Will this sharpener work with Inktense pencils? Thanks.
1401710
I don't know. I have never used intense pencils. I recently got a set of watercolor pencils and was just okay with them.
1401711
I had no trouble using it with inktense pencils, although I didn't use it heavily with them. However, my sharpener only lasted a short while before one of the little plastic gears on the inside cracked, rendering the entire sharpener useless. I'd say, go ahead, but be very gentle - don't ram them into the pencil sharpener. And "clean" it periodically by sharpening graphite pencils.
1491890
With all pencils you have to be careful with the type of pencil sharpener you get. I have two types of pencil sharpeners. I use one for regular pencils and the other works well with color pencils. It just took me two tries to find the right sharpener for color pencils. One of those sharpeners just broke the lead all the time, meanwhile the other was more gentle with the lead, and wood.
481132
Nope, any regular quality sharpener will work fine. The long point sharpener is pretty cool but there is a 2 step process.
1236363
Yes it will sharpen the fat triangle pencils just fine, and I imagine it will work fine for fat crayons too.
2223225
I've not allowed my students to sharpen colored pencils in this sharpener. I'm sure this would sharpen colored pencils just as well as regular. I have a total of 50 4th grade students students a day. My experience with other electric pencil sharpeners is that because colored leads are softer, they tend to stick to the sharpener blades which seems to make them lose their sharpness. I'm trying to be pro-active rather than re-active.
527095
I have found out, since I just had to replace the one I bought a year ago, that in order for an electric sharpener to last you need to alternate colored pencils with a regular graphite one every five colored pencils. I am not sure, though, if I am going to sharpen many colored pencils with the one I just got.
1361485
I don't know. I found mine to be unusable. It's very difficult to find a good pencil sharpener.
1224681
The one I purchased was donated to my daughter's classroom so we haven't used it for that but I think as long as you don't want to use them down to the end, it should work fine. It is a great sharpener and has saved her teacher a ton of time.
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).
325890
I doubt it would work with larger-diameter pencils. (I don't have any here or I'd try it for you.) Both of the holes on the top are precisely the diameter of a standard Ticonderoga. One side is shallower for a flatter bevel when sharpening, but both holes are the same width.
1851023
It does not come with a sharpener. I bought the PrismaColor Scholar Colored Pencil Sharpener and it works great!
2223224
My students use it to sharpen colored pencils. Just make sure they're regular colored pencils, and not actually pastels, which are much softer and would not sharpen. I'm a teacher, and a lot of my kids have used them for colored pencils with no problem. Mine is now over a year old, and still working beautifully...
703681
Yes, it sharpens any wooden pencil as long at the diameter fits in one of the holes. Mine works great!
764002
Yes. I have sharpened Crayola colored pencils and it always works great for me!
130464
There is a special sharpener that is tailored for this pencil, and it is the Palomino KUM Long Point Sharpener. Though honestly, you can use any sharpener and it will work just fine. The pencils don't come with one.
1743127
I am only familiar with the TrueSharp brand sharpener. That is the one I purchased and it works great.
1967369
No, you can use any sharpener you like. I use a standard electric sharpener.