School Smart Electric Pencil Sharpener, 5-1/2 x 3-3/4 x 7-3/4 Inches

All I've got to say is I am very impressed with this sharpener. After anxiously waiting for a while for it to come in the mail (regular shipping, and this is the holidays, no less), I had a huge pile of pencils to sharpen. The pencil sharpener is definitely heavy duty (the weight of it, compared to my last pitiful sharpener, is impressive), it's quick, and the pencils are clean cut and sharp. $27 (including shipping), in my opinion, is a lot to pay for a pencil sharpener, but if this one lasts as long as I hope it will, it will be worth it. Right now, I am duly impressed. Update (almost 7 years later): So I just bought another one and it is AMAZING. The reason I bought another one is because the one I bought almost 7 years ago was not working as well anymore. Still works (in fact my daughter claimed it), but it was rougher on pencils so sometimes I'd sharpen a pencil, the lead would break, I'd sharpen it again, the lead would break, etc. etc. Sometimes it would work fine, but this happened a lot. Then I couldn't figure it out if it was the pencil or the sharpener causing the problem and I did several internet searches to figure out the answer to this question (to no avail), tried different brands of pencils, and finally (after a year or two of this) decided to just try a new pencil sharpener. Works like a charm (no more breaking lead). SO.... in sum, this pencil sharpener is GREAT.... but it will only last so long, and then it might still work, but then your pencil lead will keep breaking. At that point, just buy another sharpener. This one is worth buying again.

This little sharpener is great, especially when you consider the price. I teach 8th grade. The kids are "required" to have a small pencil sharpener OR use mechanical pencils; the term "required" is mostly ignored or misinterpreted. A few years ago, I sprung for a $60 sharpener. It was much larger than this one, and it was quite loud. It lasted one day in my classroom. Some little joker decided to sharpen the eraser side of his pencil, and the metal band got cut and wound around the sharpening blades. When I smelled smoke, I swore then and there that I would never again provide a sharpener. This week I broke down. I had too many kids flat out unable (unwilling) to do any class work because their mean old teacher (me) wasn't providing them with a sharpener. I got sick of the battle. This puppy sharpens like a dream. It is quiet. Yes, the kids now feel the need to sharpen 4-5 pencils at a time, but now they have no excuse not to work. It sharpens to a beautiful point that is even and doesn't have wood left up one section of the point. I will update this review if it does NOT hold up to the class room use.

I've always been happy with this purchase that was 4 years ago. Well, today a child decided to go on a massive colored pencil bin sharpening streak. Unbeknowst to me, they kept going until the machine was hot and then it just stopped. Great, I'm thinking - motor's burnt out and now it's just going to the trash. But I unplugged and let it cool for a while. And lo and behold, it's working just as well as it did before. So whoever engineered this, safety designed to shut down when "hot" instead of letting a child burn the motor out. So glad I bought this and would recommend for any teacher anywhere.

So far we are liking this pencil sharpener in our home school. It is on the louder side, but I keep the sharpener in the kitchen rather than the school room, so it doesn't interrupt us. It isn't quite as fast as I'd like, but it does make a nice point. Unfortunately, it only seems to sharpen one side, but you just have to rotate the pencil a little while it's sharpening. You do have to make sure that the pencil shaving tray is popped in completely. If it's even open a crack, pencil shavings will come flying out. For the price, though, we are satisfied with what we have.

The parameters for my pencil sharpener search were for something reliable, sturdy, and affordable without going "cheap". The sharpener will only be needed for occasional use but shouldn't be something that dies after a few years. The School Smart Sharpener definitely falls into my requirements and I must say "Heavy Duty" is a proper description. If you're looking for a whisper quiet sharpener then don't even consider this one. When sharpening a pencil the sound emitted could be compared to a piece of oak being run through a wood chipper. The grinding sounds communicate to the operator that this machine means business and will heartily handle the task at hand. The end result is a quickly sharpened pencil with pointed tips and a smooth taper. Most sharpeners labor for a time to grind a fresh, out-of-the-pack pencil to a point, but not this bad boy. It grinds away like a voracious beaver, making quick work of the task. I have no doubt this will be the last sharpener I buy/

I purchased this sharpener 8 years ago. Just in the past few weeks, we've noticed the tips aren't as sharp as they used to be. It still works fine...just missing that super sharp pointy tip. I'm back here to purchase another one. The best thing about this beauty is the shavings receptacle. It's actually of a decent size and we can go for weeks without emptying. It's strong...works great. I like it as much as a human could possibly like a pencil sharpener.

Anything that survives a fourth grade classroom is worth five stars to me.

Teachers, this is the one! In nearly 20 years of teaching elementary school, this is by far the best sharpener I have purchased. It works much better than the fancy expensive one advertised as a classroom sharpener. I've been using it for about 2 months and generally sharpen 40-50 pencils throughout the course of a day. It isn't any noisier than other sharpeners. Actually, I've had much noisier ones in the past. It does not leave that frustrating wooden edge at the tipoff the pencil. I used to dread sharpening those cheap pencils from the dollar store because they would either jam or refuse to sharpen, but this sharpener chews right through those cheap pencils making them as nice as Ticonderogas! I'm hopeful this one will stand the test of time, but will edit this review should the sharpener fail. Fingers crossed!

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This product is very well made and works great - would recommend it to anyone needing an electric pencil sharpener.

He probado otras marcas y esta obtiene buenas puntas con mucha rapidez. Fácil de usar para los niños. A diferencia de otros, no rompe las puntas y el corte es simétrico.

I use it for my class and I love it.