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Old 07-25-2011, 12:09 AM
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Default A good non eletric pencil sharpener?

I want to get a good non electric pencil sharpener, but most I find just massacre the pencil. Any suggestions on a good brand?
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Old 07-25-2011, 12:31 AM
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This is the one I use http://www.discountofficeitems.com/o...le/p68636.html and it works great. I get needle sharp points.

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Old 07-25-2011, 11:03 AM
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I've used these (Last 2) for a while now, works great:
http://www.jp.staedtler.com/tub_sharpeners_jp.Staedtler

Best advice is to buy different ones till you find one that suits you. I've tried a lot of different ones and what works for one might not work well for another.
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Old 07-26-2011, 02:07 AM
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The sharpener I use is a Staedtler too. It's not one of the ones in Zindy's link, but it is the same brand.
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Thanks everyone!
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Well, I did go ahead and buy an electric one yesterday and it was so bad and ruined a few pencils. I think I will stick to the regular ones too.
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Go for a hand crank one, those are the best!
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Thanks.

@ zindy the only sharpened i use is an electric one. It was one my great grandmother had and is a few decades old lol. Maybe older ones worked better. Its finally dying out on me so I'm going to try some of the manual ones recommended.
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Electric stuff are just fancy, they are not made to be used I never bought any because I didn't trust such products. As the electric rubber, they are just useless.
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During the past month I have both bought a electric one and a hand crank one and both didn't work for me at all (the hand crank one was a bit better but didn't sharpen the tip completely). Therefore I will just continue using whatever regular ones I can get my hands on. I think it's just the best choice for me, that way my pencils don't break or get marks all over
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