We've had this sharpener since April of last year, (purchased it off E-Bay.
It's a nice and handy little sharpener, and it does the job quite well.
It's a bit on the loud side, but then again, it's electric, so what do you expect.
it seems quite durable though.
It has fallen off my nightstand two or three times, and it still runs and sharpens perfectly.
One issue, though, that I'd like to adress, is that ever since shortly after Boston pencil sharpeners became X-ACTOs, many of the models which are powered by a transformer have been boxed with an incorrect or slightly incorrect voltage one.
While it's not an extremely major flaw of many of these types of sharpeners, it is something that I'd like to put out there.
If your sharpener seems to be running a bit slow and not sharpening as good, chances are, it came with a 6, instead of 12 volt transformer, and many of these sharpeners are 12 volt units.
And while it is a simple fix, just hunt up a 12 volt and correct miliapereage transformer, many owners of these sharpeners are not aware that this is perhaps why their machine isn't running as optimum as expected.
But all in all, if you can find this unit cheap enough, and can deal with the transformer issue, this is a nice little choice, if you don't need a heavy or continuous duty machine. X-ACTO Standup Mini Electric Sharpener, Mini Vertical - Silver (1724)
This baby REALLY puts a sharp point on your pencil. Perfect for drafting or home use, but I'm a little nervous about some of my more problematic students having a pencil this sharp... ;)
It's held up well in my classroom for months now, so should be quite the performer in home or office.
Hey, this is a good sharpener! With one little push of the pencil it puts a fine point on the pencil and the taper is very even. What more can you ask for?
Well, some dummie will probably complain that it is no good for colored pencils or crayons (or eyebrow pencils) because it chews them all up. DAH.
As of the first day of owning this, I've sharpened a lot of pencils and am very happy with this sharpener. I am perturbed, though, that Amazon sent me a USED one. It looks all banged up on the outside and has someone else's pencil shavings inside it. What were they thinking? :(
This is a nice little sharpener. Doesn't take up a lot of space. "Top loading" is nice, because you don't have to clear off what's in front of it to sharpen your pencil.
The shaving well is pretty big, and it is very easy to take off the cover and empty it out. In the product photo, the removable well cover is the whole dark plastic (approximate) square on the front. The cover to the well is see-through, so you can also tell when the well is getting full.
This sharpener is not as noisy as our other electric sharpener. But it is also not as strong. You cannot jam your pencil into the X-ACTO Standup Mine Electric Sharpener, you need to be a little gentler than with a full-sized sharpener. For this reason, this sharpener may not be the best choice if you've got young children using it.
It is very nice, however, for my daughter in her dorm room. Compact, easy to use, easy to clean.
This is my first electric sharpener. But I think it is very powerful, easy, very quick and convenient to use. We prepared 24 pencils in several minutes without a problem.
Do not forget to close tank tightly to make it work.
I had doubts (as always) but decided to try it anyway.. and I'm glad I did. The sharpener is relatively quiet (not library-quiet though), rather compact, does the job well, takes 3-4 seconds per pencil to sharpen from new condition. I'm very careful with what my kids touch as far as equipment, but I let me 6 y.o. try sharpener and she was very excited to go through the entire box of pencils for school in a matter of minutes. I definitelly recommend it for home use. - Electric - Personal - Pencil - Light'
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