Does anyone know if this will sharpen golf pencils?
753481
while it is an awesome sharpener(seriously, i love this thing!), golf pencils are too short.
753482
It will sharpen golf pencils once or twice. After that, the pencils are too short.
2033627
It does work on colored pencils but when the lead breaks off as you are sharpening, you have to shake it out otherwise it jams. I haven't had any problems.
886972
Ya know I'm not really sure enough to answer your question. But I do know that this is a very efficient knife sharpener when you're needing a quick fix. I had it with me while out on a trail and it sharpened my knife beautifully.
1139925
I have had mixed results sharpening various knives on this sander. It seems to depend on the shape of the knife, the type of steel, and the grit you are using. One thing I learned is not to use too fine of a grit because it basically rubs off (or fills up) the grit from the belt and never gets you anywhere.
294528
It depends on how thick the pencil is, but the sharpener is designed for standard pencils and I don't believe it would sharpen an extra-thick pencil.
637491
Yes, we sell the Finger Fitter Jumbo Pencil and the Jumbo TryRex Pencil and it sharpens both of them to a very sharp point. beacon-ridge
300354
Yes! works great. my kids sharpened dozens of their back to school ticonderoga #2 pencils and they turned out great!
1988691
Yes-this sharpens the colored pencils well. Mine are not too soft- so this was not a problem at all. Not sure if you have a softer lead with your pencils-but this worked well in ours.
2223224
My students use it to sharpen colored pencils. Just make sure they're regular colored pencils, and not actually pastels, which are much softer and would not sharpen. I'm a teacher, and a lot of my kids have used them for colored pencils with no problem. Mine is now over a year old, and still working beautifully...
1343962
It will sharpen most any straight edge knife. I use it on kitchen, pocket, and hunting knives. It works great.
1224677
Probably not. At least not more than once or twice. Not unless you have longer golf pencils than most. The absolute shortest pencil this sharpener will take and still give you a small tidbit to hold on to is 3 inches.
7001
I have never used it to sharpen crayola pencils, but believe it would work fine even on the small hole. This pencil sharpener is worth the purchase. The best I have ever owned.
7225
Say, just a suggestion. (I haven't purchased this, but was reading through the questions while considering.) Try looking on YouTube or searching on web. There's usually plenty of "How To" pages. (Of course, check before you purchase, as the instructions you prefer may not include the sharpener you're looking at.) I found this with a quick "How do you use a carbide sharpening tool to sharpen gardening tools?" It doesn't include this specific product, but it has some guidance. http://hort.uwex.edu/articles/maintaining-lawn-and-garden-tools/
643232
Not as fast as others I've used -- you have to hold it steady for a while; otherwise, the pencil will just spin and not sharpen. It takes several seconds to sharpen one pencil.
1903044
The first time I ordered this pencil sharpener, the pencil sharpener would not sharpen new pencils. I sent it back and they sent me a new one. The second one would not sharpen any kind of pencils. I went ahead and bought a different brand that has worked awesome. Suggestion would be not to spend your money or time on that crap X-acto.
1224681
The one I purchased was donated to my daughter's classroom so we haven't used it for that but I think as long as you don't want to use them down to the end, it should work fine. It is a great sharpener and has saved her teacher a ton of time.
362802
I bought it specifically for faber-castell pastel pencils... I've sharpened 60 to a fine point with minimal waste, and zero breaking. The motor is slower than the average sharpener which is perfect... the secret is to press down firmly but only for a moment, and let the sharpener do the work, holding the pencil still. Perfect results every time. I get the same results with General's and Wolff's carbon pencils, as well as General's Primo pencils. Hoping that is helpful.