Does this battery operated pencil sharpener sharpen pencils the way electric pencil sharpeners would?
1391653
It does well for a battery powered device, but is not as powerful when compared to a plug in model. It works very well for what it is and looks cool too. Try it, you`ll like it!
1391654
It seems to do a consistently fine job. It is small, and no cords to deal with. I've tried several of these - this is the best.
423876
Regular colored pencils, yes. Larger or triangular shaped pencils, no. It only sharpens standard pencils and colored pencils but it is the best pencil sharpener I have ever used and I am a teacher and have purchased many pencil sharpeners.
378243
No but the battery operated version uses too many batteries. The strength is in the what I call Emory board or nail file part. In the long run the electric one saves $$.
1709603
NO! It breaks the lead...in fact, in all my small pencils (#2) the leads would break. The fat kindergarten pencils worked fine. My sharpener has been retired to the trash.
1283294
No, just a good grip. It is just like using a hand held pencil sharpener. It doesn't take much more effort than that.
2211473
Yes, it's exactly like a mechanical pencil. Once the lead is finished, you just replace it with the second one. It's a pretty simple mechanism and it comes with instructions.
295656
This pencil sharpener can effectively sharpen a pencil in about 5 to 8 seconds, and it's even on all sides. Also, you will know when your pencil is sharpened when you have no resistance from the sharpener.
934638
Yes, my students use it to sharpen my colored pencils. Additionally, it has several settings for various sized pencils.
569886
This electric sharpener works really well for us. The manual one cannot compare to this one. I have always used the manual one and thinking it works well until you've tried this one. Knives will stay sharp for several weeks depending on how often you use your knives.
1074341
This one comes with a clamp for the edge of something, like a desk. I don't like that clamping function, and I simply instal the pencil and hold down on the top as I turn the crank.. I do like the feature that grasps the pencil and pulls it in. I would like the adjustment for sharpness, to be able to deliver an even finer point.. If I need it sharper, I use a small flat sheet of 120 or 200 grit sandpaper. That's seldom though. I like this pencil sharpener.. I was looking for an old fashioned sharpener with two blades, but never did find one.
1841885
I would think so. Don't buy it, though. The blades on it will wear out quickly. Our blades are to dull to sharpen pencils and we have only changed batteries once.
481137
No Melissa. My sons and I having been using a regular pencil sharpener. But if you do try the sharpener, please let me know if I missing out.
2068407
The X-Acto Electric Pencil Sharpener does not sharpen certain pencils evenly. Usually, I found the standard #2 pencil sharpens best. Other pencils of lesser diameter sometimes do not sharpen enough to be usable.
2068406
Yes, it does. My old mechanical one had several blades that eventually went out of adjustment, but this one doesn't do that. It is very sharp, and it takes just a second or two to put a very sharp point on your pencil. The other beauty of it is that it takes up very little space for what it does.
2070621
YES! My husband, the artist responded. "YEAH! It has an adjustible sharpener for pencil tips and the odd of the lead breaking are slip to none. He has another one he has had for YEARS at work that still works - he wanted a new one for home. He refused to buy any other brand! Get it!
106509
No. It just fits regular size pencils. But, this little guy works great. My 5yr old grandson loves this thing and has sharpened every pencil in the house and it just keeps working. We love this sharpener.
1726253
It's best to use a regular pencil sharpener - not electric. Colored pencils have soft leads that can clog the blades of an electric sharpener. With a hand held, good quality sharpener you have more control over how pointed the lead gets (you don't want sharp points on Inktense pencils).