How is this different than the red "Kum AS2 or AS2KM, Two Hole Automatic Long Point Pencil Sharpener"?
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this one has has two lead pointers for 2mm and 3.2mm lead holders which the red one doesn't
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I'd like to suggest that you not use a long point sharpener. The colored pencil core is too soft and will crumble if you make the point too narrow. Stick to a sharp/quality hand held sharpener.
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I do not own any Shun knives, and only one Heckels. I do have several Victorinox knives, one of which is their 8" chef's knife which has a 15°± Asian edge grind rather than the 20° European/American edge. This sharpener has two primary wheels, one for 20° and one for 15°. The final honing wheel is designed to put an amazingly sharp edge on either edge angle. Note that the honing wheel is ceramic rather than diamond dust as on some previous models. I had an earlier Chef's Choice with the diamond honing wheel. It was sufficient, but the edge didn't come close the sharpness the ceramic wheel on the 1520 is capable of producing. It's close to razor sharp. I love my 1520; I give it a five-star recommendation. I do not own any Shun knives, and only one Heckels. I do have several Victorinox knives, one of which is their 8" chef's knife which has a 15°± Asian edge grind rather than the 20° European/American edge. This sharpener has two primary wheels, one for 20° and one for 15°. The final honing wheel is designed to put an amazingly sharp edge on either edge angle. Note that the honing wheel is ceramic rather than diamond dust as on some previous models. I had an earlier Chef's Choice with the diamond honing wheel. It was sufficient, but the edge didn't come close the sharpness the ceramic... » Read More I do not own any Shun knives, and only one Heckels. I do have several Victorinox knives, one of which is their 8" chef's knife which has a 15°± Asian edge grind rather than the 20° European/American edge. This sharpener has two primary wheels, one for 20° and one for 15°. The final honing wheel is designed to put an amazingly sharp edge on either edge angle. Note that the honing wheel is ceramic rather than diamond dust as on some previous models. I had an earlier Chef's Choice with the diamond honing wheel. It was sufficient, but the edge didn't come close the sharpness the ceramic wheel on the 1520 is capable of producing. It's close to razor sharp. I love my 1520; I give it a five-star recommendation. « Show Less
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Actually there are only two sharpening options since the American and European blades both have the same angle with the Japanese angle being the one that is different. I am using the term "Japanese" because that is the word used in the instruction manual that comes with the sharpener. So each of the sharpening slots has two sides (left and right side of the knife), then you pass the sharpened blade through the honing/polishing slots - once again two slots for left and right side of the knife. It got a little tricky for me when I realized that my European brand knife had a Japanese angle blade. I almost messed that one up before I caught my mistake. Actually there are only two sharpening options since the American and European blades both have the same angle with the Japanese angle being the one that is different. I am using the term "Japanese" because that is the word used in the instruction manual that comes with the sharpener. So each of the sharpening slots has two sides (left and right side of the knife), then you pass the sharpened blade through the honing/polishing slots - once again two slots for left and right side of the knife. It got a little tricky for me when I realized that my European brand knife had a Japanese... » Read More Actually there are only two sharpening options since the American and European blades both have the same angle with the Japanese angle being the one that is different. I am using the term "Japanese" because that is the word used in the instruction manual that comes with the sharpener. So each of the sharpening slots has two sides (left and right side of the knife), then you pass the sharpened blade through the honing/polishing slots - once again two slots for left and right side of the knife. It got a little tricky for me when I realized that my European brand knife had a Japanese angle blade. I almost messed that one up before I caught my mistake. « Show Less
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.02, .03, .04 dia. pencil points. A .10 dia. kind of a double wedge. A 1/8 dia. flat one side and an angled hot knife tip. It also has a spare heater element. Go ahead and buy it. It's worth every dime of it and leaves a standard soldering iron in the dust.
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Could the SELLER please respond? I understand it is a Japanese DESIGN, but WHERE is this sharpener actually MANUFACTURED? In particular, were is the CUTTING MECHANISM manufactured?
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The theory of both sharpeners, is to create a fixed angle with which to apply to the blade. In other words, probably to avoid copyright infringement, they both do the same thing with differences in hardware. Modifications would be possible; it would be like trying to swap parts from a Chevy to a Mopar. Possible, but not without effort.
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I have a WorxSharp sharpener. Its a belt sharpener. Check em out they are on Amazon!
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I'm sorry, your questions are difficult to answer just like vehicles - some are lemons while most are not. We have been using X-ACTO ProX Electric Pencil Sharpener daily for our school, and haven't experienced any problem(s) so far. Good to hear those blades are available at Staples; X-Acto USA had been producing engineering/drafting tools for many generations.
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knurl on rapid pro pencil is more pronounced than on rotring pencil. Have not used pens.
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I don't know. I found mine to be unusable. It's very difficult to find a good pencil sharpener.
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You can sharpen up to 10mm diameter pencil, which is two sizes above the standard size.
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The size of the sharpener only allows it to sharpen #2 pencils. I have used it to sharpen colored pencils which works as well.
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You pinch the two black things and pull the silver part out, stick the pencil in the hole, then just sharpen the pencil. The two black things hold the pencil and give the right amount of pressure on the pencil as you sharpen it. It takes a fraction of a second to pull them out and stick the pencil in. The pencil sharpener is really the most amazing pencil sharpener that could be made. We've always had ones we hated and this one rocks.
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We sharpen several pencils at a time for school all the time, haven't had any problems with ours at all. We paid 9.99 for it, it's a basic personal pencil sharpener. We previously had a 30 dollar one that would overheat and stop after just a couple of pencils, so I know the frustration with some sharpeners, but this one has worked very, very well for us.
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I own both. They're both great Styluses if used only for the Stylus aspect of it. If you're looking into Pencil by 53, you're most likely wanting the erase functionality as well (when paired with the Paper app). If you ONLY want a stylus, this is still a great option, but you're paying for features you may never use.
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Brand new, it is very long and sharp. As time has gone on, it doesn't seem as sharp as it originally was but it is still sharpens to a very good tip. I use it in a school setting multiple times a day with pencils and colored pencils over the last 6 mos.