Product Features

• Helps keep confetti-cut machines working at their peak
• Industrial-grade lubricant
• Convenient 12-fluid ounce squeeze bottle
• Extension nozzle to ensure complete coverage
• Ideal for home or business shredders

From the Editors

Fellowes 35250 Cutter Oil for Confetti Cutter Shredders helps maintain the performance of your personal or commercial paper shredding device. If you own a paper shredder, you are well aware of how important this device is. It assures absolute security from anyone reading your personal documents or usurping valuable information from bills and statements.
Product Description

Accessories for the Fellowes Powershred Lubricant Cutter Oil for Confetti-Cut Shredders (35250) Model 35250

Fellowes Powershred C-220 18-20 Sheet Strip Cut Shredder
Fellowes Powershred C-420C 22-24 sheet Confetti Cut Shredder
Powershred Continuous-Duty C-420 Strip-Cut Shredder, Black/Light Gray
Fellowes Light Gray/Black Powershred 480 Strip Cut Shredder
FEL38325 - Powershred C320C Medium-Duty Confetti-Cut Paper Shredder

Customer Response

WAS NOT MESSY FOR ME
It was not messy for me like some people might have said. You don't have to use a lot. It was used when the basket was full so that if you did use more than necessary it was collected on the cuttings and leaving the basket free from any oils. To me it did seem to be cutting like it was knew when I first received it back in Nov.9, 2008 and I have shredded over 7 full baskets of paper. Today was the first time I used the oil. I know I should have used this oil earlier and often since the manual suggest one should regularly use after bin is full or if capacity decreases, motor sounds different or sherdder stops running.

shredder oil
Worked great on my shredder, i don't have a fellows, but seemed to worked fine on my mailmate.

Awesome!
Shredder works like a charm!

Make sure you get the lubricant cutter oil to keep the shredder well oiled. I am oiling the shredder after each bag filled.

I was contemplating spending less for a shredder, but I think spending a little more for a hefty well built shredder will pan out as a good long term investment.

Make sure you get a brand new sealed shredder. When I received my first one it looked like a returned box since the packaging was previously opened. I didn't want to take any chances and I was extremely disappointed that Amazon sent me a used item but the return process was a little work but easy.

Amazon please don't send out previously opened merchandise! This isn't the first time it has happened to me, but beyond that they have the best customer service.

More than I thought...
The bottle is much larger and heavier than I thought, The weight makes it a bit cumbersome. I bought two when one would have been enough. You can refill with vegetable cooking oil when empty. Wish the bottle was smaller. Maybe I can find a smaller plastic bottle with a fine tip and just refill it from this. You get your money worth for sure.

Sometimes it's not worth being stingy; use the proper oil
This is a just a quick review to let you know about Fellowes (and other shredder branded oils) versus your standard kitchen vegetable oil.

Remember that vegetable oils go rancid quickly; they're meant for eating and not industrial lubrication on a regular basis. The use vegetable oil trick is actually intended for people who use their shredders OFTEN, not OCCASIONALLY. I have a giant bottle of canola oil at the office for the big shredder, I use the branded oil at home. The amount of shredding most offices do is enough to warrant using vegetable oil since more than likely by the end of of a typical maintenance cycle, the oil is long gone from the blades and feeding mechanism.

Do not use olive oil, corn oil, cottonseed, peanut, palm, or ANY vegetable oil with an odor. Unless you want your shredder smelling like food, stay away from any vegetable oil with a distinct odor. Canola oil is the best substitute for branded oil. Also look for lower grade canola cooking oil, the ones you often find in thrift stores or 99 cent stores. It should look more "watery" than viscous.

If you think Fellowes is taking you for a ride in selling shredder oil, think again. It's like someone mixing food coloring and water to make "ink" for their printer. Sure the price is way more than it should be, but that also doesn't make the home alternative absolutely correct all the time. Use the Fellowes oil if you shred papers ocasionally and pretty much find yourself oiling once in two weeks. One 12 ounce bottle should last you QUITE a long time. If you're in a heavy office or shredding daily, then go for the canola oil alternative. The last thing you want is to have sticky, smelly blades that have rancid vegetable oils on them.

Fellowes oil has no odor and is quite "watery". If I could buy this stuff cheap in the gallons, I would for all my shredders. Vegetable oils have the caveats I mentioned above, but they DO work if you're in a pinch or trying to save some money.

As a side note, always use shredder bags when possible. They save you from dealing with the "dust" that shredders create. And yes, you can use generic 4-11 gallon trash bags instead of "shredder" bags! That's ok.

Others also Liked

Fellowes 32177 Powershred PS-77Cs Shredder
Fellowes 32057 Powershred P-57Cs Shredder
Fellowes 32197 Powershred SB-97Cs Shredder
Fellowes Powershred Waste Bags for Personal Shredders - 100 Bags
Fellowes Powershred DS-1 Shredder (3011001)