AFMAT Electric Pencil Sharpener - Auto Stop, Super Sharp & Fast, Plug in for 6-12mm No.2/Colored Pencils - Office/Home - Black

Pros: Automatic start and stop, stops once pencil has a, 'sharp' or 'blunt' tip depending on which nib option you've set, easy to take apart and clean " a little challenge in the beginning to reassemble the sharpener but once you got it down it'll be no problem. Gives solutions on the paper document if you get a jam in the blade, cleaning the shaving box, and how to replace the blade.(Using a can of compressed air works great to remove pencil shavings and or lead build up on the blade) Great for all pencil shapes cylindrical, hexagonal, triangle, etc. You can order a replacement blade later down the road for the sharpener if you want.Note: It does state in the paper manual on page four section 5Q 'Chew up pencils and/or cannot cut off after sharpening' be careful if using this sharpener with the Derwent Drawing pencils or any pencils with a very soft core. The auto stop was not an issue with the Faber Castell Polychromos, Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor, and Caran d'Ache Luminance pencils I tested.The Derwent Drawing pencils have a soft core. In my experience the sharpener does not auto shut off once it reaches a sharp point. Probably because the pencil lead can and does break easily at times inside the sharpener. So the machine keeps trying to re-sharpen the pencil. Just place the pencil in for two seconds. Take it out and check the tip, if it's not sharpened enough pop it back in for another two seconds. Eventually you'll get the feel for when to pull the pencil out of the sharpener.Picture showing the pencils sharpened and second picture showing the unit after it's cleaned out with a can of compressed air.

Best. Sharpener. Ever. I have had this in my classroom for over two years now. Students have sharpened pencils with this thousands of times and it still works like day 1. Works great with color pencils and regular pencils. I have even had a student sharpen crayons which would normally break a sharpener. I was able to open it up and easily clean it out. It's simple, quick, and sustainable. I recommend this for anyone (minus crayons). Teachers, this is the best by far!

AFMAT pencil sharpener, electric. Well, sharpened almost all my colored pencils and it makes a great sharp point. This is my first pencil sharpener for colored pencils and regular pencils. Love it. I empty it out often and so far it's been great. My last sharpener lasted a long time but only could sharpen regular pencils. I like that this one here sharpens my colored pencils. Prismacolor premier.

Best pencil sharpener ever. I’m a middle school teacher and I bought one of these like 3 years ago and it was the best. And my students sharpen their pencils way too often so this thing got USED. I think the blades eventually lost their sharpness so it stopped sharpening well and the wood of the pencil wouldn’t get shaved off well so the writing tip wouldn’t be exposed on one side. I bought another and this thing is even better than I remember! Sharpens so fast and so pointy, even the kids are amazed.

So far so good, it’s summer so the sharpener has 6 weeks of vacation.

I’ve spent my whole life looking for this pencil sharpener. Where have you been??? I resorted to expensive mechanical pencils as I never found a good sharpener. Until now! It’s exquisite. It’s sharpens to your liking thanks to a dial that helps you set your preferred point. It’s fast. It’s perfect.

I love this pencil sharpener! It works perfectly.My old hand crank always only sharpened one side. I’d have to get out my pocket knife to finish. This electric sharpener is so smooth and stops itself if I don’t. If it ever wears out I want another one just like it!

This is by far the best pencil sharpener I've ever used. The best part is that the machine stops when the pencil lead is exactly the length you specify. There is a simple dial on the front that allows you to set the sharpness of the pencil. It doesn't take up much space, and you can easily see when the shavings need to be emptied. Dumping the shavings was also easy. I never plan to buy another pencil sharpener again.