Fellowes PS60C-2 Cross Cut Paper Shredder (38605)

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• Product Dimensions: 17 x 14.2 x 10 inches ; 20 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 19 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00000K177
• Item model number: 38605
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 28, 2001

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Powershred 60CC DLX Cross Cut from Fellowes makes short work of any unwanted document, whether it's invoices with credit card numbers or your everyday plans for world takeover. The 60CC DLX Cross Cut uses a hardened-steel cutting system that shreds documents into fine strips at a rate of around 20 feet per minute. The 60CC DLX Cross Cut comfortably shreds up to seven normal sheets of printer paper at a time and also comes with its own basket, so you can be sure that it will be a perfect fit. A quality shredder that more than ably does the job, the 60CC DLX Cross Cut also comes backed with a one-year manufacturer's warranty.

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166 of 171 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent machine for light use, but heavy, April 9, 2003

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This review is from: Fellowes PS60C-2 Cross Cut Paper Shredder (38605) (Office Product)

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 fine for light day to day use, and the product's design looks sleek and doesn't take up too much space.

236 of 251 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fellowes PS60C-2, January 1, 2004

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David A. Dennerline (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fellowes PS60C-2 Cross Cut Paper Shredder (38605) (Office Product)

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 all over floor if not extremely careful when discarding shredder output. This stuff is difficult to clean up!
3) The motor can jamb very easily if you stuff more paper than manufacture recommendation. This limitation is obviously human related as manufacture has indicated only 6-8 sheets are allowed. On the contrary, trying to count pages before stuffing into device is pretty nerve racking - darn that batch just blew up.
4) If the motor jams, then you have to unplug unit (e.g., crawl under desk), pull shredder motor off top, pull out all the little pieces, clean up all the confetti paper, put motor back on top of garbage pale, plug unit back (there goes my back), and then hope the forward/reverse switch clears the jamb.

I am motivated to write this review because I feel stupid that I did not buy a heavier duty model that can shred between 12-20 pages, has a bigger trash can, and is easier to clean up after when trash receptacle is full.

I think this printer is ideal for a user with low volume shredding needs. I think Fellowes should at least consider trying to make the trash receptacle larger and make the clear window bigger.

66 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great machine, fabulous price, February 29, 2004

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Patricia Tryon (Longmont, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fellowes PS60C-2 Cross Cut Paper Shredder (38605) (Office Product)

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 a hiccough.

My only regret about this machine is that I fiddled around with a lighter duty model for so long. This little whiz makes an odious, but necessary, chore go much faster and without complications. There's a five year warranty on the cutter, which I hope not to have to use. But that's a looooong warranty compared to what else is available and maybe it suggests that the company feels pretty good about this product. I think it's a winner.