Westcott iPoint Heavy Duty Electric Pencil Sharpener for Home, School, and Office

This sharpener works great in the classroom and it doesn't cost too much like name brands.

Heavy-Duty really means heavy duty. This motor is so quiet and has a lower pitch for a pencil sharpener. And it sharpened 21 pencils in a row without any laboring or skipping.I also like the dial-the-size ability. I had a pencil that looked the same size as the other pencils, but it had an octagonal shape. It wouldn't fit in the regular sharpening opening of the other no. 2's. So I just dialed up a size, and the pencil was still kept at a steady angle while being sharpened. The largest of the dial sizes is 11mm diameter.The downside of the iPoint Evolution Axis is that this is larger, takes up more room. It's 7.25" from front to back, 5.25" high, and almost 5" across at the front base.The collection bin slides out easily, dumps easily, and inserts back in easily. It's smaller sister sharpener, theWestcott iPoint Curve Axis Electric Heavy Duty Pencil Sharpener (15512)has the advantage in that its bin is lifted off the base, making it easier to slide the bin out if there's papers in front of it.But that's a small advantage. This is a workhorse pencil sharpener that looks good to boot.Happy Reader

The prior iteration of sharpener on my desk dates to the late 1990s. It is large, loud and only slightly heavier than your average tank. I love it. But, all things change and when the time came for a new sharpener I picked the Westcott based on positive reviews, price, design and, frankly, the autostop feature.Over the last month, the sharpener has received daily use and I am very pleased. Sharpens quickly, quietly (well, quiet relative to my last one) and the autostop works great. The drawer to empty shavings easily pulls out and returns. One minor issue: If you're like me and enjoy getting the pencils down to when they are both very short and very sharp, you'll need to hang on tight to what's left of the eraser as the distance between the insertion point and the sharpener is long (compared to my previous model).My old sharpener, now retired, is doing fine service as a paper weight. I didn't have the heart to throw it out. Old friends should stay together.

Other reviewers are right - this thing is quiet! Quieter than my manual Boston. And it shaves tips quickly AND smoothly. (If you're a woodworker, you'll recognize that this thing makes clean, rather than rough cuts.) If you're crazy or fussy enough, you know that some sharpeners, compared to others, leave the wood SMOOTH. This one leaves your pencil smooth, which suggests to me that the cutters are working cleanly - sharply - efficiently.Oh, and did I mention the 10 year warranty? Other "good" sharpeners have a 2 or 3 yr warranty.I spoke to a Staples rep on the phone because my wife's electric sharpeners are all worn out. (She teaches 3rd grade, and has 3 sharpeners. The motors are weak and get hot, and they all sharpen unevenly, and break lots of leads.) I was inquiring, were any models rated (i.e. duty cycle) for a classroom (i.e. continuous use). I was told that her Staples School-Smart, and X-Acto 'Class-Happy' (I paraphrased that 2nd name. Sorry, I don't have the model #s on me) were rated for "5-10 uses per day." Seriously?! A model named "School" something, rated for "personal or light office use - 5-10 uses per day?" My wife also has a Boston, which is more worn-out than the other two. I don't know the ages of two of them, but the Staples is nearly new. I do know that none of the three is suitable for someone who will sharpen 10 or more pencils per day, or more than 3 in a row. (They feel warm, through their plastic housings, after about 5.)The Staples rep did tell me that, for ~$60, X-Acto has a model rated for continuous use. You can read the reviews to compare that model to this one. I did, and this one looked superior. Based on initial trials, I would say that this sharpener is as good as it gets. Super quiet, very fast, even-sharpening. It remains to be seen, whether it will handle ~30 pencils daily, but the heavy rating and 10 year warranty, as well as its mass, and the ease with which it sharpens, suggest to me that this one is a winner.Oh, did mention that you can just about see the tip as it's sharpened? And when the pencil is sharp, if you're not pushing hard enough to trip the auto stop, the cutters just stop making contact. So, I presume, one could continue to "touch up" a tip, if they felt it was needed. (I'm almost never pushing that hard, as this thing sharpens so effortlessly.) I'm quite impressed, so far. And if the 10 year warranty is what it claims to be, this is one he**uva sharpener.Edit: I just took off one star, as we've realized that the sharpener only works for pencils down to about 3". Still a great sharpener in every other respect, but one has to use a backup sharpener for shorties.

I am a high school English teacher, and my students go through a lot of pencils. I have never had an electric sharpener last more than a few months in my classroom.... until this one. I bought it based on the classroom award and the good reviews - seemed like a good deal for the money. I have had this sharpener in my classroom for over a year, and it's still running strong. Any time it seems to run a bit sluggish, it usually means the cartridge is full or too many shavings have stopped up the gears, and all I have to do is empty the cartridge and tap the sharpener a bit to get out anything that's stuck. I like that it automatically stops when the pencil is sharp so my students can't over-sharpen and waste pencils. Students have sharpened colored pencils a few times, and it seems to handle those just fine as well. It does not have a heavy, industrial FEEL to it when you're sharpening, and so it doesn't SEEM like it would hold up, but it does the job and has lasted longer than any other sharpener in my room, which is why I have given it five stars.

My mom loves it!

Gives a very sharp point to all pencils. Great for color pencil artists.

Il venditore ha spedito subito il prodotto che mi è arrivato una settimana prima del previsto.L'articolo ha una consistenza robusta, piedini antiscivolo, ed è adatto per l'alimentazione elettrica in Italia.Funziona bene. L'acquisto ha soddisfatto le aspettative.

Muy buen producto y no es agresivo con mis puntillas por fin se dejaron de romper las puntas por utilizar sacapuntas convencionales al bajar un poco el filo, aparte que es perfecto por admitir diferentes grosores sin duda lo compraría de nuevo

purchased on amazon.inwhen it arrivd (looks great), i realized it was 110v american power outlet !if it is sold in amazon.in , i would expect it to run on 220V or atleast a bold disclaimer that it needs extra purchases to make it work.apparently the converters have to be higher wattage to make ti work. I finally found a converter (bulky, ugly) and spent another 1090 rupees before it started workign.will keep posted on the performance of sharpner ...few months down the line, sharpens excellent, no problems with cleaning or with usage. excellent product. once a hint to the seller to provide proper plug outlets for indian buyers on amazon.in