Product Description

9" Throat / Auto Start & Stop / Accepts up to 5 sheets a time / Shreds to 1/4-Inch Wide Strips / Fits most Wastebaskets Compatible with most wastebaskets

Product Details

• Brand: Fellowes
• Model: FS5
• Dimensions: 2.00 pounds

Features

• Strip-cut shredder for home-office or small-office users
• 5-sheet capacity
• Protects you from fraud or identity theft by destroying personal-data documents
• Fits easily in most wastebaskets
• Wastebasket not included

Amazon.com Product Description
The FS5 shredder from Fellowes can handle up to five sheets of standard bond paper and has a wide 9-inch entry. The small, compact, and affordable design makes it possible for any home or office to have a shredder always at the ready.

The FS5 has two shredding modes: reverse or automatic on/off. When the shredder is in the auto position, shredding is activated as the paper touches a sensor on the blades; the machine automatically stops when shredding is complete. Reverse mode helps clear paper jams from the blade mechanism.

The FS5 shredder fits most standard wastebaskets and features an adjustable-width side control. The blade mechanism can be comfortably lifted and set aside for cleaning or paper removal. The FS5 also has an overload protection feature that will automatically shut down the shredder when it overheats.

The FS5 shredder features strip-cut operation for security and waste reduction. To avoid jamming the cutting mechanism, empty the waste bin frequently. Note that the stamped steel blades of the cutting mechanism are not made to handle staples and paper clips. Removing staples and paper clips, using the reverse feature, and periodically oiling the steel blades will keep the FS5 in prime condition. -- Megan Dugan

Customer Reviews

Shreds what?
First, I should say that I wasn't expecting to buy a high end machine for this price. I was looking for a light duty machine for home use. This product goes way beyond disapointment. It has difficulty in shredding almost all types of paper. It will often leave large sections intact, and READABLE. Kind of defeats the purpose of why you would buy a shredder, don't ya think? It is a noisy unit that also jams very easily. I don't know where the 5 sheet capacity came from, but I can tell you this, mine has trouble handling one sheet at a time! You would do better with a pair of scissors, or better yet, give it to the dog! Either one would be faster, and far less aggravating!

Fellowes Fs5 - Shred any thought of buying one!
We bought an FS5 for home use. We don't have a home business or anything; we just wanted to shred the usual address labels and old statements. We bought the FS5 which CLAIMS to shred up to 5 sheets. Forget it. We just spent 20 minutes trying to shred 30 pages - ONE AT A TIME - and it still buckled under the "load". If we tried 2 pages at once, it jammed. While the reverse feature works very well, the forward jams constantly. If you try to shred more than a single page thick, it doesn't cut all all - just leaves an impression where the blades ran over the page. What a waste of money!!
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I can't believe you have to give at least one star.....
Can I give it -3 stars? I guess not...

This shredder was awful. I recently bought it. I figured "how complicated can a shredder be? You put paper in it and it get shredded."

I was wrong... This machine turns paper shredding into an excercise in self restraint. I had to restrain myself from throwing it out in the yard. Talk about frustration... The box indicated five sheets of paper... What are they talking about, tracing paper, tissue paper...

It jammed on the first sheet. After several minutes getting it unjammed, I tried again. I figured I put the paper in wrong. Stupid me... Put the paper in wrong? How many ways are there to put paper in? What was I thinking? What a piece of junk.

I kept it for several days. After this excersise, I decided it was more beneficail for me to have a bonfire in the front yard to incenerate my documents. Lucky for me, I was able to take it back and get my money back (a store credit).

I should have looked at Amazon for reviews first. Who would have thought that a paper shredder could actually not work?