Can you get a good pencil sharpener under $100?

[glen]

I think the $25 ones simply wear out in a few monthes.

 

[Cristatus]

Go old school, and sharpen them with a knife

 

[Drakkon]

wtf kinda pencils are you using?
electric walmart model...$10....benn running great for me for 5 years now

 

[Eddieo]

I would only go for the diamond tipped sharpeners but they are over $500 but well worth it IMO.

 

[QED]

Originally posted by: glen
I think the $25 ones simply wear out in a few monthes.

In India, you can get a pencil sharpener for a few dollars per month.

And when I say "pencil sharpener", I mean someone whose sole job is to sharpen your pencil....

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: MathMan

Originally posted by: glen
I think the $25 ones simply wear out in a few monthes.

In India, you can get a pencil sharpener for a few dollars per month.

And when I say "pencil sharpener", I mean someone whose sole job is to sharpen your pencil....

That's a good idea for a business. Thanks man.

 

[Mill]

I would assume.

 

[mugs]

Mechanical pencil ftw?

 

[Analog]

Originally posted by: mugs
Mechanical pencil ftw?

TRUE.

 

[whistleclient]

here you go...

link

 

[Indolent]

I sure hope so!

 

[glen]

I work in an office with a person who likes pencils, not mechanical pencils, and she wears out the $25 ones.

 

[Tiamat]

Originally posted by: logic1485
Go old school, and sharpen them with a knife

I used to do that, now i just go to the machine shop and use their Bench grinders

I very very sharp pencil in less than 3 seconds.

 

[FoBoT]

i had no idea you could pay more than about $20 for a pencil sharpener

 

[glen]

There are tons of better solutions for me personally.
However, I need to find an electric oen for the lady in the office.
I got her a $25 one, and she wore it out.
Fire her, get a pocket knife, outsource it to Infdia, etc, hile funny, are realistic solutions.

 

[Saint Nick]

Fleshlight?


We have a Boston pencil sharpener. We've had it since... 1989 I think? Its still running great!

 

[Demon-Xanth]

What about those old crank ones that they have at schools? Those things last forever.

 

[glen]

It has to be electric.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

These bad boys:
http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=908996

 

[wvtalbot]

Originally posted by: glen
It has to be electric.

let me guess, the company is going to pay for it too.......

 

[mercanucaribe]

Have you ever heard of mechanical pencils?

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Originally posted by: glen
It has to be electric.

What about gas?

 

[pontifex]

wtf is she doing with the pencils??
is she just sitting there scribbling with them to wear the points down so she can sharpen them again or what? how many pencils does she go through in a day?

 

[preslove]

Originally posted by: yellowfiero

Originally posted by: mugs
Mechanical pencil ftw?

TRUE.

DOUBLE TRUE

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: glen
It has to be electric.

Why? Seems like only one person is really using it, and she can't keep herself from breaking them. They're probably breaking due to user error, i.e. jamming the pencil in so hard the motor has to work twice as hard.

I'm not sure how much advice you're going to be able to get on the quality of electric pencil sharpeners, honestly. I don't think any of us have experience with enough of them to give you anything more than anecdotal evidence, which is pretty much useless. An electric pencil sharpener is a pretty simple device, I doubt you'll find much difference between a cheap one and an expensive one.

Edit: I have no personal experience with this one, but it sounds like they at least tried to retard-proof it.