Fellowes PS70-2 Office Strip Cut Shredder (36170)

by Fellowes

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 11 x 16.5 x 20.8 inches ; 25 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 25 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00000K17A
• Item model number: 36170
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 3, 2001

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

What to do with that pile of receipts, bills, and canceled checks? You can't just throw them away--there's way too much personal information on those sheets. Instead, shred them like the pros with the Fellowes 36170 PS 70 Deskside Strip-Cut Shredder. This handy device cuts your papers into long strips that cannot be reassembled later and read.

This substantial shredder is built for the home or office, measuring 20 inches tall and 16 inches across. It comes in five pieces, so some assembly is required, though it mainly consists of snapping the plastic waste container together and attaching the bottom board to the frame. The shredder snaps on the top, and has a clear plastic guard that hangs into the wastebasket to prevent any stray strips from littering the floor. For easy disposal, the wastebasket pulls right out.

The shredder can take up to seven sheets of paper at a time. Just insert the paper into the shredding mouth and, when you feel a pull, let go. Be sure to keep your hands and hair well clear of the PS 80's very sharp blades, and be careful of any hanging clothing you may be wearing. The shredder will stop when the paper has passed through, and automatically shuts off in the case of an overload. If a jam should occur, you just press the reverse button and try to reverse out the material. It is recommended that you frequently use the reverse button anyway, to make sure no stray shreds are caught in the blades, and that you empty the wastebasket so no strips get stuck in the shredder from below. --Dana Van Nest

Product Description

Extra wide 9.25" entry width accept 80 column computer forms. Electronic auto start/stop. Intergrated stand with separate wastbasket. Durable hardened steel cutters with shredding speed of 20 ft per minute. Shreds up to 12 sheets per pass into 7/32" wide unreadable strips.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

45 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great shredder, well worth the price., October 2, 2001

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"jimreed351" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fellowes PS70-2 Office Strip Cut Shredder (36170) (Office Product)

I live in a high rise apartment building with 200 apartments sharing a commen trash dumpster. When I moved here 5 years ago I observed that I had several nosy neighbors who, whenever they saw any documents in the dumpster would open them and read them. As I occasionally have Bank and Tax records as well as documents pretaining to clients that I must despose of. I determined that I would have to have a shredder to protect these papers. I have had several less expensve shredders over the past few years and none of them have lasted very long.

When I first saw the PS70-2 in a store it looked as if it might be what I needed. I found it at Amazon for about half the store price even with shipping charges applied so I ordered one.

When it arrived I had a backlog of documents to destroy so spent the afternoon shredding. By the time I was finished I had to empty the 7 gal waste basket 3 times. During this time it shut down once to cool off. After cooling down it went right back to work without a problem.

The design of the pull out waste basket allows it to be emptied without the usual mess encountered with other shredders. Although not designed for the large office that generates a large amount of paperwork, the PS70-2 is ideal for a small office, a Home/Office or the person who just wants to keep his confidential information confidential.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Home Office, July 20, 2003

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T. Shanahan (New York City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fellowes PS70-2 Office Strip Cut Shredder (36170) (Office Product)

I keep wearing out my shredders and I just upgraded to this one.
Two GREAT features. No more to opening unwanted mail to get at the parts that need shredding. Now - with the 12 page capacity, I just walk from the mail box to the shredder and out it goes.

Two - the pull out bin is a major luxury after you've spent a few years emptying the old style units .

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Bad experience, October 30, 2003

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Biggles "burnt-oak" (West Springfield, MA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fellowes PS70-2 Office Strip Cut Shredder (36170) (Office Product)

After receiving the shredder I threw away the packing and documentation (BIG MISTAKE) and then tried it. The motor binds. I have to reverse-forward it back and forth to get it to work. Wouldn't buy another one.