Does this sharpener fit larger than the usual jumbo pencils? Thanks for any info.
653773
yes! That is actually why I bought it. I had a highlighting pen so that was extra jumbo, it sharpened it with no problems
1361485
I don't know. I found mine to be unusable. It's very difficult to find a good pencil sharpener.
2070621
YES! My husband, the artist responded. "YEAH! It has an adjustible sharpener for pencil tips and the odd of the lead breaking are slip to none. He has another one he has had for YEARS at work that still works - he wanted a new one for home. He refused to buy any other brand! Get it!
362798
I do not know if I already posted a reply but... I cannot really give an informed answer as I have never used this sharpener for soft art pencils. I just know that the sharpener is good, compact, has an appealing look to it but it does sharpen pencils slowly.ed
764003
Absolutely. I use an array of pencils from Prismacolor/Faber-Castell/Fantasia and the sharpener works well. This by far, has been the best one.
1606060
Oh does it Nicole! I have a vacuum mount manuel pencil sharpener that does a great job, but I have a tendency to bend the pencil when I sharpen, so break the grafite inside the pencil. So my last company had one of these X-Acto Teacher Pro's, so I bought one for myself. If you use pencils, you need one of these. I should get one home also. I use Dixon Ticonderoga(The rubber coated trianglar one), they are bigger than a standard pencil and the point is very sharp.
951820
Yes, they are about a third of the size of a standard pencil. They are also thicker and triangular to prevent rolling.
590205
It fits larger shaped pencils as well. I have a benefit highlighter pencil that is bigger than your regular pencil and this sharpener works great!
325892
I taught Kindergarten for many years, so I am very familiar with My First Ticonderogas! (My favorite pencils by far....I still buy them for my own use!) This sharpener does not accommodate the pencils we're talking about, sadly. The two choices are for standard sized pencils, one makes a longer point and one a shorter point, similar to the point you'd see in pre/sharpened color pencils. The sharpener is AWESOME, though!!! Great value and a sharp, precise point every time. I highly recommend it!!! I hope this information is helpful! Happy shopping!! :0)
2275003
Yes to all. It has a plate on the front that you can move to adjust the size. The paper on the covered pencils just peels off as you sharpen them so you just take that off after you sharpen those pencils. This is the best sharpener I've ever used. I can sharpen ALL of my pencils...good AND cheap...well and fast.
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The sharpener has three holes - large, medium and small. The sharpener is called "School Smart", so would think the largest hole is meant to sharpen the fat school pencils. I use it to sharpen the more expensive colored pencils, but also to sharpen the cheap lead pencils. However, cheap pencils don't sharpen as well as the more expensive ones on any type of sharpener. In my experience with cheaper pencils the lead will break often and the wood doesn't sharpen all the way down the lead point. As for the pencils that are covered with a sort of paper, I haven't used it on this type. Hope this helps!
1969778
The previous answer to this question is extremely thorough - I have no knowledge of the school pro version of this pencil sharpener.
1068910
No, it is probably 3-3 1/2. It is a little bigger than an tennis ball. BUT...if you break a lead in it, it is a major job to get it out so that the sharpener will work again...Ours is now in the basement due to this problem.
438876
Unfortunately not since it will only fit over a number 2 pencil size. There are inexpensive utensil sets with thicker, rounded plastic handles. Perhaps you can use those.
1236363
Yes it will sharpen the fat triangle pencils just fine, and I imagine it will work fine for fat crayons too.
1175523
I use the yellow triconderoga pencils without issue. I'm not sure their diameter.
1392148
Yes, this pencil sharpener has numerous openings for various sizes of pencils, but they ARE all round openings...