X-ACTO Pencil Sharpener, Mighty Mite Electric Sharpener, With Pencil Saver®, SafeStart® Motor, Black - Classroom, School, Teacher Supplies

Pencils. We who grew up in the pre-computer era likely when through hundreds of them throughout our academic careers, and they're still in popular use, though not AS common, certainly. When I was a kid, buying school supplies meant getting a box of #2 pencils, and every classroom had a mechanical pencil sharpener screwed to the wall somewhere. (Of course, this was before, and just shortly after Jimmy Carter created the Department of Education, and the resultant drastic decrease in scholastic performance, nationwide, which it brought along with it.) Pencil sharpening was a daily... often multi-times a day... experience. And if the sharpener in your classroom wasn't in the best shape, it could be nearly impossible to get a proper, sharp point. And that was with the pretty-high-quality ones most schools bought at the time. They had "grinders" which were, if properly aligned, pretty good at sharpening without consuming too much of the pencile. Home sharpening was usually with a little plastic "box" with a razor blade inside at an angle, which you'd have to CAREFULLY twist the pencil inside of to shave it to a point... and it almost always broke, in my experience. Well, I still use pencils at times. But the only at-home sharpening capability I had, prior to buying this, was either with one of those delicate little "razor in a box" sharpeners, or with a pocketknife. So, after the last time I struggled, I decided to see what was available. And I found this unit. I love it. It's never, yet, broken a tip, it shaves off just enough to give me the point without consuming too much of the pencil (wasting it), and it can be operated with just one hand... a huge benefit. This is a drastic improvement on even the best-quality "in classroom" sharpener of my past experience, and renders my little "razor in a box" sharpener totally pointless. The only drawback is that it takes up a bit of countertop or desktop space. You can't just stick it into the drawer, as I have always done with my "razor in a box" sharpener. It needs to be plugged in, as well... to me, that's what I wanted, but that means you have to mount it near an available power outlet or power strip. There are battery-operated ones which, depending on how you want to use it, may be better suited for you. But the fact that this sharpens with almost no effort, and gives me the most consistent, and almost delicately sharp points I've ever personally seen, makes this a full five-star rating from me!

I needed an electric pencil sharpener and picked this one. I sharpened 50 or so pencils and it was easy and quick.

My perfect at home sharpener. Small and concise on my desk. Works great!!

I really miss the older version. The engine makes a much higher-pitched, tinnier noise (cheap sounding) and the plastic cap on the front feels cheap and comes off too easily. However. It still does a very good job sharpening pencils.

I have been pining for a proper pencil sharpener since my homeschool days. During my youth (I can't believe I'm old enough now to be able to say "my youth" and it's actually in the distant past) we had a wall-mounted pencil sharpener and we had to turn a handle to get the job done. It was a ton of fun and I enjoyed the smell of pencil shavings. I have moved so many times, we never did find that pencil sharpener. A travesty, truly. I have spent the past decade using one of those little square jobs where you have to crank the pencil clockwise and 90% of the time, the tip will break off and then you have to dig it out of the little plastic square to try again, only to realize the pencil core is broken and this will be a continual occurence everytime you want a sharp pencil. A nightmare. This little electric pencil sharpener is the answer to my woes. It big enough to remind me of the one I grew up with, but honestly, it's for lazy people like me. No hand cranking. No lever turning. Just stick the pencil in, and hold on. Pull out after a few seconds to see if it's the desired sharpness (or to prevent a broken tip, because if you've sued those little plastic squares for as long as I have you WILL become paranoid with every pencil sharpening attempt from here on out). The pencil shavings collect in the front, so you can see how full it is. I have yet to try emptying mine because I have not sharpened enough pencils yet. For the record, I have sharpened 40 Crayola colored pencils to pristine tips and I haven't even filled this sucker to 25% capacity yet. You can sharpen a lot of pencils with this baby. Just plug it into a wall socket or power strip and you are officially in business. I love it. And you probably will too.

Been using it for over a year now. Great product.

If I could rate this 10 stars it still wouldn’t be enough! I’m a middle school teacher, and their mission in life is to destroy pencil sharpeners. Twice now I’ve emptied the shavings and there have been metal scraps from where the kids put the back end of the pencil in there. The sharpener did not yield! It did not break! Middle schoolers have met their match

This pencil sharpener works smoothly and sharpens pencils quickly without breaking them. It’s compact, sturdy, and perfect for a child’s desk or homework area. Simple to use and great for everyday school needs.

Excellent price superior quality

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I've had this sharpener for 6 months and it hasn't been used much. Since the beginning, it needed the pencil to be held tightly to get sharpened, otherwise it would spin around without getting sharpened at all. Yesterday it just stopped sharpening completely.

デザインも削る威力も気に入っていましたが 鉛筆を削ると芯が均等に削られず写真のようになってしまって使えません、、残念です。

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