Fellowes Powershred P-48C 8 Sheet Cross-Cυt Paper Shredder (3224905)
- Reliable deskside shredder fοr personal υѕе.
- Patented safety lock prevents accidental υѕе
- Easy lift-οff head
- Shreds 8 sheets per pass
- 5/32-Inch x 2-Inch cross-сυt particles (Security Level 3)
Fellowes Powershred P-48C Shredder 3224905 Shredders
Price: $ 57.54
Good, safe home shredder,
PROS:
- Shreds into consistently small pieces that are ID-secure
- Can really shred up to 8 sheets of regular paper at once
- Automatic feed on/off (can be left in standby all day)
- Can shred credit cards
- Metal staples are no problem
- Sturdy construction, heavy-duty cutters
- Nice design
- Small size fits into home office
- Manual reverse helps undo jams and clear out cutters
- Several safety shut-offs/lock-outs prevent accidental injury or burnout
- Little fingers cannot reach the cutters from the outside
- It is very safe (automatic shut-off) and easy to remove the cutter assembly
- Bin is easy to dump
CONS:
- Loud and shrill when operating
- If used non-stop for 3 solid minutes it shuts itself down for 15 minutes flat – also a “pro” in that it will not permit overheating and will force you to take a break from purging your office files.
- No automatic shut-off for full bin (but there IS a window to see into the bin), so sometimes if you’re not watching, you can create a jam because the bin is over-full.
- If it does jam (particularly with unexpectedly tough folded papers in envelopes), it can be rather difficult extracting documents from the slot.
- Slot is just 9″ wide – many business envelopes are 9.5″ wide (however they can be shredded vertically)
This shredder will really slow down and seem to struggle with some slightly thick envelopes of folded paper (e.g., 3 folded sheets, which is actually about 11 layers in all with the envelope included!), but I was surprised that if they crept on through the slot, they were always completely shredded in the bin – no partial shredding or surface-only “scoring”, like my last shredder. If it goes through this one, it’s thoroughly shredded. These slow-downs don’t seem to have any negative effect on the mechanism. If a few seconds are allowed between each “feeding” (enough time to be sure you REALLY want to shred that next document), it will continue working indefinitely. It seems to shut down for the non-negotiable 15 minutes only if it is run literally non-stop for about three solid minutes. I had TONS of paperwork to shred on my first use of this machine and I was quickly feeding it hand-over-fist when it suddenly took its 15-minute “union break”; it would be unusual to shred like this on a daily basis.
Be sure to buy the lubricant for this machine – it makes a difference!! It’s odor free, extremely easy to apply (just squirt it all across the input slot) and the shredding goes faster with very few jams. Fellowes Powershred Shredder Oil & Lubricant, 12 oz. Bottle with Extension Nozzle (35250)
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|This thing is so bad,
This is a lousy shredder. It will not work unless the wobbly top is on just so. It is sold as an 8-sheet shredder, but it jams if you put in more than 4 20-lb. standard 8 1/2 x 11 copy paper sheets. Some jams are nearly impossible to clear even with reversing. Lousy. Stinko. Bad.
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|Loud, but works just fine,
A bit louder than I expected, but works fine for a home-office duty shredder. It takes up to 8 sheets a pass, but be careful about just putting a whole junk mail item into it at once. The paper is folded up inside the envelope and can easily multiply the thickness so that it slows it down or jams it. I always open up my mail either way – junk or not – and so feeding the shredder without jamming it isn’t a problem. It also takes credit cards and staples just fine. The bin capacity is nice and holds plenty of shredded paper before needing to empty it. And the shape of the shredder makes it easy to place it up against the side of a desk or wall neatly.
For the price, I have no real complaints except for the sound of the motor. That’s one star off my 5-star rating, folks!
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