Amazon Basics Rotary Pencil Sharpener

I don't like electric pencil sharpeners as they tend to be more high maintenance, harder to control the sharpness with, and are attached to cords that get in the way. I also don't like wall mounted sharpeners because they damage the wall and I'd rather be able to move the sharpener as needed. This sharpener is perfect in these regards. It sharpens very well and I can control exactly how sharp I want my pencil to be. Unlike some other standalone (as opposed to being wall mounted) pencil sharpeners, this product has good weight and height to it and doesn't move around as I turn the handle. I use this mainly to sharpen graphite art pencils and have sharpened pencils of varying hardness (4H to 6B), and never has it broken the lead while sharpening it to a very sharp tip. I have bought two more to keep as backups/possibly use for colored pencils. Having an additional built in manual sharpener in the receptacle is ingenious and extremely convenient. It has nice neutral colorway to boot and is very reasonably priced. Absolutely no complaints so far and I hope Amazon will continue to keep this item in stock.

I, like probably most teachers, have been through way too many electric sharpeners that either break or just get iffy after a short while; even nice, expensive ones.So far, after three weeks with lots of usage, every pencil comes out super sharp, no matter the brand or quality of pencil. It’s also a neat new design I’ve never seen before. No mounting or suction cups. It works great, and it’s kind of fun for students because it’s a little weird (first, pull out the face panel, then pinch the levers, then put the pencil in, then push and hold the sharpener down, then sharpen, then pinch it again to get the pencil out, and voilà: the sharpest pencil in the universe).

Needing a new pencil sharpener around the house, because my old electrical one had a gear where the teeth had worn down so much it wasn't able to spin the cutter, and there are no gears sold by the company or the right size found online for a decent price. It was better to buy a new pencil sharpener, but I wanted a manual one this time around.I was iffy on making the purchase of this one as it doesn't show it in the images but it DOES COME WITH A DESK CLAMP. I was very pleased with this. And it works great.I don't like the press in and pull out thing in order to sharpen a pencil, but whatever it works great at a great price.If you're thinking about purchasing this just do it. It sharpens those Amazon Basic pencils you have just fine.

It’s the home-stretch of the school year in Kindergarten and all of my electric sharpeners have kicked the bucket. I had resorted to using hand sharpeners and when that became too much work for just me I handed out hand sharpeners to each of my kinders, so they could do their own, big mistake.I ordered this sharpener out of desperation, my faith in electric sharpeners lost. My patience with pencil shavings withered. I watched a couple videos of this manual sharpener and was impressed, sold!It took me a minute to get acclimated with the process of using the pinching and pull out mechanisms, but after a few pencils, I was sharpening pencils at a therapeutic rate. The sharpener really does a great job in just a few cranks. A month+ later, it seems to be standing up to my workload of Kindergarten pencils like a champ. Fast, efficient, durable, cost effective, definitely worth your money.

This is best office sharpen in good price but its heavy and big for me

This is an excellent product. Sharpens pencils in a flash. And, since colored pencil lead is soft and dulls the electric sharpeners by coating the blades, I especially like using this sharpener for colored pencils because it is easy to clean/remove the stuck softer lead. This is a must-have for the classroom. It's easy to use and clean!

I didn't have high hopes when I saw this show up on a "Deal of the Day" offer, but after using a it a few times, I'm impressed.I'm not one to gush about retail products. In fact, I'm usually pretty hypercritical. I always thought that the gold standard was those old Boston sharpeners that we had in grade school, but in retrospect they would sharpen a pencil about 90% done and then, SNAP. The tip would break off. And you'd do it again. And again. And again. And you'd end up with a badly sharpened pencil that was about one inch long.On the other hand, this sharpener just WORKS. Every time. You pull out the clamp and place the pencil it it, turn the handle, and when it's sharp it stops. Just right, every time. I'm honestly surprised at how well it works. I'd buy it again without hestitation.

Pro tip: Don't bother with the clamp - it doesn't work. After inserting your pencil, hold the sharpener in one hand and crank with the other. It's so much easier!---I bought this for my 8th grade classroom, and it's wonderful! Some of my students have even started asking to leave other classes just to come use my sharpener. Clearly we all love it!

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Very good quality

Taille bien les crayons. attention de ne pas trop tourner la manivelle, sinon on arrive a un "trognon"

Auf der Suche nach einer Spitzer Maschine die lange Spitzen (Langkonus) herstellt, habe ich herausgefunden, dass die Amazon Basics Rotierender Bleistiftspitzer Maschine der Deli-ER10234 entspricht. Diese macht deutlich schöne (Langkonus) Spitzen mit einem Winkel von ca. 8-8,5° (16-17°). Die Amazon Basic Maschine macht somit Spitzen, die auf gleichem Niveau mit dem Kum Automatic AS2 M sind, und nahe oder gleich dem Carl Angel 5. Den Kum hatte ich schon, auch eine Empfehlung für einen sehr guten mobilen Spitzer. Die Maschine kam, ausgepackt (eine Tischzwinge ist dabei), und einen guten Bleistift gespitzt. Gleich das erste Ergebnis war dem Kum Automatic AS2 M ebenbürtig, sogar noch einen Tick besser. Bei anderen bekannten Spitzern fand ich es zB nachteilig, wenn auch dickere (zB bis mehr als 11mm) Stifte gespitzt werden können, denn das bedeutet auch mehr Spiel in den Aufnahmen. Ebenso ist bei manchen Maschinen die Führung des Spannvorbaus oberhalb der Stiftführung angebracht (mit ziemlich viel Spiel) und verwinkelt dann leicht, wenn die Federn spannen. Das führt dann zu einem ungleichen Abrieb an der Spitze. Hier bei der Amazon Basic (Deli) sind die Führungen unterhalb angebracht, und verwinkeln auch nicht wirklich bei Betrieb. Fazit: Meiner Meinung nach ein Geheimtipp, denn diese Maschine funktioniert genauso, wie sie sollte. Zudem hat sie auch gepolsterte Spanner, dh. die Stiffte werden beim Spitzen nicht beschädigt wie es bei den meisten Maschinen ohne Polster üblich ist. Da sind nach dem Spitzen die kleinen Zähne der Spannvorrichtung im Holz/Lack zu sehen. - Viel Spaß mit superschnell, abriebarm und superspitzen Stiften bei Verwendung dieser Machine! :-)Ergänzung: Bei sehr weichen Bleistiften, zB 8B kann es sein, dass die Maschine nicht automatisch stoppt, weil die sehr weiche sehr spitze Spitze der Mechanik nicht genug Widerstand bietet, um die Maschine in den Leerlauf zu bringen. Wenn man das weiß einfach ein paar Umdrehungen machen, kurz nachschauen, und in der Regel ist der Spitzvorgang dann auch schon fertig. Also nicht weiter und weiter spitzen, das wäre Verschwendung. 4B Stifte stoppen ganz normal, es geht also nur um sehr weiche Stifte. Für mich stellt das kein Problem dar, es ist im Gegenteil nachvollziehbar, dass das so funktioniert.

Ho sempre usato, in ufficio, questo tipo di temperamatite ed ora avevo bisogno di averne a casaMi sono fidato del marchio Amazon ed ho fatto bene!Oggetto di qualità ad un prezzo piccolo, funzionale e, all'apparenza, molto solidoPienamente soddisfatto