20 minutes of non-usage in between. If you go over these guidelines (which I did on one occasion) the shredder overheats, and you must wait for it to cool down & recoop. It works fine as long as you don't overuse it. Since this is a cross-cut shreder its requires more maintenance than a straight-cut shredder, and needs to be oiled. The advantage to cross-cut shredders is that the shreds are less voluminous than with straight-cut shredders. The shredder's many blades are prone to getting lots of little paper shreds caught in them, which I find myself pulling out piece by piece when I empty the bin. This happens mostly when you shred smaller items like envelopes. When you shred larger letter size sheets, there are fewer paper shreds stuck in the blades, and it's less of an issue. When emptying the shredder's bin, the top is heavy to lift, which is a bit of an inconvenience. Overall, the shredder works...Read more

I have been shredding documents with the PS60-C2 for over one year, and unfortunately I am on every junk mail list possible. I had originally wanted a shredder to dispose of all my mail. Unfortunately, the shredder does perform as the technical specifications indicate. Therefore it will not shred folded credit card offers or financial statements without first opening the documents, unfolding the literature, and dividing content for two passes.The following observations are based on my extended usage. Some of the issues outlined are not necessarily the product defects. But they may indicate the shredder may cost more human effort over an extended time than just throwing away the paper.
1) The baskets window is very helpful to determine when the confetti paper must be dumped. This feature is very help; unfortunately the basket is very small is only ~14 inches high. I find myself constantly pulling it apart and moving output to trash receptacle.
2) The confetti paper swims...Read more

As a cheapskate, I had long avoided upgrading my household shredder. The reasonable price on this heavier duty model was attractive enough that I made the leap. I'm delighted.The basket empties easily and without the mess caused by units where one pulls out a "drawer" full of shreds. Simply lift the shredding mechanism off the top of the (reasonably large) basket, drop a trash bag over the basket's opening, dump the basket into the bag, and away you go. When I'm not super-careful, maybe up to three pieces of confetti get away from the trash bag. If you can empty waste baskets, you can manage this without trouble. Believe me, this is much neater and easier than what I've used in the past.Because the shredder easily crunches up 6 to 8 pieces of paper, it's easy to judge "by hand" whether what I'm trying to shred will fit. My "gold standard" for light household use is whether it can chomp up an entire land line or cell phone bill. This does, with nary...Read more