The ultimate pencil sharpener

[Gargoyle]

Sam,
I will if I can find this thread again when I get home. I am currently off on a family trip.
G

It helps to tie a thread around your finger as a reminder. Then you'll be able to find it.

 

[Big-Un]

I hate it when things like this are shown! I have a problem with points not being sharp enough and I thought a .2 mm mechanical pencil would be adequate, but NO-O-O-O it isn't. Now I'll have to get me one of these. I hate working with a "4x4" under the scope.

Bill

 

[KCSteve]

Bringing this thread back up to the top.

I finally couldn't resist any longer and got myself one. At least I managed not to get three (but really, the third one is only $5 with the deal they offer...).

Mine arrived today so I did some pictures to tempt the rest of you.

I did an A/B test between it and a little hand held sharpener.


Obviously the Classroom Friendly sharpener (A) is a lot less messy - and that's with most of the mess fallen to the deck.


Under the scope you can see how much nicer the point is from the better sharpener.



Even after using my pencil pointer you can still the point is better.


So if you want a really nice point on your pencil you know what you have to do now.

(And Carlos they also have a 36 pack if you want )

 

[mdengraver]

Sam is the clamp necessary to purchase for this pencil sharpener to be secure while sharpening?

 

[DakotaDocMartin]

i assume that's similar to a Dahle. i've had one for about 15 years- probably cost me $30 way back then.

I bought the Dahle in the middle of January. It's the best sharpener I've ever been around. I was already familiar with the brand as I have a Dahle 554 rotary paper cutter I use for trimming photographs. Here is the sharpener on Amazon:

Dahle Professional-Grade Rotary Sharpener

 

[JJ Roberts]

Where can you buy one? J.J.

 

[sam]

Sam is the clamp necessary to purchase for this pencil sharpener to be secure while sharpening?

It should be either clamped or screwed down.

 

[dlilazteca]

Sharpener VS .3mm lead point

What are the advantages of using this sharpener vs a .3mm leads in a mechanical pencil? I've been using the mechanical pencil.

Thanks

 

[DiLeon]

I can see being in this forum is addicting to tools of the trade already....plus the other forums....darn it..just bought me a pencil sharpener. I am the old fashion schooled ....sharpen with sand paper and a scary sharp knife....this look easier.

 

[dlilazteca]

I can see being in this forum is addicting to tools of the trade already....plus the other forums....darn it..just bought me a pencil sharpener. I am the old fashion schooled ....sharpen with sand paper and a scary sharp knife....this look easier.

Naaahhhhh, thats just a myth....(looking around as if doing something suspicious) what do you have for sale?

 

[grumpyphil]

Isn't this what belt sanders were made for?

 

[KCSteve]

I normally use a 0.3mm pencil. This - especially combined with the pencil pointer - is a finer point. You can get a real needle out of it.
Combined with a hard lead pencil I think this will be great for doing really detailed work under the scope.

 

[monk]

The Dahle looks good, Mitch. This one has no adjustments I can find, and it's not so good with colored pencils I'm told. So far it's sharpened everything perfectly but a 4B Prismacolor graphite pencil. It kept feeding the pencil after it should have stopped. I guess that's because of the 4B's really soft lead.

Monkster: I tried nearly every kind of pencil I have on hand, from common pencils in the bottom of the desk drawers to art pencils like Prismacolor, Mitsubishi, Derwent, etc. It performed beeeeeyoutifully on all except the 4Bs.

sam: early on i used wooden ones. then switched to .5 &.3 mechanical. lately, i bought a few 2mm holders and a sharpener. i'm happy with the points, but a 6h is the hardest leads i could find. i wish there was a source for 2mm leads that were a bit harder.

 

[Brian Marshall]

Monk,

Try heating 'em red hot and quenchin' 'em?

Or just roast a 9H wood pencil 'till the lead separates from the ash?


Brian


Probably not a really good idea to roast pencils in yer oven if you have a spouse or SO...

 

[gtsport]

This is how it's done. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EKL6elkbFy0

 

[monk]

I can see being in this forum is addicting to tools of the trade already....plus the other forums....darn it..just bought me a pencil sharpener. I am the old fashion schooled ....sharpen with sand paper and a scary sharp knife....this look easier.

i was using the wooden ones. rough sharpening with a meat cleaver. was breaking too many points so i went with mechanical pencils. no joke about the meat cleaver. i spent months grinding one to a hollow ground blade ! it actually gave a smooth shave ! insanity in all its' forms !

 

[monk]

I normally use a 0.3mm pencil. This - especially combined with the pencil pointer - is a finer point. You can get a real needle out of it.
Combined with a hard lead pencil I think this will be great for doing really detailed work under the scope.

double darn! never knew of a pointer for a.3..

 

[monk]

This is how it's done. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EKL6elkbFy0

what ? no coolant ?

 

[thughes]

Gtsport, that's just too cool for school.

 

[SamW]

Monk, insanity only has one form...as they say, one size fits all!