Fellowes Powershred 12C Cross-Cut Shredder
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Good - but with limitation – I had this shredder delivered this evening, I unpacked it, read the assembly instruction sheet then read the 2 pages of the 51 page manual. The remaining 49 pages related to other languages. After reading the above documentation, I proceeded to start shredding single pages. The first couple of pages went through pretty good before the shredded paper began to collect and jam up along the red line in the attached photo, I tried to remove the jammed paper as instructed, to no avail. I had to turn off and unplug the shredder and gently pull the shredded out into the bin. I started shredding again only to have the same problem again, I guessed I must have been feeding the sheets in to quickly behind each other, so I tried waiting until the motor sounded like it was running free after the shredded paper had fallen into the bin, unfortunately no change. For the money out laid to purchase this shredder in comparison to my old Woolworth's Zipp Shredder I am literally disgusted. My old Zipp Shredder was purchased for approx. $70.00 in round figures, shredded reams of paper over it's 3 - 4 years of life and never gave me the grief that this shredder has in just 1 hour of it's use.
Would I recommend this shredder to anybody... No Way!
Update: The above shredder works well as long as you don't overload it with too many pages at one time. I have settled for 2 pages at once so as to overload the motor and make it run too hot. Also oiling the cutters each time you empty the bin is also essential to keep it running in good order.
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The above review was submitted on 03/12/2022, but it was only published 30 mins ago. I have persevered with the above shredder and as such have changed my outlook a little. It is Ok to shred 2 pages at a time so as not to overload and overheat the motor too quickly, it will run for 10 mins without overheating as advertised. Occasionally the shredder will still jam pockets of paper in various places across the line of the red arrow in the above picture. If I remember, I will review the shredders performance again in a few months.